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Chengdu and Hangzhou Open ATP’s China Schedule

Chengdu and Hangzhou begin their ATP tournament week on September 23, followed by events in Beijing and Tokyo and the Shanghai Masters in October.

Chengdu and Hangzhou open China’s autumn ATP schedule

Beijing and Tokyo follow

Both events are ATP 250 tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. Their schedules run through September 29, with 28-player singles draws and 16-team doubles fields. The tour’s next scheduled stops are the China Open in Beijing and the Japan Open in Tokyo, both running from September 30 to October 6. Those ATP 500 events follow immediately after the Chengdu and Hangzhou tournament week, keeping the Asian hard-court calendar moving into October.

Shanghai hosts the next Masters event

The Shanghai Masters is scheduled for October 7–18. The ATP calendar lists a 96-player singles draw for the Masters 1000 tournament. For now, the focus is on the opening week in Chengdu and Hangzhou. The published schedule confirms the tournament dates; match results will determine which players advance toward the September 29 finals.