2026 Mérida Open
| 2026 Mérida Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 February – 1 March |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 28S / 24Q / 16D |
| Prize money | $1,206,446 |
| Surface | Hard (Outdoor) |
| Location | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| 2025 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Emma Navarro | |
| Doubles | |
 Katarzyna Piter /  Mayar Sherif | |
The 2026 Mérida Open Akron is a WTA 500 tournament to be played on outdoor hardcourts as part of the 2026 WTA Tour. This will be the fourth edition of the Mérida Open, and will take place at the Yucatán Country Club in Mérida, Mexico, from 23 February to 1 March 2026.[1]
Champions
Singles
vs.
Doubles
- / vs. /
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Singles | $185,500 | $114,500 | $66,003 | $35,000 | $18,045 | $13,005 | $10,500 | $6,330 | |
| Doubles | $61,540 | $37,400 | $21,720 | $11,150 | $6,800 | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ITA
|
Jasmine Paolini | 8 | 1 |
| USA
|
Emma Navarro | 19 | 2 |
| Diana Shnaider | 21 | 3 | |
| USA
|
Ann Li | 36 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | 38 | 5 |
 ROU
|
Jaqueline Cristian | 39 | 6 |
 ESP
|
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro | 48 | 7 |
| POL
|
Magda Linette | 50 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 16 February 2026.[2]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[3]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Paula Badosa → replaced by
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by Magdalena Fręch
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Daria Kasatkina → replaced by 
Janice Tjen
Maria Sakkari → replaced by 
Donna Vekić- Liudmila Samsonova → replaced by
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irina Khromacheva | USA
|
Nicole Melichar-Martinez | 52 | 1 | |
| ESP
|
Cristina Bucșa |  CHN
|
Jiang Xinyu | 56 | 2 |
| CHN
|
Guo Hanyu |  FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 94 | 3 |
 MEX
|
Giuliana Olmos | INA
|
Aldila Sutjiadi | 97 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 16 February 2026.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- /
References
- ^ "Mérida Open Overview".
- ^ "2026 Player List". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Grandes estrellas del tenis estarán presentes en el Mérida Open2026". WTA Mérida Open. 27 January 2026.