# 2026 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
The women's singles at the 2026 [Wimbledon Championships](https://www.edgepedia.org/wimbledon-championships) was the grass-court Grand Slam singles event for women, played at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London from 29 June to 11 July 2026. Ninth-seeded Linda Nosková of the Czech Republic won the title, defeating tenth-seeded compatriot [Karolína Muchová](https://www.edgepedia.org/karolina-muchova) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in the final for her first Grand Slam trophy.[1](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/wimbledon-womens-final-linda-noskova-victory/106906416) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/c896211caa1dd2ba717b0d97aa6b1284)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Champion | Linda Nosková (CZE), seeded 9, won her first Grand Slam title[1](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/wimbledon-womens-final-linda-noskova-victory/106906416) |
| Final | Nosková d. Karolína Muchová (CZE, seeded 10) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Saturday, 11 July[1](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/wimbledon-womens-final-linda-noskova-victory/106906416) |
| Defending champion | Iga Swiatek, who won the 2025 title, lost in straight sets to Alexandra Eala in the third round[3](https://www.tntsports.co.uk/tennis/wimbledon-women/2026/) |
| Dates | First round 29-30 June; final on 11 July, not before 4 p.m. local[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more) |
| Draw size | 128 singles players competing for the Venus Rosewater Dish[5](https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/904/wimbledon/2026/) |
| Champion's prize | £3.6 million ($4.75 million), a 20% increase from 2025; total pool £64.2 million ($84.5 million)[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more) |
| Ranking points | 2,000 points to the champion, as at all Grand Slams[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more) |
## The final
The final was an all-Czech match between the ninth and tenth seeds. Nosková took the first set 6-2, then wasted five match points and a 5-2 lead in the second set before conceding it 5-7. After leaving the court for a bathroom break, during which she saw the Venus Rosewater Dish and the runner-up's smaller dish on display, she regrouped and closed out the third set 6-3.[1](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/wimbledon-womens-final-linda-noskova-victory/106906416) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/c896211caa1dd2ba717b0d97aa6b1284)
The match lasted two hours and 28 minutes, the third-longest Wimbledon women's final in history.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/11/karolina-muchova-v-linda-noskova-wimbledon-2026-womens-singles-final-live) At 21, Nosková became the youngest Wimbledon women's champion since [Petra Kvitová](https://www.edgepedia.org/petra-kvitova) in 2011, and the ninth successive year the tournament produced a first-time women's singles champion.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/11/karolina-muchova-v-linda-noskova-wimbledon-2026-womens-singles-final-live) She joined Kvitová as the only Czech players to reach a Grand Slam final for the first time at Wimbledon, and both won it.[7](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4533700/at-21-linda-noskova-caps-brilliant-fortnight-to-become-youngest-wimbledon-champion-in-15-years-defeats-karolina-muchova)
## Czech succession at Wimbledon
Nosková was the third different Czech woman to win the Wimbledon title in four years, after [Markéta Vondroušová](https://www.edgepedia.org/marketa-vondrousova) in 2023 and [Barbora Krejčíková](https://www.edgepedia.org/barbora-krejcikova) in 2024.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/11/karolina-muchova-v-linda-noskova-wimbledon-2026-womens-singles-final-live) Her name joined a champions' board that also includes [Jana Novotná](https://www.edgepedia.org/jana-novotna), whose 1998 triumph is among the tournament's remembered moments, and the twice champion Kvitová.[1](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/wimbledon-womens-final-linda-noskova-victory/106906416) • [6](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/11/karolina-muchova-v-linda-noskova-wimbledon-2026-womens-singles-final-live)
## The draw and notable results
World No. 1 [Aryna Sabalenka](https://www.edgepedia.org/aryna-sabalenka) headed the draw as top seed for the seventh straight Grand Slam, followed by 2022 champion [Elena Rybakina](https://www.edgepedia.org/elena-rybakina), defending champion Iga Swiatek, and [Jessica Pegula](https://www.edgepedia.org/jessica-pegula) at seeds 1 through 4. Nosková was seeded 9 and Muchová 10.[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more)
