By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 21, 2021
The Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati released its player entry list for 2021, featuring all of the tour's current Top-20 players.
The Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati will welcome back fans—and top players—in 2021. The tournament, which was played in New York due to Covid-19 restrictions in 2020, has released its 2021 player entry list.
All Top-20 players in both the ATP Tour and WTA Tour rankings have entered the event, which will be held Aug. 14-22. The field also includes 11 former Western and Southern Open champions, including defending champions Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka, both two-time Western & Southern Open winners.
Cincinnati will welcome five former champions on the WTA side: this year’s Wimbledon runner-up Karolina Pliskova (2016), two-time Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza (2017) and former US Open runner-up Madison Keys (2019) along with 23-time major champion Serena Williams and Azarenka, who are each two-time winners in Cincinnati.
Two-time champion Djokovic leads the list of returning champions on the men's side. He is joined by Daniil Medvedev (2019), Rafael Nadal (2013), Grigor Dimitrov (2017), Marin Cilic (2016) and seven-time champion Roger Federer.
The women’s field is also highlighted by 13 total Major champions (there are six on the men's side). Additionally, 10 participants are 23 or younger. 17-year-old Coco Gauff will make her Cincinnati debut.
Here are the current Cincinnati entry lists:
ATP Tour Rank - Name (Age) Nationality
1. Novak Djokovic (34) SRB
2 - Daniil Medvedev (25) RUS
3 - Rafael Nadal (35) ESP
4 - Stefanos Tsitsipas (22) GRE
5 - Alexander Zverev (24) GER
6 - Dominic Thiem (27) AUT
7 - Audrey Rublev (23) RUS
8 - Matteo Berrettini (25) ITA
9 - Roger Federer (39) SUI
10 - Denis Shapovalov (22) CAN
11 - Pablo Carreno Busta (29) ESP
12 - Hubert Hurkacz (24) POL
13 - Diego Schwartzman (28) ARG
14 - Casper Ruud (22) NOR
15 - Felix Auger-Aliassime (20) CAN
16 - Roberto Bautista Agut (32) ESP
17 - Alex de Minaur (21) AUS
18 - Gael Monfils (34) FRA
19 - Cristian Garin (25) CHI
20 - David Goffin (30) BEL
21 - Grigor Dimitrov (30) BUL
22 - Milos Raonic (30) CAN
23 - Jannik Sinner (19) ITA
24 - Aslan Karatsev (27) RUS
25 - Karen Khachanov (25) RUS
26 - Lorenzo Sonego (26) ITA
27 - Daniel Evans (31) GBR
28 - Ugo Humbert (23) FRA
29 - Stan Wawrinka (36) SUI
30 - Cameron Norrie (25) GBR
31 - Fabio Fognini (34) ITA
32 - Reilly Opelka (23) USA
33 - Borna Coric (24) CRO
34 - Filip Krajinovic (29) SRB
35 - Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (22) ESP
36 - Marin Cilic (32) CRO
37 - Taylor Fritz (23) USA
38 - Marton Fucsovics (29) HUN
39 - John Isner (36) USA
40 - Alexander Bublik (24) KA
Z 41 - Adrian Mannarino (33) FRA
42 - Nikoloz Basilashvili (29) GEO
43 - Albert Ramos-Vinolas (33) ESP
69* - Kei Nishikori (31) JPN
WTA Tour Rank - Name (Age) Nationality
1 - Ashleigh Barty (25) AUS
2 - Naomi Osaka (23) JPN
3 - Aryna Sabalenka (23) BLR
4 - Sofia Kenin (22) USA
5 - Bianca Andreescu (21) CAN
6 - Elina Svitolina (26) UKR
7 - Karolina Pliskova (29) CZE
8 - Iga Swiatek (20) POL
9 - Garbiñe Muguruza (27) ESP
10 - Simona Halep (29) ROU
11 - Barbora Krejcikova (25) CZE
12 - Belinda Bencic (24) SUI
13 - Petra Kvitova (31) CZE
14 - Victoria Azarenka (31) BLR
15 - Jennifer Brady (26) USA
16 - Serena Williams (39) USA
17 - Elise Mertens (25) BEL
18 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (30) RUS
19 - Maria Sakkari (25) GRE
20 - Elena Rybakina (22) KAZ
22 - Angelique Kerber (33) GER
23 - Ons Jabeur (26) TUN
24 - Karolina Muchova (24) CZE
25 - Coco Gauff (17) USA
26 - Madison Keys (26) USA
27 - Jessica Pegula (27) USA
28 - Anett Kontaveit (25) EST
29 - Paula Badosa (23) ESP
30 - Jelena Ostapenko (24) LAT
31 - Daria Kasatkina (24) RUS
32 - Petra Martic (30) CRO
33 - Veronika Kudermetova (24) RUS
34 - Ekaterina Alexandrova (26) RUS
35 - Yulia Putintseva (26) KAZ
36 - Alison Riske (31) USA
37 - Tamara Zidansek (23) SLO
38 - Nadia Podoroska (24) ARG
39 - Sorona Cirstea (31) ROU
40 - Johanna Konta (30) GBR
41 - Marketa Vondrousova (22) CZE
42 - Shelby Rogers (28) USA
44 - Danielle Collins (27) USA