WTA Adelaide 2026 Entry List: Pegula and Keys Lead a Deep Field

By Tomasz Wilk

23 Dec 2025

Tomasz Wilk 23 Dec 2025

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Madison Keys won the 2025 Adelaide International and the Australian Open
Adelaide International 2026 features top players like Jessica Pegula
It's a crucial warm-up for the Australian Open, with intense, fast-paced matches

USA's Madison Keys poses with the winner's trophy at the Adelaide International tennis tournament. (credit: Getty)

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

Event: Adelaide International
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Outdoor hard (Greenset)
Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide
Draw: 30 Singles | 24 Qualifying | 16 Doubles
Prize money: US$1,064,510 (2025)
Calendar role: Final major Australian Open tune-up

What Happened Last Time

The 2025 edition set the tone for Madison Keys’s Australian summer. She opened her season by lifting the title in Adelaide, a confidence-building start that proved decisive as the momentum carried straight through the swing. That early success translated into growing authority match by match, and by the time she reached Melbourne, Keys was playing with clarity and belief, riding that Adelaide form all the way to her maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.

Final Stages at a Glance

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
Final	Madison Keys	Jessica Pegula	6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Semi-final	Jessica Pegula	Yulia Putintseva	7–6, 6–3
Semi-final	Madison Keys	Liudmila Samsonova	5–7, 7–5, 6–0

What to Expect in 2026

Adelaide once again draws a heavyweight WTA lineup. Jessica Pegula leads the entry list, with defending champion Madison Keys returning to a venue where her aggressive hard-court game paid immediate dividends.

Beyond the headline names, the depth is clear. Multiple established Top 20 players are committed, alongside proven hard-court performers who regularly push deep into big events. With fast conditions and Melbourne just around the corner, this is the kind of field where early rounds feel like quarterfinals and momentum can swing the entire Australian Open build-up.

WTA Adelaide 2026 Entry List

Rankings locked at entry deadline

Player	Rank
Jessica Pegula	No. 6
Madison Keys	No. 7
Mirra Andreeva	No. 9
Ekaterina Alexandrova	No. 10
Belinda Bencic	No. 11
Clara Tauson	No. 12
Linda Noskova	No. 13
Emma Navarro	No. 15
Liudmila Samsonova	No. 17
Victoria Mboko	No. 18
Diana Shnaider	No. 21
Leylah Fernandez	No. 22
Jelena Ostapenko	No. 23
Paula Badosa	No. 25
Marta Kostyuk	No. 26
Dayana Yastremska	No. 27
Sofia Kenin	No. 28
Markéta Vondroušová	No. 18 (SR)
Beatriz Haddad Maia	No. 30 (SR)