WTA US Open 2026 Recap: Winner, Retirements, MTOs
The WTA US Open 2026 finished on 12 September. 244 players, 7 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 US Open 2026?
In the final, Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 5-7 6-2 to take the title.
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What was the biggest upset of the WTA US Open 2026?
The biggest upset was Angela Fita Boluda beating Lin Zhu 6-4 7-6 on 24 August as a 6.33 outsider — a 15% chance on the pre-match price with the bookmaker's margin taken out.
| Date | Result | Score | Winner's price | Market gave them |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August | A. Fita Boluda beat L. Zhu | 6-4 7-6 | 6.33 | 15% |
| 27 August | T. Zidansek beat B. Andreescu | 2-6 6-3 6-4 | 6.00 | 16% |
| 7 September | Q. Zheng beat I. Swiatek | 7-5 6-3 | 5.18 | 19% |
| 1 September | Y. Putintseva beat B. Bencic | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | 4.73 | 21% |
| 4 September | E. Navarro beat K. Muchova | 6-3 7-5 | 4.66 | 21% |
Which players retired at the WTA US Open 2026?
1 player retired during the WTA US Open 2026.
| Date | Retired | Opponent | Score at the time | Retiring player's price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August | Luisina Giovannini | Lucia Bronzetti | 5-0 | 4.19 |
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 US Open 2026?
27 medical timeouts were taken during the WTA US Open 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.