The top stars of the tennis world are heading to Canada this summer for the 2017 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Toronto and Montreal. Between both cities, the vast majority of the Top 75-ranked players will be competing for the prestigious Rogers Cup titles.

In Toronto–in the 125th anniversary of the women’s tournament–30 of the Top 35 women will be present, including world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova, Angelique Kerber, defending champion Simona Halep, and Roland Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko.

“We can’t wait to welcome the best players in the world back to Toronto,” said Karl Hale, Rogers Cup Toronto tournament director. “It has been an incredible season of women’s tennis already, and it’s going to be exciting to see how it will play out at Rogers Cup. This is one of the most important stops of the year for the players, and with the intense competition on court combined with the many off-court enhancements we have planned, we know our fans will have a fantastic time at the event this summer.”

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Among the many other athletes set to play in Toronto are former champions Caroline Wozniacki (2010) and Petra Kvitova (2012), plus former world No. 1 Venus Williams, and rising stars Elina Svitolina and Kristina Mladenovic. Three Canadians are in the main draw.

Canada’s top-ranked women’s singles player Eugenie Bouchard is the recipient of a wildcard. Currently ranked world No. 70, she will be making her seventh straight Rogers Cup main draw appearance and looking to best her performance from last year when she made the third round.

Past champions include the likes of Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Kim Clijsters, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles.

Fast Facts

  • Level: WTA Premier 5

  • Prize Money: $2,434,389

  • Dates: August 5–13

  • Site: Aviva Centre, 1 Shoreham Drive, Suite 100, Toronto, Ontario, M3N 3A6

  • Singles main draw: 64-player draw

  • Doubles main draw: 32-team draw