Cincinnati Open

For the LPGA golf tournament, see Cincinnati Open (LPGA Tour).

"Western & Southern Open" redirects here. Not to be confused with Western Open or Southern Open.

Cincinnati Open
Tournament information
Founded	1899;125 years ago (1899)
Location	Cincinnati United States
Venue	Lindner Family Tennis Center (1979–current)
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Website	CincinnatiOpen.com
Current champions (2024)
Men's singles	Jannik Sinner
Women's singles	Aryna Sabalenka
Men's doubles	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić
Women's doubles	Asia Muhammad Erin Routliffe
ATP Tour Category Masters 1000 Draw 56S / 24Q / 24D Prize money US$6,795,555 (2024)
WTA Tour Category WTA 1000 Draw 56S / 32Q / 28D Prize money US$3,211,715 (2024)

The Cincinnati Open (also known as the Cincinnati Masters) is an annual professional tennis event held in Cincinnati, United States. Due to previous sponsorship, it has also been known as: the Thriftway ATP Championships, the Great American Insurance ATP Championships, the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open and, most recently, the Western & Southern Open. It is played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, and is held in August. The event started on September 18, 1899, and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States still played in its original city. ^{[1] [2]} It also is the third largest tennis event in the United States, after the US Open and the Indian Wells Masters. It is one of the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments on the ATP Tour, and one of the WTA 1000 tournaments on the WTA Tour. ^[3]

History

The tournament was started in 1899 as the Cincinnati Open and was renamed in 1901 to Tri-State Tennis Tournament, a name it would keep until 1969 (it would later be known by several other names, including ATP Championships), ^[4] and would eventually grow into the tournament now held in Mason. ^[5] The original tournament was held at the Avondale Athletic Club, which sat on property that is now Xavier University, and would later be moved to several various locations due to changes in tournament management and surfaces. The first tournament in 1899 was played on clay courts (described in a newspaper article of the time as "crushed brick dust"), and the event was mostly played on clay until 1979 when it switched to hardcourts.

In 1903, the tournament was moved to the Cincinnati Tennis Club, where it was primarily held until 1972. In 1974, the tournament was nearly dropped from the tennis calendar but moved at the last moment to the Cincinnati Convention Center, where it was played indoors and, for the first time since 1919, without a women's draw. In 1975, the tournament moved to the Coney Island amusement park on the Ohio River, and the tournament began to gain momentum again.

Between 1981 and 1989 it was a major tournament on the men's Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Super Series.

In 1979 the tournament moved to Mason where a permanent stadium was built and the surface was changed from Har-Tru clay to hardcourt (DecoTurf II.). Later, two other permanent stadia were constructed, making Cincinnati the only tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slam events with three stadium courts – Center Court, Grandstand Court and Court 3. A new Court 3 was built in 2010, increasing the number of stadium courts to four, with the existing Court 3 renamed Court 9. The women's competition was reinstated in 1988 for one year, and then again in 2004 when the organizers, with the help of the Octagon sports agency, bought the Croatian Bol Ladies Open and moved it to Cincinnati.

In August 2008, the men's tournament was sold to the United States Tennis Association, the owners of the US Open. ^[6]

In 2002, the tournament was sponsored for the first time by Western & Southern Financial Group, with the company continuing its sponsorship until at least 2016. ^[7] In 2011 the men's and women's tournaments were played in the same week, and the name changed from the "Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open" to the "Western & Southern Open". ^[4]

In 2022, the tournament was sold by the USTA to Ben Navarro's Beemok Capital; ^[8] in 2023, the tournament proposed an additional $22.5 million in state funding to help cover a proposed $150 million expansion to the Lindner Family Tennis Center, which included plans for the Cincinnati Open to expand to a 12-day format with a 96-player draw (joining the Indian Wells Open, Madrid Open, and Miami Open) and add additional programming. ^[9] In May 2023, rumors emerged that Beemok was considering relocating the tournament to a proposed $400 million tennis complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. Beemok denied that relocation was being considered, stating, "We've had productive conversations with state and local representatives in Mason and the surrounding area and have made considerable efforts to develop a potential master plan to expand the event in its current location." ^[2] In June 2023, the city proposed a $15 million commitment and other economic incentives to keep the tournament in Mason, while State Senator Steve Wilson proposed a $25 million contribution and a $1 billion "super-capital improvement fund" for a state budget proposal. ^[10]

