Italian Open (tennis)

Italian Open
Tournament information
Founded	1930
Location	Rome Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Surface	Clay / Outdoors
Website	www.internazionalibnlditalia.com
ATP World Tour Category ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Draw 56S / 28Q / 24D Prize money €4,300,755
WTA Tour Category Premier 5 Draw 56M / 32Q / 28D Prize money €2,399,000

The Italian Open (currently sponsored by BNL and called the Internazionali BNL d'Italia) is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is one of the most prestigious red clay tennis tournaments in the world after the French Open,^[1] with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, and the women's competition being a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The two events were combined in 2011. The tournament is played on clay courts, currently during the second week of May. The event is also known as the Rome Masters and the Italian Championships. Rafael Nadal has won the title a record seven times. The official technical sponsor of the Italian Open is Australian L'alpina.

History

The Italian tennis championship was first held in 1930 in Milan at the Tennis Club Milano and was initiated by Count Alberto Bonacossa.^[2] The tournament was won by Bill Tilden and Lilí de Álvarez and it was played in Milan until 1934. The next year, 1935, the event moved to the Foro Italico in Rome. No edition was held between 1936 and 1949. The competition resumed in 1950. In 1961 the tournament was held in Torino at the Sporting Club. It became "open" to professional players in 1969. Between 1970 and 1989 it was a premier tournament of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and was part of the Grand Prix Super Series top tier events. In 1990 it became an ATP Championship Series Single Week tournament. In 1979 the women's event was held two weeks before the men's event. The women's event was played in Perugia from 1980 though 1984 and in Taranto in 1985. No women's event was held in 1986^{[lower-alpha 1]} and it moved back to Rome again in 1987 where it has remained.^[3]

Past results

Men's singles finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in Final
1930	Bill Tilden	Umberto de Morpurgo	6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1931	George Patrick Hughes	Henri Cochet	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1932	André Merlin	George Patrick Hughes	6–1, 5–7, 6–0, 8–6
1933	Emanuele Sartorio	André Martin-Legeay	6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1934	Giovanni Palmieri	Giorgio de Stefani	6–3, 6–0, 7–5
1935	Wilmer Hines	Giovanni Palmieri	6–3, 10–8, 9–7
1936–1949	Not held
1950	Jaroslav Drobný	William Talbert	6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2
1951	Jaroslav Drobný (2)	Gianni Cucelli	6–1, 10–8, 6–0
1952	Frank Sedgman	Jaroslav Drobný	7–5, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
1953	Jaroslav Drobný (3)	Lew Hoad	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1954	Budge Patty	Enrique Morea	11–9, 6–4, 6–4
1955	Fausto Gardini	Giuseppe Merlo	1–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–6 (retired)
1956	Lew Hoad	Sven Davidson	7–5, 6–2, 6–0
1957	Nicola Pietrangeli	Giuseppe Merlo	8–6, 6–2, 6–4
1958	Mervyn Rose	Nicola Pietrangeli	5–7, 8–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
1959	Luis Ayala	Neale Fraser	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1960	Barry MacKay	Luis Ayala	7–5, 7–5, 0–6, 0–6, 6–1
1961	Nicola Pietrangeli (2)	Rod Laver	6–8, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1962	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson	6–2, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1963	Marty Mulligan	Boro Jovanović	6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 8–6
1964	Jan-Erik Lundquist	Fred Stolle	1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1965	Marty Mulligan (2)	Manuel Santana	1–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1966	Tony Roche	Nicola Pietrangeli	11–9, 6–1, 6–3
