From 20 April to 3 May, the Mutua Madrid Open will once again welcome the biggest stars of the ATP and WTA tours to the Caja Magica. Defending champions Aryna Sabalenka and Casper Ruud will be among an illustrious field that also includes Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, Elena Rybakina, Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff.
Among the contenders for the ATP Masters 1000 crown are the likes of two-time champion Alexander Zverev; 2024 champion Andrey Rublev; and finalists of the last two editions Jack Draper and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Also taking to the courts will be world No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti, No. 6 Alex de Minaur, No. 8 Taylor Fritz, No. 9 Ben Shelton, and No. 10 Daniil Medvedev.
The list of hopefuls for the WTA 1000 title is no less prestigious. As well as three-time champion Sabalenka (2021, 2023, 2025) and 2024’s winner, Swiatek, the Madrid clay will again be graced by Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, both of whom have contested the title bout in the Caja Magica.
This year’s Australian Open champion, Rybakina, as well world No. 6 Amanda Anisimova, No. 7 Elena Svitolina, No. 8 Jasmine Paolini, No. 9 Victoria Mboko and No. 10 Mirra Andreeva complete the list of Top 10 women.
Of the home players, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Jaume Munar will go directly into the main draw as they are below the cut-off which is marked by world No. 78 Jan-Lennard Struff. Meanwhile Cristina Bucsa, champion of the doubles tournament (with Sara Sorribes) in 2024, and Jessica Bouzas Maneiro will be battling it out with the best in the women’s draw.
Ever since its inaugural edition in 2002, the Mutua Madrid Open has stood out as a tournament where the best players in the world are able to stamp their authority. In fact, as many as eight players who have held the No. 1 spot in the ATP Ranking –Andre Agassi, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Marat Safin, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz– have taken 18 of the 23 available titles. However, in the last two seasons, the battle for the Caja Magica has been more open than ever, a fact Rublev (2024) and Ruud (2025) both capitalised on.
In the WTA competition, the world No. 1 has made the Caja Magica her own this decade. No fewer than three of the last five titles have ended in her cabinet. However, there is no shortage of challengers, such as Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, who have both reached the final of this WTA 1000 and will be vying to add their name to the trophy. Iga Swiatek will be bidding to return to a throne she claimed in 2024, while Elena Rybakina looks to have everything it takes to go all the way in Madrid.