The 2025 Cincinnati Open runs August 7–18, with qualifying rounds kicking off on August 5–6.
This marks the 124th men’s and 97th women’s editions of this storied tournament.
It’s a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event, held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio—a rare venue outside of the Grand Slams with more than two permanent stadiums. A brand-new Champions Court with a 2,300-seat capacity has been added, becoming the fifth permanent stadium and enhancing the venue’s iconic layout.
This year, both the men’s and women’s singles draws have been expanded from 56 to 96 players each, making it the biggest edition in the event’s history!
Expanded from 9 to 14 days, the tournament now offers 24 sessions—up from the previous 16—providing more match opportunities and flexibility for both players and fans.
- Qualifying: August 5–6
- Main Draw Begins: August 7
- Early Rounds: Weeks of August 7–10
- Quarterfinals: August 14–15
- Semifinals: Men’s on August 16
- Semifinals: Women’s on August 17
Finals: Both singles finals on Monday, August 18.
Men’s Singles Seeds:
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Taylor Fritz
- Ben Shelton
- Alex de Minaur
- Holger Rune
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Andrey Rublev
- Frances Tiafoe
- Casper Ruud
- Daniil Medvedev
- Tommy Paul
- Karen Khachanov
- Flavio Cobolli
- Jakub Mensik
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Arthur Fils
- Tomáš Macháč
- Ugo Humbert
- Alexei Popyrin
- Jiří Lehečka
- Félix Auger-Aliassime
- Denis Shapovalov
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Brandon Nakashima
- Alex Michelsen
- Luciano Darderi
- Gabriel Diallo
- Lorenzo Sonego
- Cameron Norrie
Women’s Singles Seeds:
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Iga Swiatek
- Jessica Pegula
- Amanda Anisimova
- Madison Keys
- Jasmine Paolini
- Emma Navarro
- Elena Rybakina
- Elina Svitolina
- Karolina Muchova
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Diana Shnaider
- Daria Kasatkina
- Clara Tauson
- Belinda Bencic
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Elise Mertens
- Linda Nosková
- Leylah Fernández
- Magdalena Frech
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Sofia Kenin
- Marta Kostyuk
- Ashlyn Krueger
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Anna Kalinskaya
- McCartney Kessler
- Emma Raducanu
- Magda Linette
- Dayana Yastremska
- In addition to the seeded players, the following players received performance byes into the second round for reaching the final in Montreal, however both players later withdrew from the tournament and were replaced with two lucky losers each.
- Victoria Mboko (withdrew)
- Naomi Osaka (withdrew)
Jannik Sinner began strong, defeating Daniel Elahi Galan 6–1, 6–1 in just 59 minutes—his fastest match of the season.
Reilly Opelka upset Alex de Minaur in a powerful performance (7–6, 6–4), while Daniil Medvedev looking for answers after early upset against qualifier Adam Walton.
Emma Raducanu prepared for a big third-round clash against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, calling it a pivotal “fact-finding match” on her road back to consistency.
No. 7 Jasmine Paolini advanced in two fluctuating tiebreak sets, 7-6(2), 7-6(5) over Maria Sakkari, while Barbora Krejciková upset Elina Svitolina in the second round with a comeback victory: 2–6, 6–4, 6–3. After this Cincinnati match, the H2H extended to 3–0 in favor of Krejciková.
Stefanos Tsitsipas spoke candidly about the challenges and emotional complexity of working with his father, Apostolos, who resumed coaching duties for the tournament.
Finally, The 2025 Cincinnati Open offers a substantial combined prize pool of over US $14 million, with individual winners earning:
Men’s singles champion: ~$1.12 million.
Women’s singles champion: ~$752k.
Doubles champions: $457k (men’s) and $263k (women’s) per team.