Italian Open 2025: Preview, draws, player list, UK times and how to watch live
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The final combined WTA and ATP 1000 event of the clay court swing – the Italian Open - is fast approaching and we’re gearing up for another fortnight of action in the Italian capital.
Find out everything you need to know about the Italian Open from including tournament dates, schedule, draws, player entries and how to watch in the UK.
When is the Italian Open 2025?
The women’s draws at the Italian Open gets underway on Tuesday 6 May, while the men’s draws are set to start from Wednesday 7 May.
The event will run until finals weekend on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May.
Day sessions will begin at 10:00 BST, with evening sessions starting at 18:00.
Where is the Italian Open taking place?
The tournament will once again be held at one of the country’s biggest sports complexes – the Foro Italiano.
Located in the heart of Rome, the stadium is home to two iconic courts and has the capacity to hold over 10,500 spectators, making it an ideal venue for Italian and international tennis fans.
Who are the reigning Italian Open champions?
- Women’s singles: Iga Swiatek (POL)
- Men’s singles: Alexander Zverev (GER)
- Women’s doubles: Sara Errani (ITA) & Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
- Men’s doubles: Marcel Granollers (ESP) & Horacio Zeballos (ARG)
When is the Italian Open 2025 draw?
Information on the draw will be available soon. Keep up with the latest draw updates on the link below:
Which British tennis players will be competing at the Italian Open 2025?
Singles
Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu and Sonay Kartal will headline the British entrants into the main draw of the women’s singles at the Italian Open, all coming off the back of wins at the Mutua Madrid Open.
British No.1 Boulter started her clay court season by helping GB to victory in the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers before getting her first career win on the surface at WTA 1000 level last week. The British star has been battling with injury this year but is putting all that behind her ahead of only her second appearance at Roland Garros later in May.
Raducanu showed signs of her best tennis in a quarter-final run at the Miami Open in March and then backed it up in Madrid with a win against Suzan Lamens before taking Marta Kostyuk to three sets. The British No.2 admitted she’s still adapting to the clay and will be hoping to reach another level in Rome.
Kartal’s two clay court singles wins in the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers were key to helping the Brits secure a place in the Finals. The 23-year-old Briton is enjoying a season of firsts at the moment and off the back of a debut win in Madrid, will be excited to make a maiden appearance in the Italian capital.
In the men’s draw, Indian Wells champion Jack Draper will enter as the sixth seed as the Briton continues to build on his successful 2025 season so far. Draper has shown his ability on the clay in recent wins over Marcos Giron and Tallon Griekspoor but will be hoping for a deep run at the Italian Open in the build up to the French Open.
Jacob Fearnley also has direct entry into the main draw, coming off the back of a brilliant run in Madrid – coming through qualifying to reach the third round and claiming his best career win by ranking over Tomas Mahac.
Jodie Burrage, Cam Norrie and Billy Harris will all feature in singles qualifying action.
Doubles
British No.1 and Indian Wells runner-up Olivia Nicholls will be set to compete in the women’s doubles draw in Rome. The 30-year-old will be hoping that a strong week in Italy would help propel her inside the WTA doubles top 30.
Once again the men’s doubles event will be stacked with British talent. Wimbledon and Australian Open champions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara will come in as the second seeds, while Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool enter as the in-form team having made ATP Masters 1000 finals in Miami and Monte-Carlo, as well as winning titles in Qatar and Brisbane.
Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski reached the final of the Barcelona Open a few weeks ago and will be hoping to record their best run at a Masters 1000 event this year in Rome. Meanwhile, Jamie Murray and American Rajeev Ram are continuing their partnership at the Italian Open.
Past British performance at the Italian Open
Virginia Wade became the first British female tennis player to win the Italian Open in the Open Era back in 1971 when she defeated Germany’s Helga Niessen Masthoff 6-4, 6-4 in the final. Wade also went on to win the doubles title in 1971, and again in 1973.
In more recent years, former world No.1 Andy Murray claimed the crown in the most decorative year of his career (2016). In the final, Murray defeated Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-3 to win his first, and only, Italian Open title of his career.
Former British No.1 Johanna Konta finished runner-up to Karolina Pliskova in 2019, while Salisbury and Ram missed out on the men’s doubles title in 2021 in a closely fought encounter against Croatian duo Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic.
How to watch the Italian Open 2025
You can watch live coverage of all the action at the Rome Masters exclusively on Sky Sports Tennis and NOW TV.
Italian Open prize money
The prize money for both the men’s and women’s events at the Italian Open are still yet to be confirmed.
