Singapore WTA 500, Korea WTA 250, Chengdu ATP 250, Hangzhou ATP 250, Laver Cup, London

 

Supertrees and Gardens, Singapore

Singapore Tennis Open WTA 500
Singapore, Sgp
September 21-27, 2026

Surface Hard
Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16
Upgraded to a 500 this year. In 2025 the tourney was played in February.
2025 champion: Elise Mertens defeated Ann Li.

Top 4 seeds (of 8): Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova, Alexandra Eala, Elise Mertens
Top 4 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: Fiona Ferro, Leylah Fernandez, Storm Hunter, Rebecca Sramkova

Protected ranking: Kristina Mladenovic

Withdrawals: Include Alexandrova, Cirstea, Li, Pegula, Snaider

                                            

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Korea Open WTA 250
Seoul, Korea
September 21-27, 2026

Surface: Hard
Draws: Singles 32, Doubles 16.  The tournament was changed this year from a 500.
2025 champion: Iga Swiatek defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Top 4 seeds (of 8): Jelena Ostapenko, Kimberley Birrell, Lanlana Tararudee, Elena-Gabriela Ruse

Wildcards: 3 from Korea plus Ostapenko.

Withdrawals: Include Bartunkova, Kessler, Krueger, Samsonova

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Chengdu Open ATP 250
Chengdu, China
September 23,-29, 2026

Surface: Hard
Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16. Established 2016.
2025 champion: Alejandro Tabilo defeated Lorenzo Musetti.

Top 4 seeds (of 8): Valentin Vacherot, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Alejandro Tabilo, Botic van de Zandschulp

Next Gen Accelerator program: Moise Kouane

Withdrawals: Include Hanfmann, Struff, Tirante

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AITO Hangzhou Open ATP 250
Hangzhou, China
September 23-29, 2026

Surface: Hard
Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16. Established in 2024.
2025 champion: Alexander Bublik defeated Valentin Royer.

Top 4 seeds (of 8): Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Quentin Halys

Withdrawals: Include Arnaldi, Cilic, Khachanov, Michelsen, Van Assche

Laver Cup
London, Great Britain
September 25-27, 2026

Surface: Indoor hard. This is the 9th edition. 

A nice touch: The tourney provides an annual licensing fee to Rod Laver.

Team Europe: 

Carlos Alcaraz, Flavio Cobolli, Rafael Jodar, Jakub Mensik, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev

Captains: Jannik Noah and Tim Henman


Team World: 

Alexander Bublik, Francisco Cerundolo, Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Learner Tien

Captains: Andre Agassi and Pat Rafter

Thanks Shirley