WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN PLAYER ENTRY LIST

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Nine Past Champs, 12 World No. 1s Expected in August

CINCINNATI (July 2, 2019) – The release of the initial ATP and WTA singles entry lists for the 2019

Western & Southern Open reveals that the world’s best tennis players will be coming to Cincinnati in

August.

The top 40 players in the rankings of both the men's ATP and women's WTA tours have all entered the

combined tournament that will be held August 10-18 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason,

Ohio.

The fields are highlighted by nine past Western & Southern Open champions, 12 players who have

been the No. 1 ranked player in the world, and 17 players who have won a Major championship. The

initial 77 entrants represent 34 countries.

“Receiving the entry lists from the Tours signifies we are just six weeks away from the tournament.

When those lists include so many great players, it generates a great deal of anticipation for the event,”

said Tournament Director Andre Silva. “It is an incredible time in tennis with so many accomplished

champions still playing at a very high level, and we are eager to welcome them back to the Western &

Southern Open in August.”

Two of the greatest players in the game, Serena Williams and Roger Federer, are the oldest players in

the field at 37-years-old. However, the youth movement in tennis is challenging these legends. Twenty-

nine of the 77 initial entrants are aged 23 or younger, including the top two WTA players: Ashleigh

Barty (23) and Naomi Osaka (21). Four teenagers are among the entrants, the youngest being 17-

year-old American Amanda Anisimova, a French Open semifinalist, and 18-year-old Canadian Felix

Auger-Aliassime.

The nine former Western & Southern Open champions have won a combined 16 Cincinnati titles,

including seven-time winner Federer among the men and two-time champion Williams among the

women. The other WTA past champions include Victoria Azarenka (2013), Kiki Bertens (2018),

Garbiñe Muguruza (2017) and Karolina Pliskova (2016) while Marin Cilic (2016), Novak Djokovic

(2018) and Rafael Nadal (2013) are the past ATP winners.

Nine women and three men comprise the 12 Western & Southern Open entrants who have held the

No. 1 ranking on their respective tours. Those dozen players have combined to hold the top spot for a

total of 1,336 weeks, a tally which is greater than 25 years. Williams has the most weeks at No. 1 with

319, followed closely by Federer’s 310.

A total of 97 Major championships have been won by 17 of the players in the Western & Southern Open

field. Federer has won 20 to lead the six men’s Major winners in the field, while Williams owns 23

titles, the most among the 11 women’s Major champions.

Here are the initial player entry lists for the 2019 Western & Southern Open:

