Feb. 9 - 18, 2024
DELRAY BEACH, FL
The Delray Beach Open ATP 250 tournament is one of only 10 ATP Tour tournaments in the U.S. and consists of single-elimination singles and doubles events featuring many of the top-ranked men’s professionals in the world.
DELRAY BEACH: Returning to Delray Beach for first time in three years to make his sixth appearance at the tournament. Reached QF in 2018. CAREER: No. 1 American who broke into the Top 10 in 2022, reaching a high of No. 8, and qualified for his first-ever ATP Finals. Equaled his biggest win of career over No. 4 Rafael Nadal to capture the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells title. Also won Eastbourne and Tokyo in 2022. Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF at 2022 Wimbledon. Named 2016 ATP Newcomer of the Year. Ended junior career in 2015 as World No. 1 after winning the US Open title. PERSONAL: Featured in the Netflix series “Break Point.” Has a son, Jordan; his father, Guy, is a tennis coach and his mother, Kathy May, was a Top 10 player on the women’s tour. Idols growing up were Juan Martin del Potro and Pete Sampras, who presented him with a cake on his 18th birthday. Enjoys playing FIFA and hanging out with friends. Fan of Manchester United (Premier League) and Los Angeles Chargers (NFL). During COVID-19 pandemic, teamed with social media influencer Addison Rae to win a Nintendo Mario Tennis tournament and donate $1 million to No Kid Hungry, which works to end child hunger in the USA. PHOTO: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: This is his second appearance in Delray Beach. Reached the SF in 2018 after defeating former champion Ivo Karlovic in first round before falling to eventual champion Frances Tiafoe. CAREER: Started 2022 by leading Canada to the ATP Cup title and ended it with Canada’s first-ever Davis Cup title. Reached finals in Seoul and Vienna in the latter part of the 2022 season with a win over No. 10 Taylor Fritz. After becoming 1st Canadian US Open men’s singles quarterfinalist in 2020, joined Milos Raonic as 2nd Canadian man in history to break into Top 10. Defeated 2-time champion Andy Murray en route to 1st Grand Slam SF at 2021 Wimbledon. Won 1st ATP Tour title at 2019 Stockholm. Reached 2019 Paris Masters 1000 final and 4 other Masters 1000 SFs, including 2017 Montreal where he upset No. 2 Nadal and became youngest semifinalist in series history at age 18 (since 1990). Ended junior career with 2016 Wimbledon boys’ singles title. PERSONAL: Nickname is Shapo. His mother, Tessa, is a former professional player who has coached him since age 5 and runs a tennis academy in Vaughan, Canada. Idol growing up was Roger Federer. Named ATP Newcomer of the Year and ATP Most Improved Player of the Year in 2017. Launched ShapoShelter in April 2022 (shaposhelter.com), which highlights stories of dogs and cats in need. Also enjoys rapping, having released a pair of songs in 2020 entitled “Night Train” and “Drip.” PHOTO: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: 2023 is Paul’s fourth consecutive year playing the tournament… SF last year as a wild card, falling to eventual champion and then-world No. 13 Norrie. CAREER: Reached first Grand Slam SF at 2023 Australian Open with wins over two seeds as well as Americans Ben Shelton and Jenson Brooksby, leading to a career-high ranking No. 19. Breakthrough year in 2022, reaching career-high ranking in top 30 and first Grand Slam 4R at Wimbledon …won first US Open matches in 2022, two five-setters including first win over Korda and pushed eventual finalist Casper Ruud to five sets before falling in 3R…2022 wins over world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, world No. 3 Zverev, No. 4 Alcaraz and Grand Slam major winners Cilic and Wawrinka … won first ATP Tour title at 2021 Stockholm. In juniors, won the 2015 Roland Garros boys’ title and back-to-back champion in Delray Beach at the USTA National Clay Court 16s and 18s in 2013-14. PERSONAL: Moved to Palm Beach County in late 2022…One of several stars to play in the 2022 Tennis Plays for Peace exhibition at the US Open…as a young teenager lived in the dorms with Fritz and former Delray champ Opelka at the USTA training center in Boca Raton and they remain good friends on the Tour… grew up in North Carolina, and now helps at his mother’s farm in New Jersey when not traveling on the Tour. PHOTO: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: This is Verdasco’s first appearance at the Delray Beach Open. CAREER: He has been ranked in the world’s top 10 in both singles (No. 7) and doubles (8). Has won seven ATP Tour singles titles and eight doubles titles. One of only two active players to have qualified for the year-end ATP Finals in both singles and doubles, and won the doubles title in 2013. Clinched the Davis Cup title for Spain in 2008 and 2009. Played 67 straight Grand Slam main draws until 2020 US Open; has reached the singles SF at the Australian Open and the QF at Wimbledon and the US Open. Notched wins over Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal when each was ranked No. 2. PERSONAL: Underwent right knee surgery in November 2020 and elbow surgery in July 2021. Wife’s name is Ana and they have two boys, Miguel and Mateo. Ana’a half-brother is singer Enrique Iglesias, whose long-time partner is former pro tennis player Anna Kournikova. Verdasco’s mother named him after the ABBA song Fernando. Supports soccer team Real Madrid. Enjoys spending his free time in Miami. PHOTO: FREY – TENNIS PHOTO NETWORK
