Wuhan Open 2026, where to watch and live stream

The Wuhan Open runs in Wuhan, China from 5-11 Oct, played on medium-paced hard court. Bounces and pace sit between clay and grass, which rewards all-court players who can defend, attack and serve in roughly equal measure. It is a Masters 1000 / WTA 1000, the tier directly below the Slams and mandatory for the world top thirty outside of injury. The singles champion takes 1,000 ranking points, plus a prize pool that sits second only to the Slams.

The 2026 edition has wrapped. The full results sit below; the recap and the 2027 dates are above.

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The Wuhan Open at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center runs on a medium hard, similar in pace to Beijing but with a slightly higher bounce. The Center Court seats over 15,000 under a fixed roof, and the fixed indoor conditions give the venue a genuinely different feel from the outdoor Chinese autumn: the ball flies through cool, dry air at a consistent speed, the bounce is true, and the wind that swirls on the outside courts is absent from the main show court. October humidity along the Yangtze basin can rise sharply between matches, and players routinely mention the change in ball-weight between a 12:00 practice and a 20:00 quarter-final.

The WTA 1000-level points and the position between Beijing and the season-ending finals in Riyadh make Wuhan a pivotal fixture for anyone chasing a top-eight WTA Finals spot. Aryna Sabalenka has won three titles here, including the 2024 edition, and the tournament regularly sees a top-two seed cross the final Sunday. Best-of-three throughout, a strong local crowd through the second weekend, and the indoor show court all favour the powerful baseliner who can time the flat ball off the low bounce, which is why the honour roll tilts firmly toward the current top ten.