In October 2023, Beemok announced that the tournament will remain in Mason and that it be expanding the event to a 12-day format for both men and women, with the draws expanding from 56 to 96 players beginning in 2025. ^{[11] [12]} As part of the agreement, Western & Southern agreed to end its title sponsorship. ^[13] Due to this, and in honour of the tournament's 125th anniversary, the "Western & Southern Open" branding was dropped in 2024 in favor of returning to the Cincinnati Open name. ^[13]

Paul M. Flory

In 1975, the tournament reins were taken by Paul M. Flory, then an executive with Procter & Gamble. During his tenure, the tournament enriched its considerable heritage while donating millions of dollars to charity: to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tennis for City Youth (a program to teach tennis to inner-city children), and to The Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital. Flory was honored with the ATP's Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award, enshrinement in the USTA/Midwest Hall of Fame and the Cincinnati Tennis Hall of Fame, and was named one of the Great Living Cincinnatians by the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. Flory began his involvement as a volunteer with the tournament in the late 1960s and remained a volunteer until the end, never accepting a salary. Flory, who was born on May 31, 1922, died on January 31, 2013, remaining tournament chairman until his final day.

Venue

The tournament is played at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, located in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio. It features a total of 17 courts, including four tennis stadiums—Center Court, Grandstand Court, Court 3, and Court 9 (formerly known as Court 3)—and among the few venues (e.g. the Madrid Open) other than Grand Slams with more than two permanent stadiums.

Court	Constructed	Capacity
Center Court	1981	11,400
Grandstand Court	1995	5,000
Court 3	2010	4,000
Court 9	1997	2,000

In 2009, the tennis tournament announced a $10 million upgrade to the facility, including the construction of a 52,000-square-foot (4,800 m²) West Building to add space for players, media and fans. The new building, which opened in mid-2010 and is named the Paul M. Flory Player Center, is approximately twice as high as the previous West Building, rising 85 feet (26 m) above ground level and 97 feet (30 m) above the court level.

In 2010, the tournament announced plans to expand the grounds by more than 40% and add six new courts. One of those courts is Court 3, which serves as the third television court, while another court has seating for 2,500. A new ticket office, entry plaza, food court and exhibit areas also were added. ^[14]

In June 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament temporarily relocated to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City to reduce unnecessary player travel by centralizing the tournament and the U.S. Open at one venue. ^[15]

The venue hosts additional events including the Atlantic 10 Conference Tennis Championships, the Ohio Athletic Conference Tennis Championships, and both the boys' and girls' OHSAA state tennis championships, and has hosted an Association of Volleyball Professionals event, concerts, charitable events, and numerous regional and national junior tennis events.

Because of intentional design choices for the Lindner Family Tennis Center, the Cincinnati Open is known as one of the more intimate environments for player-fan interaction. The layout of the facility promotes fan interaction as players walk from court to court among the fans, and the tournament publicizes player practice times on the numerous courts.

