Miami Open Week 1: What's happening on Wednesday?
Mar 18, 2026
The final rounds of qualifying took place Tuesday, with 24 players punching their ticket for the main draw. Alongside that action, the first 10 WTA main draw matches were held. On Wednesday, former champions Sloane Stephens and Hubert Hurkacz will headline the day session while three-time winner Venus Williams returns for her 23rd Miami Open.
The intended order of play for several marquee players has been announced. Brazil’s Joao Fonseca is scheduled to play during Thursday’s day session. The No. 1 players in the world are both expected to play Friday, with defending champion Aryna Sabalenka due to play during the day and ATP top seed Carlos Alcaraz at night. Jannik Sinner’s 2026 Miami debut is expected during the day session Saturday. This schedule is subject to change.
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Due to heavy rainfall in the lead up to the tournament, limited areas of the Stadium Court required additional preparation to ensure optimal conditions for match play. Therefore, all matches on Wednesday, March 18, will take place on the outer courts. Fans with stadium tickets for Sessions 3 and 4 will be contacted directly for next steps. The Stadium Court is expected to open for tournament play on Thursday, March 19.
ORDER OF PLAY - Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Grandstand - start 12:00 PM
WTA – [WC] Jennifer Brady (USA) vs [WC] Sloane Stephens (USA)
Not Before 1:00 PM
ATP - Raphael Collignon (Belgium vs Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
ATP - Ethan Quinn (USA) vs Hubert Hurkacz (Poland)
Night Session - Not Before 7:00 PM
WTA - Francesca Jones (Great Britain) vs [WC] Venus Williams (USA)
Not Before 8:30 PM
ATP - Alexandre Muller (France) vs Matteo Berrettini (Italy)
Butch Buchholz - start 11:00 AM
ATP - Denis Shapovalov (Canada) vs Botic van de Zandschulp (Netherlands)
WTA - Hailey Baptiste (USA) vs Tatjana Maria (Germany)
Not Before 2:00 PM
WTA - Paula Badosa (Spain) vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich
WTA – [Q] Lulu Sun (New Zealand) vs [WC] Taylor Townsend (USA)
Not Before 7:00 PM
ATP - Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) vs [Q] Arthur Fery (Great Britain)
Court 1 - start 11:00 AM
WTA - Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) vs [WC]Ashlyn Krueger (USA)
ATP - Reilly Opelka (USA) vs Nuno Borges (Portugal)
WTA - Eva Lys (Germany) vs [Q] Yuliia Starodubtseva (Ukraine)
Not Before 4:00 PM
ATP - Marcos Giron (USA) vs [Q] Martin Landaluce (Spain)
Not Before 6:00 PM
ATP - [WC] Darwin Blanch (USA) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany)
Court 7 - start 11:00 AM
WTA - Emiliana Arango (Colombia) vs Oksana Selekhmeteva
WTA - Alycia Parks (USA) vs [Q] Sinja Kraus (Austria)
ATP - Zizou Bergs (Belgium) vs Jenson Brooksby (USA)
WTA - [WC] Lilli Tagger (Austria) vs [Q] Ella Seidel (Germany)
WTA – [Q] Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) vs Peyton Stearns (USA)
Court 5 - start 11:00 AM
WTA - Janice Tjen (Indonesia) vs Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)
WTA – [ALT] Dalma Galfi (Hungary) vs [Q] Elvina Kalieva (USA)
WTA - Ann Li (USA) vs [Q] Kimberly Birrell (Australia)
WTA - Caty McNally (USA) vs [Q] Rebeka Masarova (Switzerland)
WTA - Sara Bejlek (Czechia) vs [Q] Talia Gibson (Australia)
Court 2 - start 11:00 AM
ATP - Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (France) vs Camilo Ugo Carabelli (Argentina)
