{"id":20535,"date":"2025-10-24T12:33:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/?p=20535"},"modified":"2025-10-24T13:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T02:10:25","slug":"the-capitals-premier-tennis-event-returns-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/news\/2025\/10\/24\/the-capitals-premier-tennis-event-returns-for-2026","title":{"rendered":"The Capital\u2019s premier tennis event returns for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Friday 24 October 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

Canberra is set to welcome many of the world\u2019s best tennis players and future stars for the Workday Canberra International 2026<\/b> from 4 to10 January at the Canberra Tennis Centre.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/b>Workday Canberra International, known for showcasing many of the world\u2019s best alongside the next generation of global superstars, promises to be bigger and better than ever. This summer, the combined \u00a0ATP 125<\/b>\u202fand WTA 125 <\/b>tournament will offer an increased total prize pool of AUD $700,000<\/b>.<\/div>\n
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Tournament Director Lawrence Robertson<\/b> is thrilled for the event\u2019s return, \u201cWe\u2019re excited to once again bring world-class tennis to the nation\u2019s capital. In 2025, the tournament delivered an exceptional line-up, including 11 of the world\u2019s top 100 players and some of Australia\u2019s most promising rising stars\u201d.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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“The standout story last summer was Brazil\u2019s Joao Fonseca<\/b>, who arrived in Canberra fresh from winning the ATP\u2019s Next Gen Finals<\/b>. He dominated the week without dropping a set. His performances captivated fans young and old and showcased exactly what makes the Workday Canberra International unique \u2013 the opportunity to see sports future stars here and now. After starting his 2025 season at the Workday Canberra International, Fonseca now holds a career-high ranking of 42.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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In 2026, the Canberra International will introduce a Festival of Tennis<\/b> \u2013 a mix of sport, entertainment and community spirit. Fans can enjoy the excitement of the 1 Point Slam, alongside live music, on-court activities, delicious food trucks and lively bars.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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As part of the festival on Saturday 3 January, the tournament will host a local edition of the 1 Point Slam<\/b>.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to introduce the 1 Point Slam as part of the Festival of Tennis on Saturday 3 January. The winner of this event will secure automatic entry into the Australian Open\u2019s 1 Point Slam Qualifying Round \u2014 with the ultimate opportunity to compete for $1 million in prize money,\u201d Robertson continued. Tennis ACT CEO Mark La Brooy<\/b>\u202fadded, \u201cWe are proud to again host the Workday Canberra International, here in the nation\u2019s capital\u201d.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe popular Kids Tennis Day<\/b> will return on Thursday 8 January, following its successful debut in 2025. The inaugural event drew the largest crowd on record outside of a semifinal or final day. This year promises another action-packed program with activities for all ages, including free entertainment throughout the day such as face painting, glitter tattoos, and giveaways \u2013 with 100 free racquets up for grabs La Brooy said.\u00a0\u201cThis year introduces the Festival of Tennis – <\/i>a mix of off court activities for the community to enjoy, \u00a0 making it an experience both on and off the court.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
In a historic first, the Workday Canberra International will be broadcast on Channel 9, bringing four days of world-class tennis to an even wider audience than ever before.<\/u>\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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The Workday Canberra International is expected to generate more than 3,000 room nights and deliver more than $2 million in economic impact to the ACT and surrounding region. The event would not be made possible without the support from local partners and businesses, including the ACT Government, Events ACT, Workday and many more. The event is also made possible by a dedicated ballkid squad and volunteer workforce.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Tickets start from $23 and free entry for kids. More details at <\/b>www.canberrainternational.com.au<\/a><\/u><\/b>.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Workday Canberra International Fast Facts<\/b><\/div>\n
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  • The Workday Canberra International is the ACT and region\u2019s premier international tennis event<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The tournament will be held from 4-10 January 2026<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 100 local ballkids will volunteer their time over the week<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 80 volunteers will join the events team<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 75 local, interstate and international officials will work at the tournament<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The players, officials and support teams will contribute to over 3000 room nights<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Over 15,000 fans are expected through the gates during the tournament<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Former champions include Hubert Hurkacz (POL \u2013 career high #6); Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER \u2013 career high #16); Andreas Seppi (ITA \u2013 career high #18); Jordan Thompson (AUS \u2013 current ranking #26), Marton Fucsovics (HUN) – career ranking of #31, Katie Boulter (GBR) \u2013 career high #23<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2025 Workday Canberra International Champion Joao Fonseca who is currently ranked #42, and Aoi Ito (JPN) \u2013 career high 82<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Former participants also include Grand Slam champions and finalists including Ash Barty (AUS \u2013 career high #1); Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE \u2013 career high #3); Jannik Sinner (ITA \u2013 career high #9) and Denis Shapovalov (CAN \u2013 career high #10) amongst many more top 100 players.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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For further media information please contact:\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Rochelle Kahlefeldt,\u00a0rkahlefeldt@tennis.com.au<\/a><\/u>\u00a0or 041841252<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friday 24 October 2025<\/p>\n

Canberra is set to welcome many of the world\u2019s best tennis players and future stars for the Workday Canberra International 2026 from 4 to10 January at the Canberra Tennis Centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Workday Canberra International, known for showcasing many of the world\u2019s best alongside the next generation of global superstars, promises to be bigger and better than ever. This summer, the combined \u00a0ATP 125\u202fand WTA 125 tournament will offer an increased total prize pool of AUD $700,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6431,"featured_media":20538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6431"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}