Past finals

Men's singles

Year [16]	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1899	Nat Emerson (1/1)	Dudley Sutphin	8–6, 6–1, 10–8
1900	Raymond D. Little (1/3)	Nat Emerson	6–2 6–4 6–2
1901	Raymond D. Little (2/3)	Kreigh Collins	2–6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5
1902	Raymond D. Little (3/3)	Kreigh Collins	3–6, 6–8, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
1903	Kreigh Collins (1/1)	Raymond D. Little	11–9, 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1904	Beals Wright (1/3)	L. Harry Waidner	7–5, 6–0, 6–3
1905	Beals Wright (2/3)	Kreigh Collins	6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 7–9, 6–3
1906	Beals Wright (3/3)	Robert LeRoy	6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
1907	Robert LeRoy (1/3)	Robert Chauncey Seaver	8–6, 6–8, 6–2, 6–0
1908	Robert LeRoy (2/3)	Nat Emerson	6–0, 7–5, 6–4
1909	Robert LeRoy (3/3)	Nat Emerson	6–3, 3–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
1910	Richard H. Palmer (1/2)	Wallace F. Johnson	11–9, 6–3, 6–4
1911	Richard H. Palmer (2/2)	Richard Bishop	14–12, 6–4, 8–6
1912	Gus Touchard (1/1)	Richard H. Palmer	6–1, 6–2, 7–5
1913	William S. McEllroy (1/2)	Gus Touchard	default
1914	William S. McEllroy (2/2)	William Hoag	6–4, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1915	Clarence Griffin (1/1)	William S. McEllroy	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1916	Bill Johnston (1/1)	Clarence Griffin	default
1917	Fritz Bastian (1/2)	John G. MacKay	4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
1918	Tournament suspended due to World War I
1919	Fritz Bastian (2/2)	John Hennessey	2–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1920	John Hennessey (1/1)	Walter Wesbrook	8–10, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1921	Tournament suspended
1922	Louis Kuhler (1/2)	Edwin Haupt	6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1923	Louis Kuhler (2/2)	Paul Kunkel	6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1924	George Lott (1/4)	Paul Kunkel	2–6, 13–11, 6–4, 6–3
1925	George Lott (2/4)	Julius Sagalowsky	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1926	Bill Tilden (1/1)	George Lott	4–6, 6–3, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3
1927	George Lott (3/4)	Emmett Paré	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1928	Emmett Paré (1/1)	Harris Coggeshall	2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1929	Herbert Bowman (1/1)	Julius Seligson	2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1930	Frank Shields (1/1)	Emmett Paré	6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–1
1931	Cliff Sutter (1/1)	Bruce Barnes	6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1932	George Lott (4/4)	Frank Parker	5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1933	Bryan Grant (1/2)	Frank Parker	11–9, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5
1934	Henry Prusoff (1/1)	Arthur Hendrix	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1935	Tournament suspended due to the Great Depression
1936	Bobby Riggs (1/4)	Charles Harris	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1937	Bobby Riggs (2/4)	John McDiarmid	6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1938	Bobby Riggs (3/4)	Frank Parker	6–1, 7–5, 6–3
1939	Bryan Grant (2/2)	Frank Parker	4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1940	Bobby Riggs (4/4)	Arthur Marx	11–9, 6–2, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1
1941	Frank Parker (1/1)	Bill Talbert	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1942	Pancho Segura (1/2)	Bill Talbert	1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 12–10
1943	Bill Talbert (1/3)	Seymour Greenberg	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1944	Pancho Segura (2/2)	William Talbert	9–11, 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
1945	Bill Talbert (2/3)	Elwood Cooke	6–2, 7–9, 6–2
1946	Nick Carter (1/1)	George Richards	6–1, 6–1
1947	Bill Talbert (3/3)	George Pero	6–1, 6–0, 6–0
1948	Herbert Behrens (1/1)	Irvin Dorfman	7–5, 11–9, 2–6, 6–8, 6–4
1949	James Brink (1/1)	Arnold Saul	6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–0
1950	Glenn Bassett (1/1)	Hamilton Richardson	6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1951	Tony Trabert (1/2)	William Talbert	5–7, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1952	Noel Brown (1/1)	Fred Hagist	6–4, 0–6, 2–0 ret.
1953	Tony Trabert (2/2)	Hamilton Richardson	10–8, 6–3, 6–4
1954	Straight Clark (1/1)	Sam Giammalva	8–6, 6–1, 6–1
1955	Bernard Bartzen (1/3)	Tony Trabert	7–9, 11–9, 6–4
1956	Edward Moylan (1/1)	Bernard Bartzen	6–0, 6–3, 6–3