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Returning to Delray Beach for first time in three years to make his sixth appearance at the tournament. Reached QF in 2018. CAREER: No. 1 American who broke into the Top 10 in 2022, reaching a high of No. 8, and qualified for his first-ever ATP Finals. Equaled his biggest win of career over No. 4 Rafael Nadal to capture the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells title. Also won Eastbourne and Tokyo in 2022. Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF at 2022 Wimbledon. Named 2016 ATP Newcomer of the Year. Ended junior career in 2015 as World No. 1 after winning the US Open title. PERSONAL: Featured in the Netflix series “Break Point.” Has a son, Jordan; his father, Guy, is a tennis coach and his mother, Kathy May, was a Top 10 player on the women’s tour. Idols growing up were Juan Martin del Potro and Pete Sampras, who presented him with a cake on his 18th birthday. Enjoys playing FIFA and hanging out with friends. Fan of Manchester United (Premier League) and Los Angeles Chargers (NFL). During COVID-19 pandemic, teamed with social media influencer Addison Rae to win a Nintendo Mario Tennis tournament and donate $1 million to No Kid Hungry, which works to end child hunger in the USA. PHOTO: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: This is his second appearance in Delray Beach. Reached the SF in 2018 after defeating former champion Ivo Karlovic in first round before falling to eventual champion Frances Tiafoe. CAREER: Started 2022 by leading Canada to the ATP Cup title and ended it with Canada’s first-ever Davis Cup title. Reached finals in Seoul and Vienna in the latter part of the 2022 season with a win over No. 10 Taylor Fritz. After becoming 1st Canadian US Open men’s singles quarterfinalist in 2020, joined Milos Raonic as 2nd Canadian man in history to break into Top 10. Defeated 2-time champion Andy Murray en route to 1st Grand Slam SF at 2021 Wimbledon. Won 1st ATP Tour title at 2019 Stockholm. Reached 2019 Paris Masters 1000 final and 4 other Masters 1000 SFs, including 2017 Montreal where he upset No. 2 Nadal and became youngest semifinalist in series history at age 18 (since 1990). Ended junior career with 2016 Wimbledon boys’ singles title. PERSONAL: Nickname is Shapo. His mother, Tessa, is a former professional player who has coached him since age 5 and runs a tennis academy in Vaughan, Canada. Idol growing up was Roger Federer. Named ATP Newcomer of the Year and ATP Most Improved Player of the Year in 2017. Launched ShapoShelter in April 2022 (shaposhelter.com), which highlights stories of dogs and cats in need. Also enjoys rapping, having released a pair of songs in 2020 entitled “Night Train” and “Drip.”
PHOTO: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: 2023 is Paul’s fourth consecutive year playing the tournament… SF last year as a wild card, falling to eventual champion and then-world No. 13 Norrie. CAREER: Reached first Grand Slam SF at 2023 Australian Open with wins over two seeds as well as Americans Ben Shelton and Jenson Brooksby, leading to a career-high ranking No. 19. Breakthrough year in 2022, reaching career-high ranking in top 30 and first Grand Slam 4R at Wimbledon …won first US Open matches in 2022, two five-setters including first win over Korda and pushed eventual finalist Casper Ruud to five sets before falling in 3R…2022 wins over world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, world No. 3 Zverev, No. 4 Alcaraz and Grand Slam major winners Cilic and Wawrinka … won first ATP Tour title at 2021 Stockholm. In juniors, won the 2015 Roland Garros boys’ title and back-to-back champion in Delray Beach at the USTA National Clay Court 16s and 18s in 2013-14. PERSONAL: Moved to Palm Beach County in late 2022…One of several stars to play in the 2022 Tennis Plays for Peace exhibition at the US Open…as a young teenager lived in the dorms with Fritz and former Delray champ Opelka at the USTA training center in Boca Raton and they remain good friends on the Tour… grew up in North Carolina, and now helps at his mother’s farm in New Jersey when not traveling on the Tour. PHOTO: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: This is Verdasco’s first appearance at the Delray Beach Open. CAREER: He has been ranked in the world’s top 10 in both singles (No. 7) and doubles (8). Has won seven ATP Tour singles titles and eight doubles titles. One of only two active players to have qualified for the year-end ATP Finals in both singles and doubles, and won the doubles title in 2013. Clinched the Davis Cup title for Spain in 2008 and 2009. Played 67 straight Grand Slam main draws until 2020 US Open; has reached the singles SF at the Australian Open and the QF at Wimbledon and the US Open. Notched wins over Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal when each was ranked No. 2. PERSONAL: Underwent right knee surgery in November 2020 and elbow surgery in July 2021. Wife’s name is Ana and they have two boys, Miguel and Mateo. Ana’a half-brother is singer Enrique Iglesias, whose long-time partner is former pro tennis player Anna Kournikova. Verdasco’s mother named him after the ABBA song Fernando. Supports soccer team Real Madrid. Enjoys spending his free time in Miami. PHOTO: FREY – TENNIS PHOTO NETWORK