WTA – [LL] Darja Semenistaja (Latvia) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy)
ATP - James Duckworth (Australia) vs Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain)
ATP - [Q] Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) vs Mariano Navone (Argentina)
Court 3 - start 11:00 AM
ATP - Zhizhen Zhang (China) vs Adrian Mannarino (France)
WTA – [Q] Anastasia Zakharova vs Anna Bondar (Hungary)
WTA - Solana Sierra (Argentina) vs [LL] Kamilla Rakhimova (Uzbekistan)
ATP - [Q] Rafael Jodar (Spain) vs [Q] Yannick Hanfmann (Germany)
Court 6 - start 11:00 AM
WTA - Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania) vs Antonia Ruzic (Croatia)
WTA - Tereza Valentova (Czechia) vs [Q] Katie Volynets (USA)
WTA – [WC] Emerson Jones (Australia) vs [Q] Linda Fruhvirtova (Czechia)
RESULTS - Tuesday, March 17, 2026
WTA Singles – First Round
Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia) d Simona Waltert (Switzerland) 75 62
McCartney Kessler (USA) d Magdalena Frech (Poland) 26 64 62
Zeynep Sonmez (Turkey) d Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) 63 62
Camila Osorio (Colombia) d Katerina Siniakova (Czechia) 61 64
Elsa Jacquemot (France) d Darja Vidmanova (Czechia) 67(5) 75 75
Katie Boulter (Great Britain) d Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Spain) 76(9) 64
Anna Blinkova d Sofia Kenin (USA) 36 61 63
Magda Linette (Poland) d Varvara Gracheva (France) 26 62 60
Laura Siegemund (Germany) d Petra Marcinko (Croatia) 64 64
Sorana Cirstea (Romania) d Shuai Zhang (China) 63 64
WTA Singles Qualifying – Final Round
[1] Kimberly Birrell (Australia) d [23] Yue Yuan (China) 26 26 64
[2] Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) d [13] Nikola Bartunkova (Czechia) 63 36 76(3)
[17] Rebeka Masarova (Switzerland) d [3] Ella Seidel (Germany) 61 57 75
[5] Anastasia Zakharova d [22] Rebecca Sramkova (Slovakia) 63 62
[19] Talia Gibson (Australia) d [6] Kamilla Rakhimova (Uzbekistan) 63 64
[21] Aliaksandra Sasnovich d [7] Renata Zarazua (Mexico) 63 64
[10] Katie Volynets (USA) d Bianca Andreescu (Canada) 75 62
[16] Sinja Kraus (Austria) d [11] Darja Semenistaja (Latvia) 62 63
[12] Lulu Sun (New Zealand) d [14] Donna Vekic (Croatia) 63 63
[15] Yuliia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) d [WC] Mary Stoiana (USA) 62 62
Elvina Kalieva (USA) d [18] Diane Parry (France) 64 60
[24] Linda Fruhvirtova (Czechia) d Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 63 62
ATP Singles Qualifying – Final Round
[1] Ignacio Buse (Peru) d [21] Coleman Wong (Hong Kong) 62 36 63
[2] Yannick Hanfmann (Germany) d [13] Luca Van Assche (France) 61 57 63
Martin Landaluce (Spain) d [3] Thiago Agustin Tirante (Argentina) 36 75 64
[18] Tomas Barrios Vera (Chile) d [4] Aleksandar Vukic (Australia) 65 76(5)
[6] Adam Walton (Australia) d [19] Rinky Hijikata (Australia) 63 67(5) 61
[7] Mattia Bellucci (Italy) d [Alt] Murphy Cassone (USA) 36 76(5) 63
[23] Christopher O'Connell (Australia) d [9] Alexander Blockx (Belgium) 46 64 64
[11] Zachary Svajda (USA) d Daniel Merida (Spain) 60 67(2) 62
[12] Rafael Jodar (Spain) d [15] Benjamin Bonzi (France) 64 64
Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) d [16] Sho Shimabukuro (Japan) 62 61
Liam Draxl (Canada) d Jay Clarke (Great Britain) 63 36 64
Arthur Fery (Great Britain) d Yunchaokete Bu (China) 63 36 75
ATP Singles Qualifying – First Round
[4] Aleksandar Vukic (Australia) d Billy Harris (Great Britain) 76(3) 64
[11] Zachary Svajda (USA) vs Colton Smith (USA) 67(8) 63 61
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