Ruud, Paul to headline 2025 Dallas Open
The Dallas Open is gearing up for a thrilling 2025 tournament, as World No. 9 Casper Ruud and defending Dallas Open champion Tommy Paul have committed to compete. The event, set for February 1-9, 2025, will take place at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, the headquarters and training facility of the Dallas Cowboys. Premium ticket packages are available now at www.dallasopen.com.
In 2025, the Dallas Open will elevate its status from an ATP 250 to an ATP 500 event, promising the strongest field since the tournament’s move to North Texas in 2022. This upgrade not only attracts top-tier talent but also offers players the chance to earn more ATP ranking points and compete for a share of approximately $2.8 million in prize money.
“I am very much looking forward to playing at the new edition of the Dallas Open in 2025,” Ruud said. “Tournaments elevated to a 500-level tournament bring the highest levels of competition and as a player, I always look forward to competing against some of the best players in the world with the hopes of coming out on top”.
Ruud, who reached the Round of 16 at this year’s US Open, is a 12-time winner on the ATP Tour, including two titles in 2024 (Geneva, Barcelona). The 25-year old Ruud finished as the runner-up at the 2022 and 2023 French Open and the 2022 US Open. He was previously ranked as high as No. 2 in the world (September 2022), securing his place as the highest-ranked Norwegian in history.
[ATP APP]“Elevating the Dallas Open to a 500-level event will bring the best players in the world to North Texas,” Tournament Director Peter Lebedevs said. “Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul are two of the premier players on tour and we look forward to adding more high-level talent to America’s newest ATP 500-level tournament. The 2025 Dallas Open will feature the event’s deepest field yet as players will be competing for the largest purse in tournament history while playing in one of the most impressive facilities in the world.”
Paul, the 2024 Dallas Open champion, is one of the top Americans on the ATP Tour, currently ranked No. 13 in PIF ATP Rankings. He was a 2024 Olympic bronze medalist in doubles alongside Taylor Fritz and recently also reached the Round of 16 at the US Open for the second year in a row. Paul secured his third career ATP Tour title in February in Dallas, beating Americans Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4 and Marcos Giron 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3 in the semi-finals and final, respectively.
“The Dallas Open will always be special to me and I’m looking forward to defending my title from 2024,” Paul said. “I’m excited for next year’s tournament and playing against some of the best players in the world at The Star in Frisco.”
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