DATE: February 24 - 29, 2020
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $1,845,265
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Nick Kyrgios
Seeds:
1. Rafael Nadal
2. Alexander Zverev
3. Stan Wawrinka
4. Felix Auger-Aliassime
5. John Isner
6. Nick Kyrgios
7. Grigor Dimitrov
8. Dusan Lajovic
The Tournament:
The Mexican Open (currently sponsored by Telcel and HSBC and called the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC) is a joint professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, and held annually in late February at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Acapulco, Mexico. It was played on outdoor red clay courts until 2013. The change to hard courts was introduced in 2014. The Mexican Open is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.
The tournament was introduced on the ATP Tour in 1993, and began on the WTA Tour in 2001. It was held in Mexico City from 1993 to 1998, and once more in 2000, before being relocated to Acapulco in 2001. It's the closing leg of the four-ATP tournament Golden Swing. Starting in 2014, the Mexican Open's surface changed from clay to hard courts, serving as a lead-up to the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season in Indian Wells, United States. The winner traditionally receives a giant silver pear trophy.
About Acapulco:
Acapulco de Juárez, commonly called Acapulco, is a city, municipality and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico's history. It is a port of call for shipping and cruise lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California, United States. The city of Acapulco is the largest in the state, far larger than the state capital Chilpancingo. Acapulco is also Mexico's largest beach and balneario resort city.
The city is one of Mexico's oldest beach resorts, which came into prominence in the 1940s through the 1960s as a getaway for Hollywood stars and millionaires. Acapulco was once a popular tourist resort, but due to a massive upsurge in gang violence and murder since 2014 it no longer attracts many foreign tourists, and most now only come from Mexico itself. It is the deadliest city in Mexico and the second-deadliest city in the world, and the US government has warned its citizens not to travel there. In 2016 there were 918 murders, and the homicide rate was one of the highest in the world: 103 in every 100,000. In September 2018 the city's entire police force was disarmed by the military, due to suspicions that it has been infiltrated by drug gangs.
Tourism Guide:
TV Coverage:
Asia
Afghanistan - Sony / MSM
Bangladesh - Sony / MSM
Bhutan - Sony / MSM
China - Iqiyi
Hong Kong - PCCW
India - Sony / MSM
Japan - WOWOW
Japan - Gaora Sports Channel
Japan - TV Asahi
Malaysia - Measat (Astro Supersport)
Maldives - Sony / MSM
Nepal - Sony / MSM
Pakistan - Sony / MSM
Philippines - Elite Sports
Singapore - Starhub (Supersports)
South Korea - Eclat
Sri Lanka - Sony / MSM
Taiwan - Sino Catch (Sportcast)
Thailand - Cineplex (Truevisions)
Vietnam - Canal+ Overseas
Middle East
MENA - BeIn Sport
Israel - Sport5
Americas
Brazil - Bandsport
Canada - TSN
Caribbean - ESPN
United States - Tennis Channel
South America - ESPN
Africa
Africa - Canal+ Overseas
MENA - BeIn Sport
Australasia
Australasia - ESPN International
Europe
Albania - Supersport / Straightforward
Andorra - Sogecable/Telefonica/Canal+/Movistar
Austria - Sky Deutschland
Belgium - BeTV
Belgium - Telenet (Play Sports)
Bosnia & Herzegovina - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Bulgaria - MTEL/A1
Croatia - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Cyprus - CYTA
Czech Republic - Tolano (Digisport)
Denmark - Modern Times Group (TV3)
France - Eurosport
Finland - MTV3
Georgia - Silk Media
Georgia - Adjara
Germany - Sky Deutschland
Greece - Hellenic (OTE)
Hungary - Sport1 (Pragosport)
Italy, San Marino & Vatican City - SuperTennis
Kosovo - Supersport / Straightforward
Liechtenstein - Sky Deutschland
Luxembourg - BeTV
Luxembourg - Sky Deutschland
Montenegro - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Netherlands - Fox Sports
North Macedonia - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Poland - Polsat
Portugal - Sport TV
Romania - RCS & RDS (Digisport)
Russia - Eurosport
Serbia - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Slovakia - Tolano (Digisport)
Slovenia - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Spain - Sogecable/Telefonica/Canal+/Movistar
Switzerland - Sky Deutschland
Switzerland - SRG
Turkey - Saran (agent)
United Kingdom & ROI - Amazon Prime Video
Worldwide
Worldwide - Tennis TV
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $1,845,265
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Nick Kyrgios
Seeds:
1. Rafael Nadal
2. Alexander Zverev
3. Stan Wawrinka
4. Felix Auger-Aliassime
5. John Isner
6. Nick Kyrgios
7. Grigor Dimitrov
8. Dusan Lajovic
The Tournament:
The Mexican Open (currently sponsored by Telcel and HSBC and called the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC) is a joint professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, and held annually in late February at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Acapulco, Mexico. It was played on outdoor red clay courts until 2013. The change to hard courts was introduced in 2014. The Mexican Open is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.
