Grass-Court Swing 411: Dates, draws, prize money and everything you need to know

Author: Cole Bambini

6m read 04 Jun 2026 1mo ago

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With the Clay-Court Swing ending this week at Roland Garros, the WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz turns its attention to grass.

Seven WTA Tour events across Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom will lead into Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the season. The swing will also feature the highly anticipated return of WTA Legend Serena Williams.

Here's how last year's grass-court swing finals unfolded:

Queen's: Tatjana Maria d. Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-4
s'Hertogenbosch: Elise Mertens d. Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Berlin: Marketa Vondrousova d. Wang Xinyu 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-2
Nottingham: McCartney Kessler d. Dayana Yastremska 6-4, 7-5
Bad Homburg: Jessica Pegula d. Iga Swiatek 6-4, 7-5
Eastbourne: Maya Joint d. Alexandra Eala 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (10)
Wimbledon: Swiatek d. Anisimova 6-0, 6-0

From dates, seeds, storylines and more, here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 Grass-Court swing:

Week 1: June 8-14

HSBC Championships (WTA 500)

Singles final: Sunday, June 14, 1:30 p.m.
Doubles final: Follows singles
Time zone: British Summer Time (GMT +1)

Queen's: Scores | Order of Play | Draws | Entry List

The Grass-Court Swing begins with a WTA 500 at Queen's Club in West Kensington, but the tournament's biggest storyline is in the doubles draw. Williams is scheduled to make her return alongside Victoria Mboko, who is set to make her Queen's Club debut in both singles and doubles.

In singles, there's still a quality lineup that features World No. 2 Elena Rybakina, No. 6 Amanda Anisimova and No. 11 Belinda Bencic. The tournament will have a 28-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw.

Libéma Open (WTA 250)

Singles final: Sunday, June 14, 12:00 p.m.
Doubles final: Saturday, June 13, 1:00 p.m.
Time zone: Central European Summer Time (GMT+2)

s'Hertogenbosch: Scores | Order of Play | Draws | Entry List

Mertens will return to the Dutch city to defend her title in a field that also features two-time champion Ekaterina Alexandrova, Clara Tauson, Emma Navarro and more. The city has been home to WTA tennis for the past 30 years, and this year's tournament will feature a 32-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw. Anastasia Potapova, Barbora Krejcikova, Janice Tjen and Zeynep Sonmez are among other notable players competing.

Week 2: June 15-21

Berlin Tennis Open (WTA 500)

Singles final: Sunday, June 21, 12:00 p.m.
Doubles final: Follow singles
Time zone: Central European Summer Time (GMT+2)

Berlin: Scores | Order of Play | Draws | Entry List

Germany's second WTA 500 of the year, and first of two consecutive on grass, will boast a lineup of nine players with the top 10 in the PIF WTA Rankings at the time of entry. All 17 direct entrants were ranked within the top 21 of the entry cutoff.

Though defending champion Marketa Vondrousova is not in the field, 2024 winner Jessica Pegula returns to the German capital along the ranks of Sabalenka, Pegula, Anisimova, Muchova and more. Mboko will also make her debut at the event which has a 28-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw.

Lexus Nottingham Open (WTA 250)

Singles final: Sunday, June 21, 12:00 p.m.
Doubles final: Follows singles
Time zone: British Summer Time (GMT +1)

Nottingham: Scores | Order of Play | Draws | Entry List

The World No. 17 Iva Jovic will make her debut at Nottingham as the top ranked player in the Great Britain's first of two WTA 250 events, and is joined by defending champion and compatriot Kessler in the field. Karolina Pliskova, the 2016 champion, entered with her protected ranking, while Leylah Fernandez, Maria Sakkari, Zheng Qinwen are among other names in the draw.

Currently, there are no Britons as direct entrants, including two-time champion Katie Boulter, though the 32-player singles draw consists of 21 direct entrants, six qualifiers, four wild cards and one special exempt. There is also a 16-team doubles draw.

Week 3: June 22-28

Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt (WTA 500)

Singles final: Saturday, June 27, NB 1:30 p.m.
Doubles final: Saturday, June 27, 11:00 a.m.
Time zone: Central European Summer Time (GMT+2)

Bad Homburg: Scores | Order of Play | Draws | Entry List

Swiatek leads the field as is joined by Elina Svitolina, Mirra Andreeva and Muchova as four players currently in the top 10 that are scheduled to compete in the tournament just outside of Frankfurt. Reigning champion Pegula is not currently in the field, but Bad Homburg will host the ranks of Jovic, Linda Noskova, Naomi Osaka and Sorana Cirstea.

Diana Shnaider, 2024 winner, is also in the field with much momentum following her deep run at Roland Garros. The Wimbledon tune-up event will have a 28-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw.

Lexus Eastbourne Open (WTA 250)

Singles final: Saturday, June 27, 12:00 p.m.
Doubles final: Saturday, June 27, follows men's final (ATP singles is NB 2:30 p.m.)
Time zone: British Summer Time (GMT +1)

Eastbourne: Scores | Order of Play | Draws | Entry List

Jasmine Paolini enters as the top ranked player in the Eastbourne draw, and is joined by Grand Slam champions Madison Keys and Jelena Ostapenko. Since the inaugural edition in 1974, there's been much history at this event, where Martina Navratilova was crowned a champion 11 times.

Jaqueline Cristian Sara Bejlek, Yuliia Starodubtseva are among other players that will compete at Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in the 32-player singles draw. There's also a 16-team doubles draw.

Weeks 4-5: June 29-July 12

The Championships | Wimbledon (Grand Slam)

Singles final: Saturday, July 12, NB 4:00 p.m.
Doubles final: Sunday, July 13, First on (time TBD)
Time zone: British Summer Time (GMT +1)

Wimbledon: Scores | Order of Play | Draws

Swiatek won her first career Wimbledon title and sixth Grand Slam overall at the Championships last season, capping off her run with a whitewash of Anisimova in under an hour. The World No. 3 has had an up-and-down year but found a rhythm during the clay season after hiring Francisco Roig as her coach. Past champions Krejcikova, Rybakina and Marketa Vondrousova are in the 128-player singles draw, which have 104 direct entrants, 16 qualifiers and eight wild cards.

Wimbledon ranking points and prize money (TBD)
First round: 10
Second round: 70
Third round: 130
Fourth round: 240
Quarterfinal: 430
Semifinal: 780
Finalist: 1300
Champion: 2000