WTA Rank • Name (Nationality) Age

1 Ashleigh Barty (Australia) 23

2 Naomi Osaka (Japan) 21

3 Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 27

4 Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 27

ATP Rank • Name (Nationality) Age

1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 32

2 Rafael Nadal (Spain) 33

3 Roger Federer (Switzerland) 37

4 Dominic Thiem (Austria) 25

5 Angelique Kerber (Germany) 31

6 Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 29

7 Simona Halep (Romania) 27

8 Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 24

9 Sloane Stephens (USA) 26

10 Serena Williams (USA) 37

11 Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) 21

12 Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) 29

13 Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) 22

14 Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) 20

15 Qiang Wang (China) 27

16 Madison Keys (USA) 24

17 Julia Goerges (Germany) 30

18 Johanna Konta (Great Britain) 28

19 Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 28

20 Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) 23

21 Elise Mertens (Belgium) 23

22 Donna Vekic (Croatia) 23

23 Caroline Garcia (France) 25

24 Petra Martic (Croatia) 28

25 Bianca Andreescu (Canada) 19

26 Amanda Anisimova (USA) 17

27 Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) 25

28 Sofia Kenin (USA) 20

29 Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) 33

30 Daria Kasatkina (Russia) 22

31 Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 30

32 Maria Sakkari (Greece) 23

33 Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 30

34 Danielle Collins (USA) 25

35 Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) 19

36 Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) 25

37 Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 22

38 Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) 23

39 Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 24

40 Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 29

42 Camila Giorgi (Italy) 27

43 Saisai Zheng (China) 25

UR Cici Bellis* (USA) 20

* Unranked, using injury special ranking of 43

5 Alexander Zverev (Germany) 22

6 Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) 20

7 Kei Nishikori (Japan) 28

8 Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 33

9 Karen Khachanov (Russia) 23

10 Fabio Fognini (Italy) 32

11 Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 30

12 John Isner (USA) 34

13 Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 23

14 Borna Coric (Croatia) 22

15 Gael Monfils (France) 32

16 Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) 27

17 Milos Raonic (Canada) 28

18 Marin Cilic (Croatia) 30

19 Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 34

20 Matteo Berrettini (Italy) 23

21 Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) 18

22 Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) 31

23 David Goffin (Belgium) 28

24 Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) 26

25 Gilles Simon (France) 34

26 Guido Pella (Argentina) 29

27 Denis Shapovalov (Canada) 20

28 Lucas Pouille (France) 25

29 Alex de Minaur (Australia) 20

30 Kyle Edmund (Great Britain) 24

31 Taylor Fritz (USA) 21

32 Benoit Paire (France) 30

33 Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) 29

34 Cristian Garin (Chile) 23

35 Laslo Djere (Serbia) 24

36 Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) 29

37 Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 35

38 Frances Tiafoe (USA) 21

39 Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) 28

40 Radu Albot (Macedonia) 29

41 Marco Cecchinato (Italy) 26

42 Adrian Mannarino (France) 31

43 Nick Kyrgios (Australia) 24

47 Richard Gasquet* (France) 33

* Using injury protected ranking of 26

Both fields will have 56 players in the main draw. For the WTA, up to five players may be awarded wild

cards while eight players will gain entry through the two-round qualifying tournament that will be held

during First Watch Opening Weekend, Aug. 10-11. Seven men will advance through qualifying while

four wild cards will be awarded. An additional men’s spot will be held open for a special exempt.

The qualifying entry lists will be announced the week of July 19. Alongside the singles tournament will

be the doubles events, featuring 28 women’s and 32 men’s teams. The initial entry lists for those

events will be released the week of July 26.

The Western & Southern Open is one of five cities in the world to host top level men’s and women’s

Tour events at the same venue during the week. The men’s event is an ATP Masters 1000, while the

women’s is a WTA Premier 5. The tournament is a member of the US Open Series.

In addition to the tennis, the event features more than 50 musical acts, 20 food vendors, six signature

bar areas and a retail plaza for patrons to enjoy between matches.

Tickets for all sessions of the Western & Southern Open are on sale now and can be purchased at

wsopen.com. Last year, 14 of 16 sessions sold out as more than 194,000 fans attended the event,

marking the fourth time in five years attendance surpassed 190,000.

About the Western & Southern Open

The Western & Southern Open will be held August 10-18, 2019, at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, 20 miles

north of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio. The tournament is one of the prestigious ATP Masters 1000 events on the

men's tour and a Premier 5 event for the WTA. The event has drawn more than 190,000 spectators in four of the

last five years, including fans from all 50 states and more than 35 countries. In addition, the tournament reached a

worldwide audience of more than 63 million people in 165 markets in 2018. The tournament is one of the last stops

on the US Open Series before the US Open in New York. Since 1974, the tournament has contributed more than

$10 million to various beneficiaries including Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the UC Health Barrett

Cancer Center and Tennis for City Youth. For more information, visit www.wsopen.com.

About the US Open Series

Now in its 16th season, the world's best players on the WTA and ATP Tour are coming together for the US Open

Series. Linking six summer WTA and ATP Tour tournaments to the US Open, the US Open Series serves as a true

“regular season” of hard court tennis. Featuring a cohesive schedule, the Series centralizes the way tennis is

viewed in North America, across multiple television and digital platforms. Fans will see today's top champions go

head-to-head with tomorrow's emerging stars, as storylines develop throughout the summer season. Each

tournament also engages its local community with a variety of outreach initiatives, including grass-roots youth

tennis clinics and activities.

About the WTA

Founded on the principle of equal opportunity for women in sports by Billie Jean King in 1973, the WTA is the

global leader in women’s professional sport with more than 1,800 players representing 85 nations competing for a

record $164 million in prize money. In 2018, the WTA was watched by a record breaking global audience of 600

million. The 2019 WTA competitive season includes 55 events and four Grand Slams in 29 countries, culminating

with the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, offering an unprecedented $14 million total prize purse and honoring the

season’s top singles and doubles players. Further information on the WTA can be found at www.wtatennis.com.

About the ATP

The ATP is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits - the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour

and the ATP Champions Tour. With 63 tournaments in 30 countries, the ATP Tour showcases the finest male

athletes competing in the world’s most exciting venues. From Australia to Europe and the Americas to Asia, the

stars of the 2019 ATP Tour will battle for prestigious titles and ATP Rankings points at ATP Masters 1000, 500

and 250 events, as well as Grand Slams (non ATP events). At the end of the season only the world’s top 8 qualified

singles players and doubles teams will qualify to compete for the last title of the season at the Nitto ATP Finals.

Held at The O2 in London, the event will officially crown the 2019 ATP Tour No. 1. For more information, please

visit www.ATPTour.com.

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