As Dallas continues to maintain its dominance as a sports city, professional tennis has placed more emphasis on the Dallas Open.
The annual professional tennis event, which started just two years ago, will be upgraded to an ATP Tour 500-level tournament starting in 2025.
This will allow the Dallas Open to increase its standing in the professional tennis world and provide more opportunities.
This tournament offers more ATP ranking points and bigger prize money, so it attracts more competition and more top rankers.
The centerpiece of GF Sports & Entertainment's bid to upgrade the Dallas Open was its move to a soon-to-be-announced new venue. The city has a long history of hosting major sporting events such as the All-Star Game and the Super Bowl, and is set to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Retired tennis legend and Dallas resident John Isner personally campaigned to move Dallas from New York to North Texas in 2022.
“I think it shows how successful this tournament has been in its first two years here. The tour sees this tournament getting bigger and better, so this .500 level upgrade It was given to me,” he said in an interview with NBC. Five.
Isner added that Dallas' sports track record shows the city has the potential to grow in additional sports.
“There's a lot of people who believe that this tournament here in Dallas is going to continue to get bigger and better. That was the reason for the expansion. It's a really great location because it's in the Dallas metropolitan area,” he said. said. In my opinion, there is still a lot of room for growth. So let's see what happens. ”
Dallas was one of only three cities out of 17 worldwide eligible for promotion to the ATP 500. Doha, Qatar and Munich, Germany have also been selected for promotion to the ATP 500.
Each of the three tournaments will offer approximately $2.8 million in prize money starting in 2025, contributing to the growing ATP 500 bonus pool. A total of three upgrades will result in approximately $51.7 million in additional player compensation over five years in the ATP 500 category.
The upgrade will expand the ATP 500 category from 13 to 16 tournaments over the season, including existing venues such as Tokyo, London and Beijing.
As part of this, the ATP 250 tournaments in Atlanta, Lyon and Newport will be abolished starting in 2025.
Organizers are finalizing plans for the 2024 Dallas Open, to be held at Southern Methodist University from February 3rd to February 11th.
The Dallas Open has not yet announced a new venue for 2025, but details are expected soon, according to ATP.
