Italian Open 2024 - ATP/WTA 1000

“You may have the world if I may have Italy” — Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

C'è qualcosa nell'Italia -

The city of Verona is rich of Roman antiquities (the city is also known as little Rome), nevertheless it is mostly famous as the setting of the love story Romeo and Juliet. The symbol of the city is the great Roman Arena (Arena di Verona).

Internationali BNL d’Italia
Foro Italico
Rome, Italy
May 8-19, 2024

Surface: Clay

Draws: Singles 96, Doubles 32

The Italian tennis championships began in 1930 in Milan and were moved to Rome in 1935.

ATP

The Stadio Nicola Pietrangeli is named after this honored Italian tennis player

Most titles: Rafa Nadal with 10.

2023 champion: Daniil Medvedev who defeated Holger Rune.

Doubles champions: Hugo Nys/Jan Zielinski who defeated Robin Haase/Botic van de Zandschulp.

Top 20 seeds in order of seeding (subject to change): Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Hubert Hurkacz, Grigor Dimitrov, Alex de Minaur, Holger Rune, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Ugo Humbert, Tommy Paul, Karen Khachanov, Alexander Bublik, Sebastian Baez, Adrian Mannarino, Francisco Cerundolo, Nicolas Jarry

All 32 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: All Italian players –  Fabio Fognini, Matteo Gigante, Andrea Vavassori

Protected ranking: Rafa Nadal, Denis Shapovalov

Withdrawals: Carlos Alcaraz, Arthur Cazaux, Facundo Diaz Acosta, Jiri Lehecka, Andy Murray, Jannik Sinner

Singles Draw
OOP

Nicola Pietrangeli Stadium - I never get tired of looking at this stadium

Note:  The history of the Stadium and the sports complex is very interesting.  I encourage delving more into the history.

WTA

She was a favourite of mine - the 2015 US Open winner Flavia Pannetta

Singles final on May 18, doubles final on May 19.

Most titles: Chris Evert with 5.

Defending champion: Elena Rybakina who defeated Anhelina Kalinina (retired).

Doubles champions: Storm Hunter/Elise Mertens defeated Coco Gauff/Jessica Pegula.

Top 20 seeds of 32 in order of ranking (subject to change): Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Maria Sakkari, Marketa Vondrousova, Zheng Qinwen, Ons Jabeur, Jelena Ostapenko, Daria Kasatkina, Jasmine Paolini, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Danielle Collins, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Liudmila Samsonova, Elina Svitolina, Veronika Kudermetova, Madison Keys, Marta Kostyuk, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

All 32 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: All Italian players: Nuria Brancaccio, Frederica Di Sarra, Sara Errani, Vittoria Paganetti, Matilde Paoletti, Giorgia Pedone, Lucrezia Stefanini, Martina Trevisan

Protected ranking: Amanda Anisimova, Paula Badosa, Irina-Camelia Begu, Lauren Davis, Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Shelby Rogers, Daria Saville

Withdrawals: Petra Kvitova, Karolina Muchova, Jessica Pegula, Karolina Pliskova

Singles Draw

OOP

Past Winners ATP

2023 Daniil Medvedev         Holger Rune

2022 Novak Djokovic (6)         Stefanos Tsitsipas

2021 Rafael Nadal (10)         Novak Djokovic

2020 Novak Djokovic (5)         Diego Schwartzman

2019 Rafael Nadal (9)         Novak Djokovic

2018 Rafael Nadal (8)         Alexander Zverev

2017 Alexander Zverev         Novak Djokovic

2016 Andy Murray                 Novak Djokovic

2015 Novak Djokovic (4)         Roger Federer

2014 Novak Djokovic (3)         Rafael Nadal

2013 Rafael Nadal (7)         Roger Federer

2012 Rafael Nadal (6)         Novak Djokovic

2011 Novak Djokovic (2)         Rafael Nadal

2010 Rafael Nadal (5)         David Ferrer

2009 Rafael Nadal (4)         Novak Djokovic

2008 Novak Djokovic         Stan Wawrinka

2007 Rafael Nadal (3)         Fernando González

2006 Rafael Nadal (2)         Roger Federer

2005 Rafael Nadal                 Guillermo Coria

2004 Carlos Moyà                 David Nalbandian

2003 Félix Mantilla                 Roger Federer

2002 Andre Agassi                 Tommy Haas

2001 Juan Carlos Ferrero Gustavo Kuerten

2000 Magnus Norman        Gustavo Kuerten

1999 Gustavo Kuerten         Patrick Rafter

Past Winners WTA

2023 Elena Rybakina             Anhelina Kalinina

2022 Iga Świątek (2)             Ons Jabeur

2021 Iga Świątek             Karolína Plíšková

2020 Simona Halep             Karolína Plíšková

2019 Karolína Plíšková             Johanna Konta

2018 Elina Svitolina (2)             Simona Halep

2017 Elina Svitolina             Simona Halep

2016 Serena Williams (4)            Madison Keys

2015 Maria Sharapova (3)     Carla Suárez Navarro

2014 Serena Williams (3)         Sara Errani

2013 Serena Williams (2)         Victoria Azarenka

2012 Maria Sharapova (2)        Li Na

2011 Maria Sharapova        Samantha Stosur

2010 María José Martínez Sánchez Jelena Janković

2009 Dinara Safina           Svetlana Kuznetsova

2008 Jelena Janković (2)           Alizé Cornet

2007 Jelena Janković   Svetlana Kuznetsova

2006 Martina Hingis (2)      Dinara Safina

2005 Amélie Mauresmo (2) Patty Schnyder

2004 Amélie Mauresmo          Jennifer Capriati

2003 Kim Clijsters          Amélie Mauresmo

2002 Serena Williams          Justine Henin

2001 Jelena Dokić          Amélie Mauresmo

2000 Monica Seles (2)         Amélie Mauresmo

1999 Venus Williams Mary Pierce

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