{"id":2200304,"date":"2026-10-15T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2200304"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:45:08","slug":"ningbo-open-entry-list-draw-date-prize-money-will-rybakina-play-swiatek-chasing-wta-finals-spot-eala-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2200304","title":{"rendered":"Ningbo Open Entry List, Draw Date, Prize Money: Will Rybakina play? Swiatek chasing WTA Finals spot, Eala features"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Ningbo Open Entry List, Draw Date, Prize Money: Will Rybakina play? Swiatek chasing WTA Finals spot, Eala features<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 max-w-full gap-y-0.5 text-sm font-normal text-author\"><span class=\"ps-author-item whitespace-nowrap\"><a class=\"ps-author text-sm font-normal !text-author\" rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\">Shahida Jacobs<\/a><\/span><\/span>                        <time class=\"flex-shrink-0 text-sm font-normal text-info\" datetime=\"15 Oct 2026 3:45 PM\" data-ps-date=\"15 Oct 2026 3:45 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1792075508\"><br \/>\n                            15 Oct 2026 3:45 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 dark:hidden h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_light.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/ningbo-open-entry-list-draw-date-prize-money-rybakina-swiatek-wta-finals-eala-features\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fwta-tour%2Fningbo-open-entry-list-draw-date-prize-money-rybakina-swiatek-wta-finals-eala-features\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to twitter\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fwta-tour%2Fningbo-open-entry-list-draw-date-prize-money-rybakina-swiatek-wta-finals-eala-features\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to linkedin\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/send\/?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fwta-tour%2Fningbo-open-entry-list-draw-date-prize-money-rybakina-swiatek-wta-finals-eala-features\" aria-label=\"Share to whatsapp\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fwta-tour%2Fningbo-open-entry-list-draw-date-prize-money-rybakina-swiatek-wta-finals-eala-features\" aria-label=\"Share to flipboard\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"sm:hidden flex items-center space-x-5\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 dark:hidden h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_light.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <button id=\"t365-article-share-btn-hidden\" class=\"mr-2 hidden h-6 w-6 appearance-none border-none !text-share-icon outline-none hover:!text-share-icon-active sm:hidden\" data-title=\"Ningbo Open Entry List, Draw Date, Prize Money: Will Rybakina play? Swiatek chasing WTA Finals spot, Eala features\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rybakina-Swiatek-WTA-Finals-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured L-R: Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek.\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                WTA Tour stars Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>World No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/elena-rybakina\">Elena Rybakina<\/a> is set to headline the Ningbo Open, but there are still doubts over her participation while Iga Swiatek will look to keep her WTA Finals hopes alive.<\/p>\n<p>The WTA 500 tournament will run from 19 to 25 October at the outdoor courts at Yinzhou Tennis Center in China and five players inside the top 10 of the WTA Rankings have signed up.<\/p>\n<p>Rybakina is the defending champion as she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets in the 2025 final, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/elena-rybakina-34-word-message-withdrawing-wta-tour\">it remains to be seen if she will defend her<\/a> title as she is struggling with a foot injury with the problem forcing her to miss this week\u2019s Wuhan Open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\">Swiatek<\/a>, meanwhile, has moved up to No 9 in the WTA Finals Race To Indian Wells after reaching the quarter-final in Wuhan and a title run at the WTA 1000 event could see her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/wta-finals-race-indian-wells-iga-swiatek-massive-boost-karolina-muchova\">move ahead of Karolina Muchova<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How Many Players Will Feature In Ningbo<\/h2>\n<p>The Chinese event is a 28-player singles main draw tournament with four players receiving wildcards, six earning their spot through the qualifying competitions and the rest via their position in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The top eight players in the rankings at the time of the main draw will be seeded, but only the top four will receive byes into the second round.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-popularity-biggest-crowd\">Is Alex Eala struggling to sell tickets ahead of \u2018record breaking\u2019 event in the Philippines?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/how-aryna-sabalenka-wuhan-open-exit-affects-wta-rankings-mirra-andreeva-boost\">How Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s Wuhan Open exit affects WTA Rankings as Mirra Andreeva handed boost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As things stand, Rybakina, Jessica Pegula (No 4), Elina Svitolina (No 6) and Iga Swiatek (No 9) are the top four while Marta Kostyuk (No 10), Iva Jovic (No 11), Belinda Bencic (No 12) and Diana Shnaider (No 13) are the other four seeds.<\/p>\n<p>Rising star Alex Eala is also in the line-up, but she just missed the seeding cut as she sits at No 19 in the official rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The four wildcards are still to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<h2>When Is The Ningbo Open Draw?<\/h2>\n<p>With the first-round matches set to get underway on Monday, 19 October, the main draw is expected to be completed on Saturday, 17 October.<\/p>\n<h2>Prize And Points Available At China Event<\/h2>\n<p>The prize money for the WTA 500 tournament was $1,064,510 in 2025, but it has increased to $1,206,446 for this year. Last year, Rybakina walked away with a cheque of $164,000 and Alexandrova received $101,000, but those totals will be bumped up to $185,500 and $114,500, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full 2026 prize money breakdown<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst round: 1 point | $12,700<br \/>\nSecond round: 60 points | $17,795<br \/>\nQuarter-finals: 108 points | $33,475<br \/>\nSemi-finals: 195 points | $66,003<br \/>\nFinalist: 325 points | $114,500<br \/>\nWinner: 500 points | $185,500<\/p>\n<h2>WTA 500 Ningbo Open Entry List<\/h2>\n<p>1. Elena Rybakina<br \/>\n2. Jessica Pegula<br \/>\n3. Elina Svitolina<br \/>\n4. Iga Swiatek<br \/>\n5. Marta Kostyuk<br \/>\n6. Iva Jovic<br \/>\n7 Belind Bencic<br \/>\n8. Diana Shnaider<\/p>\n<p>Sorana Cirstea<br \/>\nAlexandra Eala<br \/>\nElise Mertens<br \/>\nJasmine Paolini<br \/>\nMaja Chwalinska<br \/>\nMarie Bouzkova<br \/>\nEkaterina Alexandrova<br \/>\nSara Bejlek<br \/>\nDiane Parry<br \/>\nTBC<\/p>\n<p>Wildcard<br \/>\nWildcard<br \/>\nWildcard<br \/>\nWildcard<\/p>\n<p>Qualifier<br \/>\nQualifier<br \/>\nQualifier<br \/>\nQualifier<br \/>\nQualifier<br \/>\nQulaifier<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ningbo Open Entry List, Draw Date, Prize Money: Will Rybakina play? Swiatek chasing WTA Finals spot, Eala features Shahida Jacobs 15 Oct 2026 3:45 PM WTA Tour stars Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek. 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