The Australian Open is over, but there’s still plenty more tennis to be played this month!
Elena Rybakina, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Aryna Sabalenka all starred down under.
Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, to clinch the women’s singles title, and Alcaraz beat Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5, to win the men’s singles title.
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They’ll enjoy the fruits of their labor for a while, although it won’t be too long before they return to WTA Tour/ATP Tour action.
But where will we see the quartet return to tennis?
Where and when the 2026 Australian Open finalists will return to tennis
The world number one and Australian Open champion was originally pencilled in to return to tennis at the Rotterdam Open in the Netherlands.
However, in the immediate aftermath of his title win down under, he chose to withdraw from the tournament he won a year ago.
“After consulting with my team, I had to make the difficult decision to withdraw from the ABN, AMRO Open. I need time to recover after the long series in Australia,” said Alcaraz.
“It’s disappointing not to be able to return after winning the title last year. I had a great time in Rotterdam last year and hoped to return soon.
“I wish the fans and organizers a fantastic week!”
Alcaraz is now scheduled to return at the ATP 500 Qatar Open in Doha.
He’ll be hoping to make a deeper run than he did last year, when he lost to Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals.
The man he beat in the Australian Open final, Djokovic, is also set to compete in Doha.
He, too, suffered an early exit at the 2025 Qatar Open, losing to Matteo Berrettini in his opening match.
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It’s not just Alcaraz and Djokovic making their returns in Qatar, though.
Rybakina and Sabalenka, the women’s finalists, will next be seen on court at the WTA 1000 Qatar Open.
In 2025, Sabalenka lost in the second round of the Qatar Open to Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova, while Rybakina fell to Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals.
Whether they can improve upon those performances in 2026 remains to be seen.
The ATP/WTA top 10’s February schedule
ATP top 10 – February schedule
| Rank | Player | W/B February 2 | W/B February 9 | W/B February 16 | W/B February 23 |
| 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | – | – | Qatar Open | – |
| 2 | Jannik Sinner | – | – | Qatar Open | – |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | – | – | Qatar Open | – |
| 4 | Alexander Zverev | – | Rotterdam Open | – | Mexican Open |
| 5 | Lorenzo Musetti | – | – | – | Mexican Open |
| 6 | Alex de Minaur | – | Rotterdam Open | – | Mexican Open |
| 7 | Taylor Fritz | – | Dallas Open | Delray Beach Open | – |
| 8 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | Open Occitanie | Rotterdam Open | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships |
| 9 | Ben Shelton | – | Dallas Open | – | – |
| 10 | Alexander Bublik | – | Rotterdam Open | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships |
WTA top 10 – February schedule
| Rank | Player | W/B February 2 | W/B February 9 | W/B February 16 | W/B February 23 |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | – | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships | – |
| 2 | Iga Swiatek | – | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships | – |
| 3 | Elena Rybakina | – | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships | – |
| 4 | Amanda Anisimova | – | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships | – |
| 5 | Coco Gauff | – | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships | – |
| 6 | Jessica Pegula | – | – | Dubai Tennis Championships | ATX Open |
| 7 | Mirra Andreeva | – | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships | – |
| 8 | Jasmine Paolini | – | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships | – |
| 9 | Belinda Bencic | Abu Dhabi Open | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships | – |
| 10 | Elina Svitolina | – | Qatar Open | Dubai Tennis Championships | – |
Who won titles in February last year?
In 2025, eight women and 11 men won titles at tournaments held in February.
2025 WTA singles champions in February
- Linz Open (WTA 500) – Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Singapore Open (WTA 500) – Elise Mertens
- Abu Dhabi Open (WTA 500) – Belinda Bencic
- Transylvania Open (WTA 250) – Anastasia Potapova
- Qatar Open (WTA 1000) – Amanda Anisimova
- Dubai Tennis Championships (WTA 1000) – Mirra Andreeva
- Merida Open (WTA 500) – Emma Navarro
- ATX Open (WTA 250) – Jessica Pegula
2025 ATP singles champions in February
- Open Occitanie (ATP 250) – Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Dallas Open (ATP 500) – Denis Shapovalov
- Rotterdam Open (ATP 500) – Carlos Alcaraz
- Delray Beach Open (ATP 250) – Miomir Kecmanovic
- Open 13 (ATP 250) – Ugo Humbert
- Argentina Open (ATP 250) – Joao Fonseca
- Qatar Open (ATP 500) – Andrey Rublev
- Rio Open (ATP 500) – Sebastian Baez
- Dubai Tennis Championships (ATP 500) – Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Mexican Open (ATP 500) – Tomas Machac
- Chile Open (ATP 250) – Laslo Djere
Only time will tell if any of the names listed above can defend their titles in 2026.
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