Where is Cincinnati Open held?

Cincinnati Open is held in Cincinnati, United States.

Who won the most recent Cincinnati Open?

The 2026 Cincinnati Open was won by Arthur Fils, who defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 1-6 6-0.

Who has won the most Cincinnati Open titles?

Roger Federer has won 7 Cincinnati Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).

When was the first Cincinnati Open played?

The first edition of Cincinnati Open was held in 1899.

What surface is Cincinnati Open played on?

Cincinnati Open is played on hard courts.

ATP Cincinnati Open 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

John McEnroe won the 1981 Cincinnati Open, defeating Chris Lewis 6-3 6-4 in the final. The ATP 500 event was played on hard courts in Cincinnati, United States, from August 17 to August 24, 1981. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

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Champion

John McEnroe

def. Chris Lewis , 6-3 6-4

Dates

Aug 17 — Aug 24

Location

Cincinnati, United States

Results

Cincinnati Open 1981 match log
Winner	Score	Loser	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
F (1)
John McEnroe #1	6-3 6-4	Chris Lewis #48	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 1981*	F
SF (2)
John McEnroe #1	7-6 6-1	Raul Ramirez #52	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1981*	SF
Chris Lewis #74	6-7 7-6 6-3	Stan Smith	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1981*	SF
QF (4)
Chris Lewis #74	6-3 1-6 6-3	Bill Scanlon #35	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1981*	QF
John McEnroe #1	1-6 6-3 6-2	Bob Lutz	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1981*	QF
Raul Ramirez #52	6-1 2-6 6-3	Thierry Tulasne #67	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1981*	QF
Stan Smith	6-3 6-2	Vitas Gerulaitis #19	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1981*	QF
R16 (7)
Bob Lutz	6-1 6-4	Rick Fagel	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1981*	R16
Chris Lewis #74	4-6 7-6 6-2	Christophe Roger-Vasselin #84	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1981*	R16
Bill Scanlon #35	6-3 6-2	Nduka Odizor	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1981*	R16
Thierry Tulasne #67	1-6 7-6 6-3	Roscoe Tanner #8	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1981*	R16
Raul Ramirez #52	6-4 3-6 6-3	Tomas Smid #25	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1981*	R16
John McEnroe #1	6-3 6-2	Brian Gottfried #18	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1981*	R16
Vitas Gerulaitis #19	7-5 7-6	Jimmy Connors #3	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1981*	R16 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Tomas Smid #25	6-3 6-4	Kevin Curren #44	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Bob Lutz	6-3 6-2	Francisco Gonzalez #47	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
John McEnroe #1	6-3 6-0	Mike Cahill	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Vitas Gerulaitis #19	6-3 6-7 6-1	John Austin	—	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Nduka Odizor	1-6 7-6 6-2	Bruce Manson #81	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Rick Fagel	6-4 7-5	Harold Solomon #13	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Roscoe Tanner #8	6-1 5-7 6-4	Jerome Potier	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Tim Gullikson	6-3 5-7 6-4	Jimmy Arias #73	—	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Brian Gottfried #18	6-2 6-3	Lloyd Bourne	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Jimmy Connors #3	6-3 6-0	Russell Simpson #85	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Chris Lewis #74	6-3 6-2	Raymond Moore	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #84	2-6 7-5 6-3	Ilie Nastase #78	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Thierry Tulasne #67	6-4 6-3	Victor Amaya #40	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Stan Smith	6-3 6-4	Marcel Freeman	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Bill Scanlon #35	6-3 6-3	Ramesh Krishnan	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
Raul Ramirez #52	3-6 6-3 6-2	Brian Teacher #10	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1981*	R32
R64 (32)
Chris Lewis #74	6-3 6-2	John Sadri #21	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Jimmy Connors #3	6-1 6-3	Van Winitsky	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Tim Gullikson	3-6 6-4 7-5	Yannick Noah #15	—	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Bob Lutz	7-5 2-6 7-6	Alejandro Cortes	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Marcel Freeman	7-6 6-4	Sherwood Stewart	—	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #84	6-4 6-2	Larry Stefanki	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Jerome Potier	3-6 6-3 6-4	Jeff Borowiak #65	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John McEnroe #1	6-4 6-0	Shlomo Glickstein #34	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Harold Solomon #13	6-2 3-6 6-3	Pat Dupre #72	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Stan Smith	6-3 6-3	Pascal Portes #49	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Raymond Moore	7-6 6-3	Paul Avis	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Roscoe Tanner #8	6-4 6-2	Bernie Mitton	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Kevin Curren #44	6-1 6-4	Tracy Delatte	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Nduka Odizor	7-6 6-4	Nick Saviano #83	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Francisco Gonzalez #47	7-6 4-6 6-3	Craig Wittus	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Raul Ramirez #52	6-1 6-1	Ferdi Taygan	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Vitas Gerulaitis #19	4-6 6-3 6-2	Jan Norback	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Thierry Tulasne #67	6-1 1-0 (ret.)	Curt Stalder	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Brian Gottfried #18	6-3 6-2	Mark Edmondson #50	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
John Austin	6-2 6-1	Kevin Kerns	—	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Mike Cahill	6-4 7-6	John Fitzgerald #53	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Victor Amaya #40	6-3 6-3	Gianni Ocleppo #58	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Ilie Nastase #78	6-1 6-1	Brad Drewett #75	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Bill Scanlon #35	6-4 7-5	Vijay Amritraj #23	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Ramesh Krishnan	6-3 6-3	Per Hjertquist #88	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Tomas Smid #25	6-3 6-4	Erik Van Dillen	—	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Russell Simpson #85	3-6 6-1 6-2	Dominique Bedel	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Brian Teacher #10	7-6 6-2	David Dowlen	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Bruce Manson #81	3-6 6-3 6-4	Gene Mayer #7	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Rick Fagel	6-4 3-6 6-2	Peter Feigl	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Jimmy Arias #73	6-2 6-4	Tom Gullikson	—	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64
Lloyd Bourne	6-3 2-6 7-6	Trey Waltke #60	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Cincinnati Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

Roger Federer 7 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 2 players share this record.

Novak Djokovic 8 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Roger Federer 48 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

Andy Murray 17 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Cincinnati Open finals
Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match Data	Season	Surface
Arthur Fils #21	6-3 1-6 6-0	Frances Tiafoe #23	H2H	Match data	2026	Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #2	5-0 (ret.)	Jannik Sinner #1	H2H	Match data	2025	Hard
Jannik Sinner #1	7-6(4) 6-2	Frances Tiafoe #20	H2H	Match data	2024	Hard
Novak Djokovic #2	5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4)	Carlos Alcaraz #1	H2H	Match data	2023	Hard
Borna Coric #152	7-6(0) 6-2	Stefanos Tsitsipas #7	H2H	Match data	2022	Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Cincinnati Open held?: Cincinnati Open is held in Cincinnati, United States.
Who won the most recent Cincinnati Open?: The 2026 Cincinnati Open was won by Arthur Fils, who defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Who has won the most Cincinnati Open titles?: Roger Federer has won 7 Cincinnati Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Cincinnati Open played?: The first edition of Cincinnati Open was held in 1899.
What surface is Cincinnati Open played on?: Cincinnati Open is played on hard courts.