WTA Washington 2026 Recap: Winner, Retirements, MTOs
The WTA Washington 2026 finished on 3 August. 41 players, 5 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 Washington 2026?
In the final, Alexandra Eala beat Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-4 6-0 to take the title.
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What was the biggest upset of the WTA Washington 2026?
The biggest upset was Liudmila Samsonova beating Madison Keys 3-6 6-4 6-4 on 28 July as a 3.85 outsider — a 25% chance on the pre-match price with the bookmaker's margin taken out.
| Date | Result | Score | Winner's price | Market gave them |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July | L. Samsonova beat M. Keys | 3-6 6-4 6-4 | 3.85 | 25% |
| 25 July | G. Knutson beat S. Zhang | 6-4 1-6 6-1 | 3.10 | 30% |
| 27 July | E. Cocciaretto beat C. Tauson | 4-6 7-6 7-6 | 2.99 | 32% |
| 25 July | H. Watson beat K. Rakhimova | 7-6 7-6 | 2.87 | 33% |
| 29 July | E. Cocciaretto beat E. Navarro | 6-3 4-6 6-3 | 2.94 | 33% |
Which players retired at the WTA Washington 2026?
1 player retired during the WTA Washington 2026.
| Date | Retired | Opponent | Score at the time | Retiring player's price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Ashlyn Krueger | Naomi Osaka | 6-3 3-1 | 3.64 |
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 Washington 2026?
6 medical timeouts were taken during the WTA Washington 2026, and the last column is what happened to the match afterwards.
| Date | Player | Opponent | Treated | Score at the time | Result for that player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | Polina Iatcenko | Julieta Pareja | — | 6-4, 0-1 | Lost |
| 25 July | Lea Ma | Katie Swan | — | 4-6, 4-3 | — |
| 28 July | Polina Kudermetova | Cristina Bucsa | — | 2-3 | Won |
| 28 July | Xinyu Wang | Julieta Pareja | — | 6-4, 3-6, 2-2 | Won |
| 29 July | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | Emma Navarro | — | 3-6, 5-4 | Won |
| 31 July | Anna Kalinskaya | Jessica Pegula | — | 1-1 | Lost |
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.