WTA Hong Kong 2026 Preview: Draw, Title Odds, Injuries and
The WTA Hong Kong main draw begins on 31 October, with Sorana Cirstea, Leylah Fernandez and Alexandra Eala leading the field. 44 players and 29 singles matches on our card, hard court.
When is the WTA Hong Kong?
The tournament starts on 31 October. Matches are listed to 3 November so far; the later rounds join the card as the draw is published.
Who are the title favourites for the WTA Hong Kong?
Sorana Cirstea is the favourite with a 16.8% chance of the title, ahead of Leylah Fernandez on 15.9%. Worked out round by round from the published draw and our player ratings.
| Player | Title chance | Our fair price |
|---|---|---|
| Sorana Cirstea 1 | 16.8% | 6.0 |
| Leylah Fernandez 3 | 15.9% | 6.3 |
| Alexandra Eala 2 | 9.2% | 10.8 |
| Maria Sakkari 4 | 8.8% | 11.4 |
| Katie Volynets | 6.6% | 15.1 |
| Paula Badosa | 6.2% | 16.2 |
| Xinran Sun WC | 6.1% | 16.4 |
| Maria Timofeeva | 4.8% | 21.0 |
| Liudmila Samsonova 7 | 3.7% | 26.7 |
| Claire Liu | 2.8% | 35.8 |
What is the surface at the WTA Hong Kong?
The tournament is played on hard court.
Very slow court. How it has actually played, against the average for its level.
Servers held
−4.9% vs tour average 81.3%
Serve points won
−2.4% vs tour average 65.1%
Sets to a tiebreak
−6.6% vs tour average 20.2%
Aces
+0.02 vs tour average 0.49
Measured from 49 matches played at this event, against the average for its level over the same period. Not a surface label.
Who won the WTA Hong Kong in 2025?
Victoria Mboko won it in 2025, beating Cristina Bucsa 2-1.
Which players come to the WTA Hong Kong in form?
Win-loss over the last five weeks, across every event, from our own results record.
| Player | Last 5 weeks | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Shubladze | 7-1 | 88% |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 13-4 | 76% |
| Leylah Fernandez | 10-4 | 71% |
| Xinran Sun | 5-2 | 71% |
| Mary Stoiana | 5-2 | 71% |
| Alina Charaeva | 7-3 | 70% |
Which players are carrying an injury into the tournament?
Retirements, walkovers and medical timeouts from our own tracking. A short price on a player who has not finished a match lately is the easiest way to lose money at this level.
| Player | Recent | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Oleksandra Oliynykova | L 0-2, L 0-2, RET | retired once in the last 3 matches |
| Adithya Karunaratne | RET, W 2-0, W 2-0 | retired once in the last 3 matches |
| Katie Volynets | L 1-2, RET, L 1-2 | retired once in the last 3 matches |
| Kaitlin Quevedo | L 0-2, W 2-0, W 2-0 | 1 medical timeout(s) in 14 days |
| Maddison Inglis | L 0-2, L 0-2, W 2-0 | 1 medical timeout(s) in 14 days |
| Alycia Parks | L 0-2, W 2-0, W 2-0 | 2 medical timeout(s) in 14 days |
Which home players are in the WTA Hong Kong?
4 players from Hong Kong are in the singles draw. Adithya Karunaratne, C. L. Lai, Cody Wong Hong Yi, Shek Ying Cheuk.
What are the first round matchups at the WTA Hong Kong?
| Match | Time (UTC) | Prices | Market makes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Prozorova v Hayu Kinoshita | 03:00 | 1.16 / 5.54 | 83% T. Prozorova |
| Himeno Sakatsume v Cody Wong Hong Yi | 03:00 | — | — |
| Mika Stojsavljevic v Alevtina Ibragimova | 03:00 | 2.13 / 1.76 | 55% A. Ibragimova |
| Emerson Jones v Heather Watson | 04:30 | 1.44 / 2.89 | 67% E. Jones |
| Elena Pridankina v Ekaterine Gorgodze | 04:30 | 1.39 / 3.15 | 69% E. Pridankina |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Shek Ying Cheuk | 04:30 | — | — |
| C. L. Lai v Carol Youngsuh Lee | 06:00 | — | — |
| Ying Zhang v Alexandra Shubladze | 06:00 | 20.98 / 1.02 | 95% A. Shubladze |