The tournament is played on Clay Courts, currently during the second week of May.
It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open French Open , with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP) tour, and the women's competition being a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour.
The event was previously known as the Rome Masters and adopted its present name in 2002.
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 "Open" to professional players in 1969
In 1990 it became an ATP Championship Series Single Week tournament.
Most Title Wins
Men's Singles Title -Rafael Nadal(Spain)has won the title 7 Times(2005-07;2009-10 and 2012-13)
Women's Singles Title -Chris Evert(USA)has won the tile 5 Times(1974-75 and1980-82)
2013 Italian Open championship Winners
Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal(Spain)Defeats Roger Federer(Swiss)6-1 and 6-3
Women's Singles
Serena Williams(USA)Defeats Victoria Azarenka(Belarus)6-1 and 6-3
Men's Doubles
USA's Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan Defeats India's Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna 6-2 and 6-3
Women's Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei(Chinese Taipei)& Peng Shuai(China)Defeats Italy's Sara Errani & Roberto Vinci 6-4,6-3
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