DATE: August 12-18, 2019
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $2,944,486
FIELD SIZE: 48
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Kiki Bertens
Seeds:
1 Ashleigh Barty
2 Naomi Osaka
3 Karolina Pliskova
4 Simona Halep
5 Kiki Bertens
6 Petra Kvitova
7 Elina Svitolina
8 Sloane Stephens
9 Aryna Sabalenka
10 Serena Williams
11 Anastasija Sevastova
12 Belinda Bencic
13 Angelique Kerber
14 Johanna Konta
15 Qiang Wang
16 Madison Keys
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: $2,944,486
FIELD SIZE: 48
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Kiki Bertens
Seeds:
1 Ashleigh Barty
2 Naomi Osaka
3 Karolina Pliskova
4 Simona Halep
5 Kiki Bertens
6 Petra Kvitova
7 Elina Svitolina
8 Sloane Stephens
9 Aryna Sabalenka
10 Serena Williams
11 Anastasija Sevastova
12 Belinda Bencic
13 Angelique Kerber
14 Johanna Konta
15 Qiang Wang
16 Madison Keys
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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