1957	Bernard Bartzen (2/3)	Grant Golden	6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1958	Bernard Bartzen (3/3)	Sam Giammalva	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1959	Whitney Reed (1/1)	Donald Dell	1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1960	Miguel Olvera (1/1)	Crawford Henry	4–6, 9–7, 6–4
1961	Allen Fox (1/1)	Billy Lenoir	3–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–1
1962	Marty Riessen (1/3)	Allen Fox	1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1963	Marty Riessen (2/3)	Herbert Fitzgibbon	6–1, 6–3, 7–5
1964	Herb Fitzgibbon (1/1)	Robert Brien	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1965	Billy Lenoir (1/1)	Herbert Fitzgibbon	1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 9–7
1966	David Power (1/1)	William Harris	7–5, 3–6, 0–6, 6–1, 6–2
1967	Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (1/1)	Jaime Fillol	8–6, 6–1
1968	William Harris (1/1)	Tom Gorman	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Cliff Richey (1/1)	Allan Stone	6–1, 6–2
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1970	Ken Rosewall (1/1)	Cliff Richey	7–9, 9–7, 8–6
1971	Stan Smith (1/1)	Juan Gisbert Sr.	7–6, 6–3
1972	Jimmy Connors (1/1)	Guillermo Vilas	6–3, 6–3
1973	Ilie Năstase (1/1)	Manuel Orantes	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1974	Marty Riessen (3/3)	Robert Lutz	7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
1975	Tom Gorman (1/1)	Sherwood Stewart	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
1976	Roscoe Tanner (1/1)	Eddie Dibbs	7–6, 6–3
1977	Harold Solomon (1/2)	Mark Cox	6–2, 6–3
1978	Eddie Dibbs (1/1)	Raúl Ramírez	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1979 [lower-alpha 1]	Peter Fleming (1/1)	Roscoe Tanner	6–4, 6–2
1980	Harold Solomon (2/2)	Francisco González	7–6, 6–3
1981	John McEnroe (1/1)	Chris Lewis	6–3, 6–4
1982	Ivan Lendl (1/1)	Steve Denton	6–2, 7–6
1983	Mats Wilander (1/4)	John McEnroe	6–4, 6–4
1984	Mats Wilander (2/4)	Anders Järryd	7–6, 6–3
1985	Boris Becker (1/1)	Mats Wilander	6–4, 6–2
1986	Mats Wilander (3/4)	Jimmy Connors	6–4, 6–1
1987	Stefan Edberg (1/2)	Boris Becker	6–4, 6–1
1988	Mats Wilander (4/4)	Stefan Edberg	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
1989	Brad Gilbert (1/1)	Stefan Edberg	6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
↓  ATP Tour Masters 1000 [lower-alpha 2]   ↓
1990	Stefan Edberg (2/2)	Brad Gilbert	6–1, 6–1
1991	Guy Forget (1/1)	Pete Sampras	2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1992	Pete Sampras (1/3)	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1993	Michael Chang (1/2)	Stefan Edberg	7–5, 0–6, 6–4
1994	Michael Chang (2/2)	Stefan Edberg	6–2, 7–5
1995	Andre Agassi (1/3)	Michael Chang	7–5, 6–2
1996	Andre Agassi (2/3)	Michael Chang	7–6(7–4), 6–4
1997	Pete Sampras (2/3)	Thomas Muster	6–3, 6–4
1998	Patrick Rafter (1/1)	Pete Sampras	1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
1999	Pete Sampras (3/3)	Patrick Rafter	7–6(9–7), 6–3
2000	Thomas Enqvist (1/1)	Tim Henman	7–6(7–5), 6–4
2001	Gustavo Kuerten (1/1)	Patrick Rafter	6–1, 6–3
2002	Carlos Moyá (1/1)	Lleyton Hewitt	7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2003	Andy Roddick (1/2)	Mardy Fish	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
2004	Andre Agassi (3/3)	Lleyton Hewitt	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
2005	Roger Federer (1/7)	Andy Roddick	6–3, 7–5
2006	Andy Roddick (2/2)	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6–3, 6–4
2007	Roger Federer (2/7)	James Blake	6–1, 6–4
2008	Andy Murray (1/2)	Novak Djokovic	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
2009	Roger Federer (3/7)	Novak Djokovic	6–1, 7–5
2010	Roger Federer (4/7)	Mardy Fish	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–4
2011	Andy Murray (2/2)	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 3–0 ret.
2012	Roger Federer (5/7)	Novak Djokovic	6–0, 7–6(9–7)
2013	Rafael Nadal (1/1)	John Isner	7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
2014	Roger Federer (6/7)	David Ferrer	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
2015	Roger Federer (7/7)	Novak Djokovic	7–6(7–1), 6–3
2016	Marin Čilić (1/1)	Andy Murray	6–4, 7–5
2017	Grigor Dimitrov (1/1)	Nick Kyrgios	6–3, 7–5
2018	Novak Djokovic (1/3)	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4
2019	Daniil Medvedev (1/1)	David Goffin	7–6(7–3), 6–4
2020	Novak Djokovic (2/3)	Milos Raonic	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
2021	Alexander Zverev (1/1)	Andrey Rublev	6–2, 6–3
2022	Borna Ćorić (1/1)	Stefanos Tsitsipas	7–6(7–0), 6–2
2023	Novak Djokovic (3/3)	Carlos Alcaraz	5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
2024	Jannik Sinner (1/1)	Frances Tiafoe	7–6(7–4), 6–2

