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CINCINNATI (Aug. 8, 2017) --- Four Americans aged 20-and-under have been awarded wild card entries into the men’s field at the Western & Southern Open. Tommy Paul (20), Jared Donaldson (20) Stefan Kozlov (19) and Frances Tiafoe (19) will play in the main draw of the tournament that will be held August 12-20 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.

“We are thrilled to welcome these four American rising stars to the Western & Southern Open,“ said Tournament Director Andre Silva. “There is an energy and buzz around the youth movement that is taking place in the game, and we’re excited to have the opportunity to see that firsthand.”

Paul, who was raised in North Carolina, has reached consecutive quarter-finals this summer in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Those results have cut his ranking in half since Wimbledon, pushing him to a career high ranking this week. In juniors, Paul was ranked as high as No. 3 after winning the French Open title and reaching the US Open final during the 2015 season.

Donaldson is a Rhode Island native who will be making his third main draw appearance at the Western & Southern Open, where he owns a 2-2 record. Last year, Donaldson reached the third round at the US Open, becoming the youngest American to do so since 2007. This summer, Donaldson has won at least one round in his last four events, including reaching the third round at both Wimbledon and Washington, D.C.

Kozlov, who lives in South Florida, was the junior finalist at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon while reaching as high as No. 2 in the junior rankings in 2014. He closed the 2016 season by claiming his first career Challenger title in nearby Columbus, Ohio. Kozlov will be making his Western & Southern Open main draw debut.

Tiafoe, one of just two teenagers in the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings, whose father is an immigrant from Sierra Leone who brought Frances to work while serving as the facilities manager of a tennis center in Maryland. In 2015, Tiafoe won the USTA Boys 18s title at Kalamazoo. The winner of two Challenger titles this season, he will be making his main draw debut.

The four join a men’s field that includes seven-time champion Roger Federer, two-time champion Andy Murray, former champion Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marin Cilic.

CINCINNATI (August 10, 2017) --- Players who have won a combined 10 titles during the 2017 season are among those who will participate in this weekend’s qualifying tournament at the Western & Southern Open. Twelve women and seven men will advance into the main draw via the two-round qualifying tournament to be held Saturday and Sunday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.

The two days of qualifying are among four sessions for which fans may now purchase grounds passes. Grounds passes are on sale now for the day sessions on Saturday, Aug. 12, Sunday, Aug. 13, Wednesday, Aug. 16 and Thursday, Aug. 17. A grounds pass allows fans to enter the Tennis Center and grants access to the entire grounds with the exception of the Center Court seating bowl.

Prior to the start of matches at 10 a.m. Saturday will be Graeter’s Kids Day, powered by Net Generation. Play again starts at 10 a.m. on Sunday, and will be preceded by Miami University High School Day, powered by Net Generation.

The women’s qualifying field includes eight players who have won a title in 2017. It also features a former Grand Slam champion (Francesca Schiavone), two former Major finalists (Eugenie Bouchard andSabine Liskicki), 2017 Wimbledon semifinalist Magdalena Rybarikova and 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist Monica Puig. Eleven players in the field are 21-years-old or younger. Cincinnati-native Nicole Gibbs is one of nine Americans who will play in the qualifying tournament.

The men’s qualifying field includes two tournament winners from this season along with four players who have reached an ATP final. Two players in the field have previously reached the Western & Southern Open main draw semifinals – Alexandr Dolgopolov (2015, as a qualifier) and Julien Benneteau (2014). The men’s qualifying field includes six Americans and six players aged 21-years-old or younger.

The qualifying draws and the order of play for Saturday will be released Friday evening.