Madrid Masters

This article deals with the men's tournament in Madrid, for the women's tournament see WTA Madrid .

Mutua Madrid Open
ATP tour
venue	Madrid Spain
First run	2002
category	World Tour Masters 1000
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	56E / 28Q / 32D
Prize money	€ 6,536,160
Center Court	12,500 spectators
Website	Official website
As of May 1, 2019

Center Court Manuel Santana in the Caja Mágica

Rafael Nadal 2012 on the controversial blue sand

The Madrid Masters is a men's tennis tournament in Madrid and since 2011 the fourth tournament of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in the calendar year. The previous venues since the Masters Series was founded in 1990 have been Stockholm (1990–1994), Essen (1995) and Stuttgart (1996–2001). Like the tournament in Madrid 2002-2008, these were held indoors on hard court or carpet and were each the eighth Masters tournament of the season. This position has been held by the Shanghai tournament since 2009 .

The Mutua Madrilena Masters has been held on clay in the Caja Mágica sports complex since 2009 , replacing the Masters in Hamburg . It has a main field with 56 players in singles and from 2019 32 pairings in doubles. The games are played over two sets of wins (best of three) . Until 2006, best of five (three sets of wins) were played in the final .

The Madrid Masters caused a stir with a discussion about the color of the sand. Tournament owner Ion Țiriac suggested that the tournament - based on the color of the logo of the main sponsor Mutua Madrileña - be held on blue sand. He also emphasized that the color makes it easier to watch because the ball is easier to see than red clay courts. This proposal initially met with little approval, well-known players such as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer spoke out against the new rubber. Nonetheless, the 2012 event took place on blue sand. Both Nadal and Novak Đoković criticized the flooring and the tournament organization so much after their departure that they threatened a boycott for the coming year if the blue sand should be kept. In the following year, the conventional sand was used again.

The record winner in singles is Rafael Nadal with five wins , twins Bob and Mike Bryan and Daniel Nestor have triumphed five times in doubles . All four players won the tournament on both hard court and clay.

Final results

singles

year	winner	Final opponent	Result
2020	called off
2019	Novak Đoković (3)	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6: 3, 6: 4
2018	Alexander Zverev	Dominic Thiem	6: 4, 6: 4
2017	Rafael Nadal (5)	Dominic Thiem	7: 6 8 , 6: 4
2016	Novak Đoković (2)	Andy Murray	6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 3
2015	Andy Murray (2)	Rafael Nadal	6: 3, 6: 2
2014	Rafael Nadal (4)	Kei Nishikori	2: 6, 6: 4, 3: 0 task
2013	Rafael Nadal (3)	Stanislas Wawrinka	6: 2, 6: 4
2012	Roger Federer (3)	Tomáš Berdych	3: 6, 7: 5, 7: 5
2011	Novak Đoković (1)	Rafael Nadal	7: 5, 6: 4
2010	Rafael Nadal (2)	Roger Federer	6: 4, 7: 6 5
2009	Roger Federer (2)	Rafael Nadal	6: 4, 6: 4
2008	Andy Murray (1)	Gilles Simon	6: 4, 7: 6 6
2007	David Nalbandian	Roger Federer	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
2006	Roger Federer (1)	Fernando González	7: 5, 6: 1, 6: 0
2005	Rafael Nadal (1)	Ivan Ljubičić	3: 6, 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 7: 6 3
2004	Marat Safin	David Nalbandian	6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 3
2003	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Nicolás Massú	6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 3
2002	Andre Agassi	Jiří Novák	without a fight

Double

year	winner	Final opponent	Result
2020	called off
2019	Jean-Julien Rojer (2) Horia Tecău (2)	Diego Schwartzman Dominic Thiem	6: 2, 6: 3
2018	Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	5: 3 task
2017	Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo	Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin	7: 5, 6: 3
2016	Jean-Julien Rojer (1) Horia Tecau (1)	Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea	6: 4, 7: 6 5
2015	Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea	Marcin Matkowski Nenad Zimonjić	6: 2, 6: 7 5 , [11: 9]
2014	Daniel Nestor (5) Nenad Zimonjić (2)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6: 4, 6: 2
2013	Bob Bryan (5) Mike Bryan (5)	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	6: 2, 6: 3
2012	Mariusz Fyrstenberg (2) Marcin Matkowski (2)	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecau	6: 3, 6: 4
2011	Bob Bryan (4) Mike Bryan (4)	Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić	6: 3, 6: 3
2010	Bob Bryan (3) Mike Bryan (3)	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	6: 3, 6: 4
2009	Daniel Nestor (4) Nenad Zimonjić (1)	Simon Aspelin Wesley Moodie	6: 4, 6: 4
2008	Mariusz Fyrstenberg (1) Marcin Matkowski (1)	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles	6: 4, 6: 2
2007	Bob Bryan (2) Mike Bryan (2)	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	6: 3, 7: 6 4
2006	Bob Bryan (1) Mike Bryan (1)	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	7: 5, 6: 4
2005	Mark Knowles (3) Daniel Nestor (3)	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
2004	Mark Knowles (2) Daniel Nestor (2)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6: 3, 6: 4
2003	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirny	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 3
2002	Mark Knowles (1) Daniel Nestor (1)	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirny	6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chris Murphy: Is blue the new red? Madrid's clay court revolution. In: cnn.com. December 1, 2011, accessed May 5, 2017 . 
2. ^ El Mutua Madrid Open se jugará en una pista azul. In: tenis.as.com. November 29, 2011, Retrieved May 5, 2017 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ Nadal threatens to boycott. In: sport1.de. May 11, 2012, accessed May 5, 2017 . 

Web links

• Official website (English)
• Profile on the ATP homepage (English)