Italian Open tournament history

Current official name Internazionali BNL d'Italia

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

Explore Italian Open champions and finals from 1930 to 2026. Compare title leaders, winners, runners-up, scores, surfaces, categories, and available match records.

Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Masters 1000 champions by year →

Recorded outcomes
83
First recorded
1930
Latest recorded
2026
Latest champion
Jannik Sinner

Record Book

Career Leaders

Champion Records

Youngest & Oldest Champions

Age at the start of the tournament.

  1. Bjorn Borg 18.0 years
    Youngest · 1974
  2. Novak Djokovic 35.0 years
    Oldest · 2022

Lowest-Ranked Champion

Entering singles ranking.

  1. 1 Felix Mantilla No. 47
    2003

Most Consecutive Titles

Titles in consecutive held editions.

  1. 1 Rafael Nadal 3 consecutive titles
    2005–2007

Longest Title Span

Years between a player's first and last title.

  1. 1 Rafael Nadal 16 years
    2005–2021

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Tournament Outcomes by Season

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataCategorySurface
2026 Jannik Sinner #1 6-4 6-4 Casper Ruud #25 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2025 Carlos Alcaraz #3 7-6(5) 6-1 Jannik Sinner #1 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2024 Alexander Zverev #5 6-4 7-5 Nicolas Jarry #24 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2023 Daniil Medvedev #3 7-5 7-5 Holger Rune #7 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2022 Novak Djokovic #1 6-0 7-6(5) Stefanos Tsitsipas #5 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2021 Rafael Nadal #3 7-5 1-6 6-3 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2020 Novak Djokovic #1 7-5 6-3 Diego Schwartzman #13 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2019 Rafael Nadal #2 6-0 4-6 6-1 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2018 Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 1-6 6-3 Alexander Zverev #3 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2017 Alexander Zverev #17 6-4 6-3 Novak Djokovic #2 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2016 Andy Murray #3 6-3 6-3 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2015 Novak Djokovic #1 6-4 6-3 Roger Federer #2 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2014 Novak Djokovic #2 4-6 6-3 6-3 Rafael Nadal #1 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2013 Rafael Nadal #5 6-1 6-3 Roger Federer #3 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2012 Rafael Nadal #3 7-5 6-3 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2011 Novak Djokovic #2 6-4 6-4 Rafael Nadal #1 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2010 Rafael Nadal #3 7-5 6-2 David Ferrer #17 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2009 Rafael Nadal #1 7-6(2) 6-2 Novak Djokovic #3 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2008 Novak Djokovic #3 4-6 6-3 6-3 Stan Wawrinka #24 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2007 Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-2 Fernando Gonzalez #6 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2006 Rafael Nadal #2 6-7(0) 7-6(5) 6-4 2-6 7-6(5) Roger Federer #1 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2005 Rafael Nadal #5 6-4 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-6(6) Guillermo Coria #8 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2004 Carlos Moya #8 6-3 6-3 6-1 David Nalbandian #6 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2003 Felix Mantilla #20 7-5 6-2 7-6(8) Roger Federer #5 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2002 Andre Agassi #3 6-3 6-3 6-0 Tommy Haas #2 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2001 Juan Carlos Ferrero #6 3-6 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-2 Gustavo Kuerten #1 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
2000 Magnus Norman #4 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 Gustavo Kuerten #7 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1999 Gustavo Kuerten #8 6-4 7-5 7-6(6) Patrick Rafter #3 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1998 Marcelo Rios #3 (w/o) Albert Costa #13 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1997 Alex Corretja #8 7-5 7-5 6-3 Marcelo Rios #7 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1996 Thomas Muster #2 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Richard Krajicek #14 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1995 Thomas Muster #5 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2 6-3 Sergi Bruguera #7 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1994 Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-2 6-2 Boris Becker #10 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1993 Jim Courier #2 6-1 6-2 6-2 Goran Ivanisevic #5 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1992 Jim Courier #1 7-6(3) 6-0 6-4 Carlos Costa #10 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1991 Emilio Sanchez #11 6-3 6-1 3-0 (ret.) Alberto Mancini #66 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1990 Thomas Muster #9 6-1 6-3 6-1 Andrei Chesnokov #10 H2H Match data Masters 1000 Clay
