The Cincinnati Open, now called the Western & Southern Open, is one of the oldest tennis events in the professional tennis. It started in 1899 and is the oldest US tennis event still played in its original city. Now, it os a big stop for both the ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 tours, often seen as a warm-up for the US Open.
Over many years, the event has seen wins by some top names in tennis, like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, and Martina Navratilova. A win in Cincinnati is a sign of great tennis talent and skill, and shows the rise of new, young stars.
A stage full of legends
Played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, the Cincinnati Open is one of the few events that has ATP and WTA games at the same time.
For new stars like Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia, and Jannik Sinner, winning here is a big step in their professional career.
Year-by-year champions in single games
The winners’ list at the Cincinnati Open shows the best tennis player over time. It tracks the winners each year and shows how the game has changed.
Here is the full list of men and women champions in single games:
Men’s singles winners
- 1899 Nat Emerson
- 1900 Raymond D. Little
- 1901 Raymond D. Little
- 1902 Raymond D. Little
- 1903 Kreigh Collins
- 1904 Beals Wright
- 1905 Beals Wright
- 1906 Beals Wright
- 1907 Robert LeRoy
- 1908 Robert LeRoy
- 1909 Robert LeRoy
- 1910 Richard H. Palmer
- 1911 Richard H. Palmer
- 1912 Gus Touchard
- 1913 William S. McEllroy
- 1914 William S. McEllroy
- 1915 Clarence Griffin
- 1916 Bill Johnston
- 1917 Fritz Bastian
- 1918 Tournament suspended due to World War I
- 1919 Fritz Bastian
- 1920 John Hennessey
- 1921 Tournament suspended
- 1922 Louis Kuhler
- 1923 Louis Kuhler
- 1924 George Lott
- 1925 George Lott
- 1926 Bill Tilden
- 1927 George Lott
- 1928 Emmett Paré
- 1929 Herbert Bowman
- 1930 Frank Shields
- 1931 Cliff Sutter
- 1932 George Lott
- 1933 Bryan Grant
- 1934 Henry Prusoff
- 1935 Tournament suspended due to the Great Depression
- 1936 Bobby Riggs
- 1937 Bobby Riggs
- 1938 Bobby Riggs
- 1939 Bryan Grant
- 1940 Bobby Riggs
- 1941 Frank Parker
- 1942 Pancho Segura
- 1943 Bill Talbert
- 1944 Pancho Segura
- 1945 Bill Talbert
- 1946 Nick Carter
- 1947 Bill Talbert
- 1948 Herbert Behrens
- 1949 James Brink
- 1950 Glenn Bassett
- 1951 Tony Trabert
- 1952 Noel Brown
- 1953 Tony Trabert
- 1954 Straight Clark
- 1955 Bernard Bartzen
- 1956 Edward Moylan
- 1957 Bernard Bartzen
- 1958 Bernard Bartzen
- 1959 Whitney Reed
- 1960 Miguel Olvera
- 1961 Allen Fox
- 1962 Marty Riessen
- 1963 Marty Riessen
- 1964 Herb Fitzgibbon
- 1965 Billy Lenoir
- 1966 David Power
- 1967 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo
- 1968 William Harris
- 1969 Cliff Richey
- 1970 Ken Rosewall
- 1971 Stan Smith
- 1972 Jimmy Connors
- 1973 Ilie Nstase
- 1974 Marty Riessen
- 1975 Tom Gorman
- 1976 Roscoe Tanner
- 1977 Harold Solomon
- 1978 Eddie Dibbs
- 1979 Peter Fleming
- 1980 Harold Solomon
- 1981 John McEnroe
- 1982 Ivan Lendl
- 1983 Mats Wilander
- 1984 Mats Wilander
- 1985 Boris Becker
- 1986 Mats Wilander
- 1987 Stefan Edberg
- 1988 Mats Wilander
- 1989 Brad Gilbert
- 1990 Stefan Edberg
- 1991 Guy Forget
