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Four top-10 players withdraw from Tokyo’s Pan Pacific Open
Four top-10 players have withdrawn from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, leaving Elena Rybakina as the only top-10 player still on the entry list.
The withdrawals are by American Jessica Pegula, Poland’s Iga Swiatek, Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.
Swiatek says she will not play again in 2026 because of an ongoing thigh injury and a need to rest and recover.
Pegula cited fatigue after a busy summer, while Svitolina and Kostyuk also pulled out; Kostyuk retired from her opening match in Ningbo with an injury.
The tournament is the season’s final WTA 500 event, a tier of competition on the women’s tennis tour.
Its main draw is scheduled for 26 October to 1 November at the Ariake Coliseum, on outdoor hard courts.
Rybakina is the only top-10 player remaining on the entry list; Belinda Bencic is the defending champion.
Four top-10 players have withdrawn from the 2026 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
The players are Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk.
World No 1 Elena Rybakina is the only top-10 player still on the entry list.
The tournament’s main draw is scheduled for 26 October to 1 November.
- Who
- Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk withdrew.
- What
- The four top-10 players pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open.
- When
- Before the main draw, scheduled for 26 October to 1 November 2026.
- Where
- Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
- Why
- Pegula cited fatigue, Swiatek an ongoing thigh injury, and Kostyuk retired from an injury during her opening match in Ningbo. Svitolina’s reason was not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Swiatek announced she would not play again in 2026 because of an ongoing thigh injury.
Svitolina withdrew from the Tokyo tournament.
Kostyuk withdrew after retiring from her opening match in Ningbo due to injury.
The Pan Pacific Open main draw is scheduled to take place in Tokyo.
- Withdrawn top-10 players
- Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk
- Remaining top-10 player
- Elena Rybakina, world No 1
- Tournament venue
- Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo
- Main draw dates
- 26 October–1 November 2026
- Prize money
- $1,206,446
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