About
Cincinnati Open, popularly known as Cincinnati Masters, is a hardcourt tennis tournament. The annual event is branded as the Western & Southern Open for sponsorship reasons and commenced on September 18, 1899, and remains the oldest tennis tournament in the USA in its original city. In August 2008, the men’s tournament was sold to the United States Tennis Association before which in 2002 it was sponsored by Western & Southern Financial Group. The sponsorship lasted till 2016. The tournament is combined with both ATP and WTA.
It is believed that Cincinnati Open allows a large number of player-fan interactions as this tournament is smaller than the grand event US Open. Here the crowds can look at players close and it's always easy to have a picture or an autograph.
Venues and Dates
The event is conducted at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, located in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio. The big center has 17 courts.
| COURT | CAPACITY |
| Center Court | 11,400 |
| Grandstand Court | 5,000 |
| Court 3 | 4,000 |
| Court 9 | 2,000 |
The tournament takes starts on August 14 and ends on August 21 for this year, 2022. The ATP matches start on August 14 while WTA is on August 15.
Points Distribution and Prize Money
Points distribution (singles)
| Performance | ATP points | WTA points |
| Winner | 1000 | 900 |
| Finalist | 600 | 585 |
| Semifinalist | 360 | 350 |
| Quarterfinalist | 180 | 190 |
| 3rd Round | 90 | 105 |
| 2nd Round | 45 | 60 |
| 1st Round | 10 | 1 |
Points distribution (Doubles)
| Performance | ATP points | WTA points |
| Winner | 1000 | 990 |
| Finalist | 600 | 585 |
| Semifinalist | 360 | 350 |
| Quarterfinalist | 180 | 190 |
| 2nd Round | 90 | 105 |
| 1st Round | 0 | 1 |
Prize money
The prize money for 2022 is yet unrevealed and will be updated very soon.
Defending Champions
| Men’s singles | Alexander Zverev |
| Women’s singles | Ashleigh Barty |
| Men’s doubles | Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos |
| Women’s doubles | Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai |
