2026 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2026 Italian Open
Champion	Elina Svitolina
Runner-up	Coco Gauff
Score	6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
Draw	96 (12Q, 8WC)
Seeds	32

Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff in the final, 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2026 Italian Open.^[1] It was her third Italian Open title (after 2017 and 2018) and fifth WTA 1000-level title overall.^[2] At 31 years and eight months old, Svitolina became the oldest woman to win three titles at the same WTA 1000 event and the oldest player to defeat three top-5 opponents at a single WTA 1000 event (overtaking the previous records held by Serena Williams at the Miami Open).^[3][4]

Jasmine Paolini was the defending champion,^[5] but lost in the third round to Elise Mertens.^[6]

Aryna Sabalenka's defeat in the third round to Sorana Cîrstea ended her streak of 17 consecutive tournament quarterfinals, dating back to the 2025 Indian Wells Open.^[7] At 36 years and 32 days old, Cîrstea became the oldest women’s player in the Open Era to record their first career win over a reigning world No. 1,^[8] the oldest to defeat a world No. 1 on a clay court, and the oldest to do so from a set down on any surface.^[9] Following the event, she also became the oldest women’s player to make their Top 20 debut in WTA rankings history.^[10]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	26	Sorana Cîrstea	6	77
		Jeļena Ostapenko	1	60
								26	Sorana Cîrstea	4	3
								3	Coco Gauff	6	6
	3	Coco Gauff	4	6	6
	8	Mirra Andreeva	6	2	4
															3	Coco Gauff	4	77	2
															7	Elina Svitolina	6	63	6
	5	Jessica Pegula	1	2
	4	Iga Świątek	6	6
								4	Iga Świątek	4	6	2
								7	Elina Svitolina	6	2	6
	7	Elina Svitolina	2	6	6
	2	Elena Rybakina	6	4	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	A Sabalenka	6	6
		B Krejčíková	6	6					B Krejčíková	2	3
		E Jacquemot	2	4											1	A Sabalenka	6	3	5
		M Linette	0	3											26	S Cîrstea	2	6	7
		T Maria	6	6					T Maria	2	0
								26	S Cîrstea	6	6
																						26	S Cîrstea	6	6
																						13	L Nosková	2	4
								18	C Tauson	1	1r
		P Marčinko	1	3					O Oliynykova	6	3
		O Oliynykova	6	6												O Oliynykova	1	3
		A Zakharova	4	7	78										13	L Nosková	6	6
		D Yastremska	6	5	66				A Zakharova	4	1
								13	L Nosková	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	B Bencic	6	6
		S Kenin	4	5				WC	B Andreescu	4	1
	WC	B Andreescu	6	7											12	B Bencic	4	3
		K Siniaková	6	6											22	A Kalinskaya	6	6
		L Boisson	2	3					K Siniaková	6	64	5
								22	A Kalinskaya	4	77	7
																						22	A Kalinskaya	1	2
																							J Ostapenko	6	6
								30	C Bucșa	66	2
		A Bondár	6	3	4				Q Zheng	78	6
		Q Zheng	3	6	6											Q Zheng	6	4	4
	WC	L Stefanini	0	1												J Ostapenko	4	6	6
		J Ostapenko	6	6					J Ostapenko	2	6	6
								LL	E-G Ruse	6	2	3

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	C Gauff	6	6
		Y Putintseva	3	2					T Valentová	3	4
		T Valentová	6	6											3	C Gauff	5	6	6
		S Sierra	6	6												S Sierra	7	0	4
	Q	T Korpatsch	3	1					S Sierra	6	6
								Q	A Kalinina	2	3
																						3	C Gauff	5	7	6
																						16	I Jovic	7	5	2
								24	M Bouzková	3	5
	Q	T Townsend	6	6				Q	T Townsend	6	7
	WC	N Brancaccio	3	2											Q	T Townsend	5	2
		M Kessler	6	5	6										16	I Jovic	7	6
	WC	L Bronzetti	3	7	4				M Kessler	65	64
								16	I Jovic	77	77

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	J Paolini	64	6	6
	Q	L Jeanjean	78	6				Q	L Jeanjean	77	2	4
		B Haddad Maia	66	4											9	J Paolini	6	65	3
		P Udvardy	6	77											21	E Mertens	4	77	6
	Q	A Korneeva	2	62					P Udvardy	4	2
								21	E Mertens	6	6
																						21	E Mertens	3	3
																						8	M Andreeva	6	6
								29	M Joint	5	2
		V Golubic	6	6					V Golubic	7	6
	Q	F Urgesi	1	1												V Golubic	1	6	0
		A Ružić	6	1	6										8	M Andreeva	6	4	6
		K Rakhimova	4	6	3				A Ružić	1	0
								8	M Andreeva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	J Pegula	6	6
		Z Sönmez	4	6	6				Z Sönmez	4	0
	WC	J Ruggeri	6	2	2										5	J Pegula	6	6
		O Selekhmeteva	5	7	1										Q	R Masarova	0	0
	Q	R Masarova	7	5	6			Q	R Masarova	4	6	6
								25	L Fernandez	6	4	4
																						5	J Pegula	78	6
																						Q	A Potapova	66	2
								20	L Samsonova	6	6
		A Li	1	6	6				A Li	4	3
		S Zhang	6	4	2										20	L Samsonova	3	2
	Q	D Gálfi	7	2	4										Q	A Potapova	6	6
	Q	A Potapova	5	6	6			Q	A Potapova	6	6
								11	K Muchová	3	2