- 1992 Pete Sampras
- 1993 Michael Chang
- 1994 Michael Chang
- 1995 Andre Agassi
- 1996 Andre Agassi
- 1997 Pete Sampras
- 1998 Patrick Rafter
- 1999 Pete Sampras
- 2000 Thomas Enqvist
- 2001 Gustavo Kuerten
- 2002 Carlos Moyá
- 2003 Andy Roddick
- 2004 Andre Agassi
- 2005 Roger Federer
- 2006 Andy Roddick
- 2007 Roger Federer
- 2008 Andy Murray
- 2009 Roger Federer
- 2010 Roger Federer
- 2011 Andy Murray
- 2012 Roger Federer
- 2013 Rafael Nadal
- 2014 Roger Federer
- 2015 Roger Federer
- 2016 Marin ili
- 2017 Grigor Dimitrov
- 2018 Novak Djokovic
- 2019 Daniil Medvedev
- 2020 Novak Djokovic
- 2021 Alexander Zverev
- 2022 Borna ori
- 2023 Novak Djokovic
- 2024 Jannik Sinner
Women’s single winners
- 1899 Myrtle McAteer
- 1900 Myrtle McAteer
- 1901 Winona Closterman
- 1902 Maud Banks
- 1903 Winona Closterman
- 1904 Myrtle McAteer
- 1905 May Sutton
- 1906 May Sutton
- 1907 May Sutton
- 1908 Martha Kinsey
- 1909 Edith Hannam
- 1910 Miriam Steever
- 1911 Marjorie Dodd
- 1912 Marjorie Dodd
- 1913 Ruth Sanders
- 1914 Ruth Sanders
- 1915 Molla Bjurstedt
- 1916 Martha Guthrie
- 1917 Katharine Brown
- 1918 not contested
- 1919 not contested
- 1920 Ruth Sanders Cordes
- 1922 Ruth Sanders Cordes
- 1923 Ruth Sanders Cordes
- 1924 Olga Strashun
- 1925 Marian Leighton
- 1926 Clara Louise Zinke
- 1927 Clara Louise Zinke
- 1928 Marjorie Gladman
- 1929 Clara Louise Zinke
- 1930 Clara Louise Zinke
- 1931 Clara Louise Zinke
- 1932 Dorothy Weisel Hack
- 1933 Muriel Adams
- 1934 Gracyn Wheeler
- 1935 Tournament suspended due to the Great Depression
- 1936 Lila Porter
- 1937 Virginia Hollinger
- 1938 Virginia Hollinger
- 1939 Catherine Wolf
- 1940 Alice Marble
- 1941 Pauline Betz
- 1942 Catherine Wolf
- 1943 Pauline Betz
- 1944 Dorothy Cheney
- 1945 Pauline Betz
- 1946 Virginia Kovacs
- 1947 Betty Rosenquest
- 1949 Magda Rurac
- 1950 Beverly Baker Fleitz
- 1951 Pat Canning Todd
- 1952 Anita Kanter
- 1953 Thelma Coyne Long
- 1954 Lois Felix
- 1955 Mimi Arnold
- 1956 Yola Ramírez
- 1957 Lois Felix
- 1958 Gwyn Thomas
- 1959 Donna Floyd
- 1960 Carol Hanks
- 1961 Peachy Kellmeyer
- 1962 Julie Heldman
- 1963 Stephanie DeFina
- 1964 Jean Danilovich
- 1965 Stephanie DeFina
- 1966 Jane Bartkowicz
- 1967 Jane Bartkowicz
- 1968 Linda Tuero
- 1969 Lesley Turner Bowrey
- 1970 Rosemary Casals
- 1971 Virginia Wade
- 1972 Margaret Court
- 1973 Evonne Goolagong
- 1974-1987 not held
- 1988 Barbara Potter
- 1989-2003 Not held
- 2004 Lindsay Davenport
- 2005 Patty Schnyder
- 2006 Vera Zvonareva
- 2007 Anna Chakvetadze
- 2008 Nadia Petrova
- 2009 Jelena Jankovi
- 2010 Kim Clijsters
- 2011 Maria Sharapova
- 2012 Li Na
- 2013 Victoria Azarenka
- 2014 Serena Williams
- 2015 Serena Williams
- 2016 Karolína Plíková
- 2017 Garbiñe Muguruza
- 2018 Kiki Bertens
- 2019 Madison Keys
- 2020 Victoria Azarenka
- 2021 Ashleigh Barty
- 2022 Caroline Garcia
- 2023 Coco Gauff
- 2024 Aryna Sabalenka
What we can highlight
From its start in the 1800s to now, as a Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event, the Cincinnati Open keeps giving a platform for both legends and new stars. Each year, new names join the old legends ans myths, making sure the event stays a key scenario of tennis history.
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