“The tournament Erste Bank Open 2026 has once again surpassed its attendance records. After reaching 82,000 spectators last year, this edition has set a new record. Both Wiener Stadthalle and Marx Halle (the two venues for the tournament) welcomed over 90,000 tennis fans for the first time. The Marx Halle alone attracted around 1,000 more visitors per day than in 2025.

For its part, the Wiener Stadthalle posted a sold-out sign on Monday for the first time in the tournament's history and maintained full capacity for all seven days of the main draw. Such a thing had never happened before. ‘There is hardly any room for improvement unless we find a way to add a few more seats somewhere, joked the tournament director, Herwig Straka.’”