DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2026) – The entry list for the 2026 Delray Beach Open ATP 250 event includes four past champions, two Grand Slam finalists and seven players currently ranked among the world’s top 30 to make it one of the strongest lineups in recent years.
The 34th edition of the tournament will run Feb. 13-22 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. Tickets can be purchased at DelrayBeachOpen.com.
World No. 9 and two-time champion Taylor Fritz of the U.S. seeks a record third title. Other past champions returning include his compatriot Frances Tiafoe, Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie and defending singles and doubles champion Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia.
Making his debut this year is No. 13 Casper Ruud of Norway, who has reached three Grand Slam finals – 2022 and 2023 French Open and the 2022 US Open - leading to a career-high ranking of No. 2. Fritz reached the US Open final in 2024.
The entry list includes seven players who combined for 10 ATP titles last season, including two-time titlist Flavio Cobolli, who also led Italy to the Davis Cup title, and Valentin Vacherot, who at No. 204 became the lowest-ranked player ever to win a Masters 1000 event after upsetting No. 5 Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai semifinals.
The younger players in the tournament are also among the best of their generation. There are seven players age 25 or younger, and six of them have qualified for past ATP NextGen Finals, the year-end event that highlights the best young players on tour: Brandon Nakashima, Alex Michelsen, Learner Tien, Sebastian Korda, Cobolli and Rafael Jodar. Tien won it last December and Nakashima won it in 2022. Older players who qualified when they were younger include Fritz, Tiafoe and Kecmanovic, who all went on to win the Delray Beach Open.
Here is the 2026 Delray Beach Open entry list by the numbers (18 players; 10 still to be added through 3 wild cards, 4 qualifiers and 3 special entries):
- 4 former Delray Beach Open champions: (Miomir Kecmanovic, 2025; Taylor Fritz, 2023-24; Cameron Norrie, 2022; Frances Tiafoe, 2018)
- 3 former Delray Beach Open finalists: (Tommy Paul, 2024; Miomir Kecmanovic, 2023; Sebastian Korda, 2021)
- 7 players ranked in Top 30: (Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Tommy Paul, Flavio Cobolli, Cameron Norrie, Learner Tien, Brandon Nakashima)
- 7 players who won ATP Tour titles in 2025 (10 total titles): (Flavio Cobolli – Bucharest, Hamburg; Taylor Fritz – Stuttgart, Eastbourne; Casper Ruud – Madrid, Stockholm; Miomir Kecmanovic – Delray Beach; Gabriel Diallo – ‘s-Hertogenbosch; Valentin Vacherot – Shanghai; Learner Tien - Metz)
- 2 Grand Slam finalists - (Taylor Fritz-2024 US Open, Casper Ruud-2022-23 French Open, 2022 US Open)
- 4 players making their Delray Beach Open main draw debut: (Casper Ruud, Valentin Vacherot, Corentin Moutet, Rafael Jodar)
- 8 former college players (Marcos Giron-UCLA, Brandon Nakashima-Virginia, Learner Tien-Southern California, Valentin Vacherot-Texas A&M, Gabriel Diallo-Kentucky, Nuno Borges-Mississippi State, Cameron Norrie-Texas Christian, Rafael Jodar-Virginia)
- One NCAA singles champion (Marcos Giron – 2014, UCLA)
- 7 players age 25 and under (Youngest – Rafael Jodar, 19)
- 2 players age 30 and over (Oldest - Marcos Giron, 32)
- 2 players whose fathers have played the event (Casper Ruud-father, Christian, played in 1998; Sebastian Korda-father, Petr, played in 1997, 1999)
- 10 countries represented (USA, Norway, Monaco, Portugal, France, Italy, Canada, Serbia, Great Britain, Spain)
Mini bios:
(Rank), Name, Age, Country
(9) Taylor Fritz, 28, USA – 2025: Wimbledon SF, US Open QF, Tokyo final, qualified for year-end ATP Finals; 2024: reached career-high No. 4, won Delray and Eastbourne, reached finals of US Open and ATP Finals, QF at Australian Open and Wimbledon, Olympic doubles bronze; 2023: Won Delray, Atlanta, QF US Open