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	N Osaka	6	4	6
		K Boulter	4	6	4				E Lys	4	6	3
		E Lys	6	3	6										15	N Osaka	6	6
	WC	M Trevisan	4	6	3										19	D Shnaider	1	2
		T Gibson	6	0	6				T Gibson	7	1	1
								19	D Shnaider	5	6	6
																						15	N Osaka	2	1
																						4	I Świątek	6	6
								28	E Navarro	3	3
		E Cocciaretto	6	6					E Cocciaretto	6	6
	Q	S Kraus	2	4												E Cocciaretto	1	0
		C McNally	6	6											4	I Świątek	6	6
		D Kasatkina	2	3					C McNally	1	77	3
								4	I Świątek	6	65	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	E Svitolina	6	6
	Q	N Basiletti	7	6				Q	N Basiletti	1	3
	LL	A Tomljanović	5	4											7	E Svitolina	6	6
		Y Starodubtseva	5	6	1										32	H Baptiste	1	2
	Q	S Waltert	7	4	6			Q	S Waltert	711	4	4
								32	H Baptiste	69	6	6
																						7	E Svitolina	6	6
																						LL	N Bartůňková	2	3
								17	M Keys	4	6	6
		P Stearns	6	6					P Stearns	6	4	2
		J Tjen	4	4											17	M Keys	3	6	4
	WC	L Pigato	6	2	4										LL	N Bartůňková	6	1	6
	WC	TC Grant	1	6	6			WC	TC Grant	6	3	4
								LL	N Bartůňková	4	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	E Alexandrova	4	77	1
		L Siegemund	6	6					L Siegemund	6	64	6
		S Bejlek	4	4												L Siegemund	1	4
	PR	Ka Plíšková	4	6	7										PR	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		J Bouzas Maneiro	6	3	5			PR	Ka Plíšková	65	77	6
								33	J Cristian	77	62	4
																						PR	Ka Plíšková	0	2
																						2	E Rybakina	6	6
								31	Xin Wang	4	3
		A Eala	6	3	6				A Eala	6	6
		M Fręch	0	6	4											A Eala	4	3
	LL	L Tagger	7	3	0										2	E Rybakina	6	6
		M Sakkari	5	6	6				M Sakkari	4	1
								2	E Rybakina	6	6

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 20 April 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 4 May 2026.^[11]

