Katie Boulter of Britain hits a return to Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland during the women's singles opening-round match at the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament on Nov 2, 2026. (DJ CLARK/CHINA DAILY)
The Hong Kong Tennis Open 2026 officially served off with a star-studded opening at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium on Monday, launching a week of world-class WTA action running through Sunday.
The opening day featured 23-time Grand Slam singles and doubles champion Venus Williams, 46, headlining the evening session against fellow American Mary Stoiana in a bid for a spot in the second round.
Local wildcard Adithya Karunaratne will make her WTA main-draw debut against China's sixth-seeded Wang Xinyu, alongside marquee opening-round matchups featuring British No 1 Katie Boulter and fourth seed Maria Sakkari of Greece.
Fans can look forward to an electrifying week ahead as second seed and world No 19 Alexandra Eala of the Philippines will launch her campaign on Tuesday, leading a competitive field contending for the WTA 250 title in Asia’s world city.
China Daily photographer DJ Clark captured the action-packed moments on Monday.
Katie Boulter of Britain hits a return to Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland during the women's singles opening-round match at the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament on Nov 2, 2026. (DJ CLARK/CHINA DAILY)Viktorija Golubic (bottom) of Switzerland serves to Katie Boulter of Britain during the women's singles opening-round match at the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament on Nov 2, 2026. (DJ CLARK/CHINA DAILY)Kenneth Lau Ip-keung (center), a member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council and chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk, officates at the coin-toss ceremony ahead of the women's singles opening-round match between Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic (left) and Britain's Katie Boulter (right) at the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament on Nov 2, 2026. (DJ CLARK/CHINA DAILY)
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