Mérida Open Akron 2026
23 February - 1 March, 2026
Tournament Details
Location
Mérida, Mexico 
Singles/Doubles
28/16
Surface
Hard
Prize Money
$1,206,446
Official Website
Mérida Open Akron 2026
The Merida Open Akron, founded in 2023, has made the move from a WTA 250 event to WTA 500. After replacing the Abierto Zapopan – a WTA 125 tournament – on the calendar, this event continues to elevate itself to more prestigious levels. Taking place on outdoor hardcourts hard courts at the beautiful Yucatan Country Club, this stunning setting has become the backdrop for a fierce competition. Nicknamed “La Ciudad Blanca” for the white limestone adorning the city’s buildings, Yucatan’s capital city has added tennis to its great history.
Camila Giorgi defeated Rebecca Peterson in three sets to kickstart Merida Open Akron’s exciting contributions to women’s tennis.
Singles
March 1, 2026
Final
11:00 pm
Cristina Bucsa
6
4
6
Magdalena Frech
1
6
4
Ended
Semifinals
2:50 am
Jasmine Paolini (WC)
5
4
Cristina Bucsa
7
6
Ended
Semifinals
12:00 am
Magdalena Frech
6
66
6
Shuai Zhang (Q)
2
78
3
Ended
February 28, 2026
Quarterfinals
3:10 am
Jasmine Paolini (WC)
0
6
6
Katie Boulter (WC)
6
3
3
Ended
Quarterfinals
1:20 am
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (Q)
1
3
Shuai Zhang (Q)
6
6
Ended
February 27, 2026
Quarterfinals
11:30 pm
Zeynep Sonmez
3
4
Cristina Bucsa
6
6
Ended
Quarterfinals
8:00 pm
Magdalena Frech
6
4
6
Marie Bouzkova (4)
3
6
3
Ended
Round of 16
1:50 am
Shuai Zhang (Q)
6
6
Emma Navarro (2)
4
4
Ended
Round of 16
12:30 am
Jasmine Paolini (WC)
6
6
Priscilla Hon (LL)
0
2
Ended
February 26, 2026
Round of 16
9:40 pm
Ann Li (3)
6
67
4
Zeynep Sonmez
3
79
6
Ended
Round of 16
8:00 pm
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (7)
0
3
Magdalena Frech
6
6
Ended
Round of 16
2:40 am
Cristina Bucsa
77
6
Marina Stakusic (WC)
61
3
Ended
Round of 16
1:40 am
Katie Boulter (WC)
6
Camila Osorio
3
Retired
February 25, 2026
Round of 16
11:35 pm
Emiliana Arango
6
1
0
Marie Bouzkova (4)
2
6
2
Retired
Round of 16
8:00 pm
Magda Linette (8)
7
65
5
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (Q)
5
77
7
Ended
Round of 32
2:00 am
Varvara Lepchenko (Q)
2
1
Shuai Zhang (Q)
6
6
Ended
Round of 32
1:20 am
Priscilla Hon (LL)
6
2
6
Renata Zarazua
2
6
4
Ended
Round of 32
12:05 am
Cadence Brace (Q)
2
0
Zeynep Sonmez
6
6
Ended
February 24, 2026
Round of 32
11:25 pm
Magdalena Frech
6
78
Maria Timofeeva (Q)
4
66
Ended
Round of 32
10:00 pm
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (7)
6
6
Heather Watson (Q)
3
1
Ended
Round of 32
9:40 pm
Cristina Bucsa
6
6
Donna Vekić
3
2
Ended
Round of 32
8:00 pm
Magda Linette (8)
77
6
Tatjana Maria
63
3
Ended
Round of 32
8:00 pm
Camila Osorio
6
6
Janice Tjen (6)
4
3
Ended
Round of 32
2:45 am
Emiliana Arango
77
6
Anastasia Potapova
6
2
Ended
Round of 32
12:40 am
Katie Boulter (WC)
6
6
Beatriz Haddad Maia
4
4
Ended
February 23, 2026
Round of 32
9:45 pm
