WTA Cincinnati 2026 Recap: Winner, Retirements, MTOs
The WTA Cincinnati 2026 finished on 24 August. 131 players, 6 straight wins for the champion. Everything below is from our own records of the tournament, including the medical timeouts, which are not published anywhere else.
Who won the WTA Cincinnati 2026?
In the final, Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-4 to take the title.
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What was the biggest upset of the WTA Cincinnati 2026?
The biggest upset was Sara Bejlek beating Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 6-4 on 20 August as a 7.64 outsider — a 13% chance on the pre-match price with the bookmaker's margin taken out.
| Date | Result | Score | Winner's price | Market gave them |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August | S. Bejlek beat A. Sabalenka | 7-6 6-4 | 7.64 | 13% |
| 16 August | D. Parry beat E. Mertens | 2-6 6-2 6-2 | 3.83 | 25% |
| 12 August | A. Ito beat S. Sierra | 6-1 6-1 | 3.41 | 28% |
| 13 August | L. Boisson beat A. Krueger | 6-3 6-2 | 3.25 | 30% |
| 11 August | L. Stefanini beat A. Zakharova | 6-4 6-2 | 2.97 | 32% |
Which players retired at the WTA Cincinnati 2026?
6 players retired during the WTA Cincinnati 2026, and 2 matches went as a walkover.
| Date | Retired | Opponent | Score at the time | Retiring player's price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | Lucrezia Stefanini | 5-3 | 1.46 |
| 14 August | Maria Timofeeva | Xiyu Wang | 6-0 3-0 | 3.00 |
| 15 August | Gabriela Ruse Elena | Alexandra Eala | 6-1 3-0 | 3.01 |
| 16 August | Belinda Bencic | Lois Boisson | 6-3 | 1.23 |
| 17 August | Anna Kalinskaya | Sorana Cirstea | 6-7 6-1 5-0 | 1.95 |
| 21 August | Elena Rybakina | Iga Swiatek | 4-1 | 2.36 |
Walkovers
| Date | Match |
|---|---|
| 13 August | A. Korneeva v A. Charaeva |
| 18 August | Xiy. Wang v E. Svitolina |
A retirement is settled differently by every operator, and a walkover again differently — see tennis retirement rules by sportsbook for who pays and who voids.
Which players took medical timeouts at the WTA Cincinnati 2026?
20 medical timeouts were taken during the WTA Cincinnati 2026, and the last column is what happened to the match afterwards.
Logged live from the court as they happened. A medical timeout is not an injury report — players take them to break a run of games as well as to be treated, and both are in this table.