Overview

• The 2025 tournament, running August 5–18 at Mason’s Lindner Family Tennis Center, is the first to feature two full weeks of competition with 96-player singles draws for both men and women.
• A reported $260 million overhaul added 10 courts, a sunken 2,000-seat stadium and a two-story players’ lounge to modernize the venue.
• World No. 1s Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner alongside Daniil Medvedev have lauded the upgrades, calling them a leap toward the standards of tennis’s top Masters 1000 events.
• Front Office Sports reports that Ben Navarro’s Beemok Sports is a major backer and holds the tournament license, highlighting growing private investment in elite tennis.
• Observers are watching to see if the expanded format and facilities help Cincinnati stake its informal claim as tennis’s ‘fifth Grand Slam’ despite its Mason location and tight US Open–Canadian Open scheduling.