The Madeira Ladies Open is back at Quinta Magnólia for its seventh edition, and it costs nothing to walk in and watch. Singles qualifying starts on Sunday 15 November 2026, the singles main draw begins on Tuesday 17 November, and the last matches are played on Sunday 22 November. Sixty-five players from 29 countries are entered, led by Portugal’s Francisca Jorge and Matilde Jorge, for $40,000 in prize money on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
- CostFree, for the qualifying and the main draw alike. There is no ticket to buy and nothing to book, and the park the courts sit in is free to walk into as well.
- Best dayWe would go on Tuesday 17 November, the first day of the 32-player singles main draw, when the first round fills the courts. Come on the final weekend instead if you would rather watch fewer matches and better ones.
- Getting thereThe courts are inside the Quinta Magnólia park at Rua Dr. Pita 10, in the Lido, west of the centre, and you reach them through the garden.
- With childrenYes, and free for them too. The park has a children’s playground and a restaurant and bar, so the ones who will not sit through a third set have somewhere to go.
- If it rainsEverything is played outdoors on hard courts, so rain stops play and pushes matches further into the week. One reason to pick a day early rather than banking on the final Sunday.
Madeira Ladies Open 2026, Day by Day
| Day | Time | What | Where | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Singles qualifying begins. Thirty-two players go for the places in the main draw, among them the Madeirans Madalena Fernandes and Francisca Marote and Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic, once in the world top 50 | Quinta Magnólia | Free | |
| Day | Qualifying continues. The ITF calendar counts this as the tournament’s first day, and the singles main draw does not start until the Tuesday | Quinta Magnólia | Free | |
| Day | The singles main draw begins, 32 players headed by Francisca Jorge, world No. 239, and Matilde Jorge, No. 242 | Quinta Magnólia | Free | |
| to | Day | Main draw rounds in the singles and in the 16-pair doubles, down to the last matches of the tournament on the Sunday | Quinta Magnólia | Free |
Start times and the order of play are not published in advance. The draws and each day’s results go up on the Associação de Ténis da Madeira’s site and its Facebook and Instagram channels through the week.
Stay in the Lido, the Quarter Around the Courts
What People Ask Us About the Madeira Ladies Open
When is the Madeira Ladies Open in 2026?
Singles qualifying starts on Sunday 15 November 2026 and the singles main draw starts on Tuesday 17 November. The last matches are played on Sunday 22 November. All of it is at the Quinta Magnólia courts in Funchal.
Do I need a ticket to watch?
No, and there is nothing to book in advance either. What governs your visit is the park gate: Quinta Magnólia opens at 09:00 and closes at 19:00 on weekdays and 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday, so the Sunday that opens the week and the Saturday and Sunday that close it are the shortest watching days of the eight.
Which players are coming in 2026?
Sixty-five players from 29 countries are entered. Portugal’s Francisca Jorge, world No. 239, and Matilde Jorge, No. 242, head the list, with Switzerland’s Valentina Ryser and the Dutch former world top-50 player Arantxa Rus behind them. The Madeirans Madalena Fernandes, bronze medallist at the Under-16 Masters in Monte Carlo, and Francisca Marote are expected in the qualifying draw.
What is a W50 tournament?
It is a level on the ITF World Tennis Tour, the circuit where players earn the ranking points that take them up towards the WTA Tour. The Funchal event carries $40,000 in prize money, a singles main draw of 32 and a doubles draw of 16 pairs, all on outdoor hard courts.
When is the Madeira Ladies Open in 2027?
The 2027 dates are not out yet. Every edition since 2021 has been played in November at Quinta Magnólia, and the Associação de Ténis da Madeira announces the week on atmad.pt.
Sources
Dates from the ITF’s W50 Funchal 2026 fact sheet, with the entry list and the free admission from JM Madeira. Checked .
