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Cincinnati Open ATP 2025: Entry List, Schedule of play, Draw, Prize Money and Predictions

Originally posted on TennisUpToDate.com | Last updated Jul 31, 2025 6:06 PM ET

The 2025 Cincinnati Open is set for 7-18 August 2025, featuring a 96-player singles draw on hardcourts, right in the middle of the North American hardcourt swing. The field is led by defending champion Jannik Sinner and 2023 finalist Carlos Alcaraz.

For most of the stars, this will be their final commitment before facing the year's last Grand Slam at the US Open. The tournament will feature major stars, including former champions like Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, and Grigor Dimitrov, as some of the names to watch in the late North American summer.

Entry List ATP Cincinnati Open 2025

The last two Cincinnati champions (Sinner and Djokovic) went on to win the US Open title after their participation, making Cincinnati a key event to gauge the form of the top stars heading into the final Slam of the season. It will also be an opportunity for American players to build momentum with the home crowd on their side. In fact, last year Frances Tiafoe became the first American to reach the final since 2013.

The American contingent will be led by Taylor Fritz (No. 4) and Ben Shelton (No. 9), who appear to be the main local hopes looking to challenge the Sinner-Alcaraz dominance of recent years. Others like Tiafoe (No. 11), Tommy Paul (No. 16), and Alex Michelsen (No. 30) will be names to watch during the nearly two-week tournament.

Nevertheless, all the big names on Tour will attend the tournament, including Zverev, Jack Draper, Lorenzo Musetti, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud, and Andrey Rublev. It will also mark Nick Kyrgios's return to Cincinnati for the first time since 2022. The Australian reached the final in 2017 but has only had three appearances in the following seven editions since then.

Entries

Seed*	Name	Current RankingRk	Entry RankingER
1	Jannik Sinner	1	1
2	Carlos Alcaraz	2	2
3	Alexander Zverev	3	3
4	Taylor Fritz	4	5
5	Novak Djokovic	6	6
6	Ben Shelton	7	10
7	Alex de Minaur	8	11
8	Holger Rune	9	8
9	Lorenzo Musetti	10	7
10	Andrey Rublev	11	14
11	Frances Tiafoe	12	12
12	Casper Ruud	13	15
13	Daniil Medvedev	14	9
14	Tommy Paul	15	13
15	Karen Khachanov	16	20
16	Flavio Cobolli	17	24
17	Jakub Mensik	18	17
18	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	19	27
19	Arthur Fils	21	16
20	Tomas Machac	22	23
21	Ugo Humbert	23	18
22	Francisco Cerundolo	24	19
23	Alexei Popyrin	26	22
24	Jiri Lehecka	27	25
25	Felix Auger-Aliassime	28	28
26	Denis Shapovalov	29	30
27	Stefanos Tsitsipas	30	26
28	Tallon Griekspoor	31	29
29	Brandon Nakashima	32	34
30	Sebastian Korda	33	33
31	Alex Michelsen	34	32
32	Luciano Darderi	35	59
	Gabriel Diallo	36	40
	Lorenzo Sonego	38	47
	Cameron Norrie	39	61
	Alexandre Muller	40	41
	Matteo Arnaldi	41	43
	Nuno Borges	42	37
	Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard	43	36
	Jordan Thompson	44	44
	Sebastian Baez	45	38
	Corentin Moutet	46	69
	Camilo Ugo Carabelli	47	56
	Gael Monfils	48	48
	Joao Fonseca	49	54
	Miomir Kecmanovic	50	49
	Jaume Munar	51	55
	Zizou Bergs	52	50
	Roberto Bautista Agut	53	42
	Damir Dzumhur	54	67
	Jacob Fearnley	55	51
	Fabian Marozsan	56	58
	Daniel Altmaier	58	57
	Marcos Giron	59	45
	Tomas Martin Etcheverry	60	53
	Learner Tien	61	62
	Aleksandar Kovacevic	62	76
	Arthur Rinderknech	64	72
	David Goffin	65	63
	Benjamin Bonzi	66	64
	Kei Nishikori	67	66
	Pedro Martinez	68	52
	Quentin Halys	69	46
	Laslo Djere	70	60
	Francisco Comesana	71	65
	Mattia Bellucci	72	73
	Hamad Medjedovic	73	68
	Reilly Opelka	74	70
	Yunchaokete Bu	76	71
	Christopher O'Connell	78	77
	Vit Kopriva	80	78
	Roman Safiullin	82	75
	(WC) Ethan Quinn	86
	Roberto Carballes Baena	89	74
	Borna Coric	92	81
	(WC) Mackenzie McDonald	96
	Hugo Dellien	98	79
	(WC) Nicolas Jarry	100
	(WC) Jenson Brooksby	102
	(WC) Brandon Holt	108
	Juncheng Shang	109	80
	Sebastian Ofner	141	74 (PR)
	Nick Kyrgios	642	21 (PR)
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Alternates

