Madrid Open (tennis)

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Madrid Open (tennis)

Mutua Madrid Open is the name on the official ATP site: https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/madrid/1536/overview as well as on the MutuaMadridOpen.com and logo

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The '''Madrid Open''', currently known as the '''[[Mutua Madrileña|Mutua]] Madrid Open''' for sponsorship reasons, is an annual professional [[tennis]] tournament held in [[Madrid]], Spain. It is played on [[clay court]]s at the [[Caja Mágica]] in [[Manzanares Park]], [[San Fermín (Madrid)|San Fermín]], and is held in late April and early May. The tournament is an [[ATP 1000]] event on the [[ATP Tour]] and a [[WTA 1000 tournaments|WTA 1000]] event on the [[WTA Tour]]. The tournament is traditionally played on a red clay surface, though it was played on blue clay courts in 2012.{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/23/sport/tennis/blue-clay-banned-atp/index.html|title=Madrid's blue clay given red card by ATP|date=11 May 2019}}
The '''Mutua Madrid Open''' (sponsored by [[Mutua Madrileña]]) is an annual professional [[tennis]] tournament held in [[Madrid]], Spain. It is played on [[clay court]]s at the [[Caja Mágica]] in [[Manzanares Park]], [[San Fermín (Madrid)|San Fermín]], and is held in late April and early May. The tournament is an [[ATP 1000]] event on the [[ATP Tour]] and a [[WTA 1000 tournaments|WTA 1000]] event on the [[WTA Tour]]. The tournament is traditionally played on a red clay surface, though it was played on blue clay courts in 2012.{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/23/sport/tennis/blue-clay-banned-atp/index.html|title=Madrid's blue clay given red card by ATP|date=11 May 2019}}


[[Ion Țiriac]], a Romanian billionaire businessman and former [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] professional, was the owner of the tournament between 2009 and 2021.{{cite news|url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Madrid+Masters+goes+bling-articolo461.html|work=tennisworldusa|title=Madrid Masters goes bling|date=8 April 2011}} According to [[Digi Sport (Romania)|Digi Sport]] which interviewed Țiriac in 2019, the tournament brings to the city of Madrid annual benefits exceeding €107 million. In 2021, Țiriac sold the tournament to New York–based [[IMG (company)|IMG]] for approximately €390 million.
[[Ion Țiriac]], a Romanian billionaire businessman and former [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] professional, was the owner of the tournament between 2009 and 2021.{{cite news|url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Madrid+Masters+goes+bling-articolo461.html|work=tennisworldusa|title=Madrid Masters goes bling|date=8 April 2011}} According to [[Digi Sport (Romania)|Digi Sport]] which interviewed Țiriac in 2019, the tournament brings to the city of Madrid annual benefits exceeding €107 million. In 2021, Țiriac sold the tournament to New York–based [[IMG (company)|IMG]] for approximately €390 million.
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