**Swiatek's defense ended early.** The 2025 champion, who had beaten [Amanda Anisimova](https://www.edgepedia.org/amanda-anisimova) 6-0, 6-0 in the previous year's final, lost in straight sets to Alexandra Eala in the third round.[3](https://www.tntsports.co.uk/tennis/wimbledon-women/2026/) • [4](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more) Eala, the 29th seed from the Philippines, then met Swiatek in a scheduled third-round slot on [Centre Court](https://www.edgepedia.org/centre-court) on 4 July per the order of play published before that round.[8](https://as.com/tenis/wimbledon/partidos-de-hoy-4-de-julio-en-wimbledon-horarios-orden-de-juego-y-resultados-f202607-n/)
**Muchová's run to the final** included a semifinal victory over [Coco Gauff](https://www.edgepedia.org/coco-gauff), in which Gauff missed a match point.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/11/karolina-muchova-v-linda-noskova-wimbledon-2026-womens-singles-final-live) Gauff, the seventh seed, had survived a difficult second-round match, beating Solana Sierra 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) after trailing by a break in the third set and 7-4 in the deciding tiebreaker.[9](https://apnews.com/article/c4b1638934ca49362b3dd71e6adbf3c1)
**Serena Williams returned.** The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion and seven-time Wimbledon champion accepted a wild card into the singles draw, her first Wimbledon since 2022, and faced [Maya Joint](https://www.edgepedia.org/maya-joint) in the first round in the third quarter of the draw.[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more) She and her sister [Venus Williams](https://www.edgepedia.org/venus-williams) also received a doubles wild card; together they have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, including six at Wimbledon.[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more)
## Prize money and scheduling
Wimbledon 2026 offered a collective prize money pool of £64.2 million ($84.5 million), an overall increase of 20% compared with 2025. The women's and men's singles champion each earned £3.6 million ($4.75 million), also a 20% increase. First-round losers in singles received £80,000 ($105,625) and 10 ranking points, quarterfinalists £480,000 ($633,750) and 430 points, and the finalist £1.8 million ($2.38 million) and 1,300 points.[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more)
The women's singles rounds were scheduled as follows: first round 29-30 June, second round 1-2 July, third round 3-4 July, fourth round 5-6 July, quarterfinals 7-8 July, semifinals 9 July, and the final on Saturday 11 July, not before 4 p.m. local time.[4](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more)
## References
1. [Linda Nosková survives Karolína Muchová fightback in all-Czech final to lift Wimbledon women's singles trophy, ABC News](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/wimbledon-womens-final-linda-noskova-victory/106906416)
2. [Noskova's glimpse of Wimbledon trophies on bathroom break helped her regroup to claim 1st Grand Slam, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/c896211caa1dd2ba717b0d97aa6b1284)
3. [Wimbledon Women's Singles 2026, TNT Sports](https://www.tntsports.co.uk/tennis/wimbledon-women/2026/)
4. [Wimbledon 411: Dates, draws, schedule, prize money and more, WTA Tennis](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4525748/wimbledon-2026-what-to-know-dates-draws-schedule-prize-money-and-more)
5. [The Championships, Wimbledon 2026 Overview, WTA Official](https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/904/wimbledon/2026/)
6. [Linda Noskova resists Karolina Muchova fightback to win wild Wimbledon final, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/11/karolina-muchova-v-linda-noskova-wimbledon-2026-womens-singles-final-live)
7. [At 21, Noskova caps a brilliant fortnight to become youngest Wimbledon champion in 15 years, WTA Tennis](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4533700/at-21-linda-noskova-caps-brilliant-fortnight-to-become-youngest-wimbledon-champion-in-15-years-defeats-karolina-muchova)
8. [Partidos del 4 de julio en Wimbledon: horarios, orden de juego y resultados, AS](https://as.com/tenis/wimbledon/partidos-de-hoy-4-de-julio-en-wimbledon-horarios-orden-de-juego-y-resultados-f202607-n/)
9. [Gauff overcomes Sierra to reach 3rd round at Wimbledon, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/c4b1638934ca49362b3dd71e6adbf3c1)
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