{"id":1816047,"date":"2026-03-09T15:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1816047"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:15:12","slug":"atp-miami-open-2026-entry-list-alcaraz-sinner-djokovic-headline-as-30-of-top-32-set-to-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1816047","title":{"rendered":"ATP Miami Open 2026 Entry List: Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic headline as 30 of top 32 set to star"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">ATP Miami Open 2026 Entry List: Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic headline as 30 of top 32 set to star<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" 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!text-content\">\n                                Novak Djokovic and Jakub Mensik with Miami Open trophies                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>The Miami Open is the second Masters 1000 tournament on the ATP Tour calendar, and all but two of the current top 32 players are set to feature at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Miami Open will be the 41st edition of the prestigious hard-court event, which has been staged at the Hard Rock Stadium since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Jakub Mensik is the reigning Miami Open men\u2019s singles champion, having defeated six-time winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> in the 2025 title match.<\/p>\n<h2>When will the tournament take place?<\/h2>\n<p>Main draw action at the 2026 Miami Open will take place from 17 to 29 March following qualifying matches on 15 to 16 March.<\/p>\n<h2>How many players will feature in the main draw?<\/h2>\n<p>The Miami Open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\">ATP<\/a> singles main draw will feature 96 players, including 12 qualifiers and five wildcards. The wildcards are yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<h2>Have any players withdrawn?<\/h2>\n<p>Holger Rune, Tallon Griekspoor and Jaume Munar are the three players who have pulled out of the men\u2019s singles event in Miami. Rune and Griekspoor were projected to be seeded based on their current ranking positions.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/novak-djokovic-pays-carlos-alcaraz-huge-compliment-and-backs-him-to-break-demanding-record\"><strong>Novak Djokovic pays Carlos Alcaraz huge compliment and backs him to break \u2018demanding\u2019 record<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-scar-tissue\"><strong>How Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have left \u2018scar tissue\u2019 on their biggest rivals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Which former champions will play?<\/h2>\n<p>Six former Miami Open champions are set to compete: Mensik (2025), Jannik Sinner (2024), Daniil Medvedev (2023), Carlos Alcaraz (2022), Hubert Hurkacz (2021) and Djokovic (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016).<\/p>\n<h2>Have any players used a protected ranking to enter?<\/h2>\n<p>Players who have been unable to compete due to injury for a minimum of six months are eligible to use the ATP protected ranking system.<\/p>\n<p>The protected ranking will be determined by the player\u2019s average ranking position during the first three months of their injury.<\/p>\n<p>They can use the protected ranking to enter nine tournaments and for a period of nine months from the first event they play after returning.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese duo Zhizhen Zhang and Jerry Shang have both used a protected ranking to enter the Miami Open.<\/p>\n<h2>Miami Open ATP Entry List (as of March 9, 2026)<\/h2>\n<p>1) Carlos Alcaraz<br \/>\n2) Jannik Sinner<br \/>\n3) Novak Djokovic<br \/>\n4) Alexander Zverev<br \/>\n5) Lorenzo Musetti<br \/>\n6) Alex de Minaur<br \/>\n7) Taylor Fritz<br \/>\n8) Ben Shelton<br \/>\n9) Felix Auger-Aliassime<br \/>\n10) Alexander Bublik<br \/>\n11) Daniil Medvedev<br \/>\n12) Jakub Mensik<br \/>\n13) Casper Ruud<br \/>\n14) Jack Draper<br \/>\n15) Flavio Cobolli<br \/>\n16) Karen Khachanov<br \/>\n17) Andrey Rublev<br \/>\n18) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<br \/>\n19) Francisco Cerundolo<br \/>\n20) Luciano Darderi<br \/>\n21) Frances Tiafoe<br \/>\n22) Jiri Lehecka<br \/>\n23) Tommy Paul<br \/>\n24) Valentin Vacherot<br \/>\n25) Learner Tien<br \/>\n26) Arthur Rinderknech<br \/>\n27) Cameron Norrie<br \/>\n28) Brandon Nakashima<br \/>\n29) Tomas Martin Etcheverry<br \/>\n30) Arthur Fils<br \/>\n31) Corentin Moutet<br \/>\n32) Ugo Humbert<br \/>\nJoao Fonseca<br \/>\nSebastian Baez<br \/>\nDenis Shapovalov<br \/>\nTomas Machac<br \/>\nGabriel Diallo<br \/>\nZizou Bergs<br \/>\nAlex Michelsen<br \/>\nStefanos Tsitsipas<br \/>\nGrigor Dimitrov<br \/>\nDaniel Altmaier<br \/>\nNuno Borges<br \/>\nFabian Marozsan<br \/>\nJenson Brooksby<br \/>\nCamilo Ugo Carabelli<br \/>\nAlexandre Muller<br \/>\nMarton Fucsovics<br \/>\nAlexei Popyrin<br \/>\nAdrian Mannarino<br \/>\nSebastian Korda<br \/>\nZhizhen Zhang (PR)<br \/>\nKamil Majchrzak<br \/>\nValentin Royer<br \/>\nJerry Shang (PR)<br \/>\nGiovanni Mpetshi Perricard<br \/>\nMatteo Berrettini<br \/>\nMarcos Giron<br \/>\nLorenzo Sonego<br \/>\nMarin Cilic<br \/>\nDamir Dzumhur<br \/>\nRaphael Collignon<br \/>\nFrancisco Comesana<br \/>\nMatteo Arnaldi<br \/>\nTerence Atmane<br \/>\nBotic van de Zandschulp<br \/>\nEliot Spizzirri<br \/>\nAlejandro Tabilo<br \/>\nReilly Opelka<br \/>\nEthan Quinn<br \/>\nHubert Hurkacz<br \/>\nQuentin Halys<br \/>\nArthur Cazaux<br \/>\nMariano Navone<br \/>\nAleksandar Kovacevic<br \/>\nEmilio Nava<br \/>\nJan-Lennard Struff<br \/>\nJuan Manuel Cerundolo<br \/>\nAlexander Shevchenko<br \/>\n<em>Wildcards and qualifiers TBC<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/miami-open-2026-withdrawal-list-will-coco-gauff-play-after-indian-wells-retirement\">Miami Open withdrawal list: 6 players out, will Coco Gauff play after Indian Wells retirement?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATP Miami Open 2026 Entry List: Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic headline as 30 of top 32 set to star Ewan West 09 Mar 2026 3:15 PM Novak Djokovic and Jakub Mensik with Miami Open trophies The Miami Open is the second Masters 1000 tournament on the ATP Tour calendar, and all but two of the current 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