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Former finalist who is making his sixth appearance in Delray Beach. Unseeded in 2020, defeated two seeds on his way to the final. Jumped out of qualifying to reach the quarterfinals in 2015. CAREER: Off to a strong start in 2023: Scored his best result in a Major by making the Australian Open 4r after reaching SF at Adelaide-1, where he defeated 11th-ranked Holger Rune in the first round; reached career-high ranking of No. 33 in January. In 2022, won his second career title at Seoul with career-best win over world No. 2 Casper Ruud in QF and No. 24 Denis Shapovalov in the final. Finalist at 2022 Washington w/defeat of No. 8 Andrey Rublev in SF. Became the No. 1 Japanese player in June 2021. Won his first ATP Tour singles title in 2018 at Shenzhen as a 171st-ranked qualifier. Defeated fellow countryman and World No. 5 Kei Nishikori en route to the quarterfinals of the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati as a qualifier. PERSONAL: Coached by his brother, Yasuo. Idol growing up was Marcelo Rios. Enjoys golf, table tennis, darts, video games and reading manga graphic novels. In January 2020, he donated $10,015 to the Australian Red Cross to support Australian bushfire relief. PHOTO: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: This is his first appearance. CAREER: In his second Grand Slam appearance and first trip outside of the United States, reached the QF at the 2023 Australian Open to notch his first Grand Slam match wins; surpassed his father, Bryan’s, best GS finish (Wimbledon 4r) and entered the world’s Top 50 at No. 43 (eclipsing his father’s career-high ranked of No. 55). After winning the 2022 NCAA singles title for the University of Florida, turned pro in May and in August upset world No. 5 Casper Ruud at the ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati to reach the 3r. He ended 2022 by winning 15-straight matches and 3 ATP Challenger titles. Was a member of the 2021 NCAA team champions at UF. PERSONAL: Currently taking online classes through the University of Florida to work toward a business degree; his dream job is to work on Wall Street. Father, Bryan, reached the Delray Beach Open QF in 1993-94 when the tournament was held in Coral Springs and is now the UF tennis coach. Mother, Lisa, is sister of former world No. 4 doubles player Todd Witsken. Sister, Emma, is a senior on UF’s tennis team. Favorite athlete is girlfriend Anna Hall, a UF heptathlete who won the 2022 NCAA title and a bronze medal at the World Championships (making both Ben and Anna 2022 NCAA champions). Supports Gainesville-based charity Aces in Motion, an after-school youth development program that puts tennis’ best practices in action. PHOTO: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Former finalist who is making his sixth appearance in Delray Beach. Unseeded in 2020, defeated two seeds on his way to the final. Jumped out of qualifying to reach the quarterfinals in 2015. CAREER: Off to a strong start in 2023: Scored his best result in a Major by making the Australian Open 4r after reaching SF at Adelaide-1, where he defeated 11th-ranked Holger Rune in the first round; reached career-high ranking of No. 33 in January. In 2022, won his second career title at Seoul with career-best win over world No. 2 Casper Ruud in QF and No. 24 Denis Shapovalov in the final. Finalist at 2022 Washington w/defeat of No. 8 Andrey Rublev in SF. Became the No. 1 Japanese player in June 2021. Won his first ATP Tour singles title in 2018 at Shenzhen as a 171st-ranked qualifier. Defeated fellow countryman and World No. 5 Kei Nishikori en route to the quarterfinals of the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati as a qualifier. PERSONAL: Coached by his brother, Yasuo. Idol growing up was Marcelo Rios. Enjoys golf, table tennis, darts, video games and reading manga graphic novels. In January 2020, he donated $10,015 to the Australian Red Cross to support Australian bushfire relief. PHOTO: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: This is his first appearance. CAREER: In his second Grand Slam appearance and first trip outside of the United States, reached the QF at the 2023 Australian Open to notch his first Grand Slam match wins; surpassed his father, Bryan’s, best GS finish (Wimbledon 4r) and entered the world’s Top 50 at No. 43 (eclipsing his father’s career-high ranked of No. 55). After winning the 2022 NCAA singles title for the University of Florida, turned pro in May and in August upset world No. 5 Casper Ruud at the ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati to reach the 3r. He ended 2022 by winning 15-straight matches and 3 ATP Challenger titles. Was a member of the 2021 NCAA team champions at UF. PERSONAL: Currently taking online classes through the University of Florida to work toward a business degree; his dream job is to work on Wall Street. Father, Bryan, reached the Delray Beach Open QF in 1993-94 when the tournament was held in Coral Springs and is now the UF tennis coach. Mother, Lisa, is sister of former world No. 4 doubles player Todd Witsken. Sister, Emma, is a senior on UF’s tennis team. Favorite athlete is girlfriend Anna Hall, a UF heptathlete who won the 2022 NCAA title and a bronze medal at the World Championships (making both Ben and Anna 2022 NCAA champions). Supports Gainesville-based charity Aces in Motion, an after-school youth development program that puts tennis’ best practices in action. PHOTO: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
LEARN MORENote: Players are subject to change due to injuries or other unforeseen circumstances.