1. The 1979 men's competition, despite being named the 1979 ATP Championships was a non-Grand Prix event not bringing any ATP ranking points and was run as a rival event to the 1979 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships in Boston.
2. Known as Championship Series, Single Week from 1990 till 1995, Super 9 from 1996 till 1999 and Masters Series from 2000 till 2008.

Women's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1899	Myrtle McAteer (1/3)	Juliette Atkinson	7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 8–6
1900	Myrtle McAteer (2/3)	Maud Banks	6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
1901	Winona Closterman (1/2)	Juliette Atkinson	6–2, 8–6, 6–1
1902	Maud Banks (1/1)	Winona Closterman	6–2, 6–1
1903	Winona Closterman (2/2)	Myrtle McAteer	6–1, 5–7, 6–4
1904	Myrtle McAteer (3/3)	Winona Closterman	7–5, 6–3
1905	May Sutton (1/3)	Myrtle McAteer	6–0, 6–0
1906	May Sutton (2/3)	Florence Sutton	7–5, 6–2
1907	May Sutton (3/3)	Martha Kinsey	6–1, 6–1
1908	Martha Kinsey (1/1)	Marjorie Dodd	4–6, 8–6, 6–2
1909	Edith Hannam (1/1)	Martha Kinsey	6–3, 6–1
1910	Miriam Steever (1/1)	Rhea Fairbairn	4–6, 8–6, 6–0
1911	Marjorie Dodd (1/2)	Helen McLaughlin	6–0, 6–2
1912	Marjorie Dodd (2/2)	May Sutton	default
1913	Ruth Sanders (1/5)	Marjorie Dodd	6–2, 6–3
1914	Ruth Sanders (2/5)	Katharine Brown	7–5, 5–7, 6–2
1915	Molla Bjurstedt (1/1)	Ruth Sanders	6–0, 6–4
1916	Martha Guthrie (1/1)	Marguerite Davis	6–2, 2–6, 6–1
1917	Katharine Brown (1/1)	Mrs. Willis Adams	7–5, 0–6, 6–4
1918	not contested
1919
1920	Ruth Sanders Cordes (3/5)	Ruth King	6–1, 6–0
1921	Tournament suspended
1922	Ruth Sanders Cordes (4/5)	Olga Strashun	6–3, 6–4
1923	Ruth Sanders Cordes (5/5)	Clara Louise Zinke	6–0, 7–5
1924	Olga Strashun (1/1)	Clara Louise Zinke	6–4, 6–2
1925	Marian Leighton (1/1)	Clara Louise Zinke	6–3, 6–2
1926	Clara Louise Zinke (1/5)	Olga Strashun Weil	6–2, 6–2
1927	Clara Louise Zinke (2/5)	Marian Leighton	6–4, 4–6, 4–1 ret.
1928	Marjorie Gladman (1/1)	Clara Louise Zinke	6–4, 6–4
1929	Clara Louise Zinke (3/5)	Ruth Riese	6–2, 6–3
1930	Clara Louise Zinke (4/5)	Ruth Riese	6–2, 6–4
1931	Clara Louise Zinke (5/5)	Ruth Riese	6–1, 6–1
1932	Dorothy Weisel Hack (1/1)	Clara Louise Zinke	6–1, 6–0
1933	Muriel Adams (1/1)	Helen Fulton	6–4, 6–4
1934	Gracyn Wheeler (1/1)	Esther Bartosh	default
1935	Tournament suspended due to the Great Depression
1936	Lila Porter (1/1)	Virginia Hollinger	6–4, 6–3
1937	Virginia Hollinger (1/2)	Monica Nolan	6–3, 6–2
1938	Virginia Hollinger (2/2)	Margaret Jessee	8–6, 1–6, 6–0
1939	Catherine Wolf (1/2)	Virginia Hollinger	6–2, 6–3
1940	Alice Marble (1/1)	Gracyn Wheeler	6–3, 6–4
1941	Pauline Betz (1/3)	Mary Arnold	6–4, 6–3
1942	Catherine Wolf (2/2)	Monica Nolan	6–4, 6–1
1943	Pauline Betz (2/3)	Catherine Wolf	6–0, 6–2
1944	Dorothy Cheney (1/1)	Pauline Betz	7–5, 6–4
1945	Pauline Betz (3/3)	Dorothy Cheney	6–2, 6–0
1946	Virginia Kovacs (1/1)	Shirley Fry	6–4, 6–1
1947	Betty Rosenquest (1/1)	Betty Hulbert James	9–7, 6–2
1948	Dorothy Head Knode (1/1)	Mercedes Madden Lewis	6–4, 6–4
1949	Magda Rurac (1/1)	Beverly Baker Fleitz	6–4, 2–6, 6–0
1950	Beverly Baker Fleitz (1/1)	Magda Rurac	5–7, 6–3, 9–7
1951	Pat Canning Todd (1/1)	Magda Rurac	6–3, 6–4
1952	Anita Kanter (1/1)	Doris Popple	6–0, 6–1
1953	Thelma Coyne Long (1/1)	Anita Kanter	7–5, 6–2
1954	Lois Felix (1/2)	Ethel Norton	6–1, 6–3
1955	Mimi Arnold (1/1)	Barbara Breit	6–4, 6–3
1956	Yola Ramírez (1/1)	Mary Ann Mitchell	7–5, 6–1
1957	Lois Felix (2/2)	Pat Naud	7–5, 2–6, 7–5
1958	Gwyn Thomas (1/1)	Martha Hernandez	6–1, 6–2
1959	Donna Floyd (1/1)	Carol Hanks	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
1960	Carol Hanks (1/1)	Farel Footman	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1961	Peachy Kellmeyer (1/1)	Carole Caldwell Graebner	3–6, 12–10, 7–5
1962	Julie Heldman (1/1)	Roberta Alison	6–4, 6–4
1963	Stephanie DeFina (1/2)	Jane Bartkowicz	7–5, 6–2
1964	Jean Danilovich (1/1)	Alice Tym	6–1, 6–2
1965	Stephanie DeFina (2/2)	Roberta Alison	10–8, 5–7, 6–4
1966	Jane Bartkowicz (1/2)	Peachy Kellmeyer	6–3, 6–3
1967	Jane Bartkowicz (2/2)	Patsy Rippy	6–4, 6–1
1968	Linda Tuero (1/1)	Tory Fretz	6–1, 6–2
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Lesley Turner Bowrey (1/1)	Gail Chanfreau	1–6, 7–5, 10–10 ret.
1970	Rosemary Casals (1/1)	Nancy Richey Gunter	6–3, 6–3
1971	Virginia Wade (1/1)	Linda Tuero	6–3, 6–3
1972	Margaret Court (1/1)	Evonne Goolagong	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1973	Evonne Goolagong (1/1)	Chris Evert	6–2, 7–5
1974–1987	not held
1988	Barbara Potter (1/1)	Helen Kelesi	6–2, 6–2
1989–2003	not held
2004	Lindsay Davenport (1/1)	Vera Zvonareva	6–3, 6–2
2005	Patty Schnyder (1/1)	Akiko Morigami	6–4, 6–0
2006	Vera Zvonareva (1/1)	Katarina Srebotnik	6–2, 6–4
2007	Anna Chakvetadze (1/1)	Akiko Morigami	6–1, 6–3
2008	Nadia Petrova (1/1)	Nathalie Dechy	6–2, 6–1
2009	Jelena Janković (1/1)	Dinara Safina	6–4, 6–2
2010	Kim Clijsters (1/1)	Maria Sharapova	2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2011	Maria Sharapova (1/1)	Jelena Janković	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
2012	Li Na (1/1)	Angelique Kerber	1–6, 6–3, 6–1
2013	Victoria Azarenka (1/2)	Serena Williams	2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
2014	Serena Williams (1/2)	Ana Ivanovic	6–4, 6–1
2015	Serena Williams (2/2)	Simona Halep	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2016	Karolína Plíšková (1/1)	Angelique Kerber	6–3, 6–1
2017	Garbiñe Muguruza (1/1)	Simona Halep	6–1, 6–0
2018	Kiki Bertens (1/1)	Simona Halep	2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
2019	Madison Keys (1/1)	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2020	Victoria Azarenka (2/2)	Naomi Osaka	walkover
2021	Ashleigh Barty (1/1)	Jil Teichmann	6–3, 6–1
2022	Caroline Garcia (1/1)	Petra Kvitová	6–2, 6–4
2023	Coco Gauff (1/1)	Karolína Muchová	6–3, 6–4
2024	Aryna Sabalenka (1/1)	Jessica Pegula	6–3, 7–5

