Leading up to the first ATP 1000 event of the season, there lies the Mexican Open. Given its significant position on the Tour, the event is a major competition acting as a warmup for the Indian Wells. Many of the world’s top players including young gun world no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, and 4 other Top 10 players will be playing to win the giant silver gourd. To learn more about this highly anticipated event, keep on reading.
Abierto Mexicano 2023
Abierto Mexicano Telcel Tennis Tournament
The Mexican Open/ Abierto Mexicano Telcel, also known as Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC for sponsorship reasons is an annual outdoor hard-court tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. As an ATP-sanctioned event, the contest is part of the ATP 500 series and its venue is Arena GNP Seguros. This year will mark the 31st edition of the event. Previously, the Mexican Open was part of the Golden Swing in Latin America but its position has since been changed to precede the Indian Wells Masters event. The title sponsors for the event are Telcel, a Mexican telecommunications company, and HSBC, a multinational universal bank and financial services provider.
Location
Acapulco, Mexico
Venue
Arena GNP Seguros
Tour category
ATP 500
Prize Money
$2,013,940
Draw
32 S, 16 D
Abierto Mexicano 2023 Results
They Australian tennis player Alex de Miñaur managed to establish himself champion in the 2023 Mexican Open at the GNP Arena in the resort of Acapulco, by defeating American Tommy Paul in the final in three sets with partials of 3-6, 6 -4 and 6-1. This is title number 7 for Alex de Minaur and his maiden ATP 500 crown.
Alex de Minaur
While in doubles, Austrian pair Allexander Erler and Lucas Miedler are Doubles Champions of the Mexican Tennis Open. In a very even game that ended 7-6 7-6, the duo made up of the Austrians Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler took glory by winning the Doubles category at the Mexican Tennis Open held in the port of Acapulco.
Allexander Erler and Lucas Miedler
Abierto Mexicano History and Previous Winners
History
The Mexican Open held its inaugural edition 30 years ago in 1993. Through the 30 years of its existence, the tournament has undergone many changes. In 2001, the event became a part of the WTA Tour as well. The event was part of both tours until 2020 when the WTA event was canceled. Another change that was introduced was the court surface. For the first 20 years, the Mexican Open was played on red clay courts and was part of the Golden Swing of events in Latin America but following the 2013 edition, the court was changed to a hard court. The venues have also seen changes, going from the Club Aleman in Mexico City to the Fairmont Acapulco Princess for 11 years, only to change once again in 2022 to the Arena GNP Seguros.
Mexican Open Winners
The Mexican Open has always featured some of the best players in the world and this fact is most true when looking at their champions list. No. 1 players and Grand Slam champions like Rafael Nadal, Carlos Moya, and Gustavo Kuerten. Other Top 5 players like Alexander Zverez, David Ferrer, and Grigor Dimitrov have also played and won at the event. But among all these champions, the original King of Clay, Thomas Muster stands supreme with his record of 4 consecutive titles which are also tied with 2 others for most titles won at the event.
A total financial commitment of $2,178,980 was made for the event of which, $2,013,940 has been reserved as prize money. This value is an improvement compared to last year’s edition as in 2022, the total prize money was set at $1,832,890. The prize distribution is as follows:
Stage
Singles Prize Money
Doubles Prize Money
ATP Points
Winner
$376,620
$123,710
500
Finals
$202,640
$65,980
300
Semi-finals
$108,000
$33,380
190
Quarter-Finals
$55,170
$16,690
90
2nd Round
$29,455
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45
1st Round
$15,710
$8,640
0
Keep in mind the prize fund and prize money distribution may be subject to change.
Abierto Mexicano Telcel Draws
The event will have 32 singles and 16 doubles draws that will be released as the tournament progresses.
Mexican Open 2023 Dates
The Abierto Mexicano Telcel main draw will take place across 6 days from 27 February- 4 March with a qualifying round set to for the weekend prior; on the 25th and 26th of February. A special promotional event, kids day will be held alongside the qualifications round.
Abierto Mexicano Telcel Schedule
The official schedule is as follows:
Date
Singles Matches
Doubles Matches
27th February
Round 1
Round 1
28th February
Round 1
Round 1
1st March
Round 2
Round 1
2nd March
Quarter Final
Quarter Final
3rd March
Semi Final
Semi Final
4th March
Finale
Finale
Keep in mind this schedule may be subject to change.
Abierto Mexicano Telcel 2023 Players List
The Abierto Mexicano has a fine selection of players from around the world with a focus on new talent. Keeping this theme in mind, we have the Spaniard world no. 2 in ATP Rankings, Carlos Alcarz who made history last year with a major title and 2 ATP 1000 titles, finishing the season as world no.1.
Following him we have the greatest Greek players in history, and former no. 3 Stefnaos Tsitsipas who was the 2021 runner-up. Holger Rune is another extremely promising young tennis player with accolades having won him the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award in 2022. America’s no. 1 Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, and many others like Frances Tiafoe, Matteo Berrettini, etc will also be playing at Acapulco. Reily Opelka, John Isner, and Richard Gasquet are some honorable mentions. Even the doubles competition will be jampacked with excitement given the current doubles world no. 1s, Wesley Koolhoff and Neal Skupski, will be leading the doubles competition. A full player list is given below.
There are no standard tickets that apply per day for the main draw, only multi-day passes. Tickets come in 4 different categories: Qualifications/Kids day, Monday- Wednesday passes, Weekend passes, and Full series passes. Qualifications/Kids day tickets are the only type to feature a standard ticket for the first day of the qualifications round. Monday to Wednesday passes apply for the 3 days of the event before the final segment of the event while the weekend passes apply for the last 3 days which include the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals. The full series tickets cover the whole main draw of the event, from 27 February to 4 March.
