Key Takeaways
- Amanda Anisimova withdrew from the Singapore WTA 500 due to a left wrist injury suffered shortly after her US Open third-round run.
- The American had moved up to the No. 2 seed following Jessica Pegula’s withdrawal and had been scheduled to open against Talia Gibson in the second round.
- Singapore has seen a flurry of withdrawals following a congested hard-court swing, with Pegula, Diana Shnaider, Sorana Cirstea, and Ekaterina Alexandrova among those also skipping the event.
Left wrist problem ends Amanda Anisimova’s Singapore campaign
The Asian swing has commenced under testing circumstances for the WTA Tour, and the newly upgraded WTA 500 event in Singapore has absorbed another major blow. Amanda Anisimova has pulled out of the competition after sustaining a left wrist injury, cutting short her plans to compete immediately following the North American hard-court stretch.
Anisimova arrived in Asia shortly after a third-round exit at the US Open. She had initially featured as the tournament’s third seed, behind Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva, in a lineup that originally boasted 3 top-10 competitors. Following Pegula’s earlier withdrawal, the American was elevated to the No. 2 seeding position and was slated to open her run in the second round against Talia Gibson. Her late exit leaves the draw without another of its most prominent headliners.
A congested calendar prompts widespread absences
The loss of Anisimova continues a wave of late departures for Singapore, which elevated from WTA 250 to WTA 500 status this year. The timing of the tournament has posed considerable logistical hurdles for competitors coming off a grueling summer schedule that featured back-to-back WTA 1000 tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati, directly followed by the US Open in New York.
Pegula opted to bypass the event following an intense stretch that saw her contest 19 matches in just over a month, reaching finals in Washington and Cincinnati before advancing to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows. The week’s schedule is further crowded by the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, all while the tour prepares for mandatory WTA 1000 stops in Beijing and Wuhan.
Anisimova and Pegula are far from the only notable absentees. The tournament had already lost a significant group of established players prior to the start of play, with Diana Shnaider, Sorana Cirstea, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Anastasia Potapova, Ann Li, and Clara Tauson all withdrawing from the event.
Amanda Anisimova in 2026
Ranked no.11, Anisimova played her last match on the 5th of September when she capitulated to world no.24 Anastasia Potapova 6-2 7-5 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Presently, during this year Amanda has managed to achieve a 22-12 match record.
