2026 Hamburg Ladies Open Entry List: Maja Chwalinska OUT with Leg Injury!

UPDATE 7/16/2026: Maja Chwalińska has opted out of the Hamburg Ladies Open with a leg injury.

The 2026 Hamburg Ladies Open entry list is out, and tennis returns to northern Germany from July 20-26 as one of the final clay-court tournaments on the WTA calendar before the Tour shifts its attention to the North American hard-court swing.

Although the tournament doesn’t feature a Top 20 player, the field is packed with experienced clay-court specialists, rising stars, and former tour champions looking to build momentum before heading across the Atlantic.

Fresh off her stunning run to the 2026 French Open final, Maja Chwalinska headlines this year’s field and enters Hamburg as one of the favorites to capture the title. The Polish left-hander has emerged as one of the biggest breakthrough stories of the season and will look to continue her excellent clay-court form.

Joining Chwalinska is former Top 30 player Yulia Putintseva, whose relentless baseline game and outstanding defensive skills have made her one of the toughest competitors on clay for nearly a decade.

Tournament Information

Tournament: Hamburg Ladies Open

Category: WTA 250

Surface: Outdoor Clay

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Dates: July 20-26, 2026

Defending Champion: Lois Boisson

2026 Hamburg Ladies Open Entry List

The 2026 Hamburg Ladies Open entry list is subject to change until the official draw is released.

Player	Country
Emiliana Arango	Colombia
Anna Bondar	Hungary
Cristina Bucsa	Spain
Maja Chwalinska	Poland
Jaqueline Cristian	Romania
Veronika Erjavec	Slovenia
Viktorija Golubic	Switzerland
Elsa Jacquemot	France
Anhelina Kalinina	Ukraine
Tamara Korpatsch	Germany
Danka Kovinic	Montenegro
Sinja Kraus	Austria
Oleksandra Oliynykova	Ukraine
Yulia Putintseva	Kazakhstan
Elena-Gabriela Ruse	Romania
Darja Semenistaja	Latvia
Sara Sorribes Tormo	Spain
Yuliia Starodubtseva	Ukraine
Jil Teichmann	Switzerland
Panna Udvardy	Hungary
Simona Waltert	Switzerland

Defending champion Lois Boisson hasn’t officially decided to defend her 2025 crown. That doesn’t mean that she won’t turn up; it only means she has not entered in time to be included on the 2026 Hamburg Ladies Open entry list.

Former WTA title winners Anhelina Kalinina, Jaqueline Cristian, Sara Sorribes Tormo, and Jil Teichmann add even more experience to a draw that should produce plenty of entertaining first-round matchups.

Home fans will have several players to cheer for, including Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch, who has built much of her career on clay courts and always enjoys strong support whenever she competes in Hamburg.

Several players continue to climb the rankings entering the summer, including Veronika Erjavec, Elsa Jacquemot, Darja Semenistaja, Oleksandra Oliynykova, and Simona Waltert, making this one of the deeper WTA 250 entry lists of the season.

With 250 ranking points available to the champion, Hamburg offers a valuable opportunity for players looking to improve their rankings before the busy hard-court calendar begins.

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Players to Watch

Maja Chwalinska (Poland)
The French Open finalist arrives in Hamburg playing the best tennis of her career and immediately becomes one of the title favorites.

Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)
One of the Tour’s fiercest competitors, Putintseva’s counterpunching style makes her dangerous on slower clay courts.

Anhelina Kalinina (Ukraine)
A proven clay-court performer capable of making deep runs whenever she’s healthy.

Jaqueline Cristian (Romania)
Cristian continues to be one of the WTA’s most consistent performers and possesses the all-around game to challenge for another title.

Tamara Korpatsch (Germany)
The hometown favorite will be hoping to capitalize on familiar conditions and the support of the German crowd.