Cincinnati Open announces 2025 schedule, expanding tournament to 14 days. What to expect

Posted by author February 5, 2025 Tennis

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Tennis fans, you’re in luck: The 2025 edition of the Cincinnati Open will feature five more days of matches and 40 more players.

The tournament, which celebrated its 125th anniversary last year, announced Wednesday the 2025 schedule, which features a 14-day tournament, up from the nine-day spectacle that drew more than 205,000 people to Mason and generated millions in gross revenue last August.

Formerly called the Western & Southern Open, the 2025 Cincinnati Open returns to Mason Tuesday, Aug. 5, through Monday, Aug. 18, at the newly-renovated Lindner Family Tennis Center, where it has been held since 1979. The tournament, the country’s longest-running event of its kind played in its city of origin, is also growing its men’s and women’s singles fields from 56 to 96 players.

The added days mean the two-week tournament now features 24 sessions instead of last year’s 16.

“The added days will help players compete at their peak due to additional rest between matches and will give our fans more opportunities to see the world’s top tennis talent in more matches, practices and special experiences across more days on-site,” tournament director Bob Moran said in a press release.

What to expect in 2025

The extended 2025 tournament will also feature more on-site fan activities thanks to the venue’s $260 million campus renovation project, doubling the size of Lindner Family Tennis Center. More practice courts, increased green space, around-the-clock live music and entertainment, and expanded shopping, dining and drink offerings are in store this year.

Following the initial phase of the renovations ahead of last year’s tournament, the project resumed one week after the 2024 event, introducing a six-court indoor facility, pickleball and paddle courts, 10 additional outdoor tennis courts, a 55,000 square foot clubhouse featuring a year-round restaurant and more, The Enquirer previously reported.

Here’s an overview of what the expanded 14-day tournament format means, courtesy of the Cincinnati Open:

Qualifying rounds will be played Tuesday, Aug. 5, and Wednesday, Aug. 6, featuring 48 players in both men’s and women’s fields. Twelve men and women will advance to the main draw.
Main draw play begins Thursday, Aug. 7. There will be 32 seeded players in the men’s and women’s draws, each with a first-round bye. The top-ranked players in the tournament will take to the courts during the first weekend of play, Aug. 9 and 10, during the second round.
Men’s and women’s quarterfinals will round out the middle of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, Aug. 14, and Friday, Aug. 15. The men will split the quarterfinals over both days while the women play all matches on Aug. 15.
The final days of the tournament feature the men’s semifinal matches on Saturday, Aug. 16, and the women’s semifinals on Sunday, Aug. 17. Both singles championship matches will be played Monday, Aug. 18.
The doubles events will have staggered starts, with women’s doubles beginning Thursday, Aug 7, and men’s doubles on Monday, Aug 11. Both doubles finals will be played Sunday, Aug 17.

When will tickets to the 2025 Cincinnati Open go on sale?

Multi-day ticket packages will be available for purchase starting March 5. Single session tickets will go on sale April 11.

Those interested can register for 24-hour early access to purchase tickets in a pre-sale form on the Cincinnati Open’s website, at cincinnatiopen.com/2025-ticket-presale/.