Alexandra Eala featured in Tennis Roundup's Singapore Tennis Open 2026 WTA 500 coverage.

Singapore Tennis Open 2026: WTA 500 Tennis Returns to Singapore

The Singapore Tennis Open 2026 brings WTA 500 tennis to Southeast Asia from September 21–27, with Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova and Alexandra Eala among the leading names expected at the OCBC Arena.

For Tennis Roundup, Singapore also marks the beginning of our next full tournament coverage after the US Open.

We’ll follow the tournament from the opening round through the final — tracking the results, but more importantly, following the stories that develop along the way.

Singapore Tennis Open 2026 Tournament Information

Singapore returned to the WTA Tour in 2025 with a WTA 250 tournament, its first tour-level women’s event since the city hosted the WTA Finals from 2014 to 2018.

One year later, the tournament has taken another step forward.

The Singapore Tennis Open 2026 has been upgraded to WTA 500 status, bringing a stronger field and 500 ranking points for the singles champion as the Asian swing gathers momentum.

The tournament will be played on indoor hard courts at the OCBC Arena.

Tournament: Singapore Tennis Open presented by BNP Paribas
Category: WTA 500
Dates: September 21–27, 2026
Location: OCBC Arena, Singapore
Surface: Indoor hard court
Singles draw: 28 players
Doubles draw: 16 teams
Total financial commitment: $1,206,446
Defending singles champion: Elise Mertens

Who Is Playing at the Singapore Tennis Open 2026?

The Singapore field gives us plenty to follow.

Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova and Alexandra Eala are among the headline names currently listed for the tournament.

Defending champion Elise Mertens is also scheduled to return — although the tournament she won in 2025 is no longer quite the same tournament.

Last year’s title came at WTA 250 level.

This time, Singapore is worth 500 points.

And that changes the challenge.

Eala won’t be the only Southeast Asian player in the field either. Indonesia’s Janice Tjen is also on the current player list, giving the region another player to follow as Singapore steps onto a bigger WTA stage.

The final field remains subject to change until the tournament draw is published, and we’ll update our coverage as the draw and matchups become clear.

Alexandra Eala’s Road Goes From Singapore to Nagoya

Naturally, one of the players we’ll be watching closely is Alexandra Eala.

The Filipina arrives in Singapore after a season that has changed expectations around her, including a first WTA title and a climb into the world’s Top 20.

But Singapore now occupies an especially interesting place in her schedule.

After the tournament, Eala isn’t expected to follow many of the Tour’s leading players to Beijing for the mandatory WTA 1000 China Open.

Her road instead leads to Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, where she intends to represent the Philippines at the 2026 Asian Games.

The two events overlap.

The Philippine Tennis Association has requested an exemption from the WTA that would allow Eala to miss Beijing without the ranking penalties or possible fines associated with skipping a mandatory event.

Whatever the WTA ultimately decides, the Philippine camp has made its position clear: Eala intends to play for the Philippines in Nagoya.

The Asian Games come only once every four years.

That gives Singapore an unusual place in Eala’s season.

It isn’t simply another tournament before the next WTA 1000.

It’s the final WTA stop before she exchanges the Tour for national colors.

First, though, there is Singapore.

And a WTA 500 title to play for.

More Than One Story Arrives in Singapore

Eala’s journey will be one of our major storylines, but it won’t be the only one.

Pegula brings the experience of one of the Tour’s established contenders. Andreeva represents a younger generation already challenging near the top of the game. Anisimova arrives as another of the leading players in the field.

Mertens has a title to defend.

Tjen gives Southeast Asian tennis another player to follow.

And somewhere beyond those headline names, another player may be preparing to become the story of the week.

We just don’t know who yet.

That’s part of what makes a tournament interesting before the first ball has even been struck.

We arrive with stories we expect to follow.

The tournament decides which ones survive.

Why Singapore Matters in the WTA Asian Swing

Singapore arrives at an interesting point in the season.

The four Grand Slams are finished.

The WTA season isn’t.

Ranking points, late-season momentum and the Race to the WTA Finals remain in play as the Tour moves deeper into its Asian swing.

For some players, Singapore can become a launching point for the final stretch of the season.

For others, it may offer an opportunity to recover momentum.

And for a few, it could become the week when an entirely new storyline begins.

That’s what we’ll be looking for.

Follow Tennis Roundup’s Singapore Open 2026 Coverage

Throughout the Singapore Tennis Open 2026, Tennis Roundup will follow both singles and doubles with:

Daily results and tournament roundups
Alexandra Eala updates
Developing player storylines
Match highlights and official video when available
Singles and doubles coverage
Links to our latest Singapore stories

This page will serve as our Singapore Tennis Open 2026 tournament hub, connecting our coverage as the tournament develops.

The draw will give us the first clues.

The opening matches will give us the first answers.

And by the end of the week, some of the stories we expected to follow may have disappeared completely while others we never saw coming have taken their place.

That’s the fun part.

Singapore is next.

And Tennis Roundup will be following the stories that matter.