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Mexico will be left without ATP tournaments: Acapulco and Los Cabos will disappear in 2028

Fernando Murciego - 3 Sep 2026
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Mexico loses ATP tournaments: Acapulco and Los Cabos will disappear from the calendar in 2028. Source: ATP

Mexico will have no representation on the ATP calendar starting in 2028. According to information published by Iván Aguilar, the two tournaments that currently form part of the men's circuit, the ATP 500 in Acapulco and the ATP 250 in Los Cabos, will no longer be held as ATP events.

The main news affects the Acapulco tournament, whose license is reported to have been acquired by Saudi capital. Thus, the Mexican Open would lose its status as an ATP tournament, and its spot on the calendar would be handed over to the new owners, who might move it to another venue as part of the expansion that Saudi tennis has been undertaking in recent years.

This move represents a significant blow to Mexican tennis, which has relied on Acapulco as one of its major international showcases for decades. The tournament, one of the most established events on the ATP calendar in Latin America, has historically hosted many of the circuit's biggest stars.

Los Cabos changes category

The situation of the Los Cabos tournament will be different, although the outcome will be the same for the ATP calendar. The event will cease to be an ATP tournament and will become a Challenger 175, a new-level category within the Challenger circuit, starting in the first quarter of 2028. This change will allow high-level professional tennis to continue in Mexican territory, although it will represent a considerable downgrade from the status the tournament has held since its inception.

Thus, if the information is confirmed, Mexico will go from having two ATP tournaments to having none in just two years. This move also highlights Saudi Arabia's growing economic influence in professional tennis and opens a new chapter for the ATP calendar, which continues to experience significant changes in the distribution and ownership of its tournaments.

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