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OCT 22, 2026 Ningbo: Alexandrova advances as Kostyuk retires at 6-4 Alexandrova beats Kostyuk 6-4 ret. in the Ningbo Open round of 16 and now faces Fernandez. Muchova gets the last Finals spot.
OCT 22, 2026 Olbia: Dzumhur beats Fearnley to win the Challenger 125 Dzumhur beats Fearnley 7-6(4) 6-3 in Olbia and climbs to No. 83. Next up in Brussels: Bergs in the last 16.
OCT 21, 2026 Jinan: Bellucci beats Landaluce to win Challenger 125 Mattia Bellucci beats Martin Landaluce 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Jinan final and collects 125 points, a boost for his ATP ranking.
OCT 21, 2026 Maia: Passaro beats Piros to win Challenger, rises to No. 146 Francesco Passaro comes back to beat Zsombor Piros 4-6 6-3 6-2 in Maia, adds it to Palermo and hits a career-high No. 146.
OCT 20, 2026 Ningbo: Fernandez Rallies Past Mertens Into the Last 16 Fernandez saves a 3-5 deficit in the decider against Mertens in Ningbo. Wednesday's last 16: Sasnovich for her, Bouzkova v Swiatek.
OCT 20, 2026 Seyboth Wild wins the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger The Brazilian beats Hugo Dellien 6-4 6-3 in the final, earns 75 points and climbs to No. 111 in the ATP ranking.
OCT 19, 2026 Catania 2026: Cadenasso beats Papoe to win the Challenger Gianluca Cadenasso beats Radu Mihai Papoe 6-4 3-6 6-4 in San Gregorio di Catania for his second Challenger title.
OCT 19, 2026 Roanne: Brunold Comes Back to Beat Martineau and Win Title Switzerland's Mika Brunold beats Matteo Martineau 2-6 7-6(5) 6-1 to win the Roanne Challenger 100 and climbs to No. 187 in the ATP rankings.
OCT 18, 2026 Shanghai final: Davidovich Fokina to face Jodar Davidovich Fokina beat Zverev and Jodar stopped Medvedev: today's Shanghai Masters 1000 final is an all-Spanish affair.
OCT 18, 2026 Shanghai: Davidovich Fokina beats Jodar for first Masters 1000 From a set and a break down, Davidovich Fokina beats Jodar 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4. Jodar stays 16 points short of the Top 10.
OCT 18, 2026 Wuhan: Chwalinska beats Swiatek to reach the final Chwalinska beats Swiatek 7-5 6-1 in the Wuhan semifinal and meets No. 170 Kartal in the final.
OCT 18, 2026 Wuhan 2026: Chwalinska comes back to beat Kartal for first title 1000 A set and a break down, Chwalinska beats Kartal 2-6 6-4 6-2 to win her first title, straight away at WTA 1000 level.
OCT 13, 2026 Shanghai: Bergs beats Alcaraz, Fils also out The Belgian wins 7-5 7-6(4) in the round of 32; Van De Zandschulp stops Fils. Two top-10 players out in a day.
OCT 12, 2026 Beijing 2026: Zheng beats Andreeva 7-5 6-4 to win the China Open Qinwen Zheng beats Mirra Andreeva in the Beijing final: 1,000 points and from No. 54 to No. 24 in the live rankings.
OCT 11, 2026 Shanghai last 16: Alcaraz-Bergs and Paul-Vacherot Djokovic and every Italian are out, sixteen players remain. On Monday Alcaraz faces Bergs, while defending champion Vacherot meets Paul.
OCT 9, 2026 Shanghai: Mannarino beats Cobolli, into the last 16 Adrian Mannarino, world No. 75, beat Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters third round to reach the last 16.
OCT 8, 2026 Beijing: Mertens beats Gauff 6-3 6-3, into the quarter-finals The Belgian downs the world No.3 in the China Open round of 16 and climbs to No.15 live. Iga Swiatek awaits in the quarters.
OCT 8, 2026 Munar climbs to No. 44 after Tokyo run, stopped by Alcaraz The Spaniard gains 20 places after the Japan Open semifinal: Fritz and Jacquet beaten, only Alcaraz stops him.
