2025 Cincinnati Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2025 Cincinnati Open
ChampionPoland Iga Świątek
Runner-upItaly Jasmine Paolini
Score7–5, 6–4
Draw96
Seeds32

Iga Świątek defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2025 Cincinnati Open.[1] It was her first Cincinnati Open title and eleventh WTA 1000 title. Świątek did not lose a set during the tournament.

Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion,[2] but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Rybakina.[3]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1.   Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
2.   United States Coco Gauff (quarterfinals)
3.   Poland Iga Świątek (champion)
4.   United States Jessica Pegula (third round)
5.   United States Amanda Anisimova (third round)
6.   United States Madison Keys (fourth round)
7.   Italy Jasmine Paolini (final)
8.   United States Emma Navarro (second round)
9.   Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (semifinals)
10.   Ukraine Elina Svitolina (second round)
11.   Czech Republic Karolína Muchová (third round)
12.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (fourth round)
13.   Liudmila Samsonova (second round)
14.   Diana Shnaider (second round)
15.   Australia Daria Kasatkina (second round)
16.   Denmark Clara Tauson (third round)
17.   Switzerland Belinda Bencic (second round)
18.   Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia (second round)
19.   Belgium Elise Mertens (third round)
20.   Czech Republic Linda Nosková (second round)
21.   Canada Leylah Fernandez (second round)
22.   Poland Magdalena Fręch (second round)
23.   Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)
24.   United States Sofia Kenin (second round)
25.   Ukraine Marta Kostyuk (third round, withdrew)
26.   United States Ashlyn Krueger (third round)
27.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
28.   Anna Kalinskaya (quarterfinals)
29.   United States McCartney Kessler (third round)
30.   United Kingdom Emma Raducanu (third round)
31.   Poland Magda Linette (fourth round)
32.   Ukraine Dayana Yastremska (third round, withdrew)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

In addition to the seeded players, the following players received performance byes into the second round after reaching the final in Montreal. Both players later withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by lucky losers.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Aryna Sabalenka 1 4
9 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 6 6
9 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 5 3
3 Poland Iga Świątek 7 6
3 Poland Iga Świątek 6 6
28 Anna Kalinskaya 3 4
3 Poland Iga Świątek 7 6
7 Italy Jasmine Paolini 5 4
Q France Varvara Gracheva 1 2
Veronika Kudermetova 6 6
Veronika Kudermetova 3 77 3
7 Italy Jasmine Paolini 6 62 6
7 Italy Jasmine Paolini 2 6 6
2 United States Coco Gauff 6 4 3

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 A Sabalenka 7 6
PR Czech Republic M Vondroušová 6 6 PR Czech Republic M Vondroušová 5 1
Romania J Cristian 3 1 1 A Sabalenka 77 4 77
Serbia O Danilović 6 7 30 United Kingdom E Raducanu 63 6 65
United Kingdom K Boulter 0 5 Serbia O Danilović 3 2
30 United Kingdom E Raducanu 6 6
1 A Sabalenka 6 7
Spain J Bouzas Maneiro 1 5
21 Canada L Fernandez 3 3
WC United States V Williams 4 4 Spain J Bouzas Maneiro 6 6
Spain J Bouzas Maneiro 6 6 Spain J Bouzas Maneiro 6 6
United States D Collins 4 62 WC United States T Townsend 4 1
WC United States T Townsend 6 77 WC United States T Townsend 6 6
13 L Samsonova 2 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 4 6 7
Mexico R Zarazúa 3 6 6 Mexico R Zarazúa 6 0 5
Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 4 2 9 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 4 6 7
Q United States C Ngounoue 6 4 6 19 Belgium E Mertens 6 3 5
United States H Baptiste 1 6 1 Q United States C Ngounoue 6 63 5
19 Belgium E Mertens 3 77 7
9 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 63 6 6
6 United States M Keys 77 4 2
27 A Pavlyuchenkova 1 6 4
Q Japan A Ito 6 78 Q Japan A Ito 6 4 6
Romania E-G Ruse 2 66 Q Japan A Ito 4 0
WC United States B Pera 2 6 5 6 United States M Keys 6 6
Germany E Lys 6 4 7 Germany E Lys 6 3 61
6 United States M Keys 1 6 77

