The Madrid Open could be about to add two new names to the already star-studded honours list.
Casper Ruud won his first Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open last year after beating Jack Draper in the final.
There was a more familiar face winning the women’s singles title in the Spanish capital last year, as Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff in the Madrid Open final to win her third title at the tournament.
Sabalenka and Ruud joined a whole host of blockbuster names on the Madrid Open champions list since 2010.
Every Madrid Open champion since 2010
As with most clay court tournaments, Rafael Nadal has won the most titles, having lifted the trophy five times at his home Masters 1000 tournament.
Nadal lifted the most titles at the tournament, but every member of ‘The Big Four’ won at least two titles at the Madrid Open.
This includes Andy Murray, who beat Nadal in the 2015 Madrid Open final in his first victory over the Spaniard on clay, before going on to beat him in the 2016 semifinal as well.
Some of the more recent champions at the Madrid Open include Andrey Rublev, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and most recently Ruud.
Sabalenka equalled the record of most women’s singles titles won at the Madrid Open last year, matching Petra Kvitova’s achievement.
The only two other multiple-time champions at the Madrid Open are Serena Williams and Simona Halep.
Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, Maria Sharapova, Kiki Bertens and surprise champion Aravane Rezai have also won the Madrid Open since 2010.
| Year | Men’s Singles Champions | Women’s Singles Champions |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal (2) | Aravane Rezai |
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic | Petra Kvitova |
| 2012 | Roger Federer (3) | Serena Williams |
| 2013 | Rafael Nadal (3) | Serena Williams (2) |
| 2014 | Rafael Nadal (4) | Maria Sharapova |
| 2015 | Andy Murray (2) | Petra Kvitova (2) |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic (2) | Simona Halep |
| 2017 | Rafael Nadal (5) | Simona Halep (2) |
| 2018 | Alexander Zverev | Petra Kvitova (3) |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic (3) | Kiki Bertens |
| 2021 | Alexander Zverev (2) | Aryna Sabalenka |
| 2022 | Carlos Alcaraz | Ons Jabeur |
| 2023 | Carlos Alcaraz (2) | Aryna Sabalenka (2) |
| 2024 | Andrey Rublev | Iga Swiatek |
| 2025 | Casper Ruud | Aryna Sabalenka (3) |
How many former champions are playing at the Madrid Open this year?
Many of the former champions at the Madrid Open have retired, but there are still some returning to the Spanish capital.
One of those will not be Alcaraz, who has withdrawn from the Madrid Open due to a wrist injury, as well as Novak Djokovic, with top seed Jannik Sinner hoping to win his first title in the Spanish capital this year.
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The three returning former champions in the men’s singles draw at the Madrid Open this year are Ruud, Rublev and Zverev.
While in the women’s singles draw, three-time champion Sabalenka will bid to make history by winning a fourth title, and Swiatek will also hope to return to form on the Spanish clay.
The main draw of the Madrid Open will get underway on Tuesday, April 21.
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