Madrid Open (tennis)

For the defunct WTA tournament, see WTA Madrid Open (tennis).
Mutua Madrid Open
LocationMadrid
Spain
VenueCaja Mágica (2009–present)
Madrid Arena (2002–2008)
SurfaceHard court (indoors) (2002–2008)
Clay court (red) (2009–2011, 2013-present)
Clay court (blue) (2012)
Official website
 ATP World Tour
CategoryMasters 1000
Draw48S / 24Q / 16D
Prize Money€2,835,000
 WTA Tour
CategoryPremier Mandatory
Draw64M / 32Q / 28D
Prize MoneyUS$4,942,700
In 2012 blue clay was used

The Madrid Open, currently sponsored by Mutua Madrileña, is a male and female professional tennis tournament, currently held in Madrid, Spain, during the first week of May. The event is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the Women's Tennis Association tour. In the past it has also been known as the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open and before that the Madrid Masters. The tournament is traditionally played on a red clay surface. Despite having been played on blue courts in the 2012 tournament edition the ATP decided against it for the 2013 edition.[1]

Ion Ţiriac, former Romanian ATP player and now billionaire businessman, is the current owner of the tournament.[2] Țiriac stated that he has an annual net profit of over €35 million and that his tournament brings to Madrid revenues exceeding €200 million.[3]

History

From 2002, the tournament was classified as an ATP Masters Series event on the men's tour. The event was held since 2002 the Madrid Arena. The tournament was played from 2002 through 2008 on indoor hardcourts. In 2009, the surface became clay courts, the venue was changed to the Park Manzanares, and the tournament was expanded to include WTA professionals.

Blue clay

Businessman and former player Ion Ţiriac, the Romanian owner of the Madrid Masters that since 2009 has been a clay court tournament, proposed a new color of blue clay for all the courts, on the grounds that it would supposedly be better visually, especially for viewers on television. Critics suggested that the adaptation of blue color is a nod to the titular sponsor of the tournament, the Spanish insurance giant Mutua Madrileña. This controversial change was subsequently granted and began to be used in the 2012 edition of the tournament.[4] In 2009 one of the outer tennis courts had already been made of the new surface for the players to test it. Manuel Santana, the Open's current director, has assured that aside from the colour, the surface keeps the same properties as the traditional red clay.[5]

On 1 December 2011, Ţiriac confirmed that the blue clay surface was officially approved for the 2012 edition of the tournament, in both the ATP and WTA circuits.[6]

However, due to many top players' concerns over slipping over and not feeling steady on the surface, the tournament returned to the traditional red clay for 2013.

Records

Men's singles

Men's doubles

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Past finals

Men

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2002United States Andre AgassiCzech Republic Jiří NovákW/O
2003Spain Juan Carlos FerreroChile Nicolás Massú6–3, 6–4, 6–3
2004Russia Marat SafinArgentina David Nalbandian6–2, 6–4, 6–3
2005Spain Rafael NadalCroatia Ivan Ljubičić3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2006Switzerland Roger FedererChile Fernando González7–5, 6–1, 6–0
2007Argentina David NalbandianSwitzerland Roger Federer1–6, 6–3, 6–3
2008United Kingdom Andy MurrayFrance Gilles Simon6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2009*Switzerland Roger FedererSpain Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–4
2010Spain Rafael NadalSwitzerland Roger Federer6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2011Serbia Novak DjokovicSpain Rafael Nadal7–5, 6–4
2012Switzerland Roger FedererCzech Republic Tomáš Berdych 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
2013Spain Rafael NadalSwitzerland Stanislas Wawrinka6–2, 6–4
2014Spain Rafael NadalJapan Kei Nishikori2–6, 6–4, 3–0, ret.
2015United Kingdom Andy MurraySpain Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–2
2016

Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2002The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–3, 7–5, 6-0
2003India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
2004The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–3, 6–4
2005The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
India Leander Paes
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
2006United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–4
2007United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2008Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
6–4, 6–2
2009*Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Sweden Simon Aspelin
South Africa Wesley Moodie
6–4, 6–4
2010United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–3, 6–4
2011United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
France Michaël Llodra
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–3, 6–3
2012Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
6–3, 6–4
2013United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Austria Alexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
6–2, 6–3
2014Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–2
2015India Rohan Bopanna
Romania Florin Mergea
Poland Marcin Matkowski
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [11–9]

Women

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
  Premier Mandatory tournament  
2009Russia Dinara SafinaDenmark Caroline Wozniacki6–2, 6–4
2010France Aravane RezaïUnited States Venus Williams6–2, 7–5
2011Czech Republic Petra KvitováBelarus Victoria Azarenka7–6(7–3), 6–4
2012United States Serena WilliamsBelarus Victoria Azarenka6–1, 6–3
2013United States Serena Williams (2) Russia Maria Sharapova6–1, 6–4
2014Russia Maria SharapovaRomania Simona Halep1–6, 6–2, 6–3
2015Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (2) Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova6–1, 6–2

Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
  Premier Mandatory tournament  
2009Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
United States Lisa Raymond
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2010United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–2, 7–5
2011Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–3
2012Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–1, 3–6, [10–4]
2013Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Zimbabwe Cara Black
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
6–2, 6–4
2014Italy Sara Errani (2)
Italy Roberta Vinci (2)
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
6–4, 6–3
2015Australia Casey Dellacqua
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]

See also

References

External links

Coordinates: 40°22′08″N 3°41′02″W / 40.3688°N 3.684°W / 40.3688; -3.684

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