Rome Masters

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Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Location	Rome  Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Surface	Clay / Outdoors
Official website
ATP Tour
Category	Masters Series
Draw	56S / 28Q / 24D
Prize Money	US$2,450,000
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Tier	Tier I
Draw	56M / 32Q / 28D
Prize Money	US$1,340,000

The Rome Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The men's competition is an ATP Masters Series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour. The women's competition is a Tier 1 event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The two competitions are currently held in separate weeks in May. The tournament is played on clay courts. The event was previously known as the Italian Open, changing its name in 2002. Its current official sponsored name is the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

The Italian tennis championship was first held in 1930 in Milan, where it was played until 1934 before being moved to the Foro Italico in Rome in 1935. No event was held between 1936 and 1949. The competition resumed in 1950. It became an "Open" event in 1969.

Many tennis fans consider the Rome Masters to be the second most prestigious clay court tennis tournament in the world, after the French Open.

Contents 1 Records 2 Past results 2.1 Men’s Singles finals 2.2 Women’s Singles finals 2.3 Men's doubles champions 2.4 Women's Doubles champions 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Records

• Rafael Nadal and Thomas Muster: most wins (3)
• Rafael Nadal: most consecutive wins (3, 2005-07)
• Chris Evert: most wins (5)
• Conchita Martínez: most consecutive wins (4, 1993-96)

[edit] Past results

[edit] Men’s Singles finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2008	Novak Đoković	Stanislas Wawrinka	4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2007	Rafael Nadal	Fernando González	6-2, 6-2
2006	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6
2005	Rafael Nadal	Guillermo Coria	6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
2004	Carlos Moyà	David Nalbandian	6-3, 6-3, 6-1
2003	Félix Mantilla	Roger Federer	7-5, 6-2, 7-6
2002	Andre Agassi	Tommy Haas	6-3, 6-3, 6-0
2001	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Gustavo Kuerten	3-6, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
2000	Magnus Norman	Gustavo Kuerten	6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
1999	Gustavo Kuerten	Patrick Rafter	6-4, 7-5, 7-6
1998	Marcelo Ríos	Albert Costa	w/o (injury)
1997	Àlex Corretja	Marcelo Ríos	7-5, 7-5, 6-3
1996	Thomas Muster	Richard Krajicek	6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1995	Thomas Muster	Sergi Bruguera	3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-3
1994	Pete Sampras	Boris Becker	6-1, 6-2, 6-2
1993	Jim Courier	Goran Ivanišević	6-1, 6-2, 6-2
1992	Jim Courier	Carlos Costa	7-6, 6-0, 6-4
1991	Emilio Sánchez	Alberto Mancini	6-3, 6-1, 3-0 (retired)
1990	Thomas Muster	Andrei Chesnokov	6-1, 6-3, 6-1
1989	Alberto Mancini	Andre Agassi	6-3, 4-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1
1988	Ivan Lendl	Guillermo Pérez-Roldán	2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
1987	Mats Wilander	Martín Jaite	6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1986	Ivan Lendl	Emilio Sánchez	7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
1985	Yannick Noah	Miloslav Mečíř	6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
1984	Andrés Gómez	Aaron Krickstein	2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
1983	Jimmy Arias	José Higueras	6-2, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4
1982	Andrés Gómez	Eliot Teltscher	6-2, 6-3, 6-2
1981	José-Luis Clerc	Víctor Pecci	6-3, 6-4, 6-0
1980	Guillermo Vilas	Yannick Noah	6-0, 6-4, 6-4
1979	Vitas Gerulaitis	Guillermo Vilas	6-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
1978	Björn Borg	Adriano Panatta	1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
1977	Vitas Gerulaitis	Antonio Zugarelli	6-2, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6
1976	Adriano Panatta	Guillermo Vilas	2-6, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6
1975	Raúl Ramírez	Manuel Orantes	7-6, 7-5, 7-5
1974	Björn Borg	Ilie Năstase	6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1973	Ilie Năstase	Manuel Orantes	6-1, 6-1, 6-1
1972	Manuel Orantes	Jan Kodeš	4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2
1971	Rod Laver	Jan Kodeš	7-5, 6-3, 6-3
1970	Ilie Năstase	Jan Kodeš	6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6
1969	John Newcombe	Tony Roche	6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
1968	Tom Okker	Bob Hewitt	10-8, 6-8, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0
1967	Marty Mulligan	Tony Roche	6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
1966	Tony Roche	Nicola Pietrangeli	11-9, 6-1, 6-3
1965	Marty Mulligan	Manuel Santana	1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1964	Jan-Erik Lundquist	Fred Stolle	1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
1963	Marty Mulligan	Boro Jovanović	6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6
1962	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson	6-2, 1-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
1961	Nicola Pietrangeli	Rod Laver	6-8, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
1960	Barry MacKay	Luis Ayala	7-5, 7-5, 0-6, 0-6, 6-1
1959	Luis Ayala	Neale Fraser	6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1958	Mervyn Rose	Nicola Pietrangeli	5-7, 8-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
1957	Nicola Pietrangeli	Giuseppe Merlo	8-6, 6-2, 6-4
1956	Lew Hoad	Sven Davidson	7-5, 6-2, 6-0
1955	Fausto Gardini	Giuseppe Merlo	1-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-6 (retired)
1954	Budge Patty	Enrique Morea	11-9, 6-4, 6-4
1953	Jaroslav Drobný	Lew Hoad	6-2, 6-1, 6-2
1952	Frank Sedgman	Jaroslav Drobný	7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
1951	Jaroslav Drobný	Gianni Cucelli	6-1, 10-8, 6-0
1950	Jaroslav Drobný	William Talbert	6-4, 6-3, 7-9, 6-2
1936-49	not held
1935	Wilmer Hines	Giovanni Palmieri	6-3, 10-8, 9-7
1934	Giovanni Palmieri	Giorgio de' Stefani	6-3, 6-0, 7-5
1933	Emanuele Sartorio	Martin Legeay	6-3, 6-1, 6-3
1932	André Merlin	George Hughes	6-1, 5-7, 6-0, 8-6
1931	George Hughes	Henri Cochet	6-4, 6-3, 6-2
1930	Bill Tilden	Uberto de Morpurgo	6-1, 6-1, 6-2

