ATP Sofia Open

The ATP Sofia Open is an annual tennis tournament that is played on indoor hard courts at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.

An ATP 250 tournament has been held in Sofia since 2016 with past winners of the singles tournament including Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, and Grigor Dimitrov.

ATP Sofia Open

2022 ATP Sofia Open

Location:Sofia, Bulgaria
Tour Level:ATP 250
Court Surface:Indoor hard court
Draw Size:28 Singles, 16 Doubles
Prize Money:€534,555

Dates

The 2022 ATP Sofia Open tennis tournament was held from the 26th of September to the 2nd of October 2022.

The 2022 tournament was played in the same week as the ATP tournaments in Tel Aviv, Seoul, and the WTA tournaments in Tallinn (Estonia) and Parma (Italy).

NB: It has yet to be confirmed whether an ATP tournament will be held in Sofia in 2023.

Tickets

Tickets for the 2022 tournament in Sofia were sold through the tournament’s official website.

Players

The official entry list for the 2022 tournament in Sofia has now been released, and below is a selection of ATP players who played in the singles tournament in 2022.

  • Bernabe Zapata Miralles
  • Fabio Fognini
  • Grigor Dimitrov
  • Holger Rune
  • Ilya Ivashka
  • Jannik Sinner
  • Marc-Andrea Huesler
  • Jiri Lehecka
  • Lorenzo Musetti
  • Lorenzo Sonego
  • Nikoloz Basilashvili
  • Oscar Otte
  • Pablo Carreno Busta

Schedule

Below was the schedule for the 2022 tennis tournament in Sofia, with the singles final being played on Sunday, the 2nd of October 2022.

  • Monday, 26 September 2022 – Qualifying Rounds
  • Tuesday, 27 September 2022 – First Round
  • Wednesday, 28 September 2022 – First Round
  • Thursday, 29 September 2022 – Second Round
  • Friday, 30 September 2022 – Quarterfinals
  • Saturday, 1 October 2022 – Semifinals
  • Sunday, 2 October 2022 – Final

The schedule for 2023 will be released closer to the start of the tournament.

Draw

The draws for the 2022 ATP tournament in Sofia have now been released and are available to view on the ATP Tour website (see links below)

Prize Money

Details in relation to the prize money to be awarded to players for the 2022 tournament in Sofia are detailed below.

Men’s Singles

The winner of the Men’s Singles Event in 2022 received €81,310, with the runner-up receiving €47,430.

  • Winner: €81,310
  • Finalist: €47,430
  • Semifinalist: €27,885
  • Quarterfinalist: €16,160
  • 2nd Round: €9,380
  • 1st Round: €5,730

Men’s Doubles

The winners of the Men’s Doubles Event in 2022 received €28,250 (€14,125 each), with the runner-ups receiving €15,110 (€7,555 each).

  • Winners: €28,250
  • Finalists: €15,110
  • Semifinalists: €8,860
  • Quarterfinalists: €4,950
  • 1st Round: €2,920

Past Winners

Men’s Singles

Marc-Andrea Huesler is the current singles champion after beating Holger Rune 6-4, 7-6 in the 2022 men’s singles final.

Huesler became the first male Swiss player to win an ATP title since Roger Federer won the 2019 Swiss Indoors in Basel.

  • 2022 – Marc-Andrea Huesler
  • 2021 – Jannik Sinner
  • 2020 – Jannik Sinner
  • 2019 – Daniil Medvedev
  • 2018 – Mirza Basic
  • 2017 – Grigor Dimitrov
  • 2016 – Roberto Bautista Agut

Jannik Sinner currently holds the record for most men’s singles titles with two titles to his name (2020 and 2021).

Men’s Doubles

David Vega Hernandez and Rafael Matos are the current champions in the men’s doubles event after beating Fabian Fallert and Oscar Otte 3-6, 7-5, 10-8 in the 2022 men’s doubles final.

  • 2022 – David Vega Hernandez and Rafael Matos
  • 2021 – Jonny O’Mara and Ken Skupski
  • 2020 – Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski
  • 2019 – Nikola Mektić and Jürgen Melzer
  • 2018 – Robin Haase and Matwé Middelkoop
  • 2017 – Viktor Troicki and Nenad Zimonjić
  • 2016 – Wesley Koolhof and Matwé Middelkoop

Matwe Middelkoop holds the record for most doubles titles with two titles to his name (2016 and 2018).