The 2026 Cincinnati Open is approaching fast, but the entry lists have already been hit hard. With the tournament set to begin in less than a week, withdrawals across both draws have reached 11.

Main draw play in Cincinnati runs from Thursday, 13 August to Sunday, 23 August at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. The event is the second joint ATP/WTA 1000 stop on the North American hard-court swing, coming after the Canadian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz and Ig Swiatek were the men’s and women’s singles champions in Cincinnati in 2025. Alcaraz, however, will not be back to defend his title. The world No 2 is among six men who have pulled out of the Masters event, and he has not competed since April because of a right wrist injury.

Holger Rune is also absent after once again delaying his return from the Achilles injury he suffered in October last year. Jasmine Paolini, who reached the final in Cincinnati last year before finishing runner-up to Swiatek, will likewise miss the tournament. She also skipped the Canadian Open.

In a post on Instagram, the two-time Grand Slam finalist wrote: “We’ve decided that I won’t be in Cincinnati either,” Paolini began her statement on Instagram.

“After last year’s final, I was really looking forward to being back, but now the focus is on 100% being ready for the US Open and the rest of the season. Thank you for your support.”

The ATP withdrawal list also includes Alexander Bublik, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Sebastian Korda and Ethan Quinn. On the WTA side, Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste, Jacqueline Cristian and Emma Raducanu have also withdrawn.

Each absence has triggered a replacement, with the updated lists now featuring fresh names across both fields as Cincinnati moves closer to the start of play.

Carlos Alcaraz will not be in the men’s draw at the 2026 Cincinnati Open, but the event still carries major weight with Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev among the leading names.

The tournament will stage its 125th men’s edition in Mason, Ohio, from 13 to 23 August at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Sitting as the second hard-court ATP Masters 1000 event of the North American summer swing, Cincinnati also stands as the final major stop before the US Open.

Alcaraz arrives as the reigning champion after winning his first Cincinnati Open title in 2025, yet he will not defend that crown because of a right wrist injury. His absence reshapes the top of the field, even as the draw remains deep and competitive.

The men’s singles main draw includes 96 players, with 32 seeded entrants. There are 12 qualifiers and five wildcards, giving the event its familiar blend of established contenders and players coming through different routes into the main field.

Prize money for the 2026 tournament totals $9,415,725, underlining the scale of the event on the ATP calendar. Ranking points are also significant, with 1,000 awarded to the champion, 650 to the runner-up, 400 to the semi-finalists, 200 to the quarter-finalists and 100 to the round of 16.

The projected seeds are headed by Sinner at No. 1, followed by Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Djokovic. Daniil Medvedev, Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz and Flavio Cobolli fill out the top eight, while Ben Shelton, Jiri Lehecka, Lorenzo Musetti and Casper Ruud are also placed among the seeds.

Beyond the seeded list, the draw features a wide range of other entries, plus wildcards Grigor Dimitrov, Jack Draper, Gael Monfils, Stan Wawrinka and Jenson Brooksby.

Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Alex Eala are among the leading names confirmed for the 2026 Cincinnati Open, which will once again bring a deep WTA field to Mason, Ohio.

The women’s event runs from 13 to 23 August and will be the 98th edition of the tournament. Played on hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, it stands as the final major warm-up before the US Open.

Swiatek arrives as the defending champion. She won her first Cincinnati Open title in 2025 by defeating Jasmine Paolini in the final.

The women’s singles main draw will feature 96 players in total, with 32 seeded entrants. There will be 12 qualifiers and eight wildcards in the field.

Seven of those wildcard places have already been confirmed. The recipients are Lois Boisson, Caroline Dolehide, Elvina Kalieva, Sloane Stephens, Taylor Townsend, Darja Vidmanova and Venus Williams.

Prize money for the event will total $7,433,076, underlining the tournament’s status as one of the most significant stops on the WTA calendar.

The ranking points on offer are equally substantial. The champion will earn 1,000 points, with 650 going to the runner-up. Semi-finalists receive 390 points, quarter-finalists 215 and fourth-round players 120. Third round exits are worth 65 points, second round 35 points for seeded players and 10 for others, while first-round losers receive 10 points.

The projected seed list is headed by Sabalenka, followed by Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, Karolina Muchova, Linda Noskova and Swiatek. Alex Eala is projected at No. 18.