Italian Open (tennis)

Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Location Rome
 Italy
Venue Foro Italico
Surface Clay / Outdoors
Official website
 ATP World Tour
Category ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Draw 56S / 28Q / 24D
Prize Money €2,227,500
 WTA Tour
Category Premier 5
Draw 56M / 32Q / 28D
Prize Money US$2,000,000

The Italian Open (officially named as Internazionali BNL d'Italia) is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, and the women's competition being a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The two events were combined in 2011. The tournament is played on clay courts, currently during the second week of May. The event was previously known as the Rome Masters and adopted its present name in 2002.

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 "open" to professional players in 1969. Between 1970 and 1989 it was a premier tournament of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and was part of the Grand Prix Championship Series top tier events. In 1990 it became an ATP Championship Series Single Week tournament.

Contents

Records

Men

Women

Past results

Men's singles finals

Year Champion Runner-up Score in Final
2011 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4
2010 Rafael Nadal David Ferrer 7–5, 6–2
2009 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 7–6(2), 6–2
2008 Novak Djokovic Stanislas Wawrinka 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2007 Rafael Nadal Fernando González 6–2, 6–2
2006 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 6–7(0), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
2005 Rafael Nadal Guillermo Coria 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(6)
2004 Carlos Moyà David Nalbandian 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
2003 Félix Mantilla Roger Federer 7–5, 6–2, 7–6(8)
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(6)
1998 Marcelo Ríos Albert Costa walkover (injury)
1997 Àlex 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(5), 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 Sánchez 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 Pérez-Roldán 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1987 Mats Wilander Martín Jaite 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1986 Ivan Lendl Emilio Sánchez 7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1985 Yannick Noah Miloslav Mečíř 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
1984 Andrés Gómez Aaron Krickstein 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1983 Jimmy Arias José Higueras 6–2, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
1982 Andrés Gómez Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1981 José-Luis Clerc Víctor 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 Raúl Ramírez 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
1970 Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6
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 Jovanović 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 Drobný Lew Hoad 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1952 Frank Sedgman Jaroslav Drobný 7–5, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
1951 Jaroslav Drobný Gianni Cucelli 6–1, 10–8, 6–0
1950 Jaroslav Drobný William Talbert 6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2
1936–1949 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 Patrick Hughes 6–1, 5–7, 6–0, 8–6
1931 George Patrick Hughes Henri Cochet 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1930 Bill Tilden Uberto de Morpurgo 6–1, 6–1, 6–2

