Camila Vega
On the 2022 August calendar in the world of tennis, there are two back-to-back Masters 1000s: Montreal/Toronto and Cincinnati, also known as the 2022 Western & Southern Open. The Cincinnati tournament has come a long way from its humble roots, first played at the Avondale Athletic Club more than a century ago, to the full-scale ATP Masters 1000 event being held today at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
Past champions include all-time greats such as Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. In 2018, Djokovic won in Cincinnati, becoming the first player to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 crowns and completing his career Masters Gold.
To prepare for this tournament, which is one of the preparation matches for the US Open, JefeBet brings you the prize money list and 2022 Cincinnati points for ATP players. We’ll tell you all about it below.
Purse, Prize Money Breakdown and Points for Cincinnati Masters 1000 Western & Southern Open
ATP
This tournament will award a total of $6,280,880 in prize money. Furthermore, six Grand Slam champions are expected to compete in the competition, including Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem, and Marin Cilic. The defending champion is Alexander Zverev, who will also be at the tournament.
| Round | Award | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $970.020 | 1000 |
| Finalist | $529.710 | 600 |
| Semifinalist | $289.655 | 360 |
| Quarterfinals | $157.995 | 180 |
| Third round | $84.510 | 90 |
| Second round | $45.315 | 45 |
| First round | $25.110 | 10 |
WTA
Women competitors, on the other hand, will receive a total prize of $2,527,250. Serena Williams, Iga Swiatek, Garbiñe Muguruza, Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu, Simona Halep, the most recent Grand Slam champion, Elena Rybakina, and others are expected to compete.
This is how the awards for women will be distributed this season:
| Round | Award | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $304.968 | 900 |
| Finalist | $225.577 | 585 |
| Semifinalist | $119.791 | 350 |
| Quarterfinals | $57.141 | 190 |
| Third round | $28.917 | 105 |
| Second round | $18.318 | 60 |
| First round | $14.799 | 1 |
4 fun facts about the 2022 Western & Southern Open
However, this tournament has several curiosities worth noting. Here is some information:
- Roger Federer is the player with more finals (8) and more titles (7) in this tournament. In addition, he is the player who has participated more times (17), played more games (57) and won more games (47).
- This will be the 123rd edition of the tournament since its foundation.
- It’s the oldest tennis tournament in the United States to be played in its original city.
- It is the second largest tennis event of the summer in the United States after the US Open.
- The shortest final was in 2011 between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic (6-4; 3-0r).