OCT 7, 2026 Beijing: Djokovic wins China Open as De Minaur retires Novak Djokovic takes the Beijing 500: Alex De Minaur stopped in the final at 7-6(3) 0-1. Djokovic also collects 500 points.
OCT 7, 2026 Tokyo: Alcaraz beats Lehecka to defend his title Carlos Alcaraz wins the Japan Open for the second year running, beating Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4) 6-4 in the final.
OCT 6, 2026 Beijing: Alexandrova Beats Noskova to Reach Last Eight Alexandrova beat Noskova 6-2 6-2 in the China Open last 16 and now faces Andreeva, whom she has never lost to.
OCT 5, 2026 Bari Challenger: Pieri beats Martin Manzano for first title Samuele Pieri wins the Bari Challenger, beating Martin Manzano 6-4 6-1 in an all-Italian final for his first Challenger title.
OCT 5, 2026 Beijing: Djokovic fights back past Zverev into the semis Djokovic beats Zverev 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the China Open quarter-finals and stays unbeaten in Beijing.
OCT 4, 2026 Beijing: Bartunkova beats Sabalenka, top two seeds out Nikola Bartunkova beats Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-3 at the China Open, a day after Rybakina's exit: Beijing loses its top two seeds.
OCT 4, 2026 Tokyo: Vacherot beats Fils and reaches the semifinals In Tokyo Valentin Vacherot beat Arthur Fils 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the quarterfinals and now faces Lehecka: he is live No. 14, his career high.
OCT 3, 2026 Chengdu: Basilashvili reaches semifinal, climbs 21 places The Georgian was stopped only by eventual champion Davidovich Fokina and has gained 21 places since 9 September, to No. 107.
OCT 2, 2026 Tokyo: Jacquet beats Rune, faces Darderi in last 16 The Frenchman beat Holger Rune 6-3 6-1 in Tokyo and now meets Luciano Darderi in the last 16, after a big climb in the rankings.
OCT 2, 2026 Mayot climbs the rankings: up 90 places in three weeks After two Challenger finals, Harold Mayot is world No. 178 with 312 points and chasing a semi-final in Mouilleron-Le-Captif.
OCT 1, 2026 Cinà up to No. 141: 40 places gained at Jingshan The 19-year-old Italian beats McCabe at the Jingshan Challenger and, on the live ranking, climbs to No. 141: 40 places since 9 September.
OCT 1, 2026 Beijing: Safiullin beats Cobolli, reaches last 16 The Russian downs the world No. 7 6-3 6-2 at the China Open and climbs the live rankings.
SEP 30, 2026 Medvedev wins Hangzhou: 23 aces and Rublev beaten in the final Daniil Medvedev beats Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-4 to win the Hangzhou Open and sits sixth in the ATP rankings.
SEP 30, 2026 Beijing: Khachanov stuns Auger-Aliassime in straight sets Karen Khachanov beat world No. 5 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 in Beijing and moves into the last 16. Djokovic wins on return.
SEP 29, 2026 Tokyo: Alcaraz defends his title against Michelsen Alcaraz opens against Michelsen at the Japan Open. Nishikori bids farewell against Tiafoe, Rune restarts against Jacquet.
SEP 28, 2026 Beijing WTA: Anisimova defends her title, Rybakina on top The draw sets up Gauff-Swiatek in the quarter-finals, while the defending champion has 1,000 points at stake.
SEP 28, 2026 Beijing: Zverev eyes a big prize without Sinner At the China Open the German tops the draw and can cut his gap to the world No. 1; Djokovic returns after 11 years.
SEP 27, 2026 Birrell wins in Seoul: first WTA title, beats Joint Kimberly Birrell beats fellow Australian Maya Joint 6-4, 6-2 to win her first WTA title, in the first all-Australian final since 2017.
SEP 27, 2026 Fernandez wins Singapore Tennis Open, beats Gibson in final Leylah Fernandez beats Talia Gibson 7-5, 6-0 to win her sixth career title, second at WTA 500 level.
SEP 27, 2026 Mayot into another final: he takes on Droguet in Saint-Tropez Harold Mayot reaches his second Challenger final in a week: in Saint-Tropez he meets Titouan Droguet, with both men hitting a new career-high ranking today.