Men's doubles (Open era)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1969	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6–3, 6–4
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1970	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6–3, 6–4
1971	Stan Smith (2) Erik van Dillen	Sandy Mayer Roscoe Tanner	6–4, 6–4
1972	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	Paul Gerken Humphrey Hose	7–6, 6–4
1973	John Alexander Phil Dent	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	1–6, 7–6, 7–6
1974	Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart	James Delaney John Whitlinger	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1975	Phil Dent (2) Cliff Drysdale	Marcelo Lara Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	7–6, 6–4
1976	Stan Smith (3) Erik van Dillen (2)	Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon	6–1, 6–1
1977	John Alexander (2) Phil Dent (3)	Bob Hewitt Roscoe Tanner	6–3, 7–6
1978	Gene Mayer Raúl Ramírez	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	6–3, 6–3
1979	Brian Gottfried Ilie Năstase (2)	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	1–6, 6–3, 7–6
1980	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	Wojtek Fibak Ivan Lendl	6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1981	John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 6–3
1982	Peter Fleming John McEnroe (2)	Steve Denton Mark Edmondson	6–2, 6–3
1983	Victor Amaya Tim Gullikson	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	6–4, 6–3
1984	Francisco González Matt Mitchell	Sandy Mayer Balázs Taróczy	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1985	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1986	Mark Kratzmann Kim Warwick	Christo Steyn Danie Visser	6–3, 6–4
1987	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	Steve Denton John Fitzgerald	7–5, 6–3
1988	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe	6–2, 6–4
1989	Ken Flach (2) Robert Seguso (2)	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–4, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour Masters 1000  ↓
1990	Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann (2)	Neil Broad Gary Muller	7–6, 6–2
1991	Ken Flach (3) Robert Seguso (3)	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	6–7, 6–4, 7–5
1992	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1993	Andre Agassi Petr Korda	Stefan Edberg Henrik Holm	7–6, 6–4
1994	Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle	Wayne Ferreira Mark Kratzmann	6–7, 6–3, 6–2
1995	Todd Woodbridge (2) Mark Woodforde (2)	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6–2, 3–0 ret.
1996	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1997	Todd Woodbridge (3) Mark Woodforde (3)	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
1998	Mark Knowles (2) Daniel Nestor (2)	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	6–1, 2–1 ret.
1999	Byron Black Jonas Björkman	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2000	Todd Woodbridge (4) Mark Woodforde (4)	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	7–6(8–6), 6–4
2001	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	Martin Damm David Prinosil	7–6(7–3), 6–3
2002	James Blake Todd Martin	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	7–5, 6–3
2003	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2004	Mark Knowles (3) Daniel Nestor (3)	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2005	Jonas Björkman (2) Max Mirnyi	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	7–6(7–3), 6–2
2006	Jonas Björkman (3) Max Mirnyi (2)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
2007	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4–6, 6–3, [13–11]
2008	Bob Bryan (2) Mike Bryan (2)	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]
2009	Daniel Nestor (4) Nenad Zimonjić	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 7–6(7–2), [15–13]
2010	Bob Bryan (3) Mike Bryan (3)	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	6–3, 6–4
2011	Mahesh Bhupathi (2) Leander Paes (2)	Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
2012	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	6–4, 6–4
2013	Bob Bryan (4) Mike Bryan (4)	Marcel Granollers Marc López	6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
2014	Bob Bryan (5) Mike Bryan (5)	Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock	6–3, 6–2
2015	Daniel Nestor (5) Édouard Roger-Vasselin	Marcin Matkowski Nenad Zimonjić	6–2, 6–2
2016	Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
2017	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	7–6(8–6), 6–4
2018	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2019	Ivan Dodig (2) Filip Polášek	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2020	Pablo Carreño Busta Alex de Minaur	Jamie Murray Neal Skupski	6–2, 7–5
2021	Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos	Steve Johnson Austin Krajicek	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
2022	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	Tim Pütz Michael Venus	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
2023	Máximo González Andrés Molteni	Jamie Murray Michael Venus	3–6, 6–1, [11–9]
2024	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić	Mackenzie McDonald Alex Michelsen	6–2, 6–4

