Basic Information
Date: August 11th – August 23rd
Location: Cincinnati, USA
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 1000 / ATP Masters 1000
Prize money (women): $7,433,076
Prize money (men): $9,415,725
Main draw ceremony
The main draw ceremony for both the men's and women's singles will take place on Wednesday, August 12th from 20:00 CET.
Main Draw
The action at the Cincinnati Open gets underway on Thursday, August 13th. A total of 96 players, including qualifiers and wildcards, will feature in the main draw. Both the men's and women's singles finals are scheduled for Sunday, August 23rd.
Withdrawal list (women): Hailey Baptiste, Jaqueline Cristian, Victoria Mboko, Jasmine Paolini, Emma Raducanu
Withdrawal list (men): Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Bublik, Alejandro Davidovich, Sebastian Korda, Ethan Quinn, Holger Rune
Seedings
The top 32 players in both the men's and women's singles draws will be seeded. Seeded players cannot face another seed before the third round. For the 2026 Cincinnati Open, the rankings on August 10th will determine seeding, or, if they are not updated due to the ongoing Masters in Canada, on August 3rd.
Qualifying
The main draw will, of course, also feature players who come through the two-round qualifying draw. A total of 48 men and 48 women will compete in the qualifying rounds, with the top 12 from each securing a spot in the main draw. Qualifying will take place on August 11th and 12th.
Wildcards
Men's main draw: Grigor Dimitrov, Jack Draper, Gael Monfils, Stan Wawrinka
Women's main draw: Lois Boisson, Caroline Dolehide, Elvina Kalieva, Sloane Stephens, Darja Vidmanova, Venus Williams
Where to watch live
More information is available here: Women | Men
Overview
Qualifying: August 11th – August 12th
Main draw ceremony: August 12th
Main draw: August 13th – August 23rd
Men's singles main draw composition: 79 top-ranked players (fewer if protected rankings are used) + 12 qualifiers + 5 wildcards + 32 byes
Women's singles main draw composition: 76 top-ranked players (fewer if protected rankings are used) + 12 qualifiers + 8 wildcards + 32 byes
Schedule
Tuesday, August 11th: Men's and women's singles 1st qualifying round
Wednesday, August 12th: Men's and women's singles final qualifying round
Thursday, August 13th: Men's and women's singles 1st round
Friday, August 14th: Men's and women's singles 1st round
Saturday, August 15th: Men's and women's singles 2nd round / Men's and women's singles 1st round
Sunday, August 16th: Men's and women's singles 2nd round
Monday, August 17th: Men's and women's singles 3rd round
Tuesday, August 18th: Men's and women's singles 3rd round
Wednesday, August 19th: Men's and women's singles round of 16
Thursday, August 20th: Men's and women's singles quarter-finals
Friday, August 21st: Men's and women's singles quarter-finals
Saturday, August 22nd: Men's and women's singles semi-finals
Sunday, August 23rd: Men's and women's singles finals
Ranking points
Men
Winner: 1000
Finalist: 650
Semi-finalist: 400
Quarter-finalist: 200
Round of 16: 100
Third round: 50
Second round: 30
First round: 10
Qualified for main draw: 20
Final round of qualifying: 10
First round of qualifying: 0
Women
Winner: 1000
Finalist: 650
Semi-finalist: 390
Quarter-finalist: 215
Round of 16: 120
Third round: 65
Second round: 35
First round: 10
Qualified for main draw: 30
Final round of qualifying: 20
First round of qualifying: 2
Defending champions
Men's singles: Carlos Alcaraz (will not compete)
Women's singles: Iga Swiatek
Men's doubles: Nikola Mektic/Rajeev Ram
Women's doubles: Gabriela Dabrowski/Erin Routliffe
Singles champions in this century
2025: Carlos Alcaraz / Iga Swiatek
2024: Jannik Sinner / Aryna Sabalenka
2023: Novak Djokovic / Coco Gauff
2022: Borna Coric / Caroline Garcia
2021: Alexander Zverev / Ashleigh Barty
2020: Novak Djokovic / Victoria Azarenka
2019: Daniil Medvedev / Madison Keys
2018: Novak Djokovic / Kiki Bertens
2017: Grigor Dimitrov / Garbine Muguruza
2016: Marin Cilic / Karolina Pliskova
2015: Roger Federer / Serena Williams
2014: Roger Federer / Serena Williams
2013: Rafael Nadal / Victoria Azarenka
2012: Roger Federer / Na Li
2011: Andy Murray / Maria Sharapova
2010: Roger Federer / Kim Clijsters
2009: Roger Federer / Jelena Jankovic
2008: Andy Murray / Nadia Petrova
2007: Roger Federer / Anna Chakvetadze
2006: Andy Roddick / Vera Zvonareva
2005: Roger Federer / Patty Schnyder
2004: Andre Agassi / Lindsay Davenport
2003: Andy Roddick
2002: Carlos Moya
2001: Gustavo Kuerten