Sofia Open

The Sofia Open is an ATP 250 hard-court tennis tournament that takes place in Sofia, Bulgaria every year.

Arena Sofia is the host venue for the Sofia Open - a modern indoor court with a 12,373 capacity. The Sofia Open was first held in 2016 and will remain on the ATP schedule until 2023. Initially, the competition was set to end in 2022 due to its ongoing one-year license expiring.

The event was nearly replaced by the Tel Aviv Open in 2023. However, the tournament returned to Sofia following the outbreak of war in Israel. As an ATP 250 tier tournament, the Sofia Open hosted a 32-player singles draw as well as a 16-team doubles competition.

In addition, due to the modern facilities at the Arena Sofia, many top-level players participated in the event. Former top 10 player Roberto Bautista Agut was the first-ever winner of the Sofia Open in 2016 as he defeated Viktor Troicki in the final.

Then, in 2017, home player Grigor Dimitrov brought pride to his nation when he won the tournament, beating David Goffin in straight sets to claim the title. Several world-renowned players went on to win later editions of the Sofia Open in its eight-year history.

Former US Open champion Danill Medvedev won the tournament in 2019. Another Grand Slam champion, Jannik Sinner, also lifted the title in consecutive years in 2020 and 2021.

In the final competition in 2023, French player Adrian Mannarino won his fifth career title at the Sofia Open. Mannarino also dramatically won the tournament, losing the first set and racing back to defeat British opponent Jack Draper in the final.

The doubles draw at the Sofia Open saw many different victors lift the trophy. However, only one player won the competition twice - Matwe Middelkoop. The Dutch player first achieved success with Wesley Koolhof in the inaugural Sofia Open before winning in 2018 alongside Robin Haase.