Chennai Open 2026: Indian qualifying players exit tournament

Four Indian players were eliminated during the qualifying rounds of the Chennai Open 2026 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium. Fourteen-year-old wild card Jensi Kanabar provided a notable performance, taking a set off fifth seed Weronika Falkowska of Poland before losing in three sets. Kanabar managed to level the match by converting her sixth set point, but Falkowska secured the victory in the decider.

Other Indian participants also faced early exits. Diya Ramesh lost in straight sets to second seed Kyoka Okamura of Japan, while Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Zeel Desai were defeated by fourth seed Viktoria Morvayova and third seed Mei Yamaguchi, respectively.

The singles main-draw ceremony was conducted by tournament supervisor Sheetal Iyer in the presence of Tamil Nadu Tennis Association President Vijay Amritraj. The main draw features 32 players, headlined by defending champion and top seed Janice Tjen of Indonesia. Indian wild cards Vaishnavi Adkar, Sahaja Yamalapalli, and Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi have been included in the main draw.