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Aryna Sabalenka	10,110	215	65	9,960	Third round lost to Sorana Cirstea [26]
2	2	Elena Rybakina	8,555	65	215	8,705	Quarterfinals lost to Elina Svitolina [7]
3	4	Coco Gauff†	6,749	650	650	6,749	Runner-up, lost to Elina Svitolina [7]
4	3	Iga Świątek	6,948	65	390	7,273	Semifinals lost to Elina Svitolina [7]
5	5	Jessica Pegula	6,136	65	215	6,286	Quarterfinals lost to Iga Świątek [4]
6	6	Amanda Anisimova	5,985	10+27	0+10	5,958	Withdrew due to left wrist injury[12]
7	10	Elina Svitolina‡	3,530	215	1,000	4,315	Champion, defeated Coco Gauff [3]
8	7	Mirra Andreeva	4,181	215	215	4,181	Quarterfinals lost to Coco Gauff [3]
9	8	Jasmine Paolini	3,722	1,000	65	2,787	Third round lost to Elise Mertens [21]
10	9	Victoria Mboko	3,531	65+81	0+10	3,395	Withdrew due to illness
11	11	Karolína Muchová	3,318	(60)∆	(60)Ω	3,318	Second round lost to Anastasia Potapova [Q]
12	12	Belinda Bencic	3,090	10	65	3,145	Third round lost to Anna Kalinskaya [22]
13	13	Linda Nosková	2,999	65	120	3,054	Fourth round lost to Sorana Cîrstea [26]
14	14	Ekaterina Alexandrova	2,669	0	10	2,679	Second round lost to Laura Siegemund
15	16	Naomi Osaka	2,341	120	120	2,341	Fourth round lost to Iga Świątek [4]
16	17	Iva Jovic	2,235	(49)∆	120	2,306	Fourth round lost to Coco Gauff [3]
17	19	Madison Keys	1,946	65	65	1,946	Third round lost to Nikola Bartůňková [LL]
18	18	Clara Tauson	2,030	120	10	1,920	Second round retired against Oleksandra Oliynykova
19	20	Diana Shnaider	1,946	215	65	1,796	Third round lost to Naomi Osaka [15]
20	21	Liudmila Samsonova	1,895	10	65	1,950	Third round lost to Anastasia Potapova [Q]
21	22	Elise Mertens	1,858	120	120	1,858	Fourth round lost to Mirra Andreeva [8]
22	24	Anna Kalinskaya	1,758	10	120	1,868	Fourth round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
23	15	Marta Kostyuk	2,507	120	0	2,387	Withdrew due to right hip injury[13]
24	26	Marie Bouzkova	1,651	65	10	1,596	Second round lost to Taylor Townsend [Q]
25	23	Leylah Fernandez	1,851	65	10	1,796	Second round lost to Rebeka Masarova [Q]
26	27	Sorana Cîrstea	1,595	0	390	1,985	Semifinals lost to Coco Gauff [3]
27	30	Emma Raducanu	1,430	120	0	1,310	Withdrew due to illness[14]
28	35	Emma Navarro	1,377	65	10	1,322	Second round lost to Elisabetta Cocciaretto
29	34	Maya Joint	1,380	30	10	1,360	Second round lost to Viktorija Golubić
30	31	Cristina Bucșa	1,406	(10)∆	10	1,406	Second round lost to Zheng Qinwen
31	33	Wang Xinyu	1,401	10	10	1,401	Second round lost to Alexandra Eala
32	25	Hailey Baptiste	1,747	95+15	65+10	1,712	Third round lost to Elina Svitolina [7]
33	28	Jaqueline Cristian	1,437	65	10	1,382	Second round lost to Karolína Plíšková [PR]

∆ The player is defending points from her 18th best result or her sixth best combined WTA 1000 tournament result.
Ω The player is keeping her 18th best result as it is higher than the Rome result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points.

Other entry information

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Anastasia Potapova	6	7
	PR	Irina-Camelia Begu	1	5
								1	Anastasia Potapova	4	6	6
								13	Nikola Bartůňková	6	4	2
		Ashlyn Krueger	2	2
	13	Nikola Bartůňková	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	6	6
	PR	Océane Dodin	1	3
								2	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	63	2
								22	Sinja Kraus	77	6
		Dominika Šalková	2	2
	22	Sinja Kraus	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Kimberly Birrell	3	2
		Yuan Yue	6	6
									Yuan Yue	2	6	5
								17	Simona Waltert	6	1	7
	WC	Giorgia Pedone	2	64
	17	Simona Waltert	6	77

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Camila Osorio	3	5
		Anhelina Kalinina	6	7
									Anhelina Kalinina	6	6
								21	Katie Volynets	2	3
		Darja Semeņistaja	2	0
	21	Katie Volynets	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Alycia Parks	4	1
		Dalma Gálfi	6	6
									Dalma Gálfi	77	6
								24	Julia Grabher	62	4
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	2	4
	24	Julia Grabher	4	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Ajla Tomljanović	7	6
	WC	Marta Lombardini	5	1
								6	Ajla Tomljanović	65	7	3
									Léolia Jeanjean	77	5	6
		Léolia Jeanjean	6	77
	15	Diane Parry	1	60

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Emiliana Arango	4	3
	WC	Noemi Basiletti	6	6
								WC	Noemi Basiletti	6	68	6
								18	Daria Snigur	3	710	4
	WC	Samira De Stefano	2	3
	18	Daria Snigur	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Renata Zarazúa	4	6	3
	WC	Federica Urgesi	6	2	6
								WC	Federica Urgesi	6	6
								16	Veronika Erjavec	4	1
		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	3	3r
	16	Veronika Erjavec	6	2

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Anna Blinkova	1	2
		Mayar Sherif	6	6
									Mayar Sherif	6	5	65
								19	Tamara Korpatsch	3	7	77
	WC	Beatrice Ricci	6	1	2
	19	Tamara Korpatsch	3	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Taylor Townsend	3	7	6
		Rebecca Šramková	6	5	2
								10	Taylor Townsend	6	6
									Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva	2	3
		Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva	6	77
	23	Lulu Sun	4	62

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Lilli Tagger	7	6
		Suzan Lamens	5	2
								11	Lilli Tagger	3	3
									Alina Korneeva	6	6
		Alina Korneeva	77	3	6
	20	Ella Seidel	61	6	2

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Hanne Vandewinkel	4	3
	PR	Jil Teichmann	6	6
								PR	Jil Teichmann	6	1	1
									Rebeka Masarova	1	6	6
		Rebeka Masarova	6	6
	14	Moyuka Uchijima	3	2

References

External links

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• Qualifying draw