2026 Australian Open: Women’s Singles Seeded Players Overview

The 2026 Australian Open is set to feature a highly competitive field in the women’s singles draw. The seedings are based on the WTA rankings as of 12 January 2026, while the points listed reflect data prior to the week of 19 January 2026.

Madison Keys returns as the defending champion. A major storyline for this tournament is Iga Świątek, the world No. 2, who is aiming to complete a Career Grand Slam with a victory in Melbourne.

Withdrawn Seeds

Before the tournament began, two notable players were forced to withdraw from the seeded list:

• Zheng Qinwen (Right elbow injury)
• Veronika Kudermetova (Personal reasons)

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List of Seeded Players

Below is the complete list of the top 32 seeded players for the 2026 Australian Open:

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Iga Świątek
3. Coco Gauff
4. Amanda Anisimova
5. Elena Rybakina
6. Jessica Pegula
7. Jasmine Paolini
8. Mirra Andreeva
9. Madison Keys
10. Belinda Bencic
11. Ekaterina Alexandrova
12. Elina Svitolina
13. Linda Nosková
14. Clara Tauson
15. Emma Navarro
16. Naomi Osaka
17. Victoria Mboko
18. Liudmila Samsonova
19. Karolína Muchová
20. Marta Kostyuk
21. Elise Mertens
22. Leylah Fernandez
23. Diana Shnaider
24. Jeļena Ostapenko
25. Paula Badosa
26. Dayana Yastremska
27. Sofia Kenin
28. Emma Raducanu
29. Iva Jovic
30. Maya Joint
31. Anna Kalinskaya
32. Markéta Vondroušová

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Seeded Players’ Points and Status

The following table details the rankings points for each seeded player. Because the tournament takes place one week later this year, the “Points defending” column includes tournaments from the equivalent week in 2025 (Linz and Singapore), which will be replaced by the player’s next best result.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points Before	Points Defending	Points Won	Points After	Status
1	1	Aryna Sabalenka	10,990	1,300	10	9,700	First round
2	2	Iga Świątek	8,328	780	10	7,558	First round
3	3	Coco Gauff	6,423	430	10	6,003	First round
4	4	Amanda Anisimova	6,293	70	10	6,233	First round
5	5	Elena Rybakina	5,850	240	10	5,620	First round
6	6	Jessica Pegula	5,453	130	10	5,333	First round
7	–	Jasmine Paolini	4,267	130	10	4,147	First round
8	–	Mirra Andreeva	–	240	10	–	First round
9	–	Madison Keys	–	2,000	10	–	First round
10	10	Belinda Bencic	3,512	240	10	3,282	First round
11	11	Ekaterina Alexandrova	3,375	510	118	2,983	First round
12	–	Elina Svitolina	2,856	430	10	2,436	First round
13	–	Linda Nosková	2,641	10	10	2,641	First round
14	–	Clara Tauson	2,530	325	20	2,225	First round
15	–	Emma Navarro	–	430	10	–	First round
16	–	Naomi Osaka	2,356	130	10	2,236	First round
17	–	Victoria Mboko	–	113	11	–	First round
18	–	Liudmila Samsonova	2,122	70	10	2,062	First round
19	–	Karolína Muchová	2,083	265	10	1,828	First round
20	–	Marta Kostyuk	1,983	130	10	1,863	First round
21	–	Elise Mertens	1,956	320	40	1,676	First round
22	–	Leylah Fernandez	1,821	130	10	1,701	First round
23	–	Diana Shnaider	–	130	10	–	First round
24	–	Jeļena Ostapenko	1,741	10	10	1,741	First round
25	–	Paula Badosa	1,676	780	10	906	First round
26	–	Dayana Yastremska	1,610	455	20	1,175	First round
27	–	Sofia Kenin	1,567	10	10	1,567	First round
28	–	Emma Raducanu	–	130	10	–	First round
29	–	Iva Jovic	–	70	10	–	First round
30	–	Maya Joint	–	10	10	–	First round
31	–	Anna Kalinskaya	1,511	98	10	1,423	First round
32	–	Markéta Vondroušová	–	0	10	–	First round