SLAM HISTORYWestern & Southern Open, Cincinnati
The tournament was founded in 1899, 126 years ago. Although 1968 marked the beginning of the Open Era,
Cincinnati's event would not "go open" (allow professionals to play
with amateurs) until 1969. In 1969, Lesley TURNER took the first women's title of the Open Era and the $500 first prize by beating Gail CHANFREAU of France in a three-hour-and-20-minute final that ended when Chanfreau, who was suffering from leg and stomach cramps, hit a forehand, lets out a shriek and falls to the court. She is attended to where she drops, eventually getting to her feet and returning from the match.
In 1974-1979 and 1983-1987, the tournament was not held. The women's competition was reinstated in 1988 for one year, and then again in 2004 when the organizers, with the help of the Octagon sports agency, bought the Croatian Bol Ladies Open and moved it to Cincinnati. In 2020, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center
Surface: Hard
Dates: Aug 07, 2025 - Aug 18, 2025
tournament categories
1968 - 1973
WTA Circuit in past
1980 - 1982
WTA Circuit in past
1988
WTA Tier III
2004 - 2008
WTA Tier III
2009 - 2020
WTA Premier 5
2021 - 2025
WTA 1000
tournament names in previous years
1968
Western Open Championships, Cincinnati
1969
Western Championships, Cincinnati
1970 - 1971
Western Open Championships, Cincinnati
1972
85th Western Championships, Cincinnati
1973
Western Open Championships, Cincinnati
1980 - 1982
Avon Championships of Cincinnati
1988
Pringles Light Classic, Cincinnati
2004 - 2019
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
2020
Western & Southern Open, New York
2021 - 2025
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati - Current Champions
Women's Singles
Women's Doubles
Players who won Women's singles and doubles titles at the same WTA Cincinnati
1968
1970
2008
WTA Cincinnati Records
Women's Singles. Winners
Women's Singles. Total finals
Women's Doubles. Winners
Women's Doubles. Total finals