The tournament was introduced on the ATP Tour in 1993, and began on the WTA Tour in 2001. It was held in Mexico City from 1993 to 1998, and once more in 2000, before being relocated to Acapulco in 2001. It's the closing leg of the four-ATP tournament Golden Swing. Starting in 2014, the Mexican Open's surface changed from clay to hard courts, serving as a lead-up to the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season in Indian Wells, United States. The winner traditionally receives a giant silver pear trophy.
About Acapulco:
Acapulco de Juárez, commonly called Acapulco, is a city, municipality and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico's history. It is a port of call for shipping and cruise lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California, United States. The city of Acapulco is the largest in the state, far larger than the state capital Chilpancingo. Acapulco is also Mexico's largest beach and balneario resort city.
The city is one of Mexico's oldest beach resorts, which came into prominence in the 1940s through the 1960s as a getaway for Hollywood stars and millionaires. Acapulco was once a popular tourist resort, but due to a massive upsurge in gang violence and murder since 2014 it no longer attracts many foreign tourists, and most now only come from Mexico itself. It is the deadliest city in Mexico and the second-deadliest city in the world, and the US government has warned its citizens not to travel there. In 2016 there were 918 murders, and the homicide rate was one of the highest in the world: 103 in every 100,000. In September 2018 the city's entire police force was disarmed by the military, due to suspicions that it has been infiltrated by drug gangs.
Tourism Guide:
TV Coverage:
Asia
Afghanistan - Sony / MSM
Bangladesh - Sony / MSM
Bhutan - Sony / MSM
China - Iqiyi
Hong Kong - PCCW
India - Sony / MSM
Japan - WOWOW
Japan - Gaora Sports Channel
Japan - TV Asahi
Malaysia - Measat (Astro Supersport)
Maldives - Sony / MSM
Nepal - Sony / MSM
Pakistan - Sony / MSM
Philippines - Elite Sports
Singapore - Starhub (Supersports)
South Korea - Eclat
Sri Lanka - Sony / MSM
Taiwan - Sino Catch (Sportcast)
Thailand - Cineplex (Truevisions)
Vietnam - Canal+ Overseas
Middle East
MENA - BeIn Sport
Israel - Sport5
Americas
Brazil - Bandsport
Canada - TSN
Caribbean - ESPN
United States - Tennis Channel
South America - ESPN
Africa
Africa - Canal+ Overseas
MENA - BeIn Sport
Australasia
Australasia - ESPN International
Europe
Albania - Supersport / Straightforward
Andorra - Sogecable/Telefonica/Canal+/Movistar
Austria - Sky Deutschland
Belgium - BeTV
Belgium - Telenet (Play Sports)
Bosnia & Herzegovina - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Bulgaria - MTEL/A1
Croatia - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Cyprus - CYTA
Czech Republic - Tolano (Digisport)
Denmark - Modern Times Group (TV3)
France - Eurosport
Finland - MTV3
Georgia - Silk Media
Georgia - Adjara
Germany - Sky Deutschland
Greece - Hellenic (OTE)
Hungary - Sport1 (Pragosport)
Italy, San Marino & Vatican City - SuperTennis
Kosovo - Supersport / Straightforward
Liechtenstein - Sky Deutschland
Luxembourg - BeTV
Luxembourg - Sky Deutschland
Montenegro - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Netherlands - Fox Sports
North Macedonia - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Poland - Polsat
Portugal - Sport TV
Romania - RCS & RDS (Digisport)
Russia - Eurosport
Serbia - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Slovakia - Tolano (Digisport)
Slovenia - United Media (IKO SportKlub)
Spain - Sogecable/Telefonica/Canal+/Movistar
Switzerland - Sky Deutschland
Switzerland - SRG
Turkey - Saran (agent)
United Kingdom & ROI - Amazon Prime Video
Worldwide
Worldwide - Tennis TV
