ATP Masters 1000 + WTA 1000 August 13 - 23, 2026
Cincinnati Open Prize Money 2026: The Payout Per Round and By Year
The last big stop before the US Open, played in Mason, Ohio. Twelve days, two 96-player draws, and a purse that has grown faster than almost any other on the tour. Here is what each round paid in 2026, and how the money has changed year by year.
- Men 2026
- $9.42M$9,415,725, total prize money, champion $1,151,380
- Women 2026
- $7.43M$7,433,076, total, champion $1,085,220
- Format
- 12 days96-player singles draws on both tours
Next edition
When is the next Cincinnati Open?
In shortThe next edition, with dates from the tours' published calendar and a file for your own calendar app.
The next Cincinnati Open
ATPWTAATP Masters 1000 / WTA 1000
In 283 days
August 12 to August 22, 2027
Cincinnati, USA
Add to calendar
Dates are the tours' published calendar, checked every week. See the full season calendar.
Prize money per round
Cincinnati Open prize money per round
In shortIn 2026 the men's champion received $1,151,380 and the women's champion $1,085,220. A first-round loser took $24,335 on the men's side and $16,260 on the women's.
Cincinnati Open prize money follows the same rule as every tour event: each player is paid for the last round reached, in US dollars, before tax. With 96-player draws there are eight rounds. The 32 seeds start in the second round, so the first-round column is money earned only by unseeded players, qualifiers and wild cards.
Cincinnati Open prize money per round
Singles, per player, 2026 edition, in USD. Bars follow the ATP figures
| Round reached | Share of the champion's cheque | ATP | WTA | ATP / WTA pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | $1,151,380 | $1,085,220 | 1,000 / 1,000 | |
| Runner-up | $612,340 | $564,920 | 650 / 650 | |
| Semifinal | $340,190 | $297,315 | 400 / 390 | |
| Quarterfinal | $193,645 | $154,210 | 200 / 215 | |
| Round of 16 | $105,720 | $81,752 | 100 / 120 | |
| Round of 32 | $61,865 | $47,375 | 50 / 65 | |
| Round of 64 | $36,110 | $26,255 | 30 / 35 | |
| First round | $24,335 | $16,260 | 10 / 10 |
The men's table is almost identical to the one used in Montreal the week before, down to the dollar in every round below the final; only the champion's figure differs, by $40. That is the ATP's Masters 1000 scale at work. The women's amounts are set by the WTA and run lower in every round, from 94 percent of the men's figure for the champion to about two thirds for a first-round loser.
Prize money by year
Cincinnati Open prize money by year
In shortThe women's purse rose from $2,400,490 in 2015 to $7,433,076 in 2026. The men's total prize money climbed from $6.6 million in 2023 to $9,415,725. The biggest single jump came in 2026 for the women.
Cincinnati Open purse by year, in US dollars
WTAATP| Year | WTA total (USD) | ATP total (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $2,400,490 | not verified |
| 2016 | $2,503,250 | not verified |
| 2017 | $2,536,154 | not verified |
| 2018 | $2,573,549 | not verified |
| 2019 | $2,643,736 | not verified |
| 2020 | $1,950,079 | not verified |
| 2021 | $1,835,490 | not verified |
| 2022 | $2,527,250 | not verified |
| 2023 | $2,788,468 | $6,600,000 |
| 2024 | $3,211,715 | $6,795,555 |
| 2025 | $5,152,599 | $9,193,540 |
| 2026 | $7,433,076 | $9,415,725 |
WTA: total financial commitment as listed on each year's WTA tournament page. ATP: total prize money in the ATP's releases, which go back to 2023 on the ATP site. The 2020 edition was played in New York.
The purse in context
Compared with the 35 event rows in the prize-money ledger, by total purse in US dollars.
- ATPMasters 1000, 2026
- $9,415,725Total purse
- No. 8Of 35 events by purse
- +2.4%Against the year before
- 12.2%Champion's share of the purse
- WTAWTA 1000, 2026
- $7,433,076Total purse
- No. 20Of 35 events by purse
- +44.3%Against the year before
- 14.6%Champion's share of the purse
Each row of the ledger is one tour's edition, so a combined event appears once per tour. See the full ledger.
For most of the last decade the women's purse barely moved: $2.4 million in 2015, $2.6 million in 2019, still $2.8 million in 2023. The pandemic years dipped, with $1,950,079 in 2020 and $1,835,490 in 2021. Then the curve bends. The women's total passed $5 million in 2025, the first year of the twelve-day format, and reached $7,433,076 in 2026, a record for the event.
The men's purse rose in steps too. The ATP lists $6.6 million in total prize money for 2023, $6,795,555 for 2024 and $9,415,725 for 2026. The champion's cheque moved from $1,019,335 in 2023 to $1,151,380. If you are searching for the "by year" figures to compare a specific season, the chart's hidden table lists every verified year with its exact amount.
The 12-day format
How the 12-day format changed Cincinnati
In shortSince 2025 Cincinnati runs for twelve days with 96-player singles draws on both tours, the same format as Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Shanghai.