Women's singles finals

Year Champion Runner-up Score in Final
1930 Lilí de Álvarez Lucia Valerio 3–6, 8–6, 6–0
1931 Lucia Valerio Dorothy Andrus Burke 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1932 Ida Adamoff Lucia Valerio 6–4, 7–5
1933 Elizabeth Ryan Ida Adamoff 6–1, 6–1
1934 Helen Jacobs Lucia Valerio 6–3, 6–0
1935 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Lucia Valerio 6–4, 6–1
1936–1949 Not Held
1950 Annelies Ullstein-Bossi Joan Curry 6–4, 6–4
1951 Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin 6–3, 8–6
1952 Susan Partridge Pat Harrison 6–3, 7–5
1953 Doris Hart Maureen Connolly Brinker 4–6, 9–7, 6–3
1954 Maureen Connolly Brinker Patricia Ward Hales 6–3, 6–0
1955 Patricia Ward Hales Erika Vollmer 6–4, 6–3
1956 Althea Gibson Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6–3, 7–5
1957 Shirley Bloomer Brasher Dorothy Head Knode 1–6, 9–7, 6–2
1958 Maria Bueno Lorraine Coghlan Robinson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1959 Christine Truman Janes Sandra Reynolds Price 6–0, 6–1
1960 Zsuzsi Kormoczy Ann Haydon Jones 6–4, 4–6, 6-1
1961 Maria Bueno Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–4, 6–4
1962 Margaret Court Maria Bueno 8–6, 5–7, 6–4
1963 Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–3, 6–4
1964 Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–1, 6–1
1965 Maria Bueno Nancy Richey 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
1966 Ann Haydon Jones Annette Van Zyl 8–6, 6–1
1967 Lesley Turner Bowrey Maria Bueno 6–3, 6–3
1968 Lesley Turner Bowrey Margaret Court 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1969 Julie Heldman Kerry Melville 7–5, 6–3
1970 Billie Jean King Julie Heldman 6–1, 6–3
1971 Virginia Wade Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 6–4
1972 Linda Tuero Olga Morozova 6–4, 6–3
1973 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Chris Evert 7–6, 6–0
1974 Chris Evert Martina Navrátilová 6–3, 6–3
1975 Chris Evert Martina Navrátilová 6–1, 6–0
1976 Mima Jaušovec Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–3
1977 Janet Newberry Wright Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 7–6
1978 Regina Maršíková Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 7–5
1979 Tracy Austin Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1980 Chris Evert Virginia Ruzici 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
1981 Chris Evert Virginia Ruzici 6–1, 6–2
1982 Chris Evert Hana Mandlíková 6–0, 6–2
1983 Andrea Temesvári Bonnie Gadusek 6–1, 6–0
1984 Manuela Maleeva Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3
1985 Raffaella Reggi Vicki Nelson-Dunbar 6–4, 6–4
1986 Not Held
1987 Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
1988 Gabriela Sabatini Helen Kelesi 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
1989 Gabriela Sabatini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1990 Monica Seles Martina Navrátilová 6–1, 6–1
1991 Gabriela Sabatini Monica Seles 6–3, 6–2
1992 Gabriela Sabatini Monica Seles 7–5, 6–4
1993 Conchita Martínez Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 6–1
1994 Conchita Martínez Martina Navrátilová 7–6(7–5), 6–4
1995 Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–1
1996 Conchita Martínez Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3
1997 Mary Pierce Conchita Martínez 6–4, 6–0
1998 Martina Hingis Venus Williams 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1999 Venus Williams Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2
2000 Monica Seles Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2001 Jelena Dokić Amélie Mauresmo 7–6(7–3), 6–1
2002 Serena Williams Justine Henin 7–6(8–6), 6–4
2003 Kim Clijsters Amélie Mauresmo 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
2004 Amélie Mauresmo Jennifer Capriati 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2005 Amélie Mauresmo Patty Schnyder 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2006 Martina Hingis Dinara Safina 6–2, 7–5
2007 Jelena Janković Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–5, 6–1
2008 Jelena Janković Alizé Cornet 6–2, 6–2
2009 Dinara Safina Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–2
2010 María José Martínez Sánchez Jelena Janković 7–6(7–5), 7–5
2011 Maria Sharapova Samantha Stosur 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles finals

Since 1968:

