Sixteen-year-old Chinese tennis player Sun Xiran has been awarded a wild card to compete in the main draw of the 2026 China Open, according to an announcement by tournament organizers on September 13, 2026.
Sun Xiran Secures Main Draw Wild Card After Historic US Open Junior Title
Sun enters the China Open main draw on the heels of a breakthrough performance at the 2026 US Open. According to tournament organizers, Sun defeated Pshcholyova 2-1 in the girls’ singles final on September 12, 2026, to capture her first junior Grand Slam title. That victory followed a consistent string of major results earlier in the season, where Sun finished as the girls’ singles runner-up at both the French Open and Wimbledon. With those performances, Sun currently holds the number one ranking in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior girls’ singles standings.
Tournament organizers previously confirmed that fellow Chinese player Zheng Qinwen, who reached the women’s singles quarterfinals at the 2026 US Open, will also compete in the main draw via a wild card entry.
2026 China Open Schedule and Tournament Structure
Play at the 2026 China Open officially gets underway on September 28, 2026. The combined event brings elite tennis players to the capital for weeks of high-stakes competition. According to the tournament schedule released by organizers:
- Tournament Dates: September 28 – October 11, 2026
- Men’s Final: Scheduled for Sunday, October 6, 2026, to conclude the ATP 500 bracket.
- Women’s Final: Scheduled for Sunday, October 11, 2026, concluding the WTA 1000 competition.
The combined tournament serves as a crucial late-season stop on both the professional tours, drawing top-ranked global competitors alongside emerging junior champions like Sun as the professional tennis calendar enters its final stretch.