The Cincinnati Open is back this week and even though some top names has withdrawn, it should be a great tournament. Running from August 13-23 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, the ATP Masters 1000 event has confirmed a total prize pool of $9,415,725 for the 2026 edition.
The singles champion this year will walk away with $1,151,380, comfortably clearing the seven-figure mark. All details:
- Winner: $1,151,380 (1000 points)
- Finalist: $612,340 (650 points)
- Semifinalist: $340,190 (400 points)
- Quarterfinalist: $193,645 (200 points)
- Round of 16: $105,720 (100 points)
- Round of 32: $61,865 (50 points)
- Second round: $36,110 (30 points)
- First round: $24,335 (10 points)
Even a first-round exit is worth over $24,000, it shows how deep Masters 1000 prize pools now run compared to a decade ago.
Doubles money
It’s not just the singles stars cashing in. The doubles championship team will split $468,200 between them, with the rest of the doubles ladder shaping up as:
- Winner: $468,200 (1000 points, per team)
- Finalist: $247,870 (600 points)
- Semifinalist: $133,110 (360 points)
- Quarterfinalist: $66,570 (180 points)
- Second round: $35,700 (90 points)
- First round: $19,510
WTA Cincinnati Prize Money
Cincinnati runs as a combined ATP/WTA 1000 tournament, and it’s one of the few events that does not offer equal prize pools. While the men’s total lands at $9,415,725, the tournament’s own figures put the 2026 WTA prize money at $7,433,076.
WTA Cincinnati 2026:
- Winner: $1,085,220
- Finalist: $564,920
- Semifinalist: $297,315
- Quarterfinalist: $154,210
This year’s pool represents another year-on-year jump. For context, the ATP’s 2025 Cincinnati prize fund sat at roughly $9,193,540, itself a sizeable increase on the year before. It’s part of a broader trend across the Masters 1000 level, where tournaments have steadily fattened their purses to match rising broadcast and sponsorship revenue.
As reported earlier, both Sinner and Alcaraz is out of the event this year. That leaves the $1.15 million winner’s check up for grabs among a field still headlined by Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and home hope Ben Shelton.
The 2025 singles champions in Cincinnati were Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek.
