WTA Dubai Open 2026: All you need to know about prize money & points on offer
Elena Rybakina will contest the WTA Dubai Open 2026 as the top seed.
The WTA Dubai Open 2026 is the second and final WTA 1000 event of the Middle East before the tour shifts to North America. Sixteen of the twenty Top 20 players from the WTA will compete in Dubai.
The event has been hit by the withdrawals of its two top seeds – Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek. Elena Rybakina, fresh from winning the 2026 Australian Open, will be the top seed at the WTA 1000 event.
Mirra Andreeva, who at 17 became the youngest WTA 1000 champion when she won the Dubai Open in 2025, will return to defend her title. Elena Rybakina takes over as the top seed, while American Amanda Anisimova is seeded second.
Both Rybakina and Anisimova are coming off a disappointing Qatar Open campaign. Rybakina lost to Victoria Mboko in the quarter-finals, and Anisimova’s attempt to defend her title in Doha was cut short due to illness.
The Kazakh’s chances of taking her second title of the season look brighter as she closes in on the No. 2 ranking, a spot she’s never held before. A title run in Dubai will hand Rybakina her first WTA 1000 title since the 2023 Italian Open.
Alexander Eala will be making her main draw debut in Dubai, as well as Turkish player Zeynep Sonmez. Two-time champion Elina Svitolina will hold the torch for the tour veterans, which includes Jasmine Paolini, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Belinda Bencic and Jessica Pegula.
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Defending champion Mirra Andreeva, Victoria Mboko and Iva Jovic, all teenagers, will represent the next generation of WTA stars at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai. Giving the three teens company will be 20-year-old Czech Sara Bejlek, who won the recently concluded Abu Dhabi Open.
An impressive title run in Abu Dhabi by Bejlek saw her win the event as a qualifier. She dropped just one set en route to her maiden WTA 500 trophy.
Prize money breakdown for WTA Dubai Open 2026
An impressive prize pool of $4 million beckons some of the biggest names of the WTA Tour to the Dubai Tennis Championships.
The title winner will leave Dubai richer by $665,000, while the runner-up benefits from a $385,000 paycheck. The team winning the doubles event gets to take home $195,000, and the runner-up pockets $110,010. A sizeable 1000 WTA Points awaits the victors of both events.
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The organisers have been generous with the prize money for the 2026 edition. The Dubai Open this season offers a 11% increase for the winners of the singles and doubles draws. The singles runner-up benefits from a 9.5% hike, while the runners-up in doubles have been given a little over 11% increase in prize money.
WTA Dubai Open 2026 prize money breakdown
Women’s Singles
| Rounds | Prize Money (USD) | Prize Money (EUR) |
| Winner | $665,000 | €560,595 |
| Finalist | $385,001 | €324,556 |
| Semifinalist | $197,000 | €166,071 |
| Quarterfinalist | $98,500 | €83,036 |
| Round of 16 | $49,250 | €41,518 |
| Round of 32 | $26,000 | €21,918 |
| Round of 56 | $18,300 | €15,427 |
Women’s Doubles
| Rounds | Prize Money (USD) | Prize Money (EUR) |
| Winner | $195,000 | €164,385 |
| Finalist | $110,010 | €92,738 |
| Semifinalist | $59,000 | €49,737 |
| Quarterfinalist | $30,400 | €25,627 |
| Round of 16 | $17,200 | €14,500 |
| Round of 32 | $11,500 | €9,694 |
WTA Dubai Open 2026 points distribution
| Rounds | Singles | Doubles |
| Winner | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Finalist | 650 | 650 |
| Semifinalist | 390 | 390 |
| Quarterfinalist | 215 | 215 |
| Round of 16 | 120 | 120 |
| Round of 32 | 65 | 10 |
| Round of 56 | 10 | – |
Who is the top seed at WTA Dubai Open 2026?
Elena Rybakina will headline the draw as the top seed following the withdrawals of Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek.
Who is the defending champion at WTA Dubai Open?
Mirra Andreeva returns as the defending champion after becoming the youngest WTA 1000 winner when she lifted the title in 2025.
What is the total prize money for WTA Dubai Open 2026?
The total prize pool for the WTA Dubai Open 2026 stands at $4 million.
How much prize money does the singles winner receive at WTA Dubai Open 2026?
The singles champion will earn $665,000 along with 1,000 WTA ranking points.
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