Amanda Anisimova has withdrawn from the 2026 China Open due to a left wrist injury, ending her season and triggering a significant ranking drop. The American was the defending champion in Beijing and carried 1,000 ranking points into the tournament; her withdrawal means those points will come off the books entirely, with no replacement result to offset the loss.
Why Anisimova's withdrawal costs her so much
Anisimova's ranking will fall from No. 11 to a projected No. 16 once the 1,000 points from her 2025 Beijing title expire. According to Yahoo! Sports, her new total of 2,363 ranking points will place her 158 points behind No. 15 Victoria Mboko, dropping her outside the WTA Top 15 for the first time in months. The magnitude of the hit reflects the nature of defending a title: when a champion cannot compete, there is no new result to replace the previous year's points.
The wrist injury also forced her out of Singapore
Anisimova withdrew from her round-of-16 match at the Singapore Open earlier in the week, signalling the severity of the injury. The decision to sit out Beijing—a major WTA 1000 event where she held the title—underscores the need to prioritise recovery over the final stretch of the season.
A crowded withdrawal list at Beijing
Anisimova is one of 20 players who have withdrawn from the China Open. According to Tennis365, seven seeded players pulled out due to injury: Jessica Pegula (No. 3), Marta Kostyuk (No. 10), Victoria Mboko (No. 15), Sorana Cirstea (No. 16), Madison Keys, and Emma Navarro. Alex Eala (No. 18) withdrew to compete at the Asian Games instead. The main draw began on Wednesday and concludes on 11 October.
Sources
- Tennis365: China Open withdrawal: 20 players OUT as Alex Eala, Jessica Pegula headline star-studded list. Published 2026-09-30.
- Yahoo! Sports: Amanda Anisimova's WTA Ranking Set To Take a Hit After Beijing Withdrawal. Published 2026-09-26.
Reported from public sources.