The 2026 Wimbledon draw was released on Friday, and the women’s bracket is shaping up to be an interesting one. Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among the favorites for the title, alongside Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek. Roland Garros champion Mirra Andreeva, who will be looking to carry her momentum from Paris to London, is also a top contender.
Here’s a look at the five favorites for the women’s singles crown.
Wimbledon 2026 Women’s Odds: Top-5 Favorites List
Aryna Sabalenka: (+400)
After falling in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, Sabalenka shifted her focus to the grass-court season. She kick-started her Wimbledon preparations at the Berlin Open, where she lost to World No. 4 Jessica Pegula.
Despite the setback, Sabalenka is the favorite to go all the way at Wimbledon. She boasts a powerful baseline game that could enable her to dominate on grass. Moreover, Sabalenka will avoid the defending champion Iga Swiatek and the 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina until the final.
Sabalenka is projected to face Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals. She has a 4-2 advantage in the head-to-head. A win could set up a semifinal clash against Jessica Pegula, who bageled the World No. 1 in the third set in Berlin.
Elena Rybakina: (+650)
Rybakina claimed her second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open this year, but could not build on that result and suffered an early exit from Roland Garros. She has struggled on grass this season, winning just one match across two tournaments.
However, her powerful serve and aggressive baseline game should hold her in good stead at Wimbledon, where she won the title in 2022.
The No. 2 seed opens her Wimbledon campaign against World No. 154 Lois Boisson ahead of a potential second-round clash with World No. 50 Caty McNally. Rybakina could face Elise Mertens in the third round and French Open semifinalist Diana Shnaider in the fourth.
Her path could get a lot trickier from thereon, as she is projected to face last year’s runner-up Amanda Anisimova in the quarterfinals and defending champion Iga Swiatek in the semifinals.
Mirra Andreeva: (+900)
The Roland Garros champion has played just one match on grass in the lead-up to Wimbledon, losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova in the second round of the Bad Homburg Open.
The Russian begins her Wimbledon campaign against Magda Linette. Andreeva holds a 3-1 head-to-head advantage, but they have never met on grass. If Andreeva advances, she could face 2024 champion Barbora Krejcikova, followed by a potential clash with Katerina Siniakova or Qinwen Zheng.
She could face Karolina Muchova, Aryna Sabalenka, or Naomi Osaka further down the road.
Iga Swiatek: (+900)
The reigning Wimbledon champion is coming off a disappointing second-round loss to Emma Navarro at the Bad Homburg Open. She has a tricky first-round match against Taylor Townsend at SW19, followed by a possible clash with Karolina Pliskova, a seasoned grass-court player. If she makes it to the third round, the No. 3 seed could face the returning Serena Williams.
Swiatek is 21-10 this season and has lacked consistency. Grass is not her best surface, but she defied the odds to win the title last year and can never be counted out.
Coco Gauff: (+1200)
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam where Coco Gauff has not reached the semifinals. Seeded No. 7 following a drop in her ranking as a result of her early Roland Garros exit, the American will face World No. 79 Tamara Korpatsch in the first round. She could then run into Solana Sierra, whom she has already beaten twice, but never on grass.
A quarter-final meeting with Jessica Pegula is on the cards, as well as a possible semifinal showdown with Sabalenka.
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