Until 2024 Cincinnati was a one-week event with smaller draws. The expansion to twelve days and 96 players added a round, more prize money and more main-draw places, which is why the purse jumped in 2025. The 2026 event ran August 13 - 23, 2026, a week before the US Open main draw in New York.
The longer format has a cost. With Montreal or Toronto running twelve days as well, the Canadian event and Cincinnati now overlap at the edges, and players who go deep in Canada arrive in Ohio with almost no rest. It is one reason the summer withdrawal list is often long.
Points and prize money
Cincinnati Open prize money and points
In shortThe champion earns 1,000 ranking points on both tours. Below the final the tours use their own scales: an ATP semifinalist earns 400 points, a WTA semifinalist 390.
| Round | ATP | WTA | ATP prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1,000 | 1,000 | $1,151,380 |
| Runner-up | 650 | 650 | $612,340 |
| Semifinal | 400 | 390 | $340,190 |
| Quarterfinal | 200 | 215 | $193,645 |
| Round of 16 | 100 | 120 | $105,720 |
Points are the reason the top players come. Cincinnati is the last 1000-level event before the US Open, where the seeds follow the rankings. A good week in Ohio can lift a player into the top four seeds, the group kept apart until the semifinals in New York.
Champions
Recent Cincinnati Open champions
In shortArthur Fils and Coco Gauff won in 2026. Roger Federer holds the men's record with 7 titles.
Most titles in the data
Counted from the verified finals 2015 to 2026; earlier editions are not in this count.
3titles
Novak Djokovic
2018, 2020, 2023
2titles
Coco Gauff
2023, 2026
Cincinnati Open singles finals
Champion first, runner-up and score under the name.
Men
Women
The 2025 men's final was one of the strangest on record. Jannik Sinner retired after 23 minutes, trailing 5-0, and Carlos Alcaraz lifted the trophy without completing a set. A year later Arthur Fils won his first Masters 1000 title by beating Frances Tiafoe in three sets, and Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula in an all-American women's final. Borna Coric's 2022 title still stands out in the record book: he was ranked No. 152, the lowest-ranked champion in the event's history.
Venue and how to watch
Where the Cincinnati Open is played and how to watch
In shortThe tournament is played at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. The ATP matches stream on Tennis TV; US television rights are announced by the broadcasters each season.
- Venue
- Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio. Outdoor hard courts.
- 2026 dates
- August 13 - 23, 2026
- Streaming
- Tennis TV streams the ATP event for subscribers. Check US listings for the women's matches.
- Founded
- 1899, according to the ATP's history of the event.
Cincinnati follows the National Bank Open in the summer swing and leads into the US Open, after which the women's tour moves on to Asia and events such as the Korea Open in Seoul. The tennis calendar has the exact weeks, and the tennis prize money ledger puts Cincinnati beside every other 1000 event and the four Grand Slams.
FAQ
Cincinnati Open prize money: questions and answers
In shortAnswers on the Cincinnati purse, the payout per round, the points and the event, all drawn from the official figures on this page.
How much does the winner of the Cincinnati Open get?
In 2026 the men's champion received $1,151,380 and the women's champion $1,085,220, plus 1,000 ranking points each.
What is the Cincinnati Open prize money per round?
Men (2026): champion $1,151,380, runner-up $612,340, semifinal $340,190, quarterfinal $193,645, round of 16 $105,720, round of 32 $61,865, round of 64 $36,110, first round $24,335. Women: champion $1,085,220, runner-up $564,920, semifinal $297,315, quarterfinal $154,210, round of 16 $81,752, round of 32 $47,375, round of 64 $26,255, first round $16,260.
What is the total Cincinnati Open prize money for 2026?
$9,415,725 for the men's draw and $7,433,076 for the women's, in US dollars.
How has Cincinnati Open prize money changed by year?
The women's purse grew from $2,400,490 in 2015 to $7,433,076 in 2026, more than tripling. The men's total prize money went from $6.6 million in 2023 to $9,415,725.
Is Cincinnati Open prize money equal for men and women?
Not yet. In 2026 the women's champion earned $1,085,220 against $1,151,380 for the men. The WTA's plan, announced in 2023, aims for equal prize money at combined 1000 events by 2027.
How many ranking points does the Cincinnati champion get?
1,000 on both tours. In 2026 a runner-up took 650 ATP or 650 WTA points, and a first-round loser 10 on either tour.
Why did Sinner quit the Cincinnati Open final?
Jannik Sinner retired 23 minutes into the 2025 final against Carlos Alcaraz, trailing 5-0. Alcaraz took the title without completing a set.
Where is the Cincinnati Open played?
At the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, north of Cincinnati. In 2020, during the pandemic, it was played at the US Open site in New York.
When was the Cincinnati Open founded?
In 1899, according to the ATP. Roger Federer holds the men's record with seven titles.
Do tennis players pay for their own hotels?
Over a season, mostly yes. Tournaments arrange official hotels and some support for main-draw players, but flights, coaches and physios are paid by the player, so a first-round cheque of $24,335 has to cover a lot.