Italian Open: Start date, past winners, history & more

The Italian Open serves as the last WTA and ATP 1000 event of the clay court season in Rome.

Jannik Sinner was the men's Italian Open champion in 2026 as he completed an historic Career Golden Masters in front of his own crowd, while Elina Svitolina recorded a third triumph in this event as she beat Coco Gauff in a thrilling final.

Dates

The 2027 Italian Open will take place between 20th and 27th February 2027.

Venue & Location

The clay-court event will once again take place at the Foro Italico - an iconic sports complex on the slopes of Monte Mario in Rome, Italy.

The venue opened back in 1932 and has two iconic courts with a capacity of more than 10,000.

Prize Money

Winner	€985,030
Runner-up	€523,870
Semi-Finalist	€291,040
Quarter-Finalist	€165,680
Round Four	€90,445
Round Three	€52,925
Round Two	€30,895
Round One	€20,820
Q2	€12,090
Q1	€6,270

History

Having been founded back in 1930, the Italian Open remains one of the staples of the tennis calendar.

The event began in Milan before moving to Rome's Foro Italico in 1935 and it was formerly part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour but became a combined ATP and WTA event back in 2011.

And more recently in 2023, the length of the Italian Open was extended to 12 days like other ATP Masters 1000 events such as the Miami Open and Indian Wells.

Previous Winners

There have been numerous big-name winners of the Italian Open in the Open era and in the men's event Rafael Nadal remains the most successful player with 10 titles to his name.

The veteran Spaniard last won the outdoor clay-court tournament back in 2021 with Djokovic collecting his sixth title in 2022.

Chris Evert holds the record for most title wins (5) and most final appearances (7) in the women's event - her last title triumph came in 1982.

Since then, a handful of other players have gone on to win the women's Italian Open on more than one occasion, including Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams (4 titles), Elina Svitolina and Iga Swiatek.

Read the full list of Italian Open previous winners.