DELRAY BEACH, December 21, 2024 (Press Release)
The packed opening weekend schedule for the Delray Beach Open is set with a lineup of powerhouse Legends along with qualifying rounds for the week’s ATP 250 tournament and events for kids and recreational players.
The Legends event runs Friday-Sunday, Feb. 7-9 to kick off the ATP tournament that runs through Feb. 16. Legends matches will feature a lineup of Hall of Famers, former Grand Slam champions, Olympic medalists and DBO winners, while current players will be fighting to qualify for the ATP 250 event on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8-9.
It’s a perfect time for grandparents to bring out the grandkids, with special pricing for both seniors and kids and USTA Florida Kids Day on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Bob and Mike Bryan, who will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2025, and Grand Slam champions Luke and Murphy Jensen will be joined by DBO singles champions Sam Querrey, Jack Sock, Xavier Malisse and Tommy Haas along with local pros Jesse Levine and Scoville Jenkins in the three-day Legends competition.
Tickets for individual sessions and series packages are available now at www.DelrayBeachOpen.com.
Opening Weekend Schedule:
Friday, Feb. 7
Legends matches:
6 p.m. – Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen vs. Xavier Malisse / Sam Querrey
8 p.m. – Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan vs. Jack Sock / Jesse Levine
Events & Offers: Special Kids Pricing, Mixed Doubles Mega Mixer
Saturday, Feb. 8
Day Session –
10 a.m. – ATP 250 qualifying match
Followed by – ATP 250 qualifying match
Not before 1:30 p.m. – Legends match – Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan vs. Tommy Haas / Sam Querrey
Followed by – ATP 250 qualifying match
Events & Offers: Legends Clinic, Special Kids Pricing, Senior Discounts, USTA Florida Kids Day
Night Session –
Legends matches:
6 p.m. – Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen vs. Xavier Malisse / Scoville Jenkins
8 p.m. – Tommy Haas vs. Jack Sock
Events & Offers: Special Kids Pricing
Sunday, Feb. 9:
10:00 AM – ATP 250 Qualifying matches
11:30 AM – Legends match – TBA
1:30 PM – Legends match – Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan vs. Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen
Events & Offers: ATP Doubles Pro-Am, Special Kids Pricing
The Bryan brothers are the winningest doubles team in the sport’s history. Together they won 119 titles, including 16 Grand Slams and six DBO championships. They finished as the year-end No. 1 doubles team 10 times and won Olympic gold together in 2012.
Tennis fans know to keep an eye on the qualifying matches. Seven times a qualifier has gone on to reach the DBO final, with three winning the title. Kei Nishikori, who won as a qualifier in 2008, later climbed to No. 4 in the world.
In the ATP 250 event that starts Feb. 10, two-time defending champion Taylor Fritz will attempt the first three-peat in tournament history. He’ll be challenged by 2024 finalist Tommy Paul. Fritz’s successful 2024 campaign continued in September when he reached his first Grand Slam final at the US Open, becoming the first American man to reach the final there since Andy Roddick in 2006. Fritz also reached the final of the year-end ATP Finals and finished the season at a career-high ranking of world No. 4.
Paul won three titles this year and reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals. He briefly overtook Fritz twice as the No. 1 American in 2024, and capped off the year with a career-high year-end ranking of world No. 12.
Topping off their excellent 2024 seasons, Fritz and Paul teamed up to win Olympic bronze in Paris.
