WTA Toronto 2026 Recap: Winner, Retirements, MTOs
The WTA Toronto 2026 finished on 14 August. 116 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 Toronto 2026?
In the final, Iga Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina 6-2 6-3 to take the title.
Full match detail
What was the biggest upset of the WTA Toronto 2026?
The biggest upset was Ekaterina Alexandrova beating Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 4-6 6-4 on 9 August as a 5.82 outsider — a 17% chance on the pre-match price with the bookmaker's margin taken out.
| Date | Result | Score | Winner's price | Market gave them |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August | E. Alexandrova beat A. Sabalenka | 7-6 4-6 6-4 | 5.82 | 17% |
| 7 August | L. Fernandez beat M. Andreeva | 6-1 6-4 | 4.61 | 21% |
| 6 August | C. McNally beat L. Noskova | 7-6 6-1 | 4.05 | 24% |
| 8 August | D. Shnaider beat J. Pegula | 6-3 6-3 | 3.62 | 27% |
| 3 August | K. Cross beat K. Boulter | 7-6 7-5 | 3.59 | 27% |
Which players retired at the WTA Toronto 2026?
5 players retired during the WTA Toronto 2026, and 1 match went as a walkover.
| Date | Retired | Opponent | Score at the time | Retiring player's price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Polina Kudermetova | Alina Korneeva | 6-0 3-0 | 2.72 |
| 3 August | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | Talia Gibson | 6-2 3-2 | 1.65 |
| 4 August | Eva Lys | Panna Udvardy | 2-6 7-6 2-0 | 1.52 |
| 4 August | Jelena Ostapenko | Shuai Zhang | 6-0 4-0 | 1.46 |
| 4 August | Katerina Siniakova | Kamilla Rakhimova | 6-7 6-0 5-2 | 1.53 |
Walkovers
| Date | Match |
|---|---|
| 5 August | L. Tararudee v A. Anisimova |
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 Toronto 2026?
22 medical timeouts were taken during the WTA Toronto 2026, and the last column is what happened to the match afterwards.
| Date | Player | Opponent | Treated | Score at the time | Result for that player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August | Emerson Jones | Taylah Preston | — | 7-6, 0-0 | — |
| 1 August | Kayla Day | Darja Vidmanova | — | 5-4 | — |
| 1 August | Hanyu Guo | Kayla Day | — | 5-7, 2-2 | Lost |
| 2 August | Xiyu Wang | Sara Bejlek | — | 3-6, 6-4, 4-3 | Lost |
| 3 August | Emerson Jones | Lanlana Tararudee | — | 3-4 | Lost |
| 3 August | Polina Kudermetova | Alina Korneeva | — | 6-0, 3-0 | Lost (retired) |
| 3 August | Kayla Day | Diane Parry | — | 6-3, 0-0 | Won |
| 3 August | Anna Bondar | Anhelina Kalinina | — | 4-6, 5-6 | Won |
| 3 August | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | Talia Gibson | — | 6-2, 0-0 | Lost (retired) |
| 3 August | Carol Zhao | Magda Linette | — | 6-4, 0-3 | Lost |
| 4 August | Jelena Ostapenko | Shuai Zhang | — | 6-0, 3-0 | Lost (retired) |
| 4 August | Tamara Korpatsch | Renata Zarazua | — | 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 | Lost |
| 4 August | Eva Lys | Panna Udvardy | — | 2-6, 7-6, 2-0 | Lost (retired) |
| 4 August | Elina Svitolina | Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | — | 6-7, 7-6, 0-0 | Won |
| 4 August | Kamilla Rakhimova | Katerina Siniakova | — | 6-7, 6-0, 0-0 | Won (opp. retired) |
| 4 August | Anna Kalinskaya | McCartney Kessler | — | 6-2, 6-7, 1-2 | Won |
| 5 August | Clara Tauson | Nikola Bartunkova | — | 3-6, 0-3 | Lost |
| 5 August | Belinda Bencic | Sloane Stephens | — | 1-0 | Won |
| 8 August | Taylor Townsend | Belinda Bencic | — | 6-5 | Lost |
| 8 August | Alexandra Eala | Caty McNally | — | 3-6, 2-2 | Won |
| 8 August | Belinda Bencic | Taylor Townsend | — | 7-6, 6-7, 0-0 | Won |
| 10 August | Belinda Bencic | Alexandra Eala | — | 2-2 | Won |
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.