Rome Masters

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The Rome Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The men's competition is an ATP Masters Series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour. The women's competition is a Tier 1 event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The two competitions are currently held in separate weeks in May. The tournament is played on clay courts. The event was previously known as the Italian Open. Its current official sponsored name is the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

The Italian tennis championship was first held in 1930 in Milan, where it was played until 1934 before being moved to the Foro Italico in Rome in 1935. No event was held between 1936 and 1949. The competition resumed in 1950. It became an "Open" event in 1969.

Many tennis fans consider the Rome Masters to be the second most prestigious clay court tennis tournament in the world, after the French Open.

1 Past results
2 External links

[edit] Past results

[edit] Men’s Singles finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2006	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6
2005	Rafael Nadal	Guillermo Coria	6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
2004	Carlos Moya	David Nalbandian	6-3, 6-3, 6-1
2003	Felix Mantilla	Roger Federer	7-5, 6-2, 7-6
2002	Andre Agassi	Tommy Haas	6-3, 6-3, 6-0
2001	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Gustavo Kuerten	3-6, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
2000	Magnus Norman	Gustavo Kuerten	6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
1999	Gustavo Kuerten	Patrick Rafter	6-4, 7-5, 7-6
1998	Marcelo Ríos	Albert Costa	w/o (injury)
1997	Alex Corretja	Marcelo Ríos	7-5, 7-5, 6-3
1996	Thomas Muster	Richard Krajicek	6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1995	Thomas Muster	Sergi Bruguera	3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-3
1994	Pete Sampras	Boris Becker	6-1, 6-2, 6-2
1993	Jim Courier	Goran Ivanišević	6-1, 6-2, 6-2
1992	Jim Courier	Carlos Costa	7-6, 6-0, 6-4
1991	Emilio Sanchez	Alberto Mancini	6-3, 6-1, 3-0 (retired)
1990	Thomas Muster	Andrei Chesnokov	6-1, 6-3, 6-1
1989	Alberto Mancini	Andre Agassi	6-3, 4-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1
1988	Ivan Lendl	Guillermo Perez-Roldan	2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
1987	Mats Wilander	Martin Jaite	6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1986	Ivan Lendl	Emilio Sanchez	7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
1985	Yannick Noah	Miloslav Mečíř	6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
1984	Andres Gomez	Aaron Krickstein	2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
1983	Jimmy Arias	Jose Higueras	6-2, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4
1982	Andres Gomez	Eliot Teltscher	6-2, 6-3, 6-2
1981	Jose-Luis Clerc	Victor Pecci	6-3, 6-4, 6-0
1980	Guillermo Vilas	Yannick Noah	6-0, 6-4, 6-4
1979	Vitas Gerulaitis	Guillermo Vilas	6-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
1978	Björn Borg	Adriano Panatta	1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
1977	Vitas Gerulaitis	Antonio Zugarelli	6-2, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6
1976	Adriano Panatta	Guillermo Vilas	2-6, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6
1975	Raul Ramirez	Manuel Orantes	7-6, 7-5, 7-5
1974	Björn Borg	Ilie Năstase	6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1973	Ilie Năstase	Manuel Orantes	6-1, 6-1, 6-1
1972	Manuel Orantes	Jan Kodeš	4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2
1971	Rod Laver	Jan Kodeš	7-5, 6-3, 6-3
1969	John Newcombe	Tony Roche	6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
1968	Tom Okker	Bob Hewitt	10-8, 6-8, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0
1967	Marty Mulligan	Tony Roche	6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
1966	Tony Roche	Nicola Pietrangeli	11-9, 6-1, 6-3
1965	Marty Mulligan	Manuel Santana	1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1964	Jan-Erik Lundquist	Fred Stolle	1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
1963	Marty Mulligan	Boro Jovanovic	6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6
1962	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson	6-2, 1-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
1961	Nicola Pietrangeli	Rod Laver	6-8, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
1960	Barry MacKay	Luis Ayala	7-5, 7-5, 0-6, 0-6, 6-1
1959	Luis Ayala	Neale Fraser	6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1958	Mervyn Rose	Nicola Pietrangeli	5-7, 8-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
1957	Nicola Pietrangeli	Giuseppe Merlo	8-6, 6-2, 6-4
1956	Lew Hoad	Sven Davidson	7-5, 6-2, 6-0
1955	Fausto Gardini	Giuseppe Merlo	1-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-6 (retired)
1954	Budge Patty	Enrique Morea	11-9, 6-4, 6-4
1953	Jaroslav Drobny	Lew Hoad	6-2, 6-1, 6-2
1952	Frank Sedgman	Jaroslav Drobny	7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
1951	Jaroslav Drobny	Gianni Cucelli	6-1, 10-8, 6-0
1950	Jaroslav Drobny	William Talbert	6-4, 6-3, 7-9, 6-2
1936-49	not held
1935	Wilmer Hines	Giovanni Palmieri	6-3, 10-8, 9-7
1934	Giovanni Palmieri	Giorgio de' Stefani	6-3, 6-0, 7-5
1933	Emanuele Sartorio	Martin Legeay	6-3, 6-1, 6-3
1932	André Merlin	George Hughes	6-1, 5-7, 6-0, 8-6
1931	George Hughes	Henri Cochet	6-4, 6-3, 6-2
1930	Bill Tilden	Uberto de Morpurgo	6-1, 6-1, 6-2

