Rotterdam Open 2026: Where to Watch, Live Streaming, Broadcast Details, and Schedule

Now that the Australian Open is done and dusted, the tennis world has already shifted its focus to the next tournaments on the calendar. While many top players have chosen rest and recovery by skipping these events, several others have signed up for them.

The first indoor hardcourt tournament of the season, ABN AMRO Open, also known as the Rotterdam Open, falls under the ATP 500 category. Richard Krajicek is serving as the tournament director. It will be the 53rd edition of the tournament.

World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz is the defending champion. But as expected, he chose to withdraw from the event after his successful run at the Australian Open. The 22-year-old lifted his seventh Grand Slam title after coming from a set down to defeat 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. The win made him the youngest man in the Open Era to complete the Career Grand Slam, surpassing the record of Rafael Nadal, who achieved this feat at the age of 24.

Last year in Rotterdam, the Spaniard lifted his career’s first indoor hardcourt title by defeating Alex de Minaur. After Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev also followed suit. The German, who last year finished the Australian Open as the runner-up, suffered a five-set defeat in the semifinals at the hands of Alcaraz. The match, which lasted for five hours and 27 minutes, has become the longest semifinal in the history of the Australian Open.

World No.2 Jannik Sinner, the winner in Rotterdam in 2024, will also not be playing. De Minaur will be playing as the first seed. Other top seeds in the draw are Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alexander Bublik, Daniil Medvedev, Jack Draper, Karen Khachanov, Cameron Norrie, and Tomas Machac.

The draw featured 32 players, eight of whom are the seeded ones, and they have not received first-round byes. Three former champions in the tournament are playing: Wawrinka (2015), Auger-Aliassime (2022), and Medvedev (2023).

Botic van de Zandschulp and Stan Wawrinka have received the wildcards. Alcaraz is replaced by Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Jesper de Jong.

Rotterdam Open 2026 schedule

The qualifying rounds of the Rotterdam Open will be played from February 7 to 8. The main draw of the event will kick off on February 9, while the final will be held on February 15. It will take place at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Roger Federer holds the record for most titles at the Rotterdam Open, winning three of them. The Swiss maestro also holds the record for the oldest champion in the tournament, lifting the title in 2018 at the age of 36.

Miloslav Mecir holds the record for the youngest champion as he won the title in 1985 at the age of 20. The 20-time Grand Slam champion also holds the record for the most matches won in the tournament (28).

The highest-ranked player to win the title was Jimmy Connors in 1978 and Federer in 2005. Both were World No.1 at that time. The lowest-ranked champion was World No.156 Anders Jarryd in 1993. The last time a home favorite won the trophy was by Jan Siemerink in 1998.

The total prize money of the Rotterdam Open is $2,906,677. The champion will take $543,593, while the runner-up will pocket $292,572. The semifinalist and the quarterfinalist will take home $155,870 and $79,634, respectively. The players in the second round will win $42,508, while in the first round, it’s $22,667.

Where to watch the Rotterdam Open 2026?

• USA – Tennis Channel
• UK – Sky UK
• Canada – TSN
• Australia – beIN Sports
• Netherlands – Ziggo Sport
• India: Fancode

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