[edit] Women’s Singles finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2008	Jelena Janković	Alizé Cornet	6-2, 6-2
2007	Jelena Janković	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7-5, 6-1
2006	Martina Hingis	Dinara Safina	6-2, 7-5
2005	Amélie Mauresmo	Patty Schnyder	2-6, 6-3, 6-4
2004	Amélie Mauresmo	Jennifer Capriati	3-6, 6-3, 7-6
2003	Kim Clijsters	Amélie Mauresmo	3-6, 7-6, 6-0
2002	Serena Williams	Justine Henin	7-6, 6-4
2001	Jelena Dokić	Amélie Mauresmo	7-6, 6-1
2000	Monica Seles	Amélie Mauresmo	6-2, 7-6
1999	Venus Williams	Mary Pierce	6-4, 6-2
1998	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	6-3, 2-6, 6-3
1997	Mary Pierce	Conchita Martínez	6-4, 6-0
1996	Conchita Martínez	Martina Hingis	6-2, 6-3
1995	Conchita Martínez	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6-3, 6-1
1994	Conchita Martínez	Martina Navrátilová	7-6, 6-4
1993	Conchita Martínez	Gabriela Sabatini	7-5, 6-1
1992	Gabriela Sabatini	Monica Seles	7-5, 6-4
1991	Gabriela Sabatini	Monica Seles	6-3, 6-2
1990	Monica Seles	Martina Navrátilová	6-1, 6-1
1989	Gabriela Sabatini	Arantxa Sánchez	6-2, 5-7, 6-4
1988	Gabriela Sabatini	Helen Kelesi	6-1, 6-7, 6-1
1987	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	7-5, 4-6, 6-0
1986	not held
1985	Raffaella Reggi	Vicki Nelson-Dunbar	6-4, 6-4
1984	Manuela Maleeva	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6-3, 6-3
1983	Andrea Temesvari	Bonnie Gadusek	6-1, 6-0
1982	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Hana Mandlíková	6-0, 6-2
1981	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Virginia Ruzici	6-1, 6-2
1980	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Virginia Ruzici	5-7, 6-2, 6-2
1979	Tracy Austin	Sylvia Hanika	6-4, 1-6, 6-3
1978	Regina Maršíková	Virginia Ruzici	7-5, 7-5
1977	Janet Newberry	Renáta Tomanová	6-3, 7-6
1976	Mima Jaušovec	Lesley Hunt	6-1, 6-3
1975	Chris Evert	Martina Navrátilová	6-1, 6-0
1974	Chris Evert	Martina Navrátilová	6-3, 6-3
1973	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert	7-6, 6-0
1972	Linda Tuero	Olga Morozova	6-4, 6-3
1971	Virginia Wade	Helga Niessen-Masthoff	6-4, 6-4
1970	Billie Jean King	Julie Heldman	6-1, 6-3
1969	Julie Heldman	Kerry Melville	7-5, 6-3
1968	Lesley Turner-Bowrey	Margaret Court	2-6, 6-2, 6-3
1967	Lesley Turner	Maria Bueno	6-3, 6-3
1966	Ann Haydon-Jones	Annette Van Zyl	8-6, 6-1
1965	Maria Bueno	Nancy Richey	6-1, 1-6, 6-3
1964	Margaret Smith	Lesley Turner	6-1, 6-1
1963	Margaret Smith	Lesley Turner	6-3, 6-4
1962	Margaret Smith	Maria Bueno	8-6, 5-7, 6-4
1961	Maria Bueno	Lesley Turner	6-4, 6-4
1960	Zsuzsi Kormoczy	Ann Haydon	6-4, 4-6, 6-1
1959	Christine Truman	Sandra Reynolds	6-0, 6-1
1958	Maria Bueno	Lorraine Coghlan	3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1957	Shirley Bloomer	Dorothy Head-Knode	1-6, 9-7, 6-2
1956	Althea Gibson	Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6-3, 7-5
1955	Patricia Ward	Erika Vollmer	6-4, 6-3
1954	Maureen Connolly	Patricia Ward	6-3, 6-0
1953	Doris Hart	Maureen Connolly	4-6, 9-7, 6-3
1952	Susan Partridge	Pat Harrison	6-3, 7-5
1951	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	6-3, 8-6
1950	Annelies Ullstein-Bossi	Joan Curry	6-4, 6-4
1936-49	not held
1935	Hilde Krahwinkel-Sperling	Lucia Valerio	6-4, 6-1
1934	Helen Jacobs	Lucia Valerio	6-3, 6-0
1933	Elizabeth Ryan	Ida Adamoff	6-1, 6-1
1932	Ida Adamoff	Lucia Valerio	6-4, 7-5
1931	Lucia Valerio	Dorothy Andrus	2-6, 6-2, 6-2
1930	Lilí de Álvarez	Lucia Valerio	3-6, 8-6, 6-0

