The Canadian Open is about to begin. The Toronto 2023 Masters 1000 and the Montreal 2023 WTA 1000 will take place between August 7 and 13, on outdoor hard/fast courts.

Almost all of the best placed in the ranking are confirmed for the contest, including leaders Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek. The exception is Wimbledon finalist Novak Djokovic. The Serbian said he was physically tired and will be absent from the tournament in Canada for the third year in a row.

Below, find out more details about this season’s Canadian Open!

Brazilians

After withdrawing from the round of 16 at Wimbledon due to back pain, the Brazilian Bia Haddad Maïa is confirmed to participate in the WTA 1000 in Montreal. Currently occupying 13th place in the world rankings, she will be seeded number 12 in the tournament, after a period of recovery and rest in Brazil.

Another Brazilian who will be present at the tournament is Luisa Stefaniwho will play the WTA doubles alongside Katerina Siniakova, the best doubles tennis player of the moment.

Among the men, Brazil will be represented in doubles by Marcelo Melowho occupies 36th place in the rankings and will play alongside Australian John Peers.

Key heads

Single male

1. Carlos Alcaraz
2. Daniel Medvedev
3. Casper Ruud
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas
5. Rune Holger
6. Andrei Rublev
7. Jannik Sinner
8. Taylor Fritz
0. Frances Tiafoe
10. Karen Khachanov
11. Felix Auger-Aliassime
12. Cameron Norrie
13. Tommy Paul
14. Borna Coric
15. Alexander Zverev
16. Hubert Hurkacz

Simple Feminine

1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Elena Rybakina
4. Jessica Pegula
5. Caroline Garcia
6. Coco Gauff
7. Petra Kvitova
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Marketa Vondrousova
10. Daria Kasatkina
11. Barbora Krejcikova
12. Bia Haddad
13. Veronica Kudermetova
14. Belinda Bencic
15.Madison Keys
16. Karolina Muchova

*Top eight – Goodbye in the first round

Calendar

Monday August 7

• First round (ATP and WTA) – 1 p.m. (day session) and 8:30 p.m. (night session)

Tuesday August 8

• First round and start of second round (ATP and WTA) – 1 p.m. (day session) and 9 p.m. (night session)

Wednesday August 9

• Second round (WTA and ATP) – 1 p.m. (day session) and 9 p.m. (night session)

Thursday August 10

• Third round (ATP and WTA) – 1 p.m. (day session) and 9 p.m. (night session)

Friday August 11

• Quarter-finals (ATP and WTA) – 2:30 p.m. (day session) and 9:00 p.m. (night session)

Saturday August 12

• Semi-finals (ATP and WTA) – 2:30 p.m. (day session) and 8:00 p.m. (night session)

Sunday August 13

• Doubles and singles finals (ATP and WTA) – 3:30 p.m.

Where to watch

The two tournaments will be broadcast in Brazil on the ESPN (TV Fechada) and Star+ (Streaming) channels.

Current champions

None of last year’s singles champions will compete in this year’s Canadian Open.

In 2022, in Montreal, Pablo Carreno Busta won his first Masters 1000 title by beating Hubert Hurkacz in the final. However, an elbow injury has limited the Spaniard to just four appearances this year, with his last appearance coming in February.

Simona Halep won the Canadian Open title for the third time last year by beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. In recent months, she has been away from the courts due to a suspension resulting from testing positive for a banned substance at the US Open held in August last year.

Current Canadian Open champions:

Men’s Singles – Pablo Carreno Busta
Ladies’ singles – Simona Halep
Men’s Doubles – Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski
Women’s doubles – Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula