Australian Open 2026 Women’s Entry List: Sabalenka, Swiatek and Gauff Lead the Field

By Tomasz Wilk

23 Dec 2025

Tomasz Wilk 23 Dec 2025

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Madison Keys won the last Australian Open, defeating Aryna Sabalenka
Sabalenka and Świątek leads a strong lineup for the 2026 Open
The 2026 event promises intense matches from the opening rounds

Melbourne Park readies itself for the 2026 edition of the Australian Open, as a star-studded women’s field prepares to launch the new Grand Slam season. (credit: Getty)

What Happened Last Time
What to Expect in 2026
Quick Tournament Snapshot

Event: Australian Open
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Outdoor hard (since 1988)
Venue: Melbourne Park, Australia
Draw: 128 Singles | 128 Qualifying | 64 Doubles
Prize money: A$96.5 million (2025)
Place in calendar: First Grand Slam of the season

What Happened Last Time

Madison Keys carved out a gripping run in Melbourne built on nerve and timely aggression. She edged past elite opposition in a series of thrillers, taking down Aryna Sabalenka in the final and surviving tense, momentum-swinging battles against Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina earlier in the draw.

Several of those wins were decided by a handful of points, with Keys repeatedly holding her nerve in tight sets and late moments, turning pressure situations into defining escapes rather than setbacks.

Final Stages at a Glance

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Final	Madison Keys	Aryna Sabalenka	6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Semi-final	Madison Keys	Iga Świątek	5–7, 6–1, 7–6
Semi-final	Aryna Sabalenka	Paula Badosa	6–4, 6–2

What to Expect in 2026

The Australian Open 2026 women’s entry list reflects exceptional depth at the very top. World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka leads the field, with Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff, and Elena Rybakina all positioned to contend. With Top 10 quality extending deep into the draw and very few clear early-round mismatches, Melbourne once again sets up as a survival test from the opening rounds.

Women’s Singles Main Draw Entry List

As of Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Rank	Player	Country
1	Aryna Sabalenka	BLR
2	Iga Swiatek	POL
3	Coco Gauff	USA
4	Amanda Anisimova	USA
5	Elena Rybakina	KAZ
6	Jessica Pegula	USA
7	Madison Keys	USA
8	Jasmine Paolini	ITA
9	Mirra Andreeva	RUS
10	Ekaterina Alexandrova	RUS
11	Belinda Bencic	SUI
12	Clara Tauson	DEN
13	Linda Noskova	CZE
14	Elina Svitolina	UKR
15	Emma Navarro	USA
16	Naomi Osaka	JPN
17	Liudmila Samsonova	RUS
18	Victoria Mboko	CAN
19	Karolina Muchova	CZE
20	Elise Mertens	BEL
21	Diana Shnaider	RUS
22	Leylah Fernandez	CAN
23	Jelena Ostapenko	LAT
24	Qinwen Zheng	CHN
25	Paula Badosa	ESP
26	Marta Kostyuk	UKR
27	Dayana Yastremska	UKR
28	Sofia Kenin	USA
29	Emma Raducanu	GBR
30	Veronika Kudermetova	RUS
31	Mccartney Kessler	USA
32	Maya Joint	AUS
33	Anna Kalinskaya	RUS
34	Marketa Vondrousova	CZE
35	Iva Jovic	USA
36	Lois Boisson	FRA
37	Daria Kasatkina	AUS
38	Ann Li	USA
39	Jacqueline Cristian	ROU
40	Eva Lys	GER
40	Karolina Pliskova (SR)	CZE
41	Jessica Bouzas Maneiro	ESP
42	Marie Bouzkova	CZE
43	Sorana Cirstea	ROU
44	Ashlyn Krueger	USA
45	Tatjana Maria	GER
46	Laura Siegemund	GER
47	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	RUS
48	Katerina Siniakova	CZE
49	Emiliana Arango	COL
50	Anastasia Potapova	AUT
51	Maria Sakkari	GRE
52	Alexandra Eala	PHI
53	Janice Tjen	INA
54	Cristina Bucsa	ESP
55	Magda Linette	POL
56	Xinyu Wang	CHN
57	Beatriz Haddad Maia	BRA
58	Magdalena Frech	POL
59	Elsa Jacquemot	FRA
60	Tereza Valentova	CZE
61	Hailey Baptiste	USA
62	Anna Blinkova	RUS
63	Peyton Stearns	USA
65	Barbora Krejcikova	CZE
66	Solana Sierra	ARG
67	Olga Danilovic	SRB
68	Viktorija Golubic	SUI
69	Sonay Kartal	GBR
70	Donna Vekic	CRO
71	Yulia Putintseva	KAZ
71	Yafan Wang (SR)	CHN
72	Rebecca Sramkova	SVK
73	Antonia Ruzic	CRO
74	Francesca Jones	GBR
75	Anna Bondar	HUN
77	Varvara Gracheva	FRA
78	Camila Osorio	COL
79	Renata Zarazua	MEX
80	Ajla Tomljanovic	AUS
81	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	ITA
82	Petra Marcinko	CRO
83	Caty McNally	USA
84	Ella Seidel	GER
85	Alycia Parks	USA
86	Simona Waltert	SUI
87	Shuai Zhang	CHN
88	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	ROU
89	Suzan Lamens	NED
90	Lulu Sun	NZL
91	Panna Udvardy	HUN
92	Sara Bejlek	CZE
93	Katie Volynets	USA
94	Moyuka Uchijima	JPN
95	Julia Grabher	AUT
96	Oleksandra Oliynykova	UKR
97	Kamilla Rakhimova	UZB
98	Kimberly Birrell	AUS
99	Dalma Galfi	HUN
100	Oksana Selekhmeteva	RUS
100	Mananchaya Sawangkaew (SR)	THA
101	Darja Semenistaja	LAT
102	Kaja Juvan	SLO
103	Leolia Jeanjean	FRA