The Mutua Madrid Open presents Iguales, a daily podcast recorded during the tournament
The Mutua Madrid Open announced on Thursday that it will be producing a daily podcast during this year’s event, exploring a new format and adding another product to the wide range of entertainment the tournament produces for the fans. Iguales will be presented by Jaime Leal ‘Gravesen’ and can be watched exclusively on the Mutua Madrid Open YouTube […]
Gerard Tsobanian: “We want a better event every year”
The president and CEO of the Mutua Madrid Open takes a look back at how the tournament has grown since its inauguration in 2002 to become one of the biggest events on the ATP and WTA calendars, with 96-player draws taking place over two weeks. What are the expectations for the tournament this year? Starting […]
The future of tennis at the Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open
This season will see the ninth edition of the Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open since its inauguration ten years ago (the event was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). From 3 to 7 May, a total of 32 young guns under the age of 16 will be bidding for the Caja Mágica crown. […]
The MMOPEN in numbers
Everything you need to know about the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open: Details Dates: 24th of April to 7th of May 2023 Category: ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 Surface: Clay Venue: Caja Mágica, Madrid Draws ATP Qualifiers: 48 players WTA Qualifiers: 48 players Singles ATP: 96 (32 seeds 12 qualifiers, 5 wild cards) Singles WTA: […]
The Mutua Madrid Open breaks RTVE records
At the 20th edition of the Mutua Madrid Open, with RTVE as host broadcaster once again, tennis lovers were able to enjoy exquisite coverage from the Caja Mágica, where the best tennis players in the world were strutting their stuff on the clay. With almost 90 hours of live broadcasts over the 12 days of […]
PlayStation, Orange and Nacon to power the Virtual Mutua Madrid Open
The 2023 Virtual Mutua Madrid Open, the eSports competition organised by the Mutua Madrid Open, will this year be held in association with PlayStation, who will promote the tournament by giving a PlayStation 5 to each of the eight players who qualify for the final stage by winning the heats that will take place in […]
Feliciano López visits the Colón court with José Luis Martínez-Almeida and Sofía Miranda
On Tuesday, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, the Mayor of Madrid, Sports Councillor Sofía Miranda, and Feliciano López, director of the Mutua Madrid Open, visited the court built by the tournament on Plaza de Colón to see the result for themselves. The tennis player then took a clinic that included a lesson with the young students of […]
Roger Federer: the great antagonist
In the eyes of us fans, tennis is, almost always, a battle between the same two people; ‘our’ player and the opponent. Fortunately, despite all the natural changes the game has gone through in over the last fifty years, what was once called the ‘white sport’ because of the kit worn by male and female […]
Spanish tennis, in search of a queen
The dream of conquering the Caja Mágica and lifting the trophy in front of the Madrid fans is one that is yet to be realised for the Spanish women. No home player has ever been crowned champion in the history of the WTA event. The clay of the Manolo Santana Stadium represents both a challenge […]
The Mutua Madrid Open continues to grow
As the WTA 1000 tournament did a few seasons ago, in 2023 the Mutua Madrid Open will become a two-week ATP Masters 1000 competition, in keeping with the spirit of growth that has underpinned the event ever since its arrival in Madrid in 2002. Starting at this year’s edition, the ATP main draw at the […]