With the commute time not too bad, the women’s events are finishing Sunday even though the qualifying at Indian Wells starts Sunday.

Taylor Townsend was into her first career singles final. And now she has to hustle to the desert to play the qualifying. At least they scheduled her on Monday so she can hustle to make it.

In Mérida, Magdalena Frech was having a WEEK. And so was Cristina Bucsa, who made both the singles and doubles finals and nailed down her first career WTA singles title, at age 28. And the doubles as well.

And the Indian Wells qualifying began on the women’s side.

ATP Tour – Sunday, March 1, 2026 final results

(Mérida and Austin are an hour behind ET; Indian Wells is three hours behind).

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Mérida Open Akron
Location: Mérida, Mexico
Category: WTA 500 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 23 – March 1, 2026
Prize Money: $1,206,446
Draws: S28 – D16

Sunday, March 1, 2026
Final results

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Singles final 

Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def Magdalena Frech (POL) 61 46 64 

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Doubles final

[2] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Jiang Xinyu (CHN) def Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Maia Lumdsden (GBR) 64 61

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ATX Open
Location: Austin, Texas
Category: WTA 250 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 23 – March 1, 2026
Prize Money: $283,347
Draws: S32 – D16

Sunday, March 1, 2026
Final results

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Singles final 

[4] Peyton Stearns (USA) def [WC] Taylor Townsend (USA) 76 (8) 75

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Doubles final

[1] Storm Hunter (AUS) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def [3] Eudice Chong (HKG) / En-Shuo Liang (TPE) 63 64

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BNP Paribas Open 
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: WTA 1000 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  March 4 – 15, 2026
Prize Money: $9,415,725
Draws: S96 – D32

Sunday, March 1, 2026
Final results
Qualifying, first round

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Marina Stakusic (CAN) def. [2] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 76 (8) 62 

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Upsets

Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) def [3] Simona Waltert (SUI) 64 64

[WC] Elvina Kalieva (USA) def. [12] Yuliia Stardubtseva (UKR) 63 61  

Maria Timofeeva (UZB) def. [13] Suzan Lamens (NED) 62 62

Kayla Day (USA) def [17] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 62 75

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Seeds advancing

[5] Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) def Caroline Dolehide (USA) 75 61

[7] Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB) def. Maria Lourdes Carlé (ARG) 62 62

[9] Darja Semenistaja (LAT) def. Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 26 61 63

[10] Lulu Sun (NZL) def. Maddison Inglis (AUS) 75 63

[14] Nikola Bartunkova (CZE) def. [WC] Emerson Jones (AUS) 62 62

[15] Diane Parry (FRA) def. Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) 62 63

[16] Talia Gibson (AUS) def. [PR] Madison Brengle (USA) 60 76 (6)

[18] Léolia Jeanjean (FRA) def. [WC] Mary Stoiana (USA) 64 64

[19] Darija Vidmanova (CZE) def. Martina Trevisan (ITA) 63 62

[22] Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 63 63

[24] Lanlana Taraudee (THA) def [WC] Julieta Pareja (USA) 64 63

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ATP Tour – Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 final results

WTA Tour – Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 final results

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