DATE: August 13-19, 2018
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $2,874,299
FIELD SIZE: 48
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Muguruza, Garbiñe
Seeds:
1 HALEP, Simona
2 WOZNIACKI, Caroline
3 STEPHENS, Sloane
4 KERBER, Angelique
5 SVITOLINA, Elina
6 GARCIA, Caroline
7 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe
8 KVITOVA, Petra
9 PLISKOVA, Karolina
10 GOERGES, Julia
11 OSTAPENKO, Jelena
12 KASATKINA, Daria
13 KEYS, Madison
14 *Venus Williams withdrew*
15 MERTENS, Elise
16 BARTY, Ashleigh
17 OSAKA, Naomi
DSC02586 copy by Yi-Liang (Lucas) Liu, on Flickr
The Tournament:
The Cincinnati Masters (currently sponsored by the Western & Southern Financial Group and called the Western & Southern Open) is the second largest summer tennis event in the U.S. after the U.S. Open, as its men's portion is one of nine elite Masters 1000 tournaments on the ATP World Tour and its women's event is one of five Premier 5 events on the WTA Tour.
The tournament began in 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States.
About Cincinnati
Cincinnati is the third largest city in Ohio. As the first major US city founded after the American Revolution, as well as its first major inland city, it is considered the first "purely American city."
Though its influence has fallen off since its heyday in the 19th Century, it still carries political importance, as well as being a major sports hub, home of the baseball Reds and NFL Bengals. The city can boast on its art museum, which offers fine works of European and modern artists, as well as great examples from classical antiquity. Its opera company is the second oldest in the US. Famous Cincinnatians include: Sarah Jessica Parker, Steven Spielberg, Peter Frampton and the Isley Brothers.
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Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $2,874,299
FIELD SIZE: 48
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Muguruza, Garbiñe
Seeds:
1 HALEP, Simona
2 WOZNIACKI, Caroline
3 STEPHENS, Sloane
4 KERBER, Angelique
5 SVITOLINA, Elina
6 GARCIA, Caroline
7 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe
8 KVITOVA, Petra
9 PLISKOVA, Karolina
10 GOERGES, Julia
11 OSTAPENKO, Jelena
12 KASATKINA, Daria
13 KEYS, Madison
14 *Venus Williams withdrew*
15 MERTENS, Elise
16 BARTY, Ashleigh
17 OSAKA, Naomi
DSC02586 copy by Yi-Liang (Lucas) Liu, on Flickr
The Tournament:
The Cincinnati Masters (currently sponsored by the Western & Southern Financial Group and called the Western & Southern Open) is the second largest summer tennis event in the U.S. after the U.S. Open, as its men's portion is one of nine elite Masters 1000 tournaments on the ATP World Tour and its women's event is one of five Premier 5 events on the WTA Tour.
The tournament began in 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States.
About Cincinnati
Cincinnati is the third largest city in Ohio. As the first major US city founded after the American Revolution, as well as its first major inland city, it is considered the first "purely American city."
Though its influence has fallen off since its heyday in the 19th Century, it still carries political importance, as well as being a major sports hub, home of the baseball Reds and NFL Bengals. The city can boast on its art museum, which offers fine works of European and modern artists, as well as great examples from classical antiquity. Its opera company is the second oldest in the US. Famous Cincinnatians include: Sarah Jessica Parker, Steven Spielberg, Peter Frampton and the Isley Brothers.
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