February 6, 2026

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Defending champion Belinda Bencic was supposed in action in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, playing qualifier Sonay Kartal. But she withdrew late due to illness.

As well, No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and No. 7 Jelena Ostapenko, who won her first singles match in months in the first round, but fell quickly Wednesday and pulled out of the doubles.

In Cluj-Napoca, six singles seeds are in action.

And in Ostrava, four seeds played – and all of theem lost.

(Ostrava is 6 hours ahead of ET; Cluj-Napoca is 7 hours ahead; Abu Dhabi 9 hours ahead).

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Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Category: WTA 500 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Feb. 2 – 8, 2026
Prize Money: $1,206,446
Draws: S28 – D16

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
Final results

Singles, second round

[Q] Sara Bejlek (CZE) def [7] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 64 63

[2] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 63 60

Alexandra Eala (PHI) def [LL] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 26 64 76 (5)

[Q] Sonay Kartal (GBR) def [1] Belinda Bencic (SUI) [LL] Renata Zarazua (MEX) 60 63

Doubles, quarterfinals

Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) / Maya Joint (AUS) def [3] Ellen Perez (AUS) / Demi Schuurs (NED) 64 61

[4] Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) def. Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) 57 76 (5) [10-8]

 

Sofia Kenin / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) def Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) WALKOVER

Doubles, first round

[2] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) 61 64

   

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Transylvania Open
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Category: WTA 250 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 2 -8, 2026
Prize Money: $283,347
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
Final results

Singles, second round

[Q] Daria Snigur (UKR) def [2] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 61 60

[Q] Maja Chwalinska (POL) def [7] Olga Danilovic (SRB) 61 16 62 

[1] Emma Raducanu (GBR) def. Kaja Juvan (SLO) 75 61

[3] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. [LL] Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 61 60

[4] Wang Xinyu (CHN) def Rebeka Masarova (SUI) 64 62

[5] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def. Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 16 64 63 

Doubles, quarterfinals

Veronika Erjavec (SLO) / Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (FRA) def. Dalila Jakupovic / Nika Radisic (SLO) 76 (5) 36 [10-6]

Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai (CHN) def Irina Bara (ROU) / Ekaterine Gordogze (GEO) 75 63

Jaqueline Cristian / Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def Eudice Chong (HKG) / En-Shuo Liang (TPE) 62 75

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Ostrava Open
Location: Ostrava, Czechia
Category: WTA 250  
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 3 – 8, 2026
Prize Money: $283,347
Draws: S30 – D16

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
Final results

Singles, second round

Tamara Korpatsch (GER) def [2] Emiliana Arango (COL) 63 64

Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def [4] Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 63 61

Katie Boulter (GBR) def [5] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 62 62

Diane Parry (FRA) def. [8] Panna Udvardy (HUN) 61 62

Nikola Bartunkova (CZE) def [Q] Fiona Ferro (FRA) 64 36 61

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

[2] Quinn Gleason (USA) / Anna Siskova (CZE) def. Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) 64 16 [10-8]

[4] Anastasia Detiuc (CZE) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) def Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Elixane Lechemia (FRA) 64 76 (5)

 

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