The prestigious Hologic WTA 1000 tournament will be held at Montréal’s IGA Stadium in Jarry Park from August 4 to 13, and is widely-considered by the tennis world to be one of the best-run tournaments on the tour. In addition to the singles and doubles titles, players will compete for more than US$2.788-million in prize money.
56-Player Field
The vast majority of the WTA Top 50 are slated to compete – 41 of the world’s top 44 players have officially confirmed their participation, including the new Big Three: World No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek, 2023 Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, and reigning champion in Indian Wells and Rome Elena Rybakina. Despite their many wins on the WTA Tour, none have raised the winner’s trophy in Canada.
Also confirmed is 2023 Wimbledon singles winner Markéta Vondroušová. Other players competing include world No.4 Jessica Pegula, No.5 Caroline Garcia, No.6 Ons Jabeur and No.7 Coco Gauff. The wild cards include Venus Williams – gearing up for her 12th appearance on Canadian soil – and former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki who will be playing in her first event since her retirement in 2020.
Click here for the full draw.
Oh Canada!
Canadian tennis fans will be thrilled to see three Canadians competing at the NBO: No. 50 Bianca Andreescu (ON), No. 83 Rebecca Marino (BC) and No. 95 Leylah Fernandez of Montréal received the last three wild cards.
Andreescu is the 2019 NBO champion. She is coming off a solid run at Wimbledon where she fell to No. 6 Jabeur in three tough sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the third round.
Marino earned her best results at the NBO in 2021, when she advanced to the third round with wins over Madison Keys and Paula Badosa.
And Fernandez will be competing in front of her hometown crowd on Centre Court packed to the rafters for the very first time in her young career.
Family Weekend Activities
There are plenty of family-oriented activities to entertain tennis fans during The Family Weekend (August 4 to 6).
Free Public Transport
Public transport is free for holders of mobile tournament tickets, including from Montmorency and Longueuil Métro stations. Present your mobile ticket on the day of your session. Click here for info.
National Bank Open 101
The NBO is a Tennis Canada owned and operated world-class tournament celebrating the 130th anniversary of their women’s event (their 142-year-old men’s tournament is being simultaneously held in Toronto this year). The NBO is the third-oldest title in tennis, behind only Wimbledon and the US Open, and the oldest tennis tournament that is not a Grand Slam.
Beginning in 2025, the NBO expands to a 12-day main draw event and adopts a structure closer to the one employed by the Grand Slams, growing from 56-player fields to 96 players, with the exception of Olympic years. The NBO will also offer equal prize money to women and men starting in 2027.
Download the NBO app here.
The National Bank Open presented by Rogers runs August 4 to 13. For tickets and more information, visit omniumbanquenationale.com.
