Full Guide to the Cincinnati Open: Schedule, Players & How to Watch Live

The Cincinnati Open: What is it?

One of the biggest tennis tournaments of the year, it is one of nine Masters’ tournaments for the men’s ATP and one of five premier events for the women’s WTA. It is now in its 126th year of the tournament and welcomes almost 200,000 fans.

It attracts lots of the best players in the sport to compete in the final event before the last Grand Slam of the year, the US Open. 

It takes place annually in the summer, often in August, preceding the Canadian Open. The tournament is played on hard courts. 

Cincinnati Open Ranking Points

Who is Playing?

The tournament will feature a top selection of tennis players, including Grand Slam champions, world number ones, and more. 

Tennis fans can also expect plenty of home representation with 10 players from the USA, including number 4 seed Taylor Fritz, number 7 seed Ben Shelton and number 2 seed Coco Gauff.

There are also many British stars competing at the tournament, including British No 1 Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal, and Cam Norrie. Jack Draper is expected to miss out through injury, making Novak Djokovic the number five seed.

Seeded Players for the Cincinnati Open:

Men’s Singles

• Jannik Sinner

• Carlos Alcaraz

• Alexander Zverev

• Taylor Fritz

• Novak Djokovic

Women’s Singles

• Aryna Sabalenka

• Coco Gauff

• Jessica Pegula

• Iga Swiatek

• Jasmine Paolini

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ATP Rankings & WTA Rankings

Cincinnati Open Schedule 

The Cincinnati Open begins on Tuesday, 5th August and runs until Monday, 18th August. A full schedule of the event can be found below.

Play gets underway from 16:00 UK time. 

• Tuesday 5th August

-ATP Singles - Qualifying

-WTA Singles - Qualifying

• Wednesday 6th August

-ATP Singles - Qualifying

-WTA Singles - Qualifying

• Thursday 7th August

-ATP Singles - First Round

-WTA Singles - First Round

• Friday 8th August

-ATP Singles - First Round

-WTA Singles - First Round

• Saturday 9th August

ATP Singles - First Round / Second Round

WTA Singles - First Round / Second Round

• Sunday 10th August

-ATP Singles - Second Round

-WTA Singles - Second Round

• Monday 11th August

-ATP Singles - Third Round

-WTA Singles - Third Round

• Tuesday 12th August

-ATP & WTA Singles - Third Round

-WTA Singles - Third Round

• Wednesday 13th August

-ATP Singles - Fourth Round

-WTA Singles - Fourth Round

• Thursday 14th August

-ATP Singles - Quarter-Finals

-WTA Singles - Fourth Round

• Friday 15th August

-ATP Singles - Quarter-Finals

-WTA Singles - Quarter-Finals

• Saturday 16th August

-ATP Singles - Semi-Finals

• Sunday 17th August

-ATP Doubles - Final

-WTA Singles - Semi-Finals

-WTA Doubles - Final

• Monday 18th August

-ATP Singles - Final

-WTA Singles - Final

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