[edit] Women’s Singles finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2006	Martina Hingis	Dinara Safina	6-2, 7-5
2005	Amélie Mauresmo	Patty Schnyder	2-6, 6-3, 6-4
2004	Amélie Mauresmo	Jennifer Capriati	3-6, 6-3, 7-6
2003	Kim Clijsters	Amélie Mauresmo	3-6, 7-6, 6-0
2002	Serena Williams	Justine Henin-Hardenne	7-6, 6-4
2001	Jelena Dokić	Amélie Mauresmo	7-6, 6-1
2000	Monica Seles	Amélie Mauresmo	6-2, 7-6
1999	Venus Williams	Mary Pierce	6-4, 6-2
1998	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	6-3, 2-6, 6-3
1997	Mary Pierce	Conchita Martinez	6-4, 6-0
1996	Conchita Martinez	Martina Hingis	6-2, 6-3
1995	Conchita Martinez	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	6-3, 6-1
1994	Conchita Martinez	Martina Navrátilová	7-6, 6-4
1993	Conchita Martinez	Gabriela Sabatini	7-5, 6-1
1992	Gabriela Sabatini	Monica Seles	7-5, 6-4
1991	Gabriela Sabatini	Monica Seles	6-3, 6-2
1990	Monica Seles	Martina Navrátilová	6-1, 6-1
1989	Gabriela Sabatini	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	6-2, 5-7, 6-4
1988	Gabriela Sabatini	Helen Kelesi	6-1, 6-7, 6-1
1987	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	7-5, 4-6, 6-0
1986	not held
1985	Raffaella Reggi	Vicki Nelson-Dunbar	6-4, 6-4
1984	Manuela Maleeva	Chris Evert	6-3, 6-3
1983	Andrea Temesvari	Bonnie Gadusek	6-1, 6-0
1982	Chris Evert	Hana Mandlíková	6-0, 6-2
1981	Chris Evert	Virginia Ruzici	6-1, 6-2
1980	Chris Evert	Virginia Ruzici	5-7, 6-2, 6-2
1979	Tracy Austin	Sylvia Hanika	6-4, 1-6, 6-3
1978	Regina Maršíková	Virginia Ruzici	7-5, 7-5
1977	Janet Newberry	Renata Tomanova	6-3, 7-6
1976	Mima Jaušovec	Lesley Hunt	6-1, 6-3
1975	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova	6-1, 6-0
1974	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova	6-3, 6-3
1973	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert	7-6, 6-0
1972	Linda Tuero	Olga Morozova	6-4, 6-3
1971	Virginia Wade	Helga Masthoff	6-4, 6-4
1970	Billie Jean King	Julie Heldman	6-1, 6-3
1969	Julie Heldman	Kerry Melville-Reid	7-5, 6-3
1968	Lesley Turner	Margaret Smith Court	2-6, 6-2, 6-3
1967	Lesley Turner	Maria Bueno	6-3, 6-3
1966	Ann Haydon-Jones	Annette Van Zyl	8-6, 6-1
1965	Maria Bueno	Nancy Richey	6-1, 1-6, 6-3
1964	Margaret Smith Court	Lesley Turner	6-1, 6-1
1963	Margaret Smith Court	Lesley Turner	6-3, 6-4
1962	Margaret Smith Court	Maria Bueno	8-6, 5-7, 6-4
1961	Maria Bueno	Lesley Turner	6-4, 6-4
1960	Zsuzsi Kormoczy	Ann Haydon-Jones	6-4, 4-6, 6-1
1959	Christine Truman	Sandra Reynolds	6-0, 6-1
1958	Maria Bueno	Lorraine Coghlan	3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1957	Shirley Bloomer	Dorothy Knode	1-6, 9-7, 6-2
1956	Althea Gibson	Zsuzsi Kormoczy	6-3, 7-5
1955	Patricia Ward	Erika Vollmer	6-4, 6-3
1954	Maureen Connolly	Patricia Ward	6-3, 6-0
1953	Doris Hart	Maureen Connolly	4-6, 9-7, 6-3
1952	Susan Partridge	M.P. Harrison	6-3, 7-5
1951	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	6-3, 8-6
1950	Annelies Bossi	Joan Curry	6-4, 6-4
1936-49	not held
1935	Hilde Sperling	Lucia Valerio	6-4, 6-1
1934	Helen Jacobs	Lucia Valerio	6-3, 6-0
1933	Elizabeth Ryan	Ida Adamoff	6-1, 6-1
1932	Ida Adamoff	Lucia Valerio	6-4, 7-5
1931	Lucia Valerio	Dorothy Andrus	2-6, 6-2, 6-2
1930	Lili de Alvarez	Lucia Valerio	3-6, 8-6, 6-0