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (Q)
6
1
6
Yulia Putintseva
4
6
4
Ended
Round of 32
8:00 pm
Marina Stakusic (WC)
6
6
Dayana Yastremska (5)
4
3
Ended
February 22, 2026
Qualification Final
7:50 pm
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (3)
6
6
Miriana Tona
3
4
Ended
Qualification Final
7:40 pm
Heather Watson
6
4
7
Lia Karatancheva
3
6
5
Ended
Qualification Final
7:20 pm
Varvara Lepchenko (5)
6
2
6
Elina Avanesyan (8)
4
6
3
Ended
Qualification Final
5:30 pm
Shuai Zhang (1)
7
6
Martina Trevisan (WC)
5
1
Ended
Qualification Final
5:30 pm
Maria Timofeeva (6)
6
6
Maria Carle (7)
3
3
Ended
Qualification Final
5:30 pm
Priscilla Hon (4)
4
4
Cadence Brace (12)
6
6
Ended
February 21, 2026
Qualification Round 1
10:40 pm
Diane Parry (2)
4
4
Heather Watson
6
6
Ended
Qualification Round 1
10:30 pm
Miriana Tona
6
6
Valeriya Strakhova (A)
2
4
Ended
Qualification Round 1
10:20 pm
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (3)
6
6
Katarina Jokic
2
4
Ended
Qualification Round 1
9:10 pm
Lia Karatancheva
6
6
Kayla Cross (11)
2
4
Ended
Qualification Round 1
8:40 pm
Marian Gomez Pezuela Cano (WC)
2
4
Elina Avanesyan (8)
6
6
Ended
Qualification Round 1
8:30 pm
Tiphanie Lemaitre
63
0
Maria Carle (7)
77
2
Retired
Qualification Round 1
6:40 pm
Maria Timofeeva (6)
6
6
Martina Capurro Taborda
4
1
Ended
Qualification Round 1
6:35 pm
Varvara Lepchenko (5)
6
6
Katrina Scott
4
3
Ended
Qualification Round 1
6:30 pm
Martina Trevisan (WC)
6
6
Ana Sofia Sanchez (10)
4
4
Ended
Qualification Round 1
5:00 pm
Sachia Vickery
4
2
Cadence Brace (12)
6
6
Ended
Qualification Round 1
5:00 pm
Priscilla Hon (4)
6
6
Victoria Rodriguez (WC)
4
3
Ended
Qualification Round 1
5:00 pm
Shuai Zhang (1)
6
6
Katarzyna Piter (WC)
3
4
Ended
Doubles
March 2, 2026
Final
1:50 am
Haverlag I / Lumsden M
4
1
Bucsa C / Jiang X (2)
6
6
Ended
February 28, 2026
Semifinals
10:00 pm
Tang Q / Xu Y
5
5
Haverlag I / Lumsden M
7
7
Ended
Semifinals
2:30 am
Piter K / Tjen J
5
2
Bucsa C / Jiang X (2)
7
6
Ended
February 27, 2026
Quarterfinals
2:00 am
Piter K / Tjen J
77
6
Bouzkova M / Li A
63
3
Ended
February 26, 2026
Quarterfinals
11:05 pm
Detiuc A / Santamaria S
4
0
Tang Q / Xu Y
6
6
Ended
Quarterfinals
9:40 pm
Bhosale R / Ninomiya M
2
3
Bucsa C / Jiang X (2)
6
6
Ended
Quarterfinals
8:00 pm
Gleason Q / Kempen M
4
4
Haverlag I / Lumsden M
6
6
Ended
Round of 16
2:20 am
Tang Q / Xu Y
Arango E / Sonmez Z
Walkover
February 25, 2026
Round of 16
9:40 pm
Haverlag I / Lumsden M
6
6
Gomez Pezuela Cano M / Zarazua R (WC)
3
2
Ended
Round of 16
8:00 pm
Guo H / Mladenovic K (3)
4
1
Gleason Q / Kempen M
6
6
Ended
February 24, 2026
Round of 16
11:30 pm
Piter K / Tjen J
710
6
Brooks M / Feng S
68
3
Ended
Round of 16
10:10 pm
Bouzkova M / Li A
6
6
Olmos G / Sutjiadi A (4)
3
1
Ended
Round of 16
8:00 pm
Khromacheva I / Melichar N (1)
6
4
8
Detiuc A / Santamaria S
1
6
10
Ended
Round of 16
2:00 am
Jimenez Kasintseva V / Strakhova V (A)
1
6
5
Bucsa C / Jiang X (2)
6
4
10
Ended
