Sunday, 1 February 2026

The week after AO - Czech, Republic, Abu Dhabi, France, Romania

 

Tennis Art - Credit: VIGE.co

Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500
Abu Dhabi, UAE
February 1-7, 2026

Surface: Hard

Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16. This is the 4th edition of the tournament.

Defending champion: Belinda Bencic who defeated Ashlyn Krueger.

Top 4 seeds (of 8): Belinda Bencic, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Clara Tauson, Emma Navarro. The top 4 seeds have a first-round bye.

Wildcards: Hailey Baptiste, Teodora Kostovic, Zeynap Tjen, Ajla Tomljanovic

Protected ranking: Beatriz Haddad Maia

Withdrawals: Include Krejcikova, Mboko, Mertens, Rybakina

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Ostrava Open WTA 250
Ostrava, Czech Republic
February 1- 7, 2026

Surface: Hard indoor

Draws: Singles 30, Doubles 16.  This is the 4th edition. The tourney returns for the first time since 2022.

2022 champion: Barbora Krejcikova defeated Iga Swiatek.

Top 4 seeds (of 8): Tatjana Maria, Emiliana Arango, Anna Blinkova, Rebecca Sramkova

Wildcards: all Czech players. Includes Brenda Fruhvirtova.

Protected ranking: Oceane Dodin

Withdrawals: Frech, Li

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Transylvania Open WTA 250
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
February 1-7, 2026

Surface: Hard indoor

Draws: Singles 32, Doubles 16

2025 champion: Anastasia Potapova who defeated Lucia Bronzetti.

Top 4 seeds (of 8): Emma Raducanu, Jacqueline Cristian, Sorana Cirstea, Wang Xinyu

Wildcards: 4, all from Romania except Karolina Pliskova

Protected ranking: Sara Sorribes Tormo

Withdrawals: Include Cocciaretto, Vekic

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Open Occitanie ATP 250
Montpellier, France
February 2-8, 2026

Surface: Hard indoor

Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16

Defending champion: Felix Auger-Aliassime who defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Top 4 seeds (of 8): Felix Auger-Aliassime, Flavio Cobolli, Tomas Machac, Tallon Griekspoor. The top 4 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Flavio Cobolli, Arthur Gea, Stan Wawrinka

Withdrawals: Include Cazaux, Halys, Rusuuvuori

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Davis Cup Qualifiers
Multiple Cities
February 6-8, 2026

Surface: Hard

Twenty-six countries are taking part. The thirteen winning teams will qualify for the second round.

Site: daviscup.com


Thanks Missy Hartt









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