1967	Marty Mulligan (3)	Tony Roche	6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–1
1968	Tom Okker	Bob Hewitt	10–8, 6–8, 6–1, 1–6, 6–0
1969	John Newcombe	Tony Roche	6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
1970	Ilie Năstase	Jan Kodeš	6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6
1971	Rod Laver (2)	Jan Kodeš	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1972	Manuel Orantes	Jan Kodeš	4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1973	Ilie Năstase (2)	Manuel Orantes	6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1974	Björn Borg	Ilie Năstase	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1975	Raúl Ramírez	Manuel Orantes	7–6, 7–5, 7–5
1976	Adriano Panatta	Guillermo Vilas	2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
1977	Vitas Gerulaitis	Antonio Zugarelli	6–2, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6
1978	Björn Borg (2)	Adriano Panatta	1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1979	Vitas Gerulaitis (2)	Guillermo Vilas	6–7, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1980	Guillermo Vilas	Yannick Noah	6–0, 6–4, 6–4
1981	José Luis Clerc	Víctor Pecci	6–3, 6–4, 6–0
1982	Andrés Gómez	Eliot Teltscher	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1983	Jimmy Arias	José Higueras	6–2, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
1984	Andrés Gómez (2)	Aaron Krickstein	2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1985	Yannick Noah	Miloslav Mečíř	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
1986	Ivan Lendl	Emilio Sánchez	7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1987	Mats Wilander	Martín Jaite	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1988	Ivan Lendl (2)	Guillermo Pérez-Roldán	2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1989	Alberto Mancini	Andre Agassi	6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6, 6–1
1990	Thomas Muster	Andrei Chesnokov	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1991	Emilio Sánchez	Alberto Mancini	6–3, 6–1, 3–0 (retired)
1992	Jim Courier	Carlos Costa	7–6, 6–0, 6–4
1993	Jim Courier (2)	Goran Ivanišević	6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1994	Pete Sampras	Boris Becker	6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1995	Thomas Muster (2)	Sergi Bruguera	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2, 6–3
1996	Thomas Muster (3)	Richard Krajicek	6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1997	Àlex Corretja	Marcelo Ríos	7–5, 7–5, 6–3
1998	Marcelo Ríos	Albert Costa	walkover
1999	Gustavo Kuerten	Patrick Rafter	6–4, 7–5, 7–6^(8–6)
2000	Magnus Norman	Gustavo Kuerten	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2001	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Gustavo Kuerten	3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2002	Andre Agassi	Tommy Haas	6–3, 6–3, 6–0
2003	Félix Mantilla	Roger Federer	7–5, 6–2, 7–6^(10–8)
2004	Carlos Moyà	David Nalbandian	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
2005	Rafael Nadal	Guillermo Coria	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(8–6)
2006	Rafael Nadal (2)	Roger Federer	6–7^(0–7), 7–6^(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–5)
2007	Rafael Nadal (3)	Fernando González	6–2, 6–2
2008	Novak Djokovic	Stanislas Wawrinka	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2009	Rafael Nadal (4)	Novak Djokovic	7–6^(7–2), 6–2
2010	Rafael Nadal (5)	David Ferrer	7–5, 6–2
2011	Novak Djokovic (2)	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4
2012	Rafael Nadal (6)	Novak Djokovic	7–5, 6–3
2013	Rafael Nadal (7)	Roger Federer	6–1, 6–3
2014	Novak Djokovic (3)	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2015	Novak Djokovic (4)	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–3
2016	Andy Murray	Novak Djokovic	6–3, 6–3

