Australian Open 2026 (Women): Match Schedule for January 18
By Daniil Provorov
January 17, 2026, 19:00 MSK
First-round matches in the women’s singles draw at the 2026 Australian Open will be played overnight from January 17 to January 18. Championat presents a selection of the most notable matchups from the opening day of competition at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament.
Tennis. Australian Open 2026
Women’s Singles — First Round
Match schedule for January 18 (times in Moscow time):
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03:00 — Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil)
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03:00 — Talia Gibson (Australia) vs Anna Blinkova (Russia)
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03:00 — Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania)
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03:30 — Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) vs Jasmine Paolini (Italy)
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04:30 — Elsa Jacquemot (France) vs Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine)
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05:00 — Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) vs Zeynep Sönmez (Turkey)
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05:30 — Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) vs Cristina Bucșa (Spain)
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08:00 — Suzan Lamens (Netherlands) vs Anastasia Potapova (Austria)
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08:00 — Polina Kudermetova (Uzbekistan) vs Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales (Spain)
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09:30 — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) vs Zhoxuan Bai (China)
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11:00 — Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) vs Tiantsoa Rakotomalala Rajoana (France)
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11:00 — Olga Danilović (Serbia) vs Venus Williams (USA)
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13:00 — Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Thailand) vs Emma Raducanu (Great Britain)
The opening day of the women’s draw features a mix of top seeds, experienced contenders, and rising talents, setting the stage for an exciting start to the Australian Open 2026.