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Former champion and world No. 5 Félix Auger-Aliassime has added the 53rd ABN AMRO Open to his 2026 schedule.
After Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev, he’s the third top-5 participant on the entry checklist. The Canadian will compete in Rotterdam Ahoy for the eighth time. In 2022, he captured the match title.
“Félix Auger-Aliassime has a robust reference to the ABN AMRO Open. Not solely did he make his ATP Tour debut in Rotterdam, he additionally received his very first title right here,” Event Director Richard Krajicek stated. “Contemplating how usually he has already performed right here, it’s virtually unbelievable that he’s solely twenty-five years previous. In the intervening time, he could be enjoying the most effective tennis of his profession, as evidenced by his fifth place, his highest rating ever.”
Eight titlesAfter his first match victory in Rotterdam, Auger-Aliassime went on to win seven extra ATP titles, all on exhausting courts. In 2025, he claimed titles in Adelaide, Montpellier and Brussels. As well as, he reached the finals in Dubai and Paris (indoors) this yr. These outcomes lifted him to fifth place on the ATP year-end rankings.
Auger-Aliassime in RotterdamFélix Auger-Aliassime made his debut in Rotterdam in 2018. It was a particular debut, because it was additionally his very first main-draw match at an ATP Tour occasion. With seven appearances since, he has clearly confirmed to really feel at dwelling in Ahoy. At his second look in 2020, he reached the ultimate, the place he was crushed by Gaël Monfils. Two years later, he took the ultimate step in direction of the title by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas within the ultimate and profitable the 2022 ABN AMRO Open.
Area that includes Alcaraz, Zverev, Auger-Aliassime and De MinaurWith Alcaraz, Zverev, Auger-Aliassime and De Minaur, 4 gamers from the world’s prime 10 have already been introduced.
“In 2026, we’re as soon as once more sticking to our fastened concept of getting a number of prime gamers take part,” Event Director Richard Krajicek stated. “That manner, there are nice matches to see on daily basis. With the world numbers one, three, 5 and 7, we now have an exceptionally robust area, particularly while you additionally take Tsitsipas and Griekspoor into consideration.”
