The clay court season is in full swing after the Monte Carlo Masters, so The Tennis Gazette has all you need to know about the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.
Sandwiched between Monte Carlo and the Madrid Open, two ATP 500 events continue the buildup to Roland Garros in May.
The Barcelona Open marks the ATP Tour’s first trip to Spain of the year, before the Madrid tournament at the end of April, a crucial period for top contenders to find form on the clay ahead of the calendar’s second Grand Slam.
Here is all the important information you need on the tournament, including how to watch and prize money.
Barcelona Open 2025 dates
The main draw of the Barcelona Open begins on Monday, April 14. However, qualifying for the tournament will take place on both April 12 and 13.
Where is the Barcelona Open?
History is at the heart of the Barcelona Open as it has been staged at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona-1899 since 1953, the oldest tennis club in Spain. To make the setting even more special, the centre court was named after Rafael Nadal in 2017, given that the clay-court icon has won the tournament 12 times.
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona-1899
- Address: Carrer de Bosch i Gimpera, 5-13, Les Corts, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
- Established: 13 April 1899
- Court type: Outdoor clay
- Stadium Capacity: 8,400
Barcelona Open 2025 players
Alongside Carlos Alcaraz, plenty of tennis’ top stars will be in action at the Barcelona Open including last year’s winner Casper Ruud and Alex de Minaur, with the healthy chunk of prize money on offer making the competition well worth entering.
These are the top eight seeds for the event:
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Casper Ruud
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Andrey Rublev
- Alex de Minaur
- Hulger Rune
- Arthur Fils
- Lorenzo Musetti
How to watch the Barcelona Open
Tennis fans in the United States can watch live coverage of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tennis Channel and the TC Plus app.
Barcelona Open prize money and ATP ranking points
Nearly $2.9m of prize money is on offer at the Barcelona Open, as well as valuable ATP ranking points for the rest of the season.
| ROUND | PRIZE MONEY (USD) | ATP RANKING POINTS |
| Winner | $594k | 500 |
| Finalist | $317k | 330 |
| Semi-finalist | $165k | 200 |
| Quarter-finalist | $86k | 100 |
| Round of 16 | $45k | 50 |
| Round of 32 | $25k | 0 |
Barcelona Open predictions
Matthew Johns: Although Carlos Alcaraz is the top seed and coming into the Barcelona Open in great form, I think it could be one step too far to go back-to-back. Instead, I am going to pick Casper Ruud to defend his title; he loves playing on clay and knows exactly what it takes to triumph at this tournament.
Lee Clarke: It’s really hard to look beyond Alcaraz once again here. He’s looking bang in form on the clay and in front of his home crowd, he will be looking to continue the momentum after his Monte Carlo Masters victory. The Spaniard to roar home in comprehensive fashion…
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