Cincinnati Open 2025: Preview, draws, player list & how to watch
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Get ready for the last WTA and ATP 1000 event before the US Open - here's everything you need to know about this year's Cincinnati Open.
When is the Cincinnati Open 2025?
The Cincinnati Open gets underway from Tuesday 5 until Monday 18 August.
Qualifying takes place on Tuesday 5 to Wednesday 6 August, with the main draw getting underway from Thursday 7 August.
The day sessions begin at 16:00 UK time, while the night session starts at 23:00.
Where is the Cincinnati Open taking place?
First played in 1899, the Cincinnati Open is hosted at the Lindner Family Tennis Centre in Mason, Ohio, USA.
Now in its 126th year, the tournament welcomes nearly 200,000 fans every year for its combined WTA & ATP 1000 events and is one of the highlights of the tennis calendar.
The grounds have four tennis stadiums – including its centre court with a capacity of 11,400.
Who are the reigning Cincinnati Open champions?
The current Cincinnati Open champions include:
- Men’s singles – Jannik Sinner (ITA)
- Women’s singles – Aryna Sabalenka
- Men’s doubles – Marcelo Arevalo (ESV) & Mate Pavic (CRO)
- Women’s doubles – Asia Muhammad (USA) & Erin Routliffe (NZL)
In the 2024 Cincinnati men's singles final, world No.1 Jannik Sinner defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4), 6-2 to become the youngest men's champion since Andy Murray in 2008.
Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in the final to lift the title without dropping a set throughout the tournament.
Both players went on to win the US Open just weeks later.
When is the Cincinnati Open 2025 draw?
Information about the Cincinnati Open draws will be available soon. Check out the links below for more details:
Who are the top seeds at the Cincinnati Open 2025?
Women’s singles
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff (USA)
- Jessica Pegula (USA)
- Iga Swiatek (POL)
- Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
Men’s singles
- Jannik Sinner (ITA)
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
- Alexander Zverev (GER)
- Taylor Fritz (USA)
- Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Which British players are competing at the Cincinnati Open 2025?
Three British women’s players have direct entry into the singles main draw at the Cincinnati Open, including Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal.
Raducanu heads to Cincinnati having regained her place as British No.1 off the back of an impressive start to the American hard-court swing. The 22-year-old made the semi-finals of the WTA 500 in Washington with wins over Marta Kostyuk, four-time major champion Naomi Osaka and former world No.3 Maria Sakkari, and has also made a strong start to her campaign at the National Bank Open WTA 1000 in Montreal.
Boulter will be hoping to reignite her form ahead of the fourth Grand Slam of the season. After a mixed grass court season, where she managed to make the quarter-finals of the Lexus Nottingham Open, Boulter is searching for her first win on the hard courts since Indian Wells.
Kartal made a name for herself this summer with a fourth round run at Wimbledon and has broken into the world’s top 50. This will be the young Brit’s first tournament on the hard courts ahead of the US Open.
Cam Norrie and Jacob Fearnley both have direct entry into the men’s singles draw this year. Norrie says he’s really enjoying his tennis at the moment and it’s easy to see why. The former world No.8 has been saving his best tennis for the big occasions, making the fourth round at Roland Garros, a second Wimbledon quarter-final and recently beating then world No.7 Lorenzo Musetti in Washington.
Fearnley is back in the States where he made a name for himself in the NCAA just a couple of seasons ago. The 24-year-old won three Challenger titles on hard courts at the end of last year and will be hoping to spark more success in 2025.
Jack Draper will not be competing at the Cincinnati Open this year as he continues preparations for the US Open.
Cincinnati Open prize money
The total prize money for the Cincinnati Open is $9,193,540 (ATP) and $5,152,599 (WTA).
How to watch Cincinnati Open 2025
You can watch live coverage of all the action at the Cincinnati Open exclusively on Sky Sports Tennis and Now TV.