Women's doubles (Open era)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1969	Kerry Harris Valerie Ziegenfuss	Emilie Burrer Pam Richmond	6–3, 9–7
1970	Rosie Casals Gail Chanfreau	Helen Gourlay Pat Walkden	12–10, 6–1
1971	Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris (2)	Gail Chanfreau Winnie Shaw	6–4, 6–4
1972	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	Brenda Kirk Pat Pretorius	6–4, 6–1
1973	Pat Pretorius Ilana Kloss	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	7–6, 3–6, 6–2
1974–1987	not held
1988	Beth Herr Candy Reynolds	Lindsay Bartlett Helen Kelesi	4–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–1
1989–2003	not held
2004	Jill Craybas Marlene Weingärtner	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Anna-Lena Grönefeld	7–5, 7–6(7–2)
2005	Laura Granville Abigail Spears	Květa Peschke María Emilia Salerni	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
2006	Maria Elena Camerin Gisela Dulko	Marta Domachowska Sania Mirza	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2007	Bethanie Mattek Sania Mirza	Alina Jidkova Tatiana Poutchek	7–6(7–4), 7–5
2008	Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova	Hsieh Su-wei Yaroslava Shvedova	6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
2009	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	6–3, 0–6, [10–2]
2010	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko (2)	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	7–6(7–4), 7–6(10–8)
2011	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová	6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
2012	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	Katarina Srebotnik Zheng Jie	6–1, 6–3
2013	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	2–6, 6–3, [12–10]
2014	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears (2)	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6–1, 2–0 ret.
2015	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova	7–5, 6–4
2016	Sania Mirza (2) Barbora Strýcová	Martina Hingis CoCo Vandeweghe	7–5, 6–4
2017	Chan Yung-jan (2) Martina Hingis	Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2018	Lucie Hradecká (2) Ekaterina Makarova	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	6–2, 7–5
2019	Lucie Hradecká (3) Andreja Klepač	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs	6–4, 6–1
2020	Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs	Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan	6–1, 4–6, [10–4]
2021	Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai	Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani	7–5, 6–3
2022	Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	7–6(7–5), 6–3
2023	Alycia Parks Taylor Townsend	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	6–7(1–7), 6–4, [10–6]
2024	Asia Muhammad Erin Routliffe	Leylah Fernandez Yulia Putintseva	3–6, 6–1, [10–4]

