The rise of Amanda Anisimova was one of the WTA Tour\u2019s best stories in 2025, with the US star surging up the WTA Rankings.<\/p>\n
Runs to two Grand Slam finals and two WTA 1000 titles helped propel Anisimova<\/a> to a new career-high of fourth in the world, and she will be among those competing for the biggest titles in 2026.<\/p>\n Here, we look at the American\u2019s potential schedule for 2026, and what could await her over the coming year.<\/p>\n Anisimova played in Auckland and Hobart before the Australian Open in 2025, but with an elevated ranking, could she start her year straight away in Melbourne?<\/p>\n The American was beaten in the second round of the tournament this January by Emma Raducanu, though has previously reached the fourth round on three separate occasions.<\/p>\n Anisimova\u2019s real surge up the WTA Rankings began in Doha this year, with the American storming through the field to win her first-ever WTA 1000 title<\/a>.<\/p>\n She beat Jelena Ostapenko in the final this year and will likely be back to defend her crown in 2026, in what is the first of ten WTA 1000 tournaments across the season.<\/p>\n The second WTA 1000 event of the season, the world No 4 will be looking for improved form at the Dubai Tennis Championships next season.<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek 2026 tennis schedule: Where will Wimbledon champion play next season?<\/a><\/p>\n Aryna Sabalenka 2026 tennis schedule: Can world No 1 hold on to top spot?<\/a><\/p>\n Anisimova was beaten by McCartney Kessler in the first round this year, and has never made it past the second round of the tournament.<\/p>\n The first half of the prestigious \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019, Anisimova will be targeting a strong run in what will likely be her first tournament of the year on US soil.<\/p>\n She was beaten in her first match of the event by Belinda Bencic in 2025, and has not made the second week since doing so on her tournament debut in 2018.<\/p>\n The second of the two \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 events, the American reached the fourth round of the Miami Open in 2025.<\/p>\n After falling to Raducanu this year, the world No 4 will be \u2014 at the very least \u2014 eyeing up a first quarter-final at the WTA 1000 event.<\/p>\n Anisimova started her 2025 clay-court swing at the WTA 500 Charleston Open in 2025, and may look to do so once again to maximise time on US soil.<\/p>\n She was a semi-finalist on the green clay back in April this year, retiring injured versus Sofia Kenin in the last four.<\/p>\n The first of two WTA 1000 events during the clay-court swing, Anisimova lost to Peyton Stearns in her opening Madrid Open match this spring.<\/p>\n However, she was a quarter-finalist at the tournament back in 2022, and the altitude inside the Caja Magica should suit her big-hitting game style.<\/p>\n Much like in Madrid, the 24-year-old was also beaten in her opening-round match at the Italian Open in 2025, falling to Veronika Kudermetova.<\/p>\n Anisimova will likely return to the WTA 1000 event in 2026, looking to potentially better her quarter-final run from 2022.<\/p>\n Anisimova reached the fourth round of the French Open in 2025, pushing eventual runner-up and world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a tight two-set battle.<\/p>\n The American memorably progressed to the semi-final of the tournament as a 17-year-old back in 2019, and a similar run in 2026 feels like a distinct possibility.<\/p>\n A strong 2025 grass-court swing for Anisimova started at the Queen\u2019s Club Championship in 2025, with the American reaching the final of the WTA 500 event<\/a>.<\/p>\n She beat both Emma Navarro and Zheng Qinwen before falling to Tatjana Maria in the final, and has already signed up for the 2026 edition of the event.<\/p>\n Though she may choose to rest amid the 2026 grass-court swing, she was a quarter-finalist at the WTA 500 event in Berlin last year.<\/p>\n Anisimova was beaten by Liudmila Samsonova in the last eight, at an event that usually attracts an incredibly strong field.<\/p>\n Few could forget Anisimova\u2019s incredible run at the All England Club in 2025, with the star beating Sabalenka in a thrilling semi-final to reach her first Grand Slam final.<\/p>\n After a double-bagel final defeat to Iga Swiatek<\/a>, the American will look to go one better in 2026.<\/p>\n Anisimova competed at the Canadian Open just two weeks after Wimbledon in 2025, and the extended three-week gap in 2026 means she will likely compete once again.<\/p>\n The first of two WTA 1000 events during the hard-court summer, she reached round four of the event in Montreal this year \u2014 though she was a 2024 finalist in Toronto, where the event is held next year.<\/p>\n The second of the two WTA 1000 events held in North America during the summer, the Cincinnati Open has not been Anisimova\u2019s happiest hunting ground.<\/p>\n She has never made it past the third round of the event in four attempts, falling at that stage to Anna Kalinskaya in 2025.<\/p>\n The final Grand Slam tournament of 2026, expectations will be high on home favourite Anisimova in New York \u2014 especially after her 2025 runner-up finish.<\/p>\n She memorably beat both Swiatek and Naomi Osaka on her way to the final, before falling to world No 1 and reigning champion Sabalenka in the championship match<\/a>.<\/p>\n Anisimova withdrew from the WTA 500 Korea Open in 2025, though a campaign at the event in 2026 is more than possible.<\/p>\n Should the US qualify, she may also compete at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals this week.<\/p>\n Anisimova memorably claimed her second WTA 1000 title of 2025 at the China Open, stunning Coco Gauff in the last four before a three-set win versus Linda Noskova in the final<\/a>.<\/p>\n The penultimate WTA 1000 event will likely represent a key stop in the calendar for the American, with big ranking points to defend.<\/p>\n The final WTA 1000 event of the season, Anisimova withdrew from the Wuhan Open in 2025 after her victorious campaign in Beijing.<\/p>\n However, it will likely be an event on her radar in 2026, as she looks to finish the season on a high.<\/p>\n Assuming she qualifies, the WTA Finals may well bring Anisimova\u2019s season to an end, just as they did in 2025.<\/p>\n The American was a semi-finalist on her tournament debut this year.<\/p>\n Read Next<\/strong>: The 5 defining WTA Tour rivalries of 2025 \u2013 ft. 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Dubai Tennis Championships \u2014 February 16\u201322<\/h2>\n
Indian Wells \u2014 March 4-15<\/h2>\n
Miami Open \u2014 March 18-29<\/h2>\n
Charleston Open \u2014 Mar 30 \u2013 Apr 5<\/h2>\n
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German Open \u2014 June 15-21<\/h2>\n
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Cincinnati Open \u2014 August 13-23<\/h2>\n
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China Open \u2014 Sep 28 \u2013 Oct 11<\/h2>\n
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