Year Champion Runner-up Score in Final
1968 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Allan Stone
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1969 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen vs.
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
4–6, 6–1, SUS (no winner)
1970 Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac
William Bowrey
Owen Davidson
0–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–8, 6–1
1971 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Andrés Gimeno
Roger Taylor
6–4, 6–4
1972 Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac
Lew Hoad
Frew McMillan
3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–3, RET.
1973 John Newcombe
Tom Okker
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1974 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Juan Gisbert
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1975 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1
1976 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Geoff Masters
John Newcombe
7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1977 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 7–6, 7–5
1978 Victor Pecci
Belus Prajoux
Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
1979 Peter Fleming
Tomáš Šmíd
José Luis Clerc
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1980 Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
Balázs Taróczy
Eliot Teltscher
7–6, 7–6
1981 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
Bruce Manson
Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 6–2
1982 Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
Wojtek Fibak
John Fitzgerald
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1983 Francisco González
Víctor Pecci
Jan Gunnarsson
Mike Leach
6–4, 6–2
1984 Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
John Alexander
Mike Leach
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1985 Anders Järryd
Mats Wilander
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1986 Guy Forget
Yannick Noah
Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
7–6, 6–2
1987 Guy Forget
Yannick Noah
Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
1988 Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken
Anders Järryd
Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 6–3
1989 Jim Courier
Pete Sampras
Danilo Marcelino
Mauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
1990 Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
Jim Courier
Martin Davis
7–6, 7–5
1991 Omar Camporese
Goran Ivanišević
Luke Jensen
Laurie Warder
6–2, 6–3
1992 Jakob Hlasek
Marc Rosset
Wayne Ferreira
Mark Kratzmann
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1993 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
Wayne Ferreira
Mark Kratzmann
6–4, 7–6
1994 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
David Rikl
Wayne Ferreira
Javier Sánchez
6–1, 7–5
1995 Cyril Suk
Daniel Vacek
Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman
6–3, 6–4
1996 Byron Black
Grant Connell
Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot
6–2, 6–3
1997 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Byron Black
Alex O'Brien
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1998 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
1999 Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager
6–7, 6–1, 6–2
2000 Martin Damm
Dominik Hrbatý
Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
2001 Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(7–6)
2002 Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
7–5, 7–5
2003 Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2004 Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
1–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
2005 Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–4
2006 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2007 Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
2008 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2009 Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
2010 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
John Isner
Sam Querrey
6–2, 6–3
2011 John Isner
Sam Querrey
Mardy Fish
Andy Roddick
w/o

Women's doubles finals

Since 1980:

Year Champion Runner-up Score in Final
1980 Hana Mandlíková
Renáta Tomanová
Ivanna Madruga
Adriana Villagran
6–4, 6–4
1981 Candy Reynolds
Paula Smith
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Virginia Ruzici
7–5, 6–1
1982 Kathleen Horvath
Yvonne Vermaak
Billie Jean King
Ilana Kloss
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
1983 Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Wade
Ivanna Madruga
Catherine Tanvier
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
1984 Iva Budařová
Helena Suková
Kathleen Horvath
Virginia Ruzici
7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–4
1985 Sandra Cecchini
Raffaella Reggi
Patrizia Murgo
Barbara Romanò
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
1986 Not Held
1987 Martina Navrátilová
Gabriela Sabatini
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–4, 6–1
1988 Jana Novotná
Catherine Suire
Jenny Byrne
Janine Thompson
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1989 Elizabeth Smylie
Janine Thompson
Manon Bollegraf
Mercedes Paz
6–4, 6–3
1990 Helen Kelesi
Monica Seles
Laura Garrone
Laura Golarsa
6–3, 6–4
1991 Jennifer Capriati
Monica Seles
Nicole Bradtke
Elna Reinach
7–5, 6–2
1992 Monica Seles
Helena Suková
Katerina Maleeva
Barbara Rittner
6–1, 6–2
1993 Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Mary Joe Fernández
Zina Garrison-Jackson
6–4, 6–2
1994 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
Gabriela Sabatini
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
6–1, 6–3
1995 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
1996 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Irina Spîrlea
Gigi Fernández
Martina Hingis
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1997 Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
6–2, 6–4
1998 Virginia Ruano
Paola Suárez
Amanda Coetzer
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario
7–6(7–1), 6–4
1999 Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 6–2
2000 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario
Magüi Serna
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2001 Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
Paola Suárez
Patricia Tarabini
6–1, 6–1
2002 Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
6–3, 6–4
2003 Svetlana Kuznetsova
Martina Navrátilová
Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
2004 Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
2005 Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Maria Kirilenko
Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–0, 4–6, 6–1
2006 Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
Květa Peschke
Francesca Schiavone
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
2007 Nathalie Dechy
Mara Santangelo
Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci
6–4, 6–1
2008 Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
Iveta Benešová
Janette Husárová
7–6(7–5), 6–3
2009 Hsieh Su-Wei
Peng Shuai
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2010 Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez
6–4, 6–2
2011 Peng Shuai
Zheng Jie
Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova
6–2, 6-3

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