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Taylor Fritz Looks To Do Something That Only 33 Other Men’s Tennis Players Have Done

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Taylor Fritz will attempt to do something that only 33 other tennis players have done in the history of the ATP Tour.

Fritz will attempt a “three-peat” at the 2025 Delray Beach Open, Feb. 7-16, 2025 as the ATP tournament announces the return of the world Top 10 player along with 2024 finalist Tommy Paul.

If he defends his title in 2025, Fritz will be the first player to win the tournament three times, and the 34th player since the Open Era of professional tennis began in 1968 to win at least one specific tournament three years in a row.

Individual session and series packages for the Delray Beach Open are available now at www.DelrayBeachOpen.com. A variety of up-close, unique seating experiences including On Court Best Seats in the House, shaded Veranda seats, courtside box and reserved seats are available. To view a video about the 2024 edition of the Delray Beach Open, go to “Let’s Check Out The Delray Beach Open ATP Tennis Tournament” here https://youtu.be/UN1L-JdF63g?si=iycuuuV1B_2_UiUe via @YouTube

Fritz would join an elite list of players who have won a tournament three consecutive years including legends of tennis Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg. Fritz would be the first American born after 1990 to three-peat.

After defending his title in Delray Beach last February and winning in Eastbourne, Fritz’s successful year continued in September when he reached his first Grand Slam final at the US Open. He became the first American man to reach the final there since Andy Roddick in 2006. Fritz is in good position to qualify for the year-end ATP Finals and will represent the United States at the Davis Cup Finals and the United Cup.

Also returning to the tournament in 2025 is Palm Beach County resident Paul. In addition to his runner-up finish in Delray Beach, Paul won three titles this year and reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals. He briefly overtook Fritz twice this year as the No. 1 American, and has equaled his career-high ranking of world No. 12.

Fritz and Paul teamed up to win the doubles Olympic bronze medal in Paris this year.

“We are ecstatic to have both of our 2024 finalists back for 2025, and can’t wait to see if Taylor can pull off the three-peat for the first time in tournament history,” said Adam Baron, executive director of the Delray Beach Open. “We are proud to carry on the tradition of giving our fans a closeup view of Grand Slam finalists and their amazing games, and to offer an opportunity for Americans to play in front of their home fans. There is a resurgence of men’s U.S. tennis with five Americans ranked in the world’s Top 25, and the DBO is one of just eight ATP tournaments in the country to see them.” 

Beyond the world-class tennis, the Delray Beach Open will once again offer fans parties, food and entertainment, including the Delray Beach Open Food & Wine Series, which sold out last year. New to the list of food events for 2025 are the Grand Tasting and Valentine’s & Volleys events to go along with the ever-popular Ladies Day Luncheons; Burgers, Bourbon & Brew; Tacos, Tequila & Tennis and crowd favorite Game, Set, Pour. Also, the Championship Weekend Brunches have been expanded to three days, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 14-16, with Saturday already sold out.

The 10-day party will begin with a Legends event opening weekend, Feb. 7-9. The qualifying rounds for the ATP 250 event will run Feb. 8-9, and singles and doubles main draw action starts Monday, Feb. 10 with the finals on Sunday, Feb. 16.

The Delray Beach stop on the global ATP Tour annually plays in front of more than 60,000 fans and reaches television audiences in over 100 countries. 

Some of the world’s best players launched their careers at the Delray Beach Open. Delray Beach champions include former US Open winners Marin Cilic and Juan Martin del Potro, Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson, and multiple Grand Slam doubles titlist Jack Sock. Other competitors over the tournament’s 32 years of ATP tennis include a roster of Hall of Famers and fan favorites such as Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Tommy Haas, Patrick Rafter, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander and Jimmy Connors.

DELRAY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 17: Taylor Fritz (USA) celebrates during the semi-finals of the 2024 Delray Beach Open on February 17, 2024, at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, FL.

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