Monterrey Open 2024

Monterrey Open, also popularly known as Abierto GNP Seguros, is a WTA 500 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It will commence on August 19, 2024, and conclude on August 24, 2024. The event was recently updated from WTA 250 to WTA 500.

This is the 16th edition of the tournament, comprising 32 players from the singles category and 16 teams from the doubles category. Tennis players like Ana Ivanovic, Angelique Kerber, Victoria Azarenka and Venus Williams have competed on the courts of the Monterrey Open. The total prize money set for the tournament this year is $259,303. Each winner will be awarded 500 points in the singles and doubles category after winning the title.

Silver medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Donna Vekic, will be competing to retain her title at the tournament. Finalist at the 2024 French and Wimbledon Open, Jasmine Paolini, will also be participating in this famous tournament in Latin America. Other prominent names competing at the tournament include Danielle Collins, Emma Navarro, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Veronika Kudermetova.

Monterrey Open History

The WTA introduced the Monterrey Open in 2009. Famous Polish player Agnieszka Radwanska played the first edition of the tournament with Marion Bartoli. The tournament was initially played at the Sierra Madre Tennis Club from 2009 to 2013. With the increase in the size of the audience, the tournament was shifted to Sonoma Cub in 2014.

Donna Vekic is the defending champion of the 2023 Monterrey Open in the singles category. In the doubles category, Yuliana Lizarazo and Maria Paulina are the defending champions.

Monterrey Open 2024 Schedule

Monterrey Open 2024 is scheduled to commence from 19th-24th August, 2024. The qualifying matches will be played on August 17 and 18, 2024. The main draw match will commence on August 19, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. The final will take place on August 24, 2024, at 5:30 PM.

Monterrey Open 2024 Venue

Monterrey Open 2024 will take place in Sonoma Clun, located in Monterrey, Mexico. Viewers can purchase the tickets from the GNP Seguros Stadium Office for $200.

Monterrey Open 2023 Defending Champions

Monterrey Open 2023 defending champions are as follows:

Women Singles – Donna Vekic

Donna Vekic lifted the title of the 2023 Monterrey Open, defeating Carolina Garcia in the final by 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

Woman Doubles - Yuliana Lizarazo and Maria Paulina

The duo of Yuliana Lizarazo and Maria Paulina defeated the team of Kimberly Birrell and Fernanda Contreras Gomez in the final by 6-3, 5-7 [10-5]

Monterrey Open 2024 Prize Money

The total prize money estimated for the Monterrey Open 2024 is $259,303.

Monterrey Open 2024 Points Distribution

Monterrey Open 2024 point distribution for players competing in singles and doubles categories are as follows:

Monterrey Open 2024 Top Ranked Players

According to the WTA, the top-ranked players for the Monterrey Open 2024 are as follows:

Top Ranked Players for Singles Category

• Jasmine Paolini

• Danielle Collins

• Emma Navarro

• Donna Vekic

• Ekaterina Alexandrova

• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

• Yulia Putintseva

• Linda Noskova

WTA Players with the most wins in the tournament

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has won the Monterrey Open the most number of times, with wins in 2011, 2013 and 2017. Followed by Pavlyuchenkova, Garbine Muguruza, and Leylah Fernandez, who has won the tournament twice in her career. In the doubles category, Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova won the tournament consecutively in 2010 and 2011. Alicja Rosolska and Asia Muhammad have also won the Monterrey Open twice in the doubles category with separate partners.

Where to watch the Monterrey Open?

Viewers from the USA and India can watch the live telecast of the Monterrey Open on Tennis Channel. On the other hand, fans from the United Kingdom, Austria and Germany can enjoy the action from Sky Sports.