(13) Casper Ruud, 27, Norway – Three-time Grand Slam finalist (2023-23 French Open, 2022 US Open); career-high ranking of No. 2; winner of 14 titles
(20) Tommy Paul, 28, USA – 2025: Quarterfinalist at Australian and French Opens; cracked the top 10 at No. 8; 2024: Won three titles, finalist at Delray, QF at Wimbledon, Olympic doubles bronze; 2023: SF at Australian Open
(22) Flavio Cobolli, 23, Italy – 2025: Won two titles and led Italy to the Davis Cup title
(27) Cameron Norrie, 30, Great Britain – Delray Beach champion in 2022, finalist in 2020
(29) Learner Tien, 20, USA – 2025: Won first title at Metz, reached the Beijing final and won the ATP NextGen Finals; reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 in first week of 2026
(30) Brandon Nakashima, 24, USA – 2026: Brisbane finalist; 2025: Delray Beach doubles champion, 3 SF, reached 4r at Miami and Madrid, career-high ranking of No. 29; 2024: 4r US Open, wins over Top 15 players Fritz, Paul, Tiafoe, Rublev, Rune; 2022: Won San Diego and ATP NextGen Finals; 2021: Finals of Los Cabos and Atlanta
(31) Valentin Vacherot, 27, Monaco – 2025: as a qualifier became lowest-ranked player (No. 204) to win a Masters 1000 title at Shanghai with SF win over No. 5 Djokovic, def. cousin Rinderknech in final
(34) Frances Tiafoe, 28, USA – 2025: Reached Houston final; first American man (with Tommy Paul) to reach French Open QF since Agassi in 2003. Career: 3 titles, with first coming in Delray Beach in 2018; a two-time US Open SF, Australian Open QF; career-high ranking of world No. 10.
(37) Corentin Moutet, 26, France – 2025: Notched first top 10 wins over Fritz and Rune, saving a mp vs. Fritz, career-high ranking of 31, reached two finals, two SF; 2022: first a lucky loser to reach US Open 4r
(38) Alex Michelsen, 21, USA – 2026: SF at first event in Brisbane; 2025: upset No. 12 Tsitsipas enroute to first Grand Slam 4r at Australian Open, 3 SF including Delray Beach, career-high ranking No. 30; 2024: finalist at Newport; d. No. 9 de Minaur in Los Cabos; youngest American to finish year in Top 50 since Roddick in 2002; 2023: finalist at Newport as an amateur, his second Tour event
(41) Gabriel Diallo, 24, Canada – 2025: won first title, d. No. 16 Dimitrov enroute to Masters 1000 QF at Madrid, reached career-high of No. 33; 2023: d. No. 18 Musetti in Davis Cup, d. No. 21 Evans at home event in Toronto
(46) Nuno Borges, 28, Portugal – 2025: Def. No. 8 Ruud to reach French Open 3r; 2024: Def. Nadal in final to win Bastad clay title, reached Australian and US Open 4r, career-high No. 30; 2019 – NCAA singles finalist
(51) Marcos Giron, 32, USA –2026: Reached SF at first two events; 2025: Def. No. 4 Fritz and No. 5 Ruud; 2024: Won first ATP title at Newport; 2022: 1st final at age 29 in San Diego; 2014 NCAA singles champ at UCLA
(53) Sebastian Korda, 25, USA – 2025: One F and two SF, reached Miami QF; 2024: won Washington 32 years after father Petr Korda, career-high No. 15 to join father (No. 2 in 1998) as only father-son duo to rank inside Top 20
(56) Aleksandar Kovacevic, 27, USA – 2026: SF at first event in Brisbane w/wins over Kyrgios, Norrie and Mpetshi Perricard, reached career-high No. 54; 2025: d. No. 10 Rublev twice to reach first two ATP finals
(60) Miomir Kecmanovic, 26, Serbia – 2025: Delray Beach singles and doubles champion; 2024: d. Paul to reach Australian Open 4r, d. No. 7 Ruud in Rome; 2023: finalist at Delray and Estoril
(150) Rafael Jodar, 19, Spain – 2026: turned pro, enters Delray as NextGen special entry, won first six matches to reach a challenger final as a qualifier, reached career-high of 150 after starting 2025 at No. 896, qualified for Australian Open to make Grand Slam debut and won first round; 2025: Qualified for ATP NextGen Finals, d. No. 28 Tien in group stage, played collegiately at Virginia