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Poland I Świątek 6 6
A Potapova 6 6 A Potapova 1 4
Q Germany L Siegemund 4 4 3 Poland I Świątek w/o
Q United States W Osuigwe 2 3 25 Ukraine M Kostyuk
Germany T Maria 6 6 Germany T Maria 0 1
25 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6
3 Poland I Świątek 6 6
PR Romania S Cîrstea 4 3
22 Poland M Fręch 64 6 4
PR Romania S Cîrstea 6 4 6 PR Romania S Cîrstea 77 2 6
Croatia D Vekić 1 6 3 PR Romania S Cîrstea 62 6 6
LL Spain C Bucșa 2 2 LL China Y Yuan 77 4 4
LL China Y Yuan 6 6 LL China Y Yuan 6 1 6
14 D Shnaider 4 6 3

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 E Alexandrova 6 6
New Zealand L Sun 6 6 New Zealand L Sun 4 2
Q Croatia A Ružić 4 4 12 E Alexandrova 6 6
Australia M Joint 6 6 Australia M Joint 4 3
Belgium G Minnen 2 3 Australia M Joint 6 4 6
18 Brazil B Haddad Maia 4 6 4
12 E Alexandrova 6 65 1
28 A Kalinskaya 3 77 6
28 A Kalinskaya 77 4 6
United States P Stearns 6 6 United States P Stearns 64 6 1
PR China Y Wang 4 3 28 A Kalinskaya 7 6
Ukraine Y Starodubtseva 5 6 4 5 United States A Anisimova 5 4
Q France L Jeanjean 7 1 6 Q France L Jeanjean
5 United States A Anisimova w/o

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States E Navarro 4 6 4
P Kudermetova 6 3 2 Q Germany E Seidel 6 1 6
Q Germany E Seidel 1 6 6 Q Germany E Seidel 6 2 78
WC United States C McNally 6 6 29 United States M Kessler 4 6 66
Q Australia M Inglis 2 3 WC United States C McNally 4 3
29 United States M Kessler 6 6
Q Germany E Seidel 6 1 1
Q France V Gracheva 2 6 6
24 United States S Kenin 79 3 3
Q France V Gracheva 6 3 6 Q France V Gracheva 67 6 6
WC United States K Volynets 4 6 3 Q France V Gracheva 6 6
United Kingdom S Kartal 7 4 3 11 Czech Republic K Muchová 2 4
WC France C Garcia 5 6 6 WC France C Garcia 63 60
11 Czech Republic K Muchová 77 77

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Denmark C Tauson 6 65 6
  Hungary A Bondár 60 4 Australia A Tomljanović 3 77 4
Australia A Tomljanović 77 6 16 Denmark C Tauson 6 64 4
Netherlands S Lamens 1 3 V Kudermetova 3 77 6
V Kudermetova 6 6 V Kudermetova 6 77
17 Switzerland B Bencic 4 60
V Kudermetova 6 6
31 Poland M Linette 4 3
31 Poland M Linette 77 6
United States C Dolehide 6 4 61 Slovakia R Šramková 64 0
Slovakia R Šramková 1 6 77 31 Poland M Linette 77 3 6
A Blinkova 2 1 4 United States J Pegula 65 6 3
Australia K Birrell 6 6 Australia K Birrell 4 3
4 United States J Pegula 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Italy J Paolini 77 77
Q K Rakhimova 3 6 2 Greece M Sakkari 62 65
Greece M Sakkari 6 3 6 7 Italy J Paolini 77 6
PR Latvia A Sevastova 6 66 6 26 United States A Krueger 62 1
Q United States E Bektas 4 78 1 PR Latvia A Sevastova 4 6 3
26 United States A Krueger 6 0 6
7 Italy J Paolini 6 6
Czech Republic B Krejčíková 1 2
20 Czech Republic L Nosková 3 0
LL United States I Jovic 6 77 LL United States I Jovic 6 6
LL Argentina S Sierra 3 64 LL United States I Jovic 4 6 2
United States A Parks 4 6 0 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 3 6
Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 4 6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 2 6 6
10 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 4 3

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Australia D Kasatkina 3 6 4
PR China L Zhu 78 2 66 Italy L Bronzetti 6 1 6
Italy L Bronzetti 66 6 78 Italy L Bronzetti 1 6 6
Japan M Uchijima 5 6 4 23 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 3 4
Colombia C Osorio 7 1 6 Colombia C Osorio
23 Latvia J Ostapenko w/o
Italy L Bronzetti 2 4
2 United States C Gauff 6 6
32 Ukraine D Yastremska 6 2 6
United States A Li 4 5 Q Bulgaria V Tomova 4 6 2
Q Bulgaria V Tomova 6 7 32 Ukraine D Yastremska
China Xin Wang 77 6 2 United States C Gauff w/o
Colombia E Arango 61 3 China Xin Wang 3 2
2 United States C Gauff 6 6

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of July 28, 2025. Rankings and points before are as of August 11, 2025.

