Stuttgart Open 2026: Where to Watch, Live Streaming, Broadcast Details, and Schedule

Four-time finalist Aryna Sabalenka will not be playing the WTA 500 Stuttgart Open.

Stuttgart Open 2026: Where to Watch, Live Streaming, Broadcast Details, and Schedule

L-R: Elena Rybakina, Jelena Ostapenko, Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek (Image via X/Jose Moron, Ground Pass, We Are Tennis France, iga archive)

In Short
  • The Stuttgart Open 2026 will feature top players including Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, and defending champion Jelena Ostapenko.
  • The main draw starts on April 13, 2026, with the final scheduled for April 19, 2026.
  • Total prize money is $1,206,446, with the winner receiving $188,438 and 500 ranking points.

The Stuttgart Open will feature several top 10 players in action, including Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, and Iga Swiatek. Jelena Ostapenko will be competing as the defending champion.

Last year, the Latvian ace became the third player to beat World No.1 in the final of this tournament. It was also her first title on clay since her 2017 Roland Garros triumph.

Sabalenka is a four-time finalist in the clay-court event in the German city. She lost to Ash Barty in 2021, then to Swiatek in 2022 and 2023. But this year, the four-time Grand Slam champion, who has won titles in Brisbane, Indian Wells, and Miami, and also made the final of the Australian Open, has decided to skip the tournament.

Only 28 players are playing in Stuttgart, 19 of whom are direct entries. Four players will secure main draw berths after the qualifying rounds, while four are wild card entrants.

The eight seeded players in the draw are: Rybakina, Gauff, Swiatek, Elina Svitolina, Jasmine Paolini, Mirra Andreeva, Karolina Muchova, and Ekaterina Alexandrova. From these, only Swiatek and Rybakina are former champions in Stuttgart.

Swiatek, after defeating Sabalenka in 2022 and 2023, failed to complete the three-peat due to her defeat at the hands of the Kazakh ace in the semifinals in 2024. It was Paolini who ended Gauff’s run last year in the quarterfinals.

Laura Siegemund, Eva Lys, Ella Seidel, and Noma Noha Akugue are the wild card entrants. Alexandra Eala, Antonia Ruzic, and Magdalena Frech have also been added to the main draw. Eala got the chance after the withdrawal of 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Qinwen Zheng.

Stuttgart Open 2026 schedule

The qualifying rounds of the Stuttgart Open are underway at the Porsche-Arena. The main draw is scheduled to start on Monday (April 13), while the final will be held on Sunday (April 19).

Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Jelena Ostapenko
Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, and Jelena Ostapenko (Image via X/iga archive, US Open Tennis, Tiempo De Tenis, The Tennis Letter)
Date Event
April 13, 2026First round
April 14, 2026First round
April 15, 2026First round
Second round
April 16, 2026Second round
April 17, 2026Quarterfinals
April 18, 2026Semifinals
April 19, 2026Final

The total prize money for the Stuttgart Open is $1,206,446. From this, the winner and the runner-up will receive $188,438 and $116,309, respectively.

The winner and the runner-up will receive 500 and 325 ranking points, respectively, while the semifinalists will get 195 points. Those reaching the quarterfinals will win 108 points, while those in the round of 16 will receive 60 points. One point will be given to the players in the round of 32.

The winner will get 500 ranking points, while the runner-up will receive 325 points. Those making the semifinals will win 195 points, while the quarterfinalists will get 108 points. Players in the round of 16 and the round of 32 will get 60 points and one point, respectively.

First seed Rybakina will start her campaign against wild card Tamara Korpatsch or Diana Shnaider, while second seed Gauff will play Liudmila Samsonova or Antonia Ruzic. Four-time Roland Garros champion Swiatek will be the heavy favorite to win her third title in the tournament after her training at the Rafa Nadal Academy, as well as her partnership with Rafael Nadal‘s former coach, Francisco Roig.

The six-time Grand Slam champion will lock horns with 2017 Stuttgart champion Siegemund or Magdalena Frech. Defending champion Ostapenko will kick off her campaign against two-time WTA 1000 champion Andreeva. Ostapenko, who surprisingly holds a 6-0 head-to-head record over Swiatek, could meet the 24-year-old in the quarterfinals.

Where to watch the Stuttgart Open 2026?

  • USA – Tennis Channel
  • UK – Sky UK
  • Canada – DAZN
  • Australia – beIN Sports
  • India – Tennis TV

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