[edit] Men's doubles champions

Since 1970:

Year	Champions	Runner-ups	Score
2008	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić	3-6, 6-4, 10-8 (MTB)
2007	Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	6-4, 6-7, 10-7 (MTB)
2006	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram	4-6, 6-4, 10-6 (MTB)
2005	Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	7-5, 6-4
2004	Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi	Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley	1-6, 6-4, 7-6
2003	Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley	Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro	7-5, 7-6
2002	Martin Damm / Cyril Suk	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	7-5, 7-5
2001	Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Daniel Nestor / Sandon Stolle	6-4, 7-6
2000	Martin Damm / Dominik Hrbatý	Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6-4, 4-6, 6-3
1999	Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach	David Adams / John-Laffnie De Jager	6-7, 6-1, 6-2
1998	Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes	Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach	6-4, 4-6, 7-6
1997	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	Byron Black / Alex O'Brien	6-3, 4-6, 7-5
1996	Byron Black / Grant Connell	Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot	6-2, 6-3
1995	Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek	Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman	6-3, 6-4
1994	Yevgeny Kafelnikov / David Rikl	Wayne Ferreira / Javier Sánchez	6-1, 7-5
1993	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	Wayne Ferreira / Mark Kratzmann	6-4, 7-6
1992	Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset	Wayne Ferreira / Mark Kratzmann	6-4, 3-6, 6-1
1991	Omar Camporese / Goran Ivanišević	Luke Jensen / Laurie Warder	6-2, 6-3
1990	Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez	Jim Courier / Martin Davis	7-6, 7-5
1989	Jim Courier / Pete Sampras	Danilo Marcelino / Mauro Menezes	6-4, 6-3
1988	Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken	Anders Järryd / Tomáš Šmíd	6-3, 6-3
1987	Guy Forget / Yannick Noah	Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd	6-2, 6-7, 6-3
1986	Guy Forget / Yannick Noah	Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart	7-6, 6-2
1985	Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander	Ken Flach / Robert Seguso	4-6, 6-3, 6-2
1984	Ken Flach / Robert Seguso	John Alexander / Mike Leach	3-6, 6-3, 6-4
1983	Francisco González / Víctor Pecci	Jan Gunnarsson / Mike Leach	6-4, 6-2
1982	Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy	Wojtek Fibak / John Fitzgerald	6-4, 4-6, 6-3
1981	Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez	Bruce Manson / Tomáš Šmíd	7-5, 6-2
1980	Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick	Balázs Taróczy / Eliot Teltscher	7-6, 7-6
1979	Peter Fleming / Tomáš Šmíd	José Luis Clerc / Ilie Năstase	4-6, 6-1, 7-5
1978	Victor Pecci / Belus Prajoux	Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd	6-7, 7-6, 6-1
1977	Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez	Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart	6-7, 7-6, 7-5
1976	Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez	Geoff Masters / John Newcombe	7-6, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
1975	Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez	Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase	6-4, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1
1974	Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez	Juan Gisbert / Ilie Năstase	6-3, 6-2, 6-3
1973	John Newcombe / Tom Okker	Ross Case / Geoff Masters	6-2, 6-3, 6-4
1972	Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac	Lew Hoad / Frew McMillan	5-7, 6-3, 6-2
1971	John Newcombe / Tony Roche	Andrés Gimeno / Roger Taylor	6-2, 5-7, 6-4
1970	Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac	William Bowrey / Owen Davidson	11-9, 6-2, 10-8

