CINCINNATI OPEN READY TO WELCOME WORLD’S BEST TENNIS PLAYERS

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS GAUFF AND DJOKOVIC

JOINED BY TOP-RANKED SWIATEK AND SINNER IN FIELD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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CINCINNATI (July 17, 2024) – Eight past champions, including 2023 winners Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic, headline the preliminary entry lists for the 2024 Cincinnati Open. The initial entrants for the Aug. 11-19 tournament include each player in the Top 40 of the world rankings, led by WTA No. 1 Iga Swiatek and ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner.

“We are excited to welcome an elite field to compete for the Cincinnati Open title this August,” said Bob Moran, President of Beemok Sports & Entertainment. “There have been so many intriguing storylines throughout this season, which will certainly continue over the coming weeks through the Olympics and into the Cincinnati Open. We are hearing from players and fans alike how much they are looking forward to the tournament, and we cannot wait to open our doors to all for another exceptional event.”

Gauff and three-time Cincinnati Open winner Djokovic will look to defend their titles in fields that include former Cincinnati Open winners Victoria Azarenka (2013, 2020), Grigor Dimitrov (2017), Caroline Garcia (2022), Madison Keys (2019), Daniil Medvedev (2019) and Alexander Zverev (2021).

The entries also include this year’s Grand Slam tournament champions: Australian Open winners Aryna Sabalenka and Sinner, French Open champions Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz, and this past weekend’s Wimbledon winners Barbora Krejcikova and Alcaraz. Sixty-five of the 87 preliminary entries are also entered in this summer’s Paris Olympics.

Below are the preliminary 2024 Cincinnati Open entry lists:

BOLD indicates a Cincinnati Open champion

*entry secured with injury protected ranking

Seven men and eight women will join the field through a two-round qualifying tournament that will take place Aug. 11-12, while four more players from each tour will be awarded wild cards. One additional player may earn a special exempt into each field.

Many players will arrive in Cincinnati early and will be practicing at the Lindner Family Tennis Center during the inaugural Cincinnati Open Community Day on Aug. 10. Tickets for Community Day start at $10 and are on sale now at cincinnatiopen.com, with proceeds benefiting Cincinnati Children's.

Founded in 1899, the Cincinnati Open will celebrate 125 years in 2024, and joins Madrid, Miami, Rome and Indian Wells, Calif., as the only events to concurrently host top tier ATP Tour and Hologic WTA Tour 1000-level tournaments. Since becoming a single week, combined event in 2011, the tournament has drawn an average of nearly 189,000 spectators each year.

The Cincinnati Open is proudly supported by its cornerstone partners: Western & Southern Financial Group, Credit One Bank, Great American Insurance Group, Procter & Gamble, Fifth Third and Kroger.

Tickets are on sale now at cincinnatiopen.com.

About the Cincinnati Open

Founded in 1899, the Cincinnati Open is an ATP Masters 1000 and a WTA 1000 tournament that is proudly supported by cornerstone partners Western & Southern Financial Group, Credit One Bank, Great American Insurance Company, Procter & Gamble, Fifth Third and Kroger. The Cincinnati Open annually welcomes nearly 200,000 fans who come from all 50 states and 40 countries and is seen by more than 126 million viewers in over 192 global markets. In 1974, the tournament began supporting local charities, with the first donations going to Cincinnati Children’s, which remains a tournament beneficiary today. Since then, the tournament has contributed more than $12 million to local charities that work with youth, families, education, health and wellness programs. In late 2023, Cincinnati Open owner Beemok Capital pledged to invest $260 million into site upgrades to improve the fan and player experience while committing to keep the event at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, for 25 years. For more information, visit cincinnatiopen.com.

About the WTA

Founded by Billie Jean King in 1973 on the principle of equal opportunity, the WTA is the global leader in women’s professional sports. The WTA is one of the world’s most recognizable and high-profile sports organizations, consisting of more than 1600 players representing over 80 nations, all competing to earn PIF WTA Rankings points and prestigious tournament titles. The Hologic WTA Tour is comprised of over 70 events and four Grand Slams, spanning 30 countries and regions across six continents with a global audience of more than 1 billion. Further information on the WTA can be found at wtatennis.com.

About the ATP

As the global governing body of men’s professional tennis, the ATP’s mission is to serve tennis. We entertain a billion global fans, showcase the world’s greatest players at the most prestigious tournaments, and inspire the next generation of fans and players. From the United Cup in Australia, to Europe, the Americas and Asia, the stars of the game battle for titles and PIF ATP Rankings points at ATP Masters 1000, 500 and 250 events, and Grand Slams. All roads lead towards the Nitto ATP Finals, the prestigious season finale held in Turin, Italy. Featuring only the world’s top 8 qualified singles players and doubles teams, the tournament also sees the official crowning of the year-end ATP World No. 1, presented by PIF, the ultimate achievement in tennis. For more information, please visit www.ATPTour.com.