Run up to USO: Monterrey, Mexico WTA 500. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA - ATP 250

Abierto GNP Seguros WTA 500
Monterrey, Mexico
August 23-29, 2026

Surface: Hard
Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16
The tourney became a WTA 250 in 2021 and then a 500 in 2024.
2025 Champion: Diana Shnaider who defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Top 4 seeds (of 8): Noskova, Alexandrova, Cirstea, Mertens

Wildcard: Mexican player Renata Zarazua

Withdrawals: Bejlek, Frech

Winston-Salem Open ATP 250
Winston-Salem, USA
August 23-29, 2026

Surface: Hard
Draws: Singles 48, Doubles 16.  Established 2011.
Most titles: John Isner with 2.
2025 Champion: Marton Fucsovics who defeated Botic van de Zandschulp.

Top 8 seeds (of 16): Medvedev, Darderi, Buse, Fery, Collingnon, Navone, Tsitsipas, J.M. Cerundolo

The 16 seeds have a first-round bye.

Wildcards: Darwin Blanch, Martin Damm, Cruz Hewitt, Martin Landaluce

Late entry: Daniil Medvedev.  Emergency substitute: Stefanos Tsitsipas

Alternate: Wu Yibing

Withdrawals: 15, including Quinn, Rinderknech, Shapovalov, Tabilo

Cincinnati Open ATP 1000, WTA 1000

Cincinnati, USA
August 13-23, 2026

The image features an aerial view looking north from a tower of the historic John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge across the Ohio River toward the Cincinnati, Ohio skyline at dusk.The Bridge: Opened in 1867, the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge connects Covington, Kentucky, to Cincinnati, Ohio, and served as the prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge.

Key Landmarks: The prominent, illuminated decorative towers in the foreground sit atop the bridge's southern anchorage/pylons, while the Cincinnati downtown skyline in the background features the distinctive spire of the Carew Tower and the grand curve of the Great American Ball Park area along the riverfront.

ATP

Surface: Hard

Draws: Singles 96, Doubles 32

This is the 125th edition.
Most titles: Roger Federer with 7.
2025 champion: Carlos Alacaraz who defeated Jannik Sinner
Doubles champions: Nikola Mektic/Rajeev Ram

Top 16 seeds (of 32): Zverev, Auger-Aliassime, Djokovic, Medvedev, de Minaur, Fritz, Cobolli, Shelton, Lejecka, Musetti, Ruud, Jodar, Rublev, Mensik, Vacherot, Tien

The 32 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Protected ranking: Juncheng, Kokkinakis

Wildcards: Include: Cilic, Dimitrov, Draper, Monfils

Withdrawals: Include Alcaraz, Bublik, Davidovich Fokina, Korda, Rune, Sinner

WTA

98th edition
Most titles: Serena Williams with 2.
2025 champion: Iga Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini.
Doubles champions: Gabriela Dabrowski/Erin Routliffe

Top 16 seeds (of 32): Sabalenka, Rybakina, Pegula, Gauff, Andreeva, Noskova, Swiatek, Svitolina, Anisimova, Kostyuk, Osaka, Bencic, Jovic, Shnaider, Cirstea, Alexandrova

The 32 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: Include Boisson, Kenin, Stephens, V. Williams

Withdrawals: Include Baptiste, Mboko, Muchova, Paolini, Raducanu

Thanks Missy Hartt