[edit] Women's Doubles champions

Since 1980:

Year	Champions	Runner-ups	Score
2008	Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung	Iveta Benešová / Janette Husárová	7-6(5), 6-3
2007	Nathalie Dechy / Mara Santangelo	Tathiana Garbin / Roberta Vinci	6-4, 6-1
2006	Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama	Květa Peschke / Francesca Schiavone	3-6, 6-3, 6-1
2005	Cara Black / Liezel Huber	Maria Kirilenko / Anabel Medina Garrigues	6-0, 4-6, 6-1
2004	Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy	Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez	2-6, 6-3, 6-3
2003	Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navrátilová	Jelena Dokić / Nadia Petrova	6-4, 5-7, 6-2
2002	Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez	Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini	6-3, 6-4
2001	Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva	Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini	6-1, 6-1
2000	Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs	Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Magüi Serna	6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1999	Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova	Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat	6-2, 6-2
1998	Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez	Amanda Coetzer / Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario	7-6(1), 6-4
1997	Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf	Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini	6-2, 6-4
1996	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Irina Spîrlea	Gigi Fernández / Martina Hingis	6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1995	Mary Joe Fernández / Natasha Zvereva	Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini	4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4
1994	Mary Joe Fernández / Natasha Zvereva	Gabriela Sabatini / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6-1, 6-3
1993	Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson	6-4, 6-2
1992	Monica Seles / Helena Suková	Katerina Maleeva / Barbara Rittner	6-1, 6-2
1991	Jennifer Capriati / Monica Seles	Nicole Bradtke / Elna Reinach	7-5, 6-2
1990	Helen Kelesi / Monica Seles	Laura Garrone / Laura Golarsa	6-3, 6-4
1989	Elizabeth Smylie / Janine Thompson	Manon Bollegraf / Mercedes Paz	6-4, 6-3
1988	Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire	Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson	6-3, 4-6, 7-5
1987	Martina Navrátilová / Gabriela Sabatini	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková	6-4, 6-1
1986	not held
1985	Sandra Cecchini / Raffaella Reggi	Patrizia Murgo / Barbara Romanò	6-1, 5-7, 7-5
1984	Iva Budařová / Helena Suková	Kathleen Horvath / Virginia Ruzici	7-6(5), 1-6, 6-4
1983	Virginia Ruzici / Virginia Wade	Ivanna Madruga / Catherine Tanvier	6-3, 2-6, 6-1
1982	Kathleen Horvath / Yvonne Vermaak	Billie Jean King / Ilana Kloss	2-6, 6-4, 7-6
1981	Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith	Chris Evert-Lloyd / Virginia Ruzici	7-5, 6-1
1980	Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová	Ivanna Madruga / Adriana Villagran	6-4, 6-4

[edit] External links

• Official tournament website
• tenniscorner.net page on the men’s competition
• tenniscorner.net page on the women’s competition
• Past Champions : [1]

[edit] References

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