The 2026 Bad Homburg Open entry list features one of the strongest fields of the grass-court season.
Reigning Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek, reigning French Open champion Mirra Andreeva, and reigning Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina headline the final WTA 500 event before Wimbledon begins.
Jessica Pegula, who defeated Swiatek in last year’s final, will not return to defend her title, guaranteeing a new champion in 2026.
The field also includes former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, Elina Svitolina, Karolina Muchova, Emma Navarro, Clara Tauson, Linda Noskova, Diana Shnaider, and rising American star Iva Jovic.
Read on for the 2026 Bad Homburg entry list, beginning June 21.
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2026 Bad Homburg Open Entry List
| Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Iga Swiatek | POL |
| 7 | Elina Svitolina | UKR |
| 8 | Mirra Andreeva | RUS |
| 10 | Karolina Muchova | CZE |
| 12 | Linda Noskova | CZE |
| 14 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | RUS |
| 16 | Naomi Osaka | JPN |
| 17 | Iva Jovic | USA |
| 18 | Sorana Cirstea | ROU |
| 20 | Clara Tauson | DEN |
| 21 | Elise Mertens | BEL |
| 22 | Leylah Fernandez | CAN |
| 23 | Diana Shnaider | RUS |
| 24 | Anna Kalinskaya | RUS |
| 25 | Emma Navarro | USA |
| 27 | Liudmila Samsonova | RUS |
| 29 | Ann Li | USA |
| 30 | Anastasia Potapova | RUS |
Storylines To Watch
Iga Swiatek Needs a Jumpstart
For most players, winning Wimbledon would define a career. For Swiatek, it has been the only title since lifting the 2024 French Open trophy.
The defending Wimbledon champion returns to Bad Homburg after reaching last year’s final, where she lost to Jessica Pegula. With Wimbledon approaching, Swiatek will be looking to build momentum and confidence after an inconsistent stretch by her standards.
French Open Champion Mirra Andreeva Begins Her Grass-Court Campaign
Fresh off the biggest title of her career, Andreeva arrives in Germany as one of the most fascinating players to watch.
The 19-year-old has already established herself as one of the WTA Tour’s elite players, but grass remains her least-tested surface. She reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last year and now looks to take another step forward as she prepares for another run at the All England Club.
Can Elena Rybakina Rediscover Her Best Grass-Court Form?
Few players possess a game more suited to grass than Rybakina.
The reigning Australian Open champion and former Wimbledon winner remains one of the most dangerous servers on tour, yet her 2025 grass-court season produced only quarterfinal appearances in Berlin and Queen’s Club before a third-round exit at Wimbledon.
Bad Homburg provides an ideal opportunity for Rybakina to re-establish herself as a serious Wimbledon contender.
Iva Jovic Faces Growing Expectations
Jovic enters the tournament as a Top 20 player and one of the brightest young stars in women’s tennis.
After producing an impressive grass-court season in 2025, highlighted by a title at Ilkley and an 8-1 record on the surface, the American is no longer flying under the radar. The challenge now is proving she can consistently produce results against elite opposition at the WTA 500 and Grand Slam levels.
Past Champions
| Year | Champion |
| 2025 | Jessica Pegula |
| 2024 | Diana Shnaider |
| 2023 | Katerina Siniakova |
| 2022 | Caroline Garcia |
| 2021 | Angelique Kerber |
Bad Homburg has quickly become one of the most important stops of the grass-court season. Since the tournament debuted in 2021, every champion has entered Wimbledon with significant momentum.
Final Thoughts
With three reigning Grand Slam champions, multiple former major winners, and several rising stars in the field, the 2026 Bad Homburg Open promises to be one of the most compelling events of the grass-court season.
The biggest questions are clear: Can Iga Swiatek find the form that helped her win Wimbledon? Can Mirra Andreeva carry her French Open success onto grass? Can Elena Rybakina remind everyone why she is one of the most dangerous grass-court players in the world?
Those answers may go a long way toward shaping the Wimbledon title race.
Phil Naessens is a tennis betting analyst and former tennis coach with decades of experience in player development and match analysis. He is the founder of Crush Rush News and host of the Crush & Rush Tennis Podcast, focusing on price-first betting strategy, market efficiency, and transparency in sports wagering.
