WELLINGTON, New Zealand – January 11, 2026
Top seed Elina Svitolina beat seventh-seeded Wang Xinyu of China 6-3, 7-6 (8) in the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. It was the 13th-ranked Svitolina’s 19th WTA title. She previously reached the Auckland final in 2024 when she lost in three sets to Coco Gauff.
“It definitely feels amazing to win another title, especially after a not very pleasant end of year for me,” Svitolina said. “But that break really helped me to regroup and come back with a new energy and I’m very happy that I got a title here.
“This one was very special because, obviously, my husband won here last year and this year he told me if you don’t win this year I don’t know what to tell you anymore.”
In a very close first set, Svitolina converted her first break point opportunity in the sixth game, then held her next two service games to take the first set 6-3 in just over 30 minutes.
The second set was also a close battle and saw Wang put pressure on Svitolina to take a 5-4 lead, utilizing powerful groundstrokes to move Svitolina around the court. Svitolina battled back, however, producing her own solid groundstrokes and sending the second set into a tie breaker.
The ensuing tiebreak saw Wang take an early lead from a Svitolina error and a sharp return, though the top seed quickly leveled by winning two consecutive points on Wang’s serve.
With the match and her first 2026 title on the line, Svitolina produced two big serves to take a 6-5 lead. With pressure clearly on Wang, she won the next point and saved the first championship point. The Ukrainian then won a crucial minibreak to lead 7-6 and served to take the match on her second match point.
Svitolina’s Game results to the final highlighted below.