	Name	Current RankingRk	Entry RankingER
1	Yoshihito Nishioka	131	82
2	Alejandro Tabilo	104	84
3	Raphael Collignon	90	85
4	Hugo Gaston	126	86
5	Rinky Hijikata	85	87
6	Mackenzie McDonald	96	88
7	Ethan Quinn	86	89
8	Adam Walton	88	90
9	Mariano Navone	77	91
10	Botic van de Zandschulp	87	92
11	Aleksandar Vukic	99	93
12	Pablo Carreno Busta	93	94
13	Luca Nardi	97	95
14	Chun-Hsin Tseng	107	96
15	Otto Virtanen	117	97
16	Alexander Shevchenko	101	98
17	Brandon Holt	108	99
18	Nishesh Basavareddy	110	100
19	Jenson Brooksby	102	101
20	Carlos Taberner	84	102

Withdrawals

Name	Current RankingRk	Entry RankingER
Jack Draper	5	4
Grigor Dimitrov	20	21
Alexander Bublik	25	31
Hubert Hurkacz	37	39
Matteo Berrettini	57	35
Jenson Brooksby	102	52 (PR)

When is the draw for the Cincinnati Open?

The draw time is not yet set but will appear on TennisUpToDate when it is confirmed with the tournament starting at the back end of the next week, it is presumed it will take place post the Canadian Open

When is the schedule for the Cincinnati Open?

Often this is set the day before the tournament begins but often follows a similar pattern with the different halves of the draw being on different dates. So it is presumed that the top names will play on one day e.g Sinner and Sabalenka as top seeds, Alcaraz and Swiatek next up as the ones who follow.

Prize Money

The prize money currently sees $1,124,380 for the winner. The finalists will seal $597,890. While for reaching the semi-finals, it is $332,160. It goes all the way down to the first round with $35,260 for the first round losers on the ATP end.

Round	Prize Money
Winner	$1,124,380
Finals	$597,890
SF	$332,160
Quarter Finals	$189,075
Round 16	$103,225
Round 32	$60,400
Round 64	$35,260
R96	$23,760

Predictions

Samuel Gill, Head Editor for TennisUpToDate.com sees Taylor Fritz rising to the occasion ahead of a pivotal US Open.

While it could be easy to pick Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz or even Novak Djokovic for this title, I think we may get a typical sting in the tail ATP style with Taylor Fritz sealing the title.

He has shown great form in recent weeks and has a final to defend at the US Open so no doubt will be wanting to go into that in style.

Do I see Sinner and Alcaraz being leaders as well as Djokovic? Yes but do they play that'll be the interesting conundrum. As of right now they are but do I see all of them being involved? Time will certainly tell.

Favourites:

*** Taylor Fritz

** Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz

* Novak Djokovic, Tommy Paul, Alex de Minaur

Cristhian Avila, Editor for TennisUpToDate.com sees the leading duo Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are both returning to hard courts and are undoubtedly the favorites over everyone else. In theory, the Italian, a recent Wimbledon champion, will have a slight advantage due to the conditions and because he is the defending champion.

However, let's not forget that Alcaraz won the five previous matchups before the Wimbledon final, and if they face each other in a potential final, I see the Spaniard taking a step forward before the US Open. In a direct confrontation, Alcaraz is still one step ahead of the Italian for me.

Also names to consider will be the Americans Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton, both with good momentum and the home-court advantage playing in their favor. I expect deep runs from both, and especially Shelton, who is perhaps the name with the best chance of giving an upset to the two favorites and preventing another Sinner/Alcaraz final. We will also have to follow what Novak Djokovic does, another player returning to the courts in Cincinnati who won the title in 2023. The Serb is probably looking more to gauge his level and make adjustments before the US Open than to win the title. Although a step behind, his experience can be key, especially in final stages, knowing that they are only three-set matches. I hope for a good run from Holger Rune, as I believe the time with Agassi on his team and the change of surface can help him get back on track and into the headlines.

Favourites:

*Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner

** Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz

***Novak Djokovic, Holger Rune

This article first appeared on TennisUpToDate.com and was syndicated with permission.

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