Elena Rybakina will be hoping to bounce back quickly after a disappointing French Open campaign.
The world number two, who captured her second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open earlier this year, was stunned in the French Open second round by Yuliia Starodubtseva.
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The Kazakh has since shifted her focus towards the grass-court swing and is set to begin her campaign at the Queen’s Club Championships this week.
Following her participation in London, Rybakina is set to compete against the likes of Aryna Sabalenka and Mirra Andreeva for the Berlin Open title.
Rybakina has now added a third grass-court event to her schedule, joining Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek at the tournament.
Elena Rybakina is set to play the Bad Homburg Open
“Another reigning Grand Slam champion joins the field at the Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt,” a spokesperson for the German tournament said in an X post.
“World number two Elena Rybakina is set to compete in the Kurpark!”
Rybakina’s presence at the event has strengthened what was already a strong field.
Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka and Mirra Andreeva – the newly-crowned French Open champion – are also set to compete in Germany.
Elina Svitolina, Emma Navarro and Iva Jovic are also set to compete for the Bad Homburg Open title.
Jessica Pegula, who is currently not on the entry list for this year’s event, is the defending Bad Homburg champion.
Pegula defeated Iga Świątek 6–4, 7–5 to win the 2025 title.
2026 Bad Homburg Open entry list
- Iva Jovic
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Ann Li
- Elise Mertens
- Karolina Muchova
- Emma Navarro
- Linda Noskova
- Naomi Osaka
- Anastasia Potapova
- Elena Rybakina
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Diana Shnaider
- Elina Svitolina
- Iga Świątek
- Clara Tauson
The first Bad Homburg champion
The first Bad Homburg Women’s Singles event was hosted in 2021.
Angelique Kerber, a two-time Grand Slam champion, won the first-ever edition of the tournament after beating Katerina Siniakova in the final.
Kerber, who won 6-3, 6-2 in front of the German fans, described the victory as ‘special.’
“You play for these moments, being on court, playing in front of your fans, family, crowd,” Kerber said emerging victorious, as reported by the WTA.
“This is something really special. I’m really happy that I won this tournament, a special tournament at home.
“It means a lot to me, and after all the months which we’ve gone through, standing here with this trophy, it’s something great.”
Carolina Garcia, Katerina Siniakova, Diana Shnaider and Jessica Pegula have all won the Bad Homburg since Kerber’s inaugural triumph in 2021.
