The 2025 Croatia Open in Umag runs from July 20-26 and it’s shaping up to be pretty entertaining, even without any top 10 players in the field.
This clay court tournament has quite a history. Carlos Alcaraz won his very first ATP title here back in 2021 when he was just 18 years old.
He beat Richard Gasquet in straight sets that day, and you could already see flashes of what he’d become.
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The following year gave us something really special. Jannik Sinner and Alcaraz played their first-ever final against each other in Umag. Alcaraz took the opening set in a tiebreak, but then Sinner just took over. The future world No. 1 dominated the final two sets 6-7, 6-1, 6-1 to claim his first win in what would become tennis’s biggest rivalry.
Other big names have lifted the trophy here too – Juan Carlos Ferrero (who’s now Alcaraz’s coach), Carlos Moya, Dominic Thiem, Marin Cilic, and Stan Wawrinka.
The 2025 Field
Stefanos Tsitsipas is the biggest name on this year’s entry list. The Greek star is the only Grand Slam finalist playing, though he’s been going through some pretty major changes lately.
After years of being coached by his father Apostolos, Tsitsipas finally made the switch to a new coaching setup. Many tennis fans thought he should’ve done this way earlier in his career.
The 26-year-old recently opened up about how toxic things had gotten with his father before they split. That can’t have been easy to deal with while trying to compete at the highest level.
But when Tsitsipas is on, he’s still really dangerous. He proved that by winning February’s Dubai Championships – showing he can still play at an elite level when everything clicks.
He’s slipped down to No. 26 in the rankings after being a regular top 10 player for years. This tournament could be a great chance for him to build some momentum.
Hubert Hurkacz’s decision to play here is actually pretty surprising. You’d think the Polish player might want to focus on preparing for the Canadian Open the following week, especially since he was runner-up there in 2022.
But his recent run to the Geneva Open final probably influenced this choice. Djokovic beat him in a dramatic deciding set tiebreak to secure his 100th ATP title – must’ve been heartbreaking to lose that final.
Defending Champion Returns
Francisco Cerundolo comes back to defend his title after a thrilling final last year. The Argentine pulled off an impressive comeback against Lorenzo Musetti, winning 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 after being down a set.
That’s the kind of gutsy performance that clay court tennis is all about.
Tallon Griekspoor should be fun to watch too. The Dutchman has had some epic battles with Alexander Zverev over the past 18 months and can really challenge anyone when his game’s working.
The rest of the field includes some solid clay courters like Luciano Darderi, Roberto Carballes Baena, Mariano Navone, and Cristian Garin.
While surprises happen in tennis, players like Tsitsipas will probably feel they have a great shot at going deep this week.
The tournament runs alongside the Kitzbuhel Open and the Citi Open in Washington, giving fans plenty of tennis action during the second week after Wimbledon.
2025 Croatia Open Umag ATP Players Entry List:
| Seed | Name | Entry Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Cerundolo | 18 |
| 2 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 26 |
| 3 | Tallon Griekspoor | 34 |
| 4 | Hubert Hurkacz | 39 |
| 5 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 55 |
| 6 | Luciano Darderi | 56 |
| 7 | Damir Dzumhur | 68 |
| 8 | Roberto Carballes Baena | 71 |
| – | Vit Kopriva | 82 |
| – | Raphael Collignon | 87 |
| – | Mariano Navone | 91 |
| – | Chun-Hsin Tseng | 96 |
| – | Carlos Taberner | 100 |
| – | Jesper de Jong | 104 |
| – | Tomas Barrios Vera | 107 |
| – | Kamil Majchrzak | 108 |
| – | Cristian Garin | 109 |
| – | Valentin Royer | 112 |
Plus three wild cards (WC), two special exempt spots (SE), one lucky loser (LE), and four qualifying spots (Q)
