Winston-Salem Open 2025: Entry List, Results, Schedule of play, Prize money, Draw and Predictions

The Winston-Salem Open, scheduled from August 17th to 23rd, is set. This tournament will be the final stop before the US Open, with the final taking place just two days before the start of the year's last Grand Slam.

This hasn't deterred several top players from entering the tournament, led by Stefanos Tsitisipas, Luciano Darderi and American hope Sebastian Korda. The ATP 250 category tournament offers a good opportunity to accumulate matches on hardcourts and enhance preparation for the final major of the season. Stefanos Tsitsipas has also added his name late on as a wildcard entry.

It will be a good chance for several players to earn points and build confidence on hardcourts. Names like Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Roberto Bautista Agut, and Gabriel Diallo promise to deliver exciting tennis.

It will be a very open draw with no clear favorites, especially considering that the top seeds are not in their best physical condition. The tournament's last champion is Lorenzo Sonego – also present in the draw – who defeated Michelsen in the 2024 final. Other former champions included are Sebastian Baez, Adrian Mannarino, and Pablo Carreño Busta.

The Prize Money has been updated accordingly for the 2025 edition. $109,640 will go to the winner, $62,895 will go to the finalists. While for reaching the semi-finals, it is $36,120. Quarter-Finalists are set for $20,860.

Samuel Gill, Head Editor of TennisUpToDate.com sees only two winners in the midst of the tournament

For me it screams a Stefanos Tsitsipas resurgence. He has these fits and starts where he will just ultimately return to the fore and shows something for a week or two which will get him on the US Open radar.

But whether that amounts to anything I don't know. Also throw Gabriel Diallo in there. A good field for a good week of tennis ahead.

Predictions -

*** Stefanos Tsitsipas

** Gabriel Diallo, Luciano Darderi

* Sebastian Korda, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

As well as the aforementioned names on the Entry List, Gabriel Diallo is one of the players who has been making waves this season, with a strong baseline game and a particularly effective serve. The Canadian recently secured the first title of his career on the grass courts of the Libema Open, defeating strong opponents like Karen Khachanov and Ugo Humbert along the way. He also put up a good fight against Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon before falling in the second round, and at 23 years old, he has reached a career-high ranking of world No. 35. This is quite remarkable for the Canadian, who a year ago had never entered the top 150 and started 2025 as world No. 87.

The experienced Roberto Bautista Agut is another player looking to secure victories. The Spanish former world No. 9 is always a dangerous name to consider, and in the last couple of months, the 37-year-old has found confidence, including wins over 2025 Miami Open champion Jakub Mensik and the always tricky Holger Rune.

Furthermore, special attention will be on Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who, back on hardcourts, has the potential to surprise anyone. The Frenchman can easily be considered among the top three servers on the Tour (and it wouldn't be too audacious to call him the best server currently). Without major results in the European swing, he will be a name to follow at this point in the year.

Americans Alex Michelsen, Learner Tien, and Aleksandar Kovacevic will be among the local players entered and will be names to watch in the draw. While Michelsen and Tien haven't had standout performances in recent months, the hardcourt swing offers a good opportunity on their preferred surface. The opposite is true for Kovacevic, who usually competes in Challenger tournaments but is in good form after reaching the second final of his career last week, losing to Denis Shapovalov.