Women's singles finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in Final
1930	Lilí de Álvarez	Lucia Valerio	3–6, 8–6, 6–0
1931	Lucia Valerio	Dorothy Andrus Burke	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1932	Ida Adamoff	Lucia Valerio	6–4, 7–5
1933	Elizabeth Ryan	Ida Adamoff	6–1, 6–1
1934	Helen Jacobs	Lucia Valerio	6–3, 6–0
1935	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	Lucia Valerio	6–4, 6–1
1936–1949	Not held
1950	Annelies Ullstein-Bossi	Joan Curry	6–4, 6–4
1951	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	6–3, 8–6
1952	Susan Partridge	Pat Harrison	6–3, 7–5
1953	Doris Hart (2)	Maureen Connolly	4–6, 9–7, 6–3
1954	Maureen Connolly	Patricia Ward	6–3, 6–0
1955	Patricia Ward	Erika Vollmer	6–4, 6–3
1956	Althea Gibson	Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6–3, 7–5
1957	Shirley Bloomer Brasher	Dorothy Head Knode	1–6, 9–7, 6–2
1958	Maria Bueno	Lorraine Coghlan	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1959	Christine Truman	Sandra Reynolds	6–0, 6–1
1960	Zsuzsa Körmöczy	Ann Haydon	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1961	Maria Bueno (2)	Lesley Turner	6–4, 6–4
1962	Margaret Smith	Maria Bueno	8–6, 5–7, 6–4
1963	Margaret Smith (2)	Lesley Turner	6–3, 6–4
1964	Margaret Smith (3)	Lesley Turner	6–1, 6–1
1965	Maria Bueno (3)	Nancy Richey	6–1, 1–6, 6–3
1966	Ann Haydon-Jones	Annette Van Zyl	8–6, 6–1
1967	Lesley Turner	Maria Bueno	6–3, 6–3
1968	Lesley Turner (2)	Margaret Court	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1969	Julie Heldman	Kerry Melville	7–5, 6–3
1970	Billie Jean King	Julie Heldman	6–1, 6–3
1971	Virginia Wade	Helga Niessen Masthoff	6–4, 6–4
1972	Linda Tuero	Olga Morozova	6–4, 6–3
1973	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert	7–6, 6–0
1974	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova	6–3, 6–3
1975	Chris Evert (2)	Martina Navratilova	6–1, 6–0
1976	Mima Jaušovec	Lesley Hunt	6–1, 6–3
1977	Janet Newberry	Renáta Tomanová	6–3, 7–6
1978	Regina Maršíková	Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 7–5
1979	Tracy Austin	Sylvia Hanika	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1980	Chris Evert (3)	Virginia Ruzici	5–7, 6–2, 6–2
1981	Chris Evert (4)	Virginia Ruzici	6–1, 6–2
1982	Chris Evert (5)	Hana Mandlíková	6–0, 6–2
1983	Andrea Temesvári	Bonnie Gadusek	6–1, 6–0
1984	Manuela Maleeva	Chris Evert	6–3, 6–3
1985	Raffaella Reggi	Vicki Nelson-Dunbar	6–4, 6–4
1986	Not Held
1987	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	7–5, 4–6, 6–0
1988	Gabriela Sabatini	Helen Kelesi	6–1, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1
1989	Gabriela Sabatini (2)	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1990	Monica Seles	Martina Navratilova	6–1, 6–1
1991	Gabriela Sabatini (3)	Monica Seles	6–3, 6–2
1992	Gabriela Sabatini (4)	Monica Seles	7–5, 6–4
1993	Conchita Martínez	Gabriela Sabatini	7–5, 6–1
1994	Conchita Martínez (2)	Martina Navratilova	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
1995	Conchita Martínez (3)	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–1
1996	Conchita Martínez (4)	Martina Hingis	6–2, 6–3
1997	Mary Pierce	Conchita Martínez	6–4, 6–0
1998	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1999	Venus Williams	Mary Pierce	6–4, 6–2
2000	Monica Seles (2)	Amélie Mauresmo	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
2001	Jelena Dokić	Amélie Mauresmo	7–6^(7–3), 6–1
2002	Serena Williams	Justine Henin	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
2003	Kim Clijsters	Amélie Mauresmo	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–0
2004	Amélie Mauresmo	Jennifer Capriati	3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
2005	Amélie Mauresmo (2)	Patty Schnyder	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2006	Martina Hingis (2)	Dinara Safina	6–2, 7–5
2007	Jelena Janković	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7–5, 6–1
2008	Jelena Janković (2)	Alizé Cornet	6–2, 6–2
2009	Dinara Safina	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–3, 6–2
2010	María José Martínez Sánchez	Jelena Janković	7–6^(7–5), 7–5
2011	Maria Sharapova	Samantha Stosur	6–2, 6–4
2012	Maria Sharapova (2)	Li Na	4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
2013	Serena Williams (2)	Victoria Azarenka	6–1, 6–3
2014	Serena Williams (3)	Sara Errani	6–3, 6–0
2015	Maria Sharapova (3)	Carla Suárez Navarro	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2016	Serena Williams (4)	Madison Keys	7–6^(7–5), 6–3

