Montreal National Bank Open $9.42M purse

The National Bank Open in Montreal is underway through August 13, giving the ATP hard-court swing one of its biggest stops before the U.S. Open. The ATP Tour lists total prize money for the 2026 men’s event at $9,415,724, with the tournament staged as a Masters 1000 on outdoor hard courts. Alexander Zverev is the top seed in the men’s draw, while Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is seeded second, according to the ATP Tour and the tournament draw pages. ### How much money is actually at stake in Montreal? The ATP Tour said the 2026 Montreal event will pay out $9,415,724 in total prize money. That figure covers singles and doubles across the men’s tournament and places Montreal among the richest regular stops of the summer hard-court calendar. The ATP Tour’s prize-money table shows the men’s singles champion will earn $1,151,420, while the runner-up will receive $612,340. (atptour.com) Semi-finalists are set for $340,190, quarter-finalists for $193,645, and first-round losers for $24,335. ### Why are Zverev and Auger-Aliassime the names attached to this draw? (atptour.com) Alexander Zverev entered Montreal as the top seed and world No. 2, according to the ATP Tour’s tournament preview. Felix Auger-Aliassime, the leading Canadian name in the field, was listed as the No. 2 seed in the same event coverage and in the 10sBalls draw report. (atptour.com) The ATP Tour also said defending champion Ben Shelton is in the field, with other seeded players including Alex de Minaur and Jiri Lehecka. That matters for the shape of the bracket because the Montreal draw has become one of the key form tests ahead of New York later this month. (atptour.com) ### What does the schedule look like on August 6? Thursday, August 6, is part of the tournament’s 12-day main-draw format, which runs from August 2 through August 13. The ATP Tour’s daily schedule page said Thursday’s singles action includes Alex de Minaur, Rafael Jodar and Jiri Lehecka among the featured players. (atptour.com) The National Bank Open’s official draw and schedule pages are carrying live updates for match order and bracket movement. Organizers said first match schedules were made available after the draw ceremony on July 31, with daily revisions posted as the event progresses. ### Where does Alexandra Eala fit into the week in Canada? (atptour.com) Alexandra Eala arrived in Canada after winning her first WTA singles title in Washington, where Reuters reported she became the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level singles title. That result came on August 3 after the rain-delayed Washington final. (nationalbankopen.com) The WTA’s tournament coverage said Eala then moved into the National Bank Open in Toronto, the women’s half of the combined Canadian event, and advanced into the third round. The user-facing confusion comes from the split format: the ATP event is in Montreal, while the WTA event is being played in Toronto. (thestar.com.my) ### Where can readers track the next steps? The ATP Tour said Montreal runs through August 13, when the men’s event will conclude. The most current order of play is on the ATP Tour’s Montreal schedule page, while the official National Bank Open site is updating the draw and match schedule throughout the tournament. (atptour.com) (wtatennis.com)