Unlike the ATP, the WTA is only dropping points from the 2024 Cincinnati Open this week, since points for the 2024 National Bank Open were already dropped from rankings as of August 11, 2025.[4]

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points earned Points after Status
1 1 Aryna Sabalenka 12,010 1,000 215 11,225 Quarterfinals lost to Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina [9]
2 2 United States Coco Gauff 7,669 10 215 7,874 Quarterfinals lost to Italy Jasmine Paolini [7]
3 3 Poland Iga Świątek 6,933 0 1,000 7,933 Champion, defeated Italy Jasmine Paolini [7]
4 4 United States Jessica Pegula 5,488 650 65 4,903 Third round lost to Poland Magda Linette [31]
5 8 United States Amanda Anisimova 3,834 0 35 3,869 Third round lost to Anna Kalinskaya [28]
6 6 United States Madison Keys 4,579 0 120 4,699 Fourth round lost to Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina [9]
7 9 Italy Jasmine Paolini 3,586 120 650 4,116 Runner-up, lost to Poland Iga Świątek [3]
8 11 United States Emma Navarro 3,095 10 10 3,095 Second round lost Germany Ella Seidel [Q]
9 10 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 3,283 10 390 3,663 Semifinals lost to Poland Iga Świątek [3]
10 13 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 2,944 120 10 2,834 Second round lost to Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
11 14 Czech Republic Karolína Muchová 2,838 65 65 2,838 Third round lost to France Varvara Gracheva [Q]
12 16 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2,676 10 120 2,786 Fourth round lost to Anna Kalinskaya [28]
13 18 Liudmila Samsonova 2,371 215 10 2,166 Second round lost to United States Taylor Townsend [WC]
14 20 Diana Shnaider 2,146 120 10 2,036 Second round lost to China Yuan Yue [LL]
15 17 Australia Daria Kasatkina 2,416 65 10 2,361 Second round lost to Italy Lucia Bronzetti
16 15 Denmark Clara Tauson 2,726 (10) 65 2,781 Third round lost to Veronika Kudermetova
17 19 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 2,255 0 10 2,265 Second round lost to Veronika Kudermetova
18 22 Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 2,074 10 10 2,074 Second round lost to Australia Maya Joint
19 21 Belgium Elise Mertens 1,996 10 65 2,051 Third round lost to Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina [9]
20 23 Czech Republic Linda Nosková 1,942 10 10 1,942 Second round lost to United States Iva Jovic [LL]
21 26 Canada Leylah Fernandez 1,763 215 10 1,558 Second round lost to Spain Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
22 28 Poland Magdalena Fręch 1,711 95 10 1,626 Second round lost to Romania Sorana Cîrstea [PR]
23 30 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 1,695 10 35 1,720 Third round lost to Italy Lucia Bronzetti
24 29 United States Sofia Kenin 1,708 (10) 10 1,708 Second round lost to France Varvara Gracheva [Q]
25 27 Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 1,711 120 65 1,656 Third round withdrew due to right wrist injury
26 35 United States Ashlyn Krueger 1,404 95 65 1,374 Third round lost to Italy Jasmine Paolini [7]
27 33 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,449 215 10 1,244 Second round lost to Japan Aoi Ito [Q]
28 34 Anna Kalinskaya 1,432 65 215 1,582 Quarterfinals lost to Poland Iga Świątek [3]
29 32 United States McCartney Kessler 1,475 (10) 65 1,530 Third round lost to Germany Ella Seidel [Q]
30 39 United Kingdom Emma Raducanu 1,362 (1) 65 1,426 Third round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [1]
31 40 Poland Magda Linette 1,349 65 120 1,404 Fourth round lost to Veronika Kudermetova
32 31 Ukraine Dayana Yastremska 1,504 10 65 1,559 Third round withdrew due to illness

† The player did not qualify for the 2024 tournament. Points from either her 6th best combined WTA 1000 result or her 18th best result will be deducted instead.
‡ The player received second-round points only because she advanced to the third round via a bye and a walkover.

