Wim Fissette Admits Iga Swiatek Has Plans to Skip Tournaments in 2026
Iga Swiatek ended her 2025 season at the WTA Finals in Riyadh after losing to Amanda Anisimova.
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Iga Swiatek’s 2025 season has come to an end, and it may not have ended the way she had planned. The World No.2 was very vocal about the hectic schedule on tour and also hinted that she might have to skip some tournaments next year despite the consequences. Her coach, Wim Fissette has now confirmed the plans for next season.
Swiatek’s last appearance on tour was her third round robin match loss against Amanda Anisimova in the WTA Finals in Riyadh. The six-time Grand Slam champion failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament as she managed to win just one match and that was against Madison Keys.
Her last title came at the Korean Open. After that, she competed at the China Open and got to the round of 16. However, the tournament witnessed several withdrawals, most of which were due to injury. Swiatek complained at the tournament that the tennis schedule has become a burden for players and needs to be relaxed.
She admitted in one of the press conferences that September was crazy for her as there were a lot of tournaments to compete in. That had also affected her display on the court this season as she had to wait until July to win her first tournament at the Wimbledon Championships. In fact, it was in June, that she got to her first final of the season in Bad Homburg.
During an interview on the Program Tenisowy, Fissette was asked about Swiatek’s plans for next season. The former coach of Naomi Osaka revealed that he has discussed with Swiatek about skipping some tournaments in 2026, and planning effectively for tournaments she needs to focus on:
We have discussed this. If we think about how busy it was after Wimbledon with the American tournaments, then a few days off, and then a long trip to Asia. It’s been very busy with a lot of matches, and the more of these matches you play, the less time you have to work on your game, right? If you think about when we last had at least two weeks to work on her game, the last time was before Wimbledon, and we had very good experiences after that.
Swiatek will open her 2026 season at the United Cup with the Polish team that also includes Hubert Hurkacz. The former World No.1 has played at the tournament in the past two editions, but has yet to win it. The Polish team has often made it to the knockout stages of the competition, but has found it difficult to get through the finishing line.
Wim Fissette says Iga Swiatek’s season will be largely determined by how well she starts
Iga Swiatek began the 2025 season with a semi-finals run at the Australian Open in Melbourne. It was just the second time in her career that she reached the last four of the tournament. After that, she failed to reach a final until June, crashing out in most cases in semi-finals and quarter-finals of tournaments.
Her worst run this season came at the Italian Open, where she fell to Danielle Collins in the third round. During the aforementioned interview, Wim Fissette pointed out that Swiatek’s season will be heavily determined by how she starts the year:
She is still very young. It’s important to develop, and to develop, we need time. How exactly is it [her 2026 schedule] going to look? We don’t know. It also depends on how well she plays. There’s a difference between going to the Australian Open and losing in the first round and winning the tournament. It’s a completely different schedule, of course.
Swiatek claimed three titles this season, one Grand Slam, one WTA 1000 crown, and one WTA 500 title. That is lower than the five titles she claimed in the first half of 2025. Also, she failed to put on a good fight for the World No.1 position leaving Aryna Sabalenka to cement her place at the top of the WTA rankings throughout the year.
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