Madison Keys is the defending champion. Iga Świątek is aiming to complete the career Grand Slam. Zeynep Sönmez became the first Turkish woman to record a win at the Australian Open in the Open Era. Elsa Jacquemot won the first triple-tiebreaker match at the tournament in the Open Era. Aged 45 years and 7 months old, Venus Williams became the oldest woman to compete in the singles main draw at the Australian Open, surpassing the previous record set by Kimiko Date in 2015. == Seeds == == Draw == Key === Finals === === Top half === ==== Section 1 ==== ==== Section 2 ==== ==== Section 3 ==== ==== Section 4 ==== === Bottom half === ==== Section 5 ==== ==== Section 6 ==== ==== Section 7 ==== ==== Section 8 ==== == Seeded players == The following are the seeded players, based on WTA rankings as of 12 January 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 19 January 2026. Because the tournament takes place one week later this year, points defending also include tournaments that took place during the week of 27 January 2025 (Linz and Singapore), which will be replaced by the player's next best result. † The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2025. She is defending points from two ITF tournaments instead. === Withdrawn seeded players === The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. == Other entry information == === Wildcards === The following players received wildcards into the women's singles main draw: === Protected ranking === === Qualifiers === === Lucky loser === === Withdrawals === The entry list was released based on the WTA rankings for the week of 8 December 2025, which was the usual cutoff deadline date. † – not included on entry list ‡ – withdrew from entry list § – withdrew from main draw Source: == Notes == == References == == External links == Draw