The 2026 WTA National Bank Open entry list features one of the deepest fields of the hard-court season, but the tournament has already lost its defending champion.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka headlines a star-studded 96-player draw in Toronto after Victoria Mboko withdrew with a left knee injury, ending her hopes of defending last year’s title on home soil.
The field still includes 72 of the WTA Tour’s Top 75 players, setting the stage for one of the premier events leading into the US Open.
Read on for the WTA National Bank Open entry list, beginning August 2, 2026.
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National Bank Open WTA Entry List
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Elena Rybakina
- Iga Swiatek
- Jessica Pegula
- Mirra Andreeva
- Amanda Anisimova
- Coco Gauff
- Elina Svitolina
- Karolina Muchova
- Belinda Bencic
- Linda Noskova
- Marta Kostyuk
- Naomi Osaka
- Diana Shnaider
- Iva Jovic
- Jasmine Paolini
- Sorana Cirstea
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Maja Chwalinska
- Madison Keys
- Marie Bouzkova
- Leylah Fernandez
- Clara Tauson
- Emma Navarro
- Elise Mertens
- Anastasia Potapova
- Ann Li
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Alexandra Eala
- Emma Raducanu
- Donna Vekic
- Cristina Bucsa
- Katerina Siniakova
- Jaqueline Cristian
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Xinyu Wang
- Laura Siegemund
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Janice Tjen
- Maria Sakkari
- Magdalena Frech
- Sara Bejlek
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Petra Marcinko
- Nikola Bartunkova
- Diane Parry
- Zeynep Sonmez
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
- Oleksandra Oliynykova
- Yuliia Starodubtseva
- Solana Sierra
- McCartney Kessler
- Talia Gibson
- Magda Linette
- Katie Boulter
- Antonia Ruzic
- Viktorija Golubic
- Peyton Stearns
- Shuai Zhang
- Daria Kasatkina
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Camila Osorio
- Panna Udvardy
- Kamilla Rakhimova
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse
- Kimberly Birrell
- Karolina Pliskova
- Anna Bondar
- Renata Zarazua
Wild Cards
- Bianca Andreescu
- Venus Williams
- Five wild cards to be announced
Three storylines to watch
Aryna Sabalenka looks to reset her Grand Slam momentum
Aryna Sabalenka remains the world’s top-ranked player and enters Toronto as the player to beat, but she’ll arrive in Canada looking to put two disappointing major results behind her.
Despite maintaining her place atop the rankings, she fell short of expectations at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, making the National Bank Open an important opportunity to rebuild confidence before the US Open.
Hard courts have historically been her best surface, and Toronto offers an ideal stage to reassert herself as the favorite heading into New York.
Defending champion Victoria Mboko will not return
One of the biggest storylines is who won’t be in Toronto. Mboko officially withdrew after suffering an MCL injury in her left knee during the grass-court season, preventing the Canadian star from defending the biggest title of her career. Her absence guarantees a new National Bank Open champion will be crowned this August.
A loaded field kicks off the North American hard-court swing
Joining Sabalenka are Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina, six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff. Former champions Naomi Osaka, Belinda Bencic, Elina Svitolina and Bianca Andreescu are also entered, while rising stars Alexandra Eala and Iva Jovic continue their climb toward the top of the game.
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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.
