Top Tennis Names Set to Return at 2026 Cincinnati Open
Jul 18, 2026
Former Cincinnati Open champions are set to headline the initial player entries for the 2026 tournament, which will bring many of the world’s top WTA and ATP players to the Lindner Family Tennis Center from Aug. 8-23.
Former Cincinnati Open winners Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Madison Keys, Karolina Pliskova, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev are among the players entered in this year’s event as they look to once again compete for the Rookwood Cup.
Swiatek won the Cincinnati Open in 2025, while Sabalenka captured the title in 2024. Gauff won in 2023, Keys in 2019 and Pliskova in 2016. On the men’s side, Alcaraz is the defending champion, Sinner won in 2024, Djokovic is a three-time Cincinnati champion, Zverev won in 2021 and Medvedev captured the title in 2019.
Above: Jannik Sinner. Photo credit: Mauricio Paiz.
“We are excited to welcome the world's best players back to the Cincinnati Open next month,” said Tournament Director Bob Moran. “To have the available top 75 men and women sign up to compete for this highly coveted title speaks volumes about the importance of this event on the respective calendars. We set an incredibly high bar in 2025 with the extensive and expansive changes made to the player facilities, so it's extremely satisfying to see the amazing strength of this field come to life."
The initial 96-player fields also include 24 Americans, with 12 women and 12 men entered, along with players representing 37 other countries. The American group includes Cincinnati natives Caty McNally and Peyton Stearns.
The field features 43 players who have won a title during the 2026 season, including 19 women and 24 men. Sinner leads the ATP Tour with six titles in 2026, including all five of the season’s Masters 1000 events, while Sabalenka and Mirra Andreeva each have won a WTA-leading three titles this season.
Above: Coco Gauff. Photo credit: Mauricio Paiz.
Overall, 108 of the 153 entries have won at least one tour-level title in their careers, while 15 have won at least one major title.
The player list also includes eight former or current World No. 1 players. Sabalenka and Sinner enter as the current top-ranked players, while Swiatek, Alcaraz, Naomi Osaka, Pliskova, Djokovic and Medvedev have also held the No. 1 ranking during their careers.
Three players are using injury-protected rankings to enter the tournament: Holger Rune, Juncheng Shang and Lois Boisson.
Above: Carlos Alcaraz. Photo credit: Mauricio Paiz.
The complete list of singles entrants is available at cincinnatiopen.com/players.
Twelve players will be added to each singles field through a two-round qualifying event scheduled for Aug. 11-12. Additional players will also be awarded wild cards.
This year’s Cincinnati Open will begin with Community Weekend on Aug. 8-9, featuring family-friendly activities alongside player practice sessions. The tournament will conclude with Finals Weekend on Aug. 22-23, with singles semifinals scheduled for Saturday and championship matches set for Sunday, along with special events to mark the tournament’s conclusion.
Above: Iga Swiatek. Photo credit: Mauricio Paiz.
The Cincinnati Open, which drew 285,000 fans last year, annually hosts the world’s best men’s and women’s professional tennis players as a 1000-level tournament on both the ATP and WTA Tours.
The Lindner Family Tennis Center underwent a $260 million transformation ahead of the 2025 tournament in partnership with the City of Mason, Warren County and the State of Ohio.
The event was named 1000-level Tournament of the Year by both the WTA and ATP in 2025 and is supported by cornerstone partners Western & Southern Financial Group, Credit One Bank, Procter & Gamble, Great American Insurance Group, Fifth Third and Kroger.
Tickets are on sale now at cincinnatiopen.com.
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Source: Cincinnati Open. Photo credit (top): Mauricio Paiz.
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