Men's doubles finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in Final
1930	Wilbur Coen Bill Tilden	Umberto de Morpurgo Placido Gaslini	6–0, 6–3, 6–3
1931	Alberto Del Bono Pat Hughes	Henri Cochet André Merlin	3–6, 8–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1932	Giorgio de Stefani Pat Hughes	J. Bonte André Merlin	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1933	Jean Lesueur André Martin-Legeay	Giovanni Palmieri Emanuele Sertorio	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1934	Giovanni Palmieri George Lyttleton-Rogers	Pat Hughes Giorgio de Stefani	3–6, 6–4, 9–7, 0–6, 6–2
1935	Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon	4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1936–1949	Not held
1950	Bill Talbert Tony Trabert	Budge Patty Bill Sidwell	6–3, 6–1, 4–6 ret
1951	Jaroslav Drobný Frank Sedgman	Giovanni Cucelli Marcello Del Bello	6–2, 7–9, 6–1, 6–3
1952	Jaroslav Drobný Frank Sedgman	Giovanni Cucelli Marcello Del Bello	3–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1953	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	Jaroslav Drobný Budge Patty	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1954	Jaroslav Drobný Enrique Morea	Tony Trabert Vic Seixas	6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1955	Art Larsen Enrique Morea	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1956	Jaroslav Drobný Lew Hoad	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	11–9, 6–2, 6–3
1957	Neale Fraser Lew Hoad	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6–1, 6–8, 6–0, 6–2
1958	Antal Jancso Kurt Nielsen	Luis Ayala Don Candy	8–10, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 9–7
1959	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	8–6, 6–4, 6–4
1960	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	3–6, 7–5, 2–6, 11–11 ret.
1961	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6–2, 6–4, 11–9
1962	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	Ken Fletcher John Newcombe	6–2, 6–4, 11–9
1963	Bob Hewitt Neale Fraser	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1964	Bob Hewitt Neale Fraser	Tony Roche John Newcombe	7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1965	Tony Roche John Newcombe	Ronald Barnes Thomaz Koch	1–6, 6–4, 2–6, 12–10 ret.
1966	Roy Emerson Fred Stolle	Nicola Pietrangeli Cliff Drysdale	6–4, 12–10, 6–3
1967	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7
1968	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Allan Stone	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1969		Tom Okker Marty Riessen vs. John Newcombe Tony Roche	4–6, 6–1, suspended (no winner)
1970	Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac	William Bowrey Owen Davidson	0–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–8, 6–1
1971	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Andrés Gimeno Roger Taylor	6–4, 6–4
1972	Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac	Lew Hoad Frew McMillan	3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–3, ret.
1973	John Newcombe Tom Okker	Ross Case Geoff Masters	6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1974	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Juan Gisbert Ilie Năstase	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1975	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1
1976	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Geoff Masters John Newcombe	7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[lower-alpha 2]
1977	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart	6–7, 7–6, 7–5
1978	Víctor Pecci Belus Prajoux	Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd	6–7, 7–6, 6–1
1979	Peter Fleming Tomáš Šmíd	José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase	4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1980	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	Balázs Taróczy Eliot Teltscher	7–6, 7–6
1981	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	Bruce Manson Tomáš Šmíd	7–5, 6–2
1982	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	Wojtek Fibak John Fitzgerald	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1983	Francisco González Víctor Pecci	Jan Gunnarsson Mike Leach	6–4, 6–2
1984	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	John Alexander Mike Leach	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1985	Anders Järryd Mats Wilander	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1986	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	7–6, 6–2
1987	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd	6–2, 6–7, 6–3
1988	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd	6–3, 6–3
1989	Jim Courier Pete Sampras	Danilo Marcelino Mauro Menezes	6–4, 6–3
1990	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	Jim Courier Martin Davis	7–6, 7–5
1991	Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević	Luke Jensen Laurie Warder	6–2, 6–3
1992	Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset	Wayne Ferreira Mark Kratzmann	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1993	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	Wayne Ferreira Mark Kratzmann	6–4, 7–6
1994	Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Rikl	Wayne Ferreira Javier Sánchez	6–1, 7–5
1995	Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek	Jan Apell Jonas Björkman	6–3, 6–4
1996	Byron Black Grant Connell	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot	6–2, 6–3
1997	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	Byron Black Alex O'Brien	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1998	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
1999	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager	6–7, 6–1, 6–2
2000	Martin Damm Dominik Hrbatý	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
2001	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle	6–4, 7–6^(7–6)
2002	Martin Damm Cyril Suk	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	7–5, 7–5
2003	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro	7–5, 7–6^(7–5)
2004	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	1–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)
2005	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7–5, 6–4
2006	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2007	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), [10–7]
2008	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2009	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7–6^(7–5), 6–3
2010	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	John Isner Sam Querrey	6–2, 6–3
2011	John Isner Sam Querrey	Mardy Fish Andy Roddick	W/O
2012	Marcel Granollers Marc López	Łukasz Kubot Janko Tipsarević	6–3, 6–2
2013	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	6–2, 6–3
2014	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	Robin Haase Feliciano López	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
2015	Pablo Cuevas David Marrero	Marcel Granollers Marc López	6–4, 7–5
2016	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock	2–6, 6–3, [10–7]