[edit] Doubles champions

Since 1980:

Year	Men’s Doubles champions	Women’s Doubles champions
2006	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	Daniela Hantuchova / Ai Sugiyama
2005	Michael Llodra / Fabrice Santoro	Cara Black / Liezel Huber
2004	Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi	Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy
2003	Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley	Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navrátilová
2002	Martin Damm / Cyril Suk	Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suarez
2001	Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva
2000	Martin Damm / Dominik Hrbaty	Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
1999	Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach	Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova
1998	Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes	Virginia Ruano / Paola Suarez
1997	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf
1996	Byron Black / Grant Connell	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario / Irina Spirlea
1995	Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek	Mary Joe Fernandez / Natasha Zvereva
1994	Yevgeny Kafelnikov / David Rikl	Mary Joe Fernandez / Natasha Zvereva
1993	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	Jana Novotna / Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1992	Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset	Monica Seles / Helena Sukova
1991	Omar Camporese / Goran Ivanišević	Jennifer Capriati / Monica Seles
1990	Sergio Casal / Emilio Sanchez	Helen Kelesi / Monica Seles
1989	Jim Courier / Pete Sampras	Elizabeth Smylie / Janine Thompson
1988	Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken	Jana Novotna / Catherine Suire
1987	Guy Forget / Yannick Noah	Martina Navratilova / Gabriela Sabatini
1986	Guy Forget / Yannick Noah	not held
1985	Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander	Sandra Cecchini / Raffaella Reggi
1984	Ken Flach / Robert Seguso	Iva Budarova / Helena Sukova
1983	Francisco Gonzalez / Victor Pecci	Virginia Ruzici / Virginia Wade
1982	Heinz Günthardt / Balazs Taroczy	Kathy Horvath / Yvonne Vermaak
1981	Hans Gildemeister / Andres Gomez	Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith
1980	Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick	Hana Mandlikova / Renata Tomanova