DATE: April 23 - May 4, 2024
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €7,877,020
SINGLES DRAW: 96
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Aryna Sabalenka
Seeds:
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Coco Gauff
4. Elena Rybakina
5. Ons Jabeur
6. Zheng Qinwen
7. Marketa Vondrousova
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Jelena Ostapenko
10. Daria Kasatkina
11. Beatriz Haddad Maia
12. Jasmine Paolini
13. Liudmila Samsonova
14. Ekaterina Alexandrova
15. Elina Svitolina
16. Madison Keys
17. Veronika Kudermetova
18. Emma Navarro
19. Barbora Krejcikova
20. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
21. Sorana Cirstea
22. Anna Kalinskaya
23. Marta Kostyuk
24. Caroline Garcia
25. Elise Mertens
26. Anastasia Potapova
27. Katie Boulter
28. Linda Noskova
29. Victoria Azarenka
30. Dayana Yastremska
31. Donna Vekic
32. Paula Badosa
The Tournament:
The Madrid Open, currently sponsored by Mutua Madrileña and known as the Mutua Madrid Open, is a joint men's and women's professional tennis tournament, held in Madrid, during early May. The clay-court event is classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 on the ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour. In the past, it has also been known as the Madrid Masters. The tournament is traditionally played on a red clay surface. The event was played on blue courts in the 2012 tournament edition, with the ATP deciding against blue thereafter.
Ion Țiriac, a Romanian billionaire businessman and former ATP professional, was the owner of the tournament between 2009 and 2021. According to Digi Sport which interviewed Țiriac in 2019, the tournament brings to the city of Madrid annual benefits exceeding €107 million. In 2021, Țiriac sold the tournament to New York–based giants IMG for approximately €390 Million.
About Madrid:
Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.6 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) geographical area.
Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about 300 km (190 mi) from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters.
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €7,877,020
SINGLES DRAW: 96
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Aryna Sabalenka
Seeds:
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Coco Gauff
4. Elena Rybakina
5. Ons Jabeur
6. Zheng Qinwen
7. Marketa Vondrousova
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Jelena Ostapenko
10. Daria Kasatkina
11. Beatriz Haddad Maia
12. Jasmine Paolini
13. Liudmila Samsonova
14. Ekaterina Alexandrova
15. Elina Svitolina
16. Madison Keys
17. Veronika Kudermetova
18. Emma Navarro
19. Barbora Krejcikova
20. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
21. Sorana Cirstea
22. Anna Kalinskaya
23. Marta Kostyuk
24. Caroline Garcia
25. Elise Mertens
26. Anastasia Potapova
27. Katie Boulter
28. Linda Noskova
29. Victoria Azarenka
30. Dayana Yastremska
31. Donna Vekic
32. Paula Badosa
The Tournament:
The Madrid Open, currently sponsored by Mutua Madrileña and known as the Mutua Madrid Open, is a joint men's and women's professional tennis tournament, held in Madrid, during early May. The clay-court event is classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 on the ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour. In the past, it has also been known as the Madrid Masters. The tournament is traditionally played on a red clay surface. The event was played on blue courts in the 2012 tournament edition, with the ATP deciding against blue thereafter.
Ion Țiriac, a Romanian billionaire businessman and former ATP professional, was the owner of the tournament between 2009 and 2021. According to Digi Sport which interviewed Țiriac in 2019, the tournament brings to the city of Madrid annual benefits exceeding €107 million. In 2021, Țiriac sold the tournament to New York–based giants IMG for approximately €390 Million.
About Madrid:
Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.6 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) geographical area.
Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about 300 km (190 mi) from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters.
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