Once the US Open wraps up on September 13, the WTA calendar shifts into its fall swing — a run of hardcourt tournaments across the Americas and Asia that builds toward the season-ending WTA Finals. Here's every stop between now and the year-end championship.
| Tournament | Tier | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara Open | WTA 500 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Sept 13–19 |
| São Paulo Open | WTA 250 | São Paulo, Brazil | Sept 14–20 |
| Korea Open | WTA 250 | Seoul, South Korea | Sept 21–27 |
| Singapore Tennis Open | WTA 500 | Singapore | Sept 21–27 |
| China Open | WTA 1000 | Beijing, China | Sept 30–Oct 11 |
| Wuhan Open | WTA 1000 | Wuhan, China | Oct 12–18 |
| WTA Finals | Season finale | Indian Wells, USA | Nov 8–15 |
Dates reflect the published 2026 WTA calendar as of this writing and are subject to the tour's usual adjustments.
The swing to Asia
The two biggest stops on the fall calendar are back-to-back WTA 1000 events in China: the China Open in Beijing followed immediately by the Wuhan Open. Together they're the last big points-and-prize-money push before the season-ending field is set, and they typically draw close to a full-strength top-20 field.
A late twist for the season finale
The WTA Finals themselves are a story this year before a ball is even struck: the tour moved the season finale from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Indian Wells, California after mutually ending its hosting agreement with the Saudi Tennis Federation a year early. It's a quick turnaround for Indian Wells Tennis Garden to host the tour's top eight singles players and doubles teams in November, and it gives the fall swing a different center of gravity than originally planned.
Between the Guadalajara and São Paulo openers, the Asian hardcourt swing, and a season finale now relocated to the California desert, there's a lot of tennis — and a late-breaking storyline — between now and the WTA's final trophy of 2026.
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