Dates, tickets, former champions: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open (but never had time to find out)

Find out all you need to know about the Mutua Madrid Open

Andrey Rublev wins the 2024 Madrid Open title © Manu Fernandez/AP/SIPA

March 25, 2025

when is the 2025 madrid open taking place?

The 2025 Madrid Open starts on April 21, 2025 and runs until May 4, 2025. It will be the 23rd edition of the tournament.

Where is the Madrid open held?

The Madrid Open takes place in Madrid, Spain, on the courts of La Caja Mágica sports complex (also known as the “Magic Box”). In 2024, the tournament attracted a cumulative 380,073 fans there.

The stadium opened in 2009 and is made completely from iron, wood and glass, designed by renowned French architect Dominique Perraul.

On which surface is the tournament played?

Up until 2009, the Madrid Open was played on indoor hard courts and was a men’s event. Since then, it has been a combined ATP-WTA event and is played on outdoor clay courts.

In 2012, the tournament organisers experimented and used blue clay as the surface. The change was a controversial one, with several players saying that it was too slippery. It was the only edition of the tournament that used the surface.

who won the madrid open in 2024?

Iga Swiatek won her first Madrid Open title in 2024, beating Aryna Sabalenka in a thrilling final to complete her clean sweep of all the major clay-court titles.

On the men’s side, Andrey Rublev also won his first Madrid title, beating Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final to win his second Masters 1000 crown. Both of Rublev’s Masters 1000 victories so far have come on clay, with the Russian having won his first in Monte-Carlo in 2023.

Will Novak Djokovic play in Madrid this year?

Yes. Novak Djokovic was confirmed for the Madrid line-up on March 25, 2025. It will be his 13th appearance in Madrid, having first competed there in 2006. He has won the title there three times (2011, 2016, 2019), and has a 30-9 record.

did rafael nadal play in madrid last year?

Yes. It initially looked doubtful, as Rafael Nadal had been planning a return to action in Monte-Carlo at the start of April, but withdrew as his body was not yet ready to compete.

Nadal had returned to action at the start of the year after nearly twelve months away, competing in Brisbane before another hip injury forced him back off the match court.

He returned at the Barcelona Open, beating Flavio Cobolli before falling to Alex De Minaur.

He then made a highly successful return to Madrid, where he made an emotional farewell to the tournament when he lost to Jiri Lehecka in the round of 16. Before that, he had won three matches in a row in the Spanish capital, including a revenge victory against Alex De Minaur in the second round.

How many ranking points can players earn in Madrid?

The ranking points on offer for the men at the Madrid Masters is as follows:

Winner: 1000
Runner-up: 600
Semi-finalists: 360
Quarter-finalists: 180
Round of 16: 90
Third round: 45
Second round: 25
First round: 10

For the women, the ranking points on offer is as below:

Winner: 1000
Runner-up: 650
Semi-finalists: 390
Quarter-finalists: 215
Round of 16: 120
Third round: 65
Second round: 35
First round: 10

Who has won the most Madrid Open titles?

Rafael Nadal has won the tournament five times, the most by any male player. The last of the Spaniard’s titles in Madrid came in 2017.

On the women’s side, Petra Kvitova has triumphed in Madrid on three occasions, one more than Simona Halep, Serena Williams and Aryna Sabalenka who all have two titles here.