Carlos Alcaraz: “It would have been very difficult to win the title without the love of the fans in Madrid”
Carlos Alcaraz is the most recent Mutua Madrid Open champion. In 2022, he produced an astonishing performance, managing to see off both Rafa Nadal, in the quarter-finals, and Novak Djokovic, in the semis. He also defeated two-time champion Alexander Zverev in the final. Having just turned 19, he showed off the game that would take […]
Manolo’s eternal legacy
The city of Madrid has come to represent a key stop on the professional tennis calendar, and this is largely thanks to the legendary Manolo Santana, the pioneer of Spanish tennis and driving force behind the biggest tournament the country has ever staged. Since its arrival in the capital in 2002, the event has become […]
Ons Jabeur: “It’s such an honour for me to start as defending champion”
Saturday 7 May 2022 is a date etched into Ons Jabeur’s memory. On that day, the Tunisian player won the biggest title of her career at the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating Jessica Pegula in three sets in the final. As she says in this interview, the victory was “a relief”, and it showed her she […]
A new-look website
The Mutua Madrid Open is opening its doors with a completely new look this year. In order to improve on every single detail of the tournament, it will also be launching a new state-of-the-art website after a full redesign aimed at improving the user experience. The portal is more visual and intuitive and simpler to […]
Mutua brings its commitment to sustainability and social action to the Mutua Madrid Open
This year, once again, Mutua Madrileña is the main sponsor of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament. The sponsorship deal started when it was a small local event, which has now grown to become the most important tennis competition in Spain. With this sponsorship, the insurance company is promoting the values of sport: respect, leadership, […]
Players to watch at the Mutua Madrid Open 2023
The Mutua Madrid Open brings together the best players in the world as they make their cases for one of the season’s most important titles on clay. Rafael Nadal stands head and shoulders above the rest. The Spaniard has ruthlessly dominated the surface for almost 20 years since picking up his first ATP Tour title […]
Feliciano López: “The Mutua Madrid Open is practically a Grand Slam”
Feliciano López is embarking on his fourth edition — and fifth year, if you include 2020, when the pandemic forced the event’s cancellation — at the helm of the Mutua Madrid Open. It is a very special year in many ways. To him, personally, because it will be the year he says goodbye to the […]
Favourites in the Caja Mágica
Nobody has found it easy to keep their hands on the Mutua Madrid Open crown. In the women’s competition, only two players have managed to win the event in two consecutive years: Serena Williams (2012-13) and Simona Halep (2016-17). Since then, a successful title defence in the Spanish capital has proved something of a mission […]
A tournament of No. 1s
Throughout its history, it is as if the men’s event at the Mutua Madrid Open has had its own unwritten rule that came into force over twenty years ago: only the very best may lay claim to the trophy. 85% of the editions (17 out of 20) played, have been won by a player who […]
WTA 1000: where champions thrive
The WTA 1000 tournaments are the pinnacle of the women’s tour, events that every player will circle in red on their calendar at the start of the season. The one held on the clay of Madrid is no different, with players at both ends of the age spectrum dreaming of lifting its trophy. However, only […]