The Chennai Open 2026 is a WTA 250 women's tennis tournament scheduled from 2 to 8 November 2026 in Chennai, India. The event is played on outdoor hard courts at SDAT Tennis Stadium. The tournament features a 32-player singles draw, 16 qualifiers and a 16-team doubles draw.
Magda Linette staged a remarkable comeback to defeat defending champion Janice Tjen 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 in the 2026 Chennai Open women’s singles final. After losing the opening set, the Polish third seed won the next two sets to claim the title in a thrilling 2-hour-and-43-minute contest at the SDAT Tenni
The Chennai Open 2026 women’s singles final between defending champion Janice Tjen and Magda Linette has been postponed due to rain and poor air quality in Chennai. Originally scheduled for November 8, the WTA 250 title match is now expected to take place on Monday, November 9, subject to suitable p
Vaishnavi Adkar’s Chennai Open singles campaign ended with a 6-3, 6-0 defeat to Anastasia Zakharova, after the Indian wild card battled through a tight first set before a left-thigh niggle affected her movement.
Former junior US Open champion Robin Montgomery says an extended injury break helped her rediscover herself beyond tennis. The 22-year-old American spoke about resilience, family support and her renewed ambitions after upsetting fourth seed Panna Udvardy at the Chennai Open.
British player Jodie Burrage says she received death threats and abusive messages after losing to India's Vaishnavi Adkar at the Chennai Open. The incident renews concerns over online harassment in tennis.
Belgian teenager Jeline Vandromme marked her WTA main-draw debut with a 7-5, 6-1 win over qualifier Kyoka Okamura at the Chennai Open. After trailing 4-2 before a rain delay, the 18-year-old won 11 of the final 13 games.
No. 7 seed Anastasia Zakharova levelled her head-to-head with Polina Iatcenko at 1-1 after a 7-6(3), 6-1 victory in the Chennai Open first round. Zakharova edged a tight opening-set tiebreak before pulling away in the second.
Sixth seed Polina Kudermetova recovered from a second-set setback to beat lucky loser Viktoria Morvayova 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 and reach the second round of the Chennai Open. The first-round match lasted about 96 minutes.
Moyuka Uchijima defeated Rebecca Sramkova in 67 minutes to advance to the second round of the Chennai Open. The Japanese player won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, at the WTA 250 event on November 3.
Joanna Garland began her 2026 Chennai Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Jil Teichmann. The 2025 semifinalist closed out the first-round match on her fourth match point after a brief rain delay.
Oksana Selekhmeteva advanced to the second round of the Chennai Open after defeating Teodora Kostovic 6-4, 6-3 on November 3. The Spaniard secured the WTA 250 first-round win in approximately one hour and 49 minutes.
Persistent rain linked to the northeast monsoon and Cyclone Murasu forced a complete washout of the Chennai Open main-draw opening day on November 2. All 10 scheduled matches were called off, with the organisers rescheduling 16 first-round singles matches for Tuesday from 11am.
