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Wikipedia / Barcelona Open (tennis)

The Barcelona Open is an annual professional tennis ATP 500 tournament on the ATP Tour. The event was renamed Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in 2008. It is played at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, on clay courts.

History

The Barcelona Open was founded in 1953 as a combined men's and women's tournament until 1980. The tournament was created at the initiative of Carlos Godó Valls, 2nd Count of Godó, after the tennis club moved to its new location in Pedralbes, a neighborhood in Les Corts district of Barcelona, and is commonly known as the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell - Trofeo Conde de Godó (). Vic Seixas won the first singles title as well as the doubles title, partnering Enrique Morea. It was an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1970 until 1989, except in 1971 when it was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit, but also open to non-WCT players.

It is Spain's second most prestigious tournament on the ATP Tour after the Madrid Open and the event generally takes place in the last week of April, when temperatures in Barcelona average a daily high of .

Native Spaniard Rafael Nadal has won the singles title a record twelve times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021), and in 2017 the center court of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona was renamed Pista Rafa Nadal (Rafa Nadal Arena).

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

Seniors

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2026 Barcelona Open Master 500 was €2,950,310. The package is divided as follows:

Statistics

Singles

Most finals without winning a title: 4

Doubles

Singles & doubles

  1. Singles & doubles titles same year

  2. Vic Seixas: 1953

  3. Tony Trabert: 1954

  4. Neale Fraser: 1959

  5. Roy Emerson: 1963 and 1964

  6. Manuel Orantes: 1969 and 1970

  7. Ilie Năstase: 1973 and 1974

  8. Björn Borg: 1975

  9. Ivan Lendl: 1980

  10. Andrés Gómez: 1990

Event names

Source:

Official (English)

  • Count of Godó Trophy (1953-1967)

  • Count of Godó Trophy & Spanish International Championships (1968-2007)

  • Barcelona Open (2008-current)

Official (Spanish)

  • Trofeo Conde de Godó (1953-1967)

  • Trofeo Conde de Godó & Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1968-2007)

Sponsored

  • Open Marlborough (1978-1984)

  • No sponsor (1985-1986)

  • Trofeo Winston Super Series (1987-1990)

  • Trofeo Winston (1991-1992)

  • Renault Open (1993-1995)

  • Open Seat Godó (1996-2007)

  • Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona (2008)

  • Open Banco Sabadell (2009)

  • Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (2010-current)

See also

Notes

References