ATHENS OPEN

Athens Open is a WTA 250 professional tennis tournament, whose inagurial edition was held from 11 -19 July 2026, marking the first WTA Tour event in the country since 1990.

The tournament is held at the Stadion Sports Center, within the Olympic Tennis Complex, the venue that hosted tennis during the 2004 Summer Olympics. Built for the Games and recently renovated as part of a wider upgrade of the Olympic facilities, it now represents one of the most prominent, high-quality, tennis venues in Greece. The Vanda Pharmaceuticals Athens Open tournament is played outdoors, on three hard courts, offering more than 8500 seating capacity on the central court, and over 3500 on other playing courts.

More than 60 leading female players from around the world competed in Athens Open 2026 edition, including athletes ranked among the upper tiers of the WTA Rankings, offering Greek fans a rare opportunity to experience world-class women’s tennis on home soil.

The return of the WTA Tour to Athens was headlined by Greek star Maria Sakkari who reached the finals, adding a powerful generational storyline that makes the event even more meaningful for Greece. The inaugural Athens Trophy in 1986 famously saw Sakkari’s mother, Angeliki Kanellopoulou, reach the final, creating a unique family connection that now links the past and present of Greek tennis on the same stage.

The tournament was broadcast internationally on more than 160 TV and digital platforms, bringing Athens and Greece to more than 5 million of viewers around the world and reinforcing the country’s presence on the global sporting stage.

The second edition of Athens Open will be held from 10 – 18 of July 2027.