Cocktails, Countries and Charity: The 2025 Cincinnati Open by the Numbers

Why use words to tell the story of the 2025 Cincinnati Open when numbers do the trick?

First, 285,571 Cincy tennis fans flocked to the transformed facility for two weeks of spellbinding on-court action and exhilarating off-court entertainment. The record attendance was made up of ticketholders from all 50 states and 65 countries, with 56% of attendees traveling from outside the Cincy region for the event. 55% of fans experienced the Cincinnati Open for the first time in 2025 and 100% of them left with memories that will last a lifetime (latter stat is unverifiable, but we’re rolling with it).

On The Court

The Cincinnati Open welcomed 338 players who played a total of 317 matches, 1,414 sets and 13,712 games. The 11,748 balls used may sound like heaven to a lucky puppy somewhere, but they also popped the strings of the 3,177 racquets that needed restrung throughout the week. And don’t miss this: 2,460 total aces (Yahtzee!) whizzed past unsuspecting returners, led by certified servebots Elena Rybakina and Reilly Opelka with 52 and 56 aces, respectively.

Off The Court

The Cincinnati Open Shop saw over 6,000 jumbo tennis balls fly off the shelves (resulting in autographs too numerous to count), 25,000 new hats purchased to protect heads from the Cincy sun and almost 3,000 official player towels sold to the keep the Cincy sweat to a minimum.

The daily vibes were kept up by the 80 unique musical acts who collectively played 229 hours of live music (100 more hours than in 2024). And nothing quite goes with tennis like tequila, as evidenced by the 28,558 of the tournament’s official cocktail, the Dobel Tequila Ace Paloma, consumed throughout the event. Tequila not your thing? Perhaps you enjoyed one of the 17,384 draft beers poured or were one of the 3,816 who kept it classy a glass of champagne.

In the Commons, Bru Brothers served almost 4,000 nitro cold brews (quick health check: everyone okay?), Playa Bowls blessed fans (and staff) with 13,984 fruit-forward delicacies and Graeter’s dished out 26,321 scoops of ice cream to keep Cincy cool. Plus, you can’t spell Cincinnati without Skyline; see: 7,052 cheese coneys scarfed down during the tournament.

Community

Both behind-the-scenes and center stage, Cincinnati Open volunteers are a key part of the engine that keeps the Cincy ship running full steam ahead. This year, 1,607 volunteers from 35 states and 8 countries (Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Great Britain, France, Singapore, Spain and the US) took to the Lindner Family Tennis Center to give their time, talent and energy to the tournament. Collectively, they dedicated a whopping 91,350 hours to the tournament and represent a combined 8,947 years of service to #CincyTennis. Mic drop.

The feel-good butterflies don’t stop there. This year, the Cincinnati Open pledged $60 per ace (pop quiz: do you remember how many aces were hit?) to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, resulting in a $147,600 for the kids (pop quiz answer: 2,460). Plus, the 12 Cincy Serves honorees each received a $5,300 donation to the charity of their choice, for a grand total of $63,600 donated to local charities. We didn’t stop there – at the tournament’s kick off event, four $5,000 scholarships were awarded to Cincinnati Tennis Foundation student athletes in honor of special guests Andre Agassi, Sloane Stephens, Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan. Did we already say Yahtzee?

Can’t get enough Cincinnati Open numbers? Us either. See you in 2026 for more aces and Ace Palomas!