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With just over two weeks remaining until the 2026 National Bank Open presented by Rogers (NBO) in Toronto begins, the qualifying player list has been unveiled.

Tennis Canada today released the list of players who are set to take part in the one-day qualifying draw of the National Bank Open presented by Rogers (NBO) in Toronto on Saturday, August 1. Main-draw action will follow from Sunday, August 2 to Thursday, August 13.

The qualifying list features notable names, including 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens of the United States. The former world No. 3 has reached the NBO final once before, in 2018. Also on the list is her compatriot Taylor Townsend, who advanced to her maiden WTA singles final earlier this season in Austin. In her NBO singles debut in 2024, the world No. 2 in doubles reached the quarter-finals.

2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States will also hit the Sobeys Stadium courts. The former world No. 4’s best NBO appearance was a semi-final in 2019, where she fell to Bianca Andreescu on her path to the title. Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, who reached a career high of world No. 20 in 2025, will also look to top her best NBO performance, a quarter-final in 2022.

Other notable names include Germany’s Tatjana Maria, who has been a finalist in two events this summer, in Eastbourne and Newport, and Maya Joint of Australia, who made waves earlier this month at Wimbledon, where she beat 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the opening round.

Qualifying will take place during 407 ETR Family Weekend in association with LEGO Canada, Montellier, Nintendo and Sobeys, with family-friendly activities taking place throughout opening weekend. The popular CELSIUS TennisFest Weekend is back and will highlight August 8-9, featuring must-see entertainment, interactive experiences, and expanded food and beverage offerings.

Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu withdrew from the main-draw list earlier this week due to a leg injury she’s been managing since the end of the clay swing; Germany’s Eva Lys has moved into the main draw.

The complete entry list appears below:

1. Ashlyn Krueger (USA)
2. Alycia Parks (USA)
3. Tamara Korpatsch (GER)
4. Tatjana Maria (GER)
5. Maya Joint (AUS)
6. Taylor Townsend (USA)
7. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
8. Aoi Ito (JPN)
9. Oksana Selekhmeteva (ESP)
10. Xiyu Wang (CHN)
11. Alina Korneeva
12. Lanlana Tararudee (THA)
13. Katie Volynets (USA)
14. Sinja Kraus (AUT)
15. Emiliana Arango (COL)
16. Anna Blinkova
17. Darja Vidmanova (CZE)
18. Sofia Kenin (USA)
19. Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)
20. Polina Kudermetova (UZB)
21. Leolia Jeanjean (FRA)
22. Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA)
23. Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND)
24. Taylah Preston (AUS)
25. Himeno Sakatsume (JPN)
26. Mary Stoiana (USA)
27. Kayla Day (USA)
28. Sloane Stephens (USA)

CLICK HERE to view the main draw entry list.

The WTA's best return to Toronto next summer for the National Bank Open presented by Rogers Aug 1 to 13 at Sobeys Stadium. Get your tickets today!

Feature Photo: Peter Power