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When Is National Bank Open Montreal 2026 Start Date?Match date
Scroll to release dateWhen does the 2026 National Bank Open main draw begin in Montreal? Sunday, August 2 at IGA Stadium — year two of the 96-player, 12-day format, with finals Thursday night August 13.
Current target date: Sunday, August 2, 2026 (Main draw begins). We update this page when National bank open publishes schedule changes.
Montreal ATP main draw opens August 2 at IGA Stadium. Qualifying Aug 1; 96-draw / 12-day model; top-32 byes; finals Thu Aug 13. WTA half is Toronto — different city.
Main draw begins
Sunday, August 2, 2026
August 2, 2026 — Montreal’s ATP main draw opens a 12-day, 96-player National Bank Open
The 2026 National Bank Open presented by Rogers starts its Montreal men’s main draw on Sunday, August 2, at IGA Stadium. Qualifying fills Saturday, August 1; championship night is Thursday, August 13, under the lights — not a classic Sunday final.
This countdown is Montreal men’s Day 1 of the main draw. Toronto’s WTA half of the Canadian swing is a sibling city story, not this tip sheet.
Confirmed: Aug 2 Montreal men / 96-draw — not Toronto women, not a Sunday final, not old 56-draw week
Confirmed: main draw August 2–13, 2026; qualifying August 1; IGA Stadium, Montreal; 96-player / 12-day format; top-32 byes; Thursday finals. Not confirmed as flipped to Toronto for the men, as shrunk back to a one-week 56, or as cancelled for weather stubs early. Fake “finals still Sunday August 9” graphics invent a corridor.
From one-day qualifying to Thursday championship night
- Jul 31 2026 — ATP draw ceremony (streamed; National Bank HQ window).
- Aug 1 — qualifying day at IGA Stadium.
- Aug 2 — main-draw Round 1 begins (Family Weekend energy).
- Aug 4–5 — top-32 seeds typically debut after byes.
- Aug 13 — singles and doubles finals in primetime night sessions.
Specifics that keep this off generic “Canadian Masters week” filler
- Main draw open: Sunday, August 2, 2026 — Montreal / IGA Stadium.
- Format: 96 players, 12 days (year two of the redefined NBO).
- Byes: top 32 skip Round 1 (not only the old top-eight bye set).
- Finals: Thursday, August 13 — night sessions, not Sunday afternoon.
- Sibling trap: WTA Toronto same fortnight ≠ this Montreal men’s page.
Montreal’s finals are Thursday night under the 96-player model — not the old Sunday Masters finish
The redefined National Bank Open sells more tennis across more days: a 96-draw that joins the extended Masters club, first-round byes for 32 seeds, and a championship night parked on Thursday, August 13. That Thursday finale is the calendar detail casual “when does Montreal end?” searches still miss when they expect a classic Sunday trophy lift.
Honest copy keeps Aug 2 as main-draw Day 1, flags Aug 13 as finals night, and refuses to merge Toronto’s WTA fortnight into this ATP page.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does the 2026 National Bank Open main draw start in Montreal?
Sunday, August 2, 2026, at IGA Stadium. Qualifying is Saturday, August 1; the men’s singles and doubles finals are Thursday night, August 13.
2Is this still a one-week Masters?
No. Montreal is in year two of the expanded 12-day, 96-player main-draw model — more rounds and sessions than the old one-week 56-draw shape, aligned with Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, and Cincinnati.
3When do the top seeds play their first match?
The top 32 seeds receive first-round byes and typically debut Tuesday, August 4, or Wednesday, August 5 — not on opening Sunday with the unseeded first-round slate.
4Is the women’s National Bank Open also in Montreal?
Not this year. The ATP men play Montreal while the WTA women play Toronto in the same Canadian fortnight. This page tracks the Montreal men’s main-draw open.
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