Withdrawn seeded players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points dropping Points after Withdrawal reason
5 Mirra Andreeva 4,948 215 4,733 Ankle injury
7 China Zheng Qinwen 4,553 120 4,433 Elbow injury
12 Spain Paula Badosa 2,954 390 2,564 Lower back injury[5]

Other entry information

Wildcards

Special exempt

Protected ranking

Withdrawals

‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw (performance bye canceled and player replaced by two lucky losers)

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Germany Laura Siegemund (qualified)
  2. Kamilla Rakhimova (qualified)
  3. Argentina Solana Sierra (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto (first round)
  5. United States Iva Jovic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. China Yuan Yue (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Croatia Antonia Ružić (qualified)
  8. Spain Cristina Bucșa (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  9. France Léolia Jeanjean (qualified)
  10. France Elsa Jacquemot (qualifying competition)
  11. Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz (first round)
  12. Hungary Dalma Gálfi (qualifying competiton)
  13. Anastasia Zakharova (qualifying competition)
  14. Switzerland Rebeka Masarova (qualifying competition)
  15. Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova (qualified)
  16. France Varvara Gracheva (qualified)
  17. Japan Aoi Ito (qualified)
  18. Australia Olivia Gadecki (first round)
  19. Romania Anca Todoni (first round)
  20. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
  21. Poland Katarzyna Kawa (first round)
  22. Canada Rebecca Marino (qualifying competiton)
  23. Japan Ena Shibahara (first round)
  24. United States Varvara Lepchenko (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Germany Laura Siegemund 6 6
  Australia Destanee Aiava 1 1
1 Germany Laura Siegemund 6 65 6
  China Guo Hanyu 2 77 3
  China Guo Hanyu 6 6
19 Romania Anca Todoni 1 0

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Kamilla Rakhimova 710 6
PR United Kingdom Jodie Burrage 68 2
2 Kamilla Rakhimova 3 6 7
22 Canada Rebecca Marino 6 4 5
  United States Elizabeth Mandlik 2 62
22 Canada Rebecca Marino 6 77

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Argentina Solana Sierra 6 6
PR Italy Martina Trevisan 3 4
3 Argentina Solana Sierra 3 5
  United States Emina Bektas 6 7
  United States Emina Bektas 6 6
21 Poland Katarzyna Kawa 1 1

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 4 4
  Australia Priscilla Hon 6 6
  Australia Priscilla Hon 7 3 4
  Germany Ella Seidel 5 6 6
  Germany Ella Seidel 6 6
24 United States Varvara Lepchenko 2 1

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 United States Iva Jovic 7 6
  Norway Ulrikke Eikeri 5 2
5 United States Iva Jovic 3 4
16 France Varvara Gracheva 6 6
PR Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 0 2
16 France Varvara Gracheva 6 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 China Yuan Yue 6 6
  Australia Astra Sharma 4 2
6 China Yuan Yue 6 4 3
  United States Clervie Ngounoue 3 6 6
  United States Clervie Ngounoue 62 6 6
18 Australia Olivia Gadecki 77 3 3

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Croatia Antonia Ružić 6 6
  United States Usue Maitane Arconada 2 4
7 Croatia Antonia Ružić 6 6
  Japan Eri Hozumi 3 1
  Japan Eri Hozumi 6 4 6
23 Japan Ena Shibahara 4 6 2

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Spain Cristina Bucșa 6 6
  United States Maria Mateas 1 1
8 Spain Cristina Bucșa 3 3
  United States Whitney Osuigwe 6 6
  United States Whitney Osuigwe 77 6
20 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 64 4

Ninth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
9 France Léolia Jeanjean 6 4 6
  Canada Carol Zhao 1 6 3
9 France Léolia Jeanjean 6 6
14 Switzerland Rebeka Masarova 3 4
  United States Lauren Davis 2 4
14 Switzerland Rebeka Masarova 6 6

Tenth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
10 France Elsa Jacquemot 2 7 7
PR Slovenia Kaja Juvan 6 5 5
10 France Elsa Jacquemot 4 1
15 Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova 6 6
  United States Louisa Chirico 2 1
15 Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova 6 6

Eleventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
11 Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz 6 65 2
  Australia Maddison Inglis 1 77 6
  Australia Maddison Inglis 4 6 6
13 Anastasia Zakharova 6 2 2
  United Kingdom Heather Watson 2 3
13 Anastasia Zakharova 6 6

Twelfth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
12 Hungary Dalma Gálfi 2 6 6
  Japan Nao Hibino 6 3 3
12 Hungary Dalma Gálfi 3 4
17 Japan Aoi Ito 6 6
  Serbia Aleksandra Krunić 6 4 2
17 Japan Aoi Ito 4 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Iga Swiatek wins Cincinnati Open title, defeats Jasmine Paolini". Associated Press. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Cincinnati Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to clinch title ahead of US Open". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati Open: Elena Rybakina upsets Aryna Sabalenka to set up semi-final meeting with Iga Swiatek". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  4. ^ "How and when will the ATP and WTA rankings be updated for Canada and Cincinnati?". tennis.com. August 6, 2025..
  5. ^ "Defending champ Badosa pulls out of Washington with lower back injury". wtatennis.com. 15 July 2025.