Records

Men's singles

Roger Federer has won the most Cincinnati Open titles, and out of eight finals, he possesses seven titles; his last being won in 2015, defeating future three-time champion Novak Djokovic in the final. It was at this tournament, in 2018, that Djokovic became the first player to win the Golden Masters (winning all 9 masters). Djokovic then completed this again in 2020 for the double Golden Masters.

Most titles	Roger Federer	7
Most finals	Roger Federer	8
	Novak Djokovic
Most consecutive titles	Raymond D. Little (1900, 1901, 1902)	3
	Beals Wright (1904, 1905, 1906)
	Robert LeRoy (1907, 1908, 1909)
	Bobby Riggs (1936, 1937, 1938)
Most consecutive finals	Bill Talbert (1941–1945)	5
Most matches played	Roger Federer Novak Djokovic	57
Most matches won	Roger Federer	47
Most consecutive matches won	Bobby Riggs	21
Most editions played	Roger Federer	17
Most times seeded No. 1 (since 1927)	Roger Federer	7
Best winning %	Bryan Grant	100%
	Bobby Riggs
Youngest champion	Boris Becker	17y, 8m, 29d (1985)
Oldest champion	Novak Djokovic	36y, 2m, 28d (2023) [17]

Longest final
1948 (64 games)
Herbert Behrens	7	11	2	6	6
Irvin Dorfman	5	9	6	8	4

Shortest final
2011 (13 games)
Andy Murray	6	3
Novak Djokovic	4	0r

Women's singles

Most titles	Ruth Sanders Cordes	5
	Clara Louise Zinke
Most consecutive titles	May Sutton (1905, 1906, 1907)	3
	Ruth Sanders Cordes (1920, 1922, 1923) [note 1]
	Clara Louise Zinke (1929, 1930, 1931)
Most consecutive finals	Clara Louise Zinke (1923–1932)	10
Most times seeded No. 1 (since 1927)	Pauline Betz	4

1. Cordes' titles are considered consecutive since the 1921 edition was suspended.

Men's doubles

Most titles	Daniel Nestor	5
	Bob Bryan
	Mike Bryan

Women's doubles

Most titles	Clara Louise Zinke	6
Most consecutive titles	Martha Kinsey	4
	Clara Louise Zinke

Overall records

• Overall records include combined totals of singles and doubles events:

	Men		Women
Most titles	Raymond D. Little	11	Clara Louise Zinke	12
Most finals	Bill Talbert	14	Clara Louise Zinke	18

References

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External links

• Tennis portal

• Official tournament website
• The Cincinnati Enquirer's Special Section on the Tournament's 100th Anniversary (1999)
• Cincinnati Enquirer Article on Paul Flory (1999)
• Facts on Paul Flory from Cincinnati Enquirer Article (1999)
• Cincinnati Enquirer Article on The 25 Best Matches Of The Tournament's First 25 Years in Mason (August 6, 2004)

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