Women's doubles finals

Since 1968:

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in Final
1968	Margaret Smith Court Virginia Wade	Annette Van Zyl Patricia Walkden	6–2, 7–5
1969	Françoise Dürr Ann Haydon-Jones	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1970	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6–2, 3–6, 9–7
1971	Helga Masthoff Virginia Wade (2)	Lesley Turner Helen Gourlay	5–7, 6–2, 6–2
1972	Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova	Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Rosalba Vido	6–3, 6–4
1973	Olga Morozova (2) Virginia Wade (3)	Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1974	Chris Evert Olga Morozova (3)	Helga Masthoff  Heide Orth	Ret.
1975	Chris Evert (2) Martina Navratilova	Sue Barker Glynis Coles	6–1, 6–2
1976	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	Virginia Ruzici Mariana Simionescu	6–1, 6–2
1977	Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger	Bunny Bruning Sharon Walsh	3–6, 7–5, 6–2
1978	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	Florența Mihai Betsy Nagelsen	6–2, 2–6, 7–6
1979	Betty Stöve Renáta Tomanová	Evonne Goolagong Kerry Reid	6–3, 6–4
1980	Hana Mandlíková Renáta Tomanová (2)	Ivanna Madruga Adriana Villagrán	6–4, 6–4
1981	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	Chris Evert-Lloyd Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 6–1
1982	Kathleen Horvath Yvonne Vermaak	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
1983	Virginia Ruzici (2) Virginia Wade (4)	Ivanna Madruga Catherine Tanvier	6–3, 2–6, 6–1
1984	Iva Budařová Helena Suková	Kathleen Horvath Virginia Ruzici	7–6^(7–5), 1–6, 6–4
1985	Sandra Cecchini Raffaella Reggi	Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romano	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
1986	Not held
1987	Martina Navratilova (2) Gabriela Sabatini	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–4, 6–1
1988	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1989	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz	6–4, 6–3
1990	Helen Kelesi Monica Seles	Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	6–3, 6–4
1991	Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles (2)	Nicole Bradtke Elna Reinach	7–5, 6–2
1992	Monica Seles (3) Helena Suková (2)	Katerina Maleeva Barbara Rittner	6–1, 6–2
1993	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson	6–4, 6–2
1994	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6–1, 6–3
1995	Gigi Fernández (2) Natasha Zvereva (2)	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
1996	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Irina Spîrlea	Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1997	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–2, 6–4
1998	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario	7–6^(7–1), 6–4
1999	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6–2, 6–2
2000	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario Magüi Serna	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2001	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini	6–1, 6–1
2002	Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) Paola Suárez (2)	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–3, 6–4
2003	Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova (3)	Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova	6–4, 5–7, 6–2
2004	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
2005	Cara Black (2) Liezel Huber	Maria Kirilenko Anabel Medina Garrigues	6–0, 4–6, 6–1
2006	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
2007	Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo	Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci	6–4, 6–1
2008	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová	7–6^(7–5), 6–3
2009	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	7–5, 7–6^(7–5)
2010	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	6–4, 6–2
2011	Peng Shuai (2) Zheng Jie	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	6–2, 6–3
2012	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	6–2, 7–5
2013	Hsieh Su-wei (2) Peng Shuai (3)	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2014	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	4–0, ret.
2015	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	6–4, 6–3
2016	Martina Hingis (2) Sania Mirza	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	6–1, 6–7^(5–7), [10–3]

Records

Rafael Nadal at the 2011 Italian Open. Nadal has won a record seven Italian Open singles titles.

Men

• Most titles: Rafael Nadal (7 titles)
• Most finals: Rafael Nadal (9 finals)
• Most consecutive titles: Rafael Nadal (3 titles) (2005–07)
• Most consecutive finals: Rafael Nadal (6 finals) (2009–14)
• Most matches played: Nicola Pietrangeli (72)
• Most matches won: Nicola Pietrangeli (52)
• Most consecutive matches won: Rafael Nadal (17)
• Most editions played: Nicola Pietrangeli (22)
• Best match winning %: Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver, 93.75%
• Oldest champion: Bill Tilden, 38y 2m & 18d (1930)
• Youngest champion: Bjorn Borg, 17y 11m & 2d (1974)
• Longest final: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer, 6–7^(7–9), 7–6^(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–5) (57 games) (2006)
• Shortest final: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer, 6–1, 6–3 (16 games) (2013)

Women

• Most titles: Chris Evert (5 titles)
• Most finals: Chris Evert (7 finals)
• Most consecutive titles: Conchita Martínez (4 titles) (1993–96)
• Most consecutive finals: Conchita Martínez (5 finals) (1993–97)

Notes

1. The Ellesse Grand Prix women's tournament, part of the Virginia Slims World Championships Series, was held in Perugia in July but it was not recognized as the Italian Open.
2. The final was stopped at 2 sets all due to bad light and the final set was played on 15 September in Houston, TX, USA.

References

1. "The History of the Italian Championships as Told By Bud Collins," World Tennis Magazine, May 15, 2-012, at http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/6740|date=May 2015
2. "Athletes – Alberto, Count Bonacossa". Sports Reference.
3. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• Official tournament website
• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile
• Official live video website
• Stadium Journey Article

Coordinates: 41°55′45.20″N 12°27′21.46″E / 41.9292222°N 12.4559611°E