Iga Swiatek won her first title of the 2026 season at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto, defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-3 in just 76 minutes. The victory is the Polish player's 26th WTA title and her 12th in the WTA 1000 category (the tour's second-highest tier of events), moving her ahead of Aryna Sabalenka for the most titles in that category since the format was introduced in 2009 — with only Serena Williams, on 13, ahead of her. The win is a significant boost for the six-time Grand Slam champion, who had failed to reach a final all season and had dropped to eighth in the world rankings, but will now rise to approximately fifth.