1989 Alberto Mancini #13 6-3 4-6 2-6 7-6 6-1 Andre Agassi #5 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1988 Ivan Lendl #1 2-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-4 Guillermo Perez-Roldan #18 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1987 Mats Wilander #4 6-3 6-4 6-4 Martin Jaite #15 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1986 Ivan Lendl #1 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-1 Emilio Sanchez #20 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1985 Yannick Noah #11 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-6 Miloslav Mecir #13 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1984 Andres Gomez #7 2-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 Aaron Krickstein #66 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1983 Jimmy Arias #12 6-2 6-7 6-1 6-4 Jose Higueras #7 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1982 Andres Gomez #14 6-2 6-3 6-2 Eliot Teltscher #7 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1981 Jose Luis Clerc #7 6-3 6-4 6-0 Victor Pecci #18 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1980 Guillermo Vilas #4 6-0 6-4 6-4 Yannick Noah #17 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1979 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 Guillermo Vilas #5 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1978 Bjorn Borg #3 1-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3 Adriano Panatta #23 H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1977 Vitas Gerulaitis #11 6-2 7-6 3-6 7-6 Antonio Zugarelli #25 H2H Match data ATP 250 Clay
1976 Adriano Panatta 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6 Guillermo Vilas H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1975 Raul Ramirez 7-6 7-5 7-5 Manuel Orantes H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1974 Bjorn Borg 6-3 6-4 6-2 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1973 Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-1 6-1 Manuel Orantes H2H Match data ATP 500 Clay
1972 Manuel Orantes 4-6 6-1 7-5 6-2 Jan Kodes H2H Match data ATP 250 Clay
1971 Rod Laver 7-5 6-3 6-3 Jan Kodes H2H Match data ATP 250 Clay
1970 Ilie Nastase 6-3 1-6 6-3 8-6 Jan Kodes H2H Match data ATP 250 Clay
1969 John Newcombe 6-3 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-3 Tony Roche H2H Match data ATP 250 Clay
1968 Tom Okker 10-8 6-8 6-1 1-6 6-0 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data ATP 250 Clay
Pre-Open Era — historical archive, display only
1967 Martin Mulligan 6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–1 Tony Roche — — — Clay
1966 Tony Roche 11–9, 6–1, 6–3 Nicola Pietrangeli — — — Clay
1965 Martin Mulligan 1–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 Manuel Santana — — — Clay
1964 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 Fred Stolle — — — Clay
1963 Martin Mulligan 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 8–6 Boro Jovanović — — — Clay
1962 Rod Laver 6–2, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 Roy Emerson — — — Clay
1961 Nicola Pietrangeli 6–8, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 Rod Laver — — — Clay
1960 Barry MacKay 7–5, 7–5, 0–6, 0–6, 6–1 Luis Ayala — — — Clay
1959 Luis Ayala 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 Neale Fraser — — — Clay
1958 Mervyn Rose 5–7, 8–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 Nicola Pietrangeli — — — Clay
1957 Nicola Pietrangeli 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 Giuseppe Merlo — — — Clay
1956 Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 Sven Davidson — — — Clay
1955 Fausto Gardini 1–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–6 (ret.) Giuseppe Merlo — — — Clay
1954 Budge Patty 11–9, 6–4, 6–4 Enrique Morea — — — Clay
1953 Jaroslav Drobný 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 Lew Hoad — — — Clay
1952 Frank Sedgman 7–5, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 Jaroslav Drobný — — — Clay
1951 Jaroslav Drobný 6–1, 10–8, 6–0 Giovanni Cucelli — — — Clay
1950 Jaroslav Drobný 6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2 Bill Talbert — — — Clay
1949 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1948 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1947 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1946 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1945 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1944 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1943 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1942 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1941 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1940 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1939 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1938 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1937 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1936 Singles event not held — — — — — —
1935 Wilmer Hines 6–3, 10–8, 9–7 Giovanni Palmieri — — — Clay
1934 Giovanni Palmieri 6–3, 6–0, 7–5 Giorgio de Stefani — — — Clay
1933 Emanuele Sertorio 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 André Martin-Legeay — — — Clay
1932 André Merlin 6–1, 5–7, 6–0, 8–6 Pat Hughes — — — Clay
1931 Pat Hughes 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 Henri Cochet — — — Clay
1930 Bill Tilden 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 Uberto de Morpurgo — — — Clay

Pre-Open Era winners are included for tournament history only. They are excluded from TennisDB match and player statistics, title totals, and leaderboards. Sources: Italian Tennis Federation honour roll, Italian Open finals table.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Italian Open held?
Italian Open is held in Rome, Italy.
Who won the most recent Italian Open?
The 2026 Italian Open was won by Jannik Sinner, who defeated Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Italian Open titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 10 Italian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Italian Open played?
The first edition of Italian Open was held in 1930.
What surface is Italian Open played on?
Italian Open is played on clay courts.