Most Titles
Open Era singles titles.
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Rafael Nadal 10 titles
ATP Italian Open 1976 Draw & Results
CompletedAdriano Panatta won the 1976 Italian Open, defeating Guillermo Vilas 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the final. The ATP 500 event was played May 24–31 on clay courts in Rome, Italy.
The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.
Full tournament history →Dates
May 24 — May 31
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
ATP 500
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.
Results
63 recorded singles results
| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F (1) | ||||||
| Adriano Panatta | 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6 | Guillermo Vilas | H2H | Match data | May 31, 1976* | F |
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Adriano Panatta | 6-2 6-4 6-4 | John Newcombe CH | H2H | Match data | May 30, 1976* | SF |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-1 6-3 6-2 | Eddie Dibbs | H2H | Match data | May 30, 1976* | SF |
| QF (4) | ||||||
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-4 7-6 | Corrado Barazzutti | H2H | Match data | May 30, 1976* | QF |
| Eddie Dibbs | 6-7 6-4 6-4 | Mark Edmondson | H2H | Match data | May 30, 1976* | QF |
| John Newcombe CH | 6-3 6-4 | Jan Kodes | H2H | Match data | May 30, 1976* | QF |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-2 6-7 4-5 (ret.) | Harold Solomon | H2H | Match data | May 30, 1976* | QF |
| R16 (8) | ||||||
| Eddie Dibbs | 4-6 6-0 7-5 | Sherwood Stewart | — | Match data | May 29, 1976* | R16 |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-4 6-1 | Zeljko Franulovic | H2H | Match data | May 29, 1976* | R16 |
| Harold Solomon | 6-4 7-5 | Brian Gottfried | H2H | Match data | May 29, 1976* | R16 |
| Mark Edmondson | 7-5 6-1 | Onny Parun | H2H | Match data | May 29, 1976* | R16 |
| Jan Kodes | 6-3 6-2 | Jun Kuki | H2H | Match data | May 29, 1976* | R16 |
| John Newcombe CH | 6-3 6-7 6-4 | Tomas Smid | H2H | Match data | May 29, 1976* | R16 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-1 6-1 | Vitas Gerulaitis | H2H | Match data | May 29, 1976* | R16 |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 6-1 6-4 | Fred Mcnair | — | Match data | May 29, 1976* | R16 |
| R32 (16) | ||||||
| Mark Edmondson | 7-5 6-2 | Julian Ganzabal | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Fred Mcnair | 7-5 7-6 | Roscoe Tanner | — | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Eddie Dibbs | 6-2 2-6 6-0 | Victor Pecci | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-3 7-5 | Billy Martin | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Sherwood Stewart | 6-4 6-3 | Jorge Andrew | — | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 6-2 6-1 | Geoff Masters | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| John Newcombe CH | 7-5 6-4 | Chris Kachel | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 6-4 6-1 | Ricardo Cano | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Brian Gottfried | 6-3 6-7 6-3 | Trey Waltke | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Jan Kodes | 6-3 6-3 | Lito Alvarez | — | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Onny Parun | 6-3 6-7 6-2 | Colin Dowdeswell | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Harold Solomon | 6-0 6-0 | Heinz Gunthardt | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Tomas Smid | 7-5 6-0 | Steve Turner | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 7-5 6-2 | Grover Raz Reid | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Adriano Panatta | 7-6 6-3 | Antonio Zugarelli | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| Jun Kuki | 6-1 7-5 | Ramiro Benavides | H2H | Match data | May 27, 1976* | R32 |
| R64 (32) | ||||||
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-2 6-1 | Martin Robinson | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Ramiro Benavides | 5-7 6-3 6-3 | Piero Toci | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 5-7 6-3 7-5 | Carlos Kirmayr | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Colin Dowdeswell | 6-3 5-7 6-3 | Patricio Cornejo | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Ricardo Cano | 7-5 7-5 | Herve Gauvain | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Antonio Zugarelli | 6-4 6-4 | Bill Lloyd | — | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Lito Alvarez | 4-6 6-4 6-1 | Jim Delaney | — | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Mark Edmondson | 6-1 3-6 6-0 | Hans Joachim Ploetz | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Jun Kuki | 6-4 6-1 | Georges Goven | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Harold Solomon | 3-6 6-1 7-5 | Alvaro Betancur | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Sherwood Stewart | 6-3 6-2 | Francisco Mastelli | — | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Heinz Gunthardt | 6-3 7-5 | Pietro Marzano | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Julian Ganzabal | 6-1 6-3 | Paolo Bertolucci | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Victor Pecci | 6-3 6-2 | Jim Mcmanus | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Adriano Panatta | 3-6 6-4 7-6 | Kim Warwick | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Steve Turner | 7-6 6-2 | Tenny Svensson | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Roscoe Tanner | 6-3 6-1 | Nikola Pilic | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Eddie Dibbs | 6-2 5-7 6-3 | Belus Prajoux | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-3 1-6 6-1 | Victor Amaya | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Jorge Andrew | 7-5 6-2 | Ezio Di Matteo | — | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Chris Kachel | 6-0 3-0 (ret.) | Alvin Gardiner | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Trey Waltke | 6-2 7-6 | Vincenzo Franchitti | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 6-2 6-4 | Massimo Di Domenico | — | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Billy Martin | 6-4 6-2 | Roberto Lombardi | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Geoff Masters | 6-3 6-2 | J. Mandarino | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Brian Gottfried | 6-2 6-4 | Norman Holmes | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Tomas Smid | 6-3 6-4 | Raul Ramirez DEF | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 Upset: winner had a 4 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Jan Kodes | 6-3 6-0 | Steve Krulevitz | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Grover Raz Reid | 6-3 7-6 | Henry Bunis | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| John Newcombe CH | 7-6 7-6 | Jun Kamiwazumi | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Fred Mcnair | 7-5 6-3 | Patrice Dominguez | — | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
| Onny Parun | 6-4 6-4 | Charlie Pasarell | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1976* | R64 |
Tournament Records
The leading Open Era records for Italian Open.
Most Finals
Champion or runner-up finishes. 2 players share this record.
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Novak Djokovic 12 finals
Most Match Wins
Recorded main-draw match wins.
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Rafael Nadal 70 wins
Most Appearances
Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.
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Novak Djokovic 19 appearances
View the full Italian Open record book →
Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner | 6-4 6-4 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 7-6(5) 6-1 | Jannik Sinner | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Clay |
| Alexander Zverev | 6-4 7-5 | Nicolas Jarry | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Clay |
| Daniil Medvedev | 7-5 7-5 | Holger Rune | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Clay |
| Novak Djokovic | 6-0 7-6(5) | Stefanos Tsitsipas | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Clay |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Italian Open held?
- Italian Open is held in Rome, Italy.
- Who is the latest recorded Italian Open winner?
- 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.