Get all the free ATP & WTA Italian Open betting tips, predictions and picks along with their latest odds for the 2025 edition of the tournament which will kick-start in May this year.
The Italian Open is one of the few ATP and WTA 1000 tournaments that’s played simultaneously for both, men and women and is played as a part of the lead-up to the French Open.
Hosted on clay, the Italian Open has been around since 1930 when it was first played in Milan. Interestingly enough, even way back then, the tournament featured both men and women.
The switch from Milan to Rome happened in 1935 and while the tournament wasn’t played for 14 years from 1936, it was resumed following the second World War in 1950.
Till the 2021 edition, the Italian Open was held over a period of one week but this has now changed and it’s become one of those non-Grand Slam competitions to be hosted over two weeks. Perugia and Taranto have been two of the other venues used before as well.
Daily Italian Open 2025 Predictions
These will be updated during the tournament in 2025. For now, here’re our daily predictions from the 2024 Italian Open.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 7, 2024 here for Women’s & Men’s Qualifiers & Women’s First Round.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 8, 2024 here for Women’s & Men’s First Round.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 9, 2024 here for Women’s & Men’s First Round & Women’s Second Round.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 10, 2024 here for Women’s & Men’s Second Round.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 11, 2024 here for Women’s Third Round & Men’s Second Round.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 12, 2024 here for Women’s & Men’s Third Round.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 13, 2024 here for Women’s Fourth Round & Men’s Third Round.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 14, 2024 here for Women’s Quarterfinals & Men’s Fourth Round.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 15, 2024 here for Women’s & Men’s Quarterfinals.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 16, 2024 here for Women’s Semifinals & Men’s Quarterfinals.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 17, 2024 here for Women’s Doubles Semifinals & Men’s Singles Semifinals.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 18, 2024 here for Men’s Doubles Semifinals & Women’s Singles FINAL.
- Italian Open 2024 Predictions for May 19, 2024 here for Men’s Singles, Doubles & Women’s Doubles FINAL.
Italian Open 2025 Tournament Preview
We are still some way away from the start of the 2025 edition of the Italian Open. Below is the preview to the 2024 Rome Open.
The news from the men’s draw is that Carlos Alcaraz has opted to withdraw from the competition because of fitness concerns. These were the same fitness concerns that caused him to struggle during his loss to Andrey Rublev at the Madrid Masters.
Adding to this news is that Jannik Sinner, who was another injury casualty at the Madrid Masters last week, has also opted out of the competition. This leaves Novak Djokovic as an overwhelming favourite to win this tournament after having had an indifferent start to the season so far.
In the women’s draw, Elena Rybakina will start off as the defending champion but will be wondering what went wrong for her against Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open semifinals where she had the chance to send her opponent packing.
All eyes will obviously be on Iga Swiatek though given her run to the final of the Madrid and her overall record on clay. Players like Sabalenka and Rybakina are catching up though.
Italian Open 2025 Tournament Predictions
Will be announced in the lead-up to the tournament.
Pre-Tournament Italian Open 2025 Outright Winner Odds
These outright winner odds for the 2025 edition will be updated soon. For now, here’s how things looked in the lead-up to the 2024 edition.
Men’s Singles
- Novak Djokovic: 15/8
- Alexander Zverev: 10/1
- Stefanos Tsitsipas: 11/1
- Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud: 12/1
- Rafael Nadal: 14/1
- Andrey Rublev: 16/1
- Holger Rune: 20/1
- Jan-Lennard Struff: 33/1
- Hubert Hurkacz, Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur: 40/1
- Karen Khachanov, Grigor Dimitrov, Matteo Berrettini, Mariano Navone, Cameron Norrie: 50/1
- Lorenzo Musetti, Sebastian Korda, Tomas Etcheverry, Alejandro Fokina, Francisco Cerundolo, Ben Shelton: 66/1
Women’s Singles
- Iga Swiatek: 7/5
- Aryna Sabalenka: 5/1
- Elena Rybakina: 6/1
- Danielle Collins, Cori Gauff: 16/1
- Maria Sakkari: 22/1
- Mirra Andreeva, Qinwen Zheng: 33/1
- Jelena Ostapenko, Marketa Vondrousova: 40/1
- Jasmine Paolini, Linda Noskova, Emma Navarro, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Elina Svitolina: 50/1
- Sloane Stephens, Naomi Osaka, Barbora Krejcikova, Marta Kostyuk, Ons Jabeur, Victoria Azarenka: 66/1
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What does the Italian Open 2025 Draw Look Like?
The draw for the 2025 edition of the Italian Open will be released soon. This is how the 2024 draws for the women’s and men’s singles competitions looked.
Women’s Singles Draw
Section 1
- Swiatek – Bye
- Dolehide v Qualifier
- Trevisan v Putintseva
- Stephens – Bye
- Kudermetova – Bye
- Kerber v Davis
- Schmiedlova v Qualifier
- Alexandrova – Bye
Section 2
- Haddad Maia – Bye
- Wang v Yuan
- Rus v Osorio
- Keys – Bye
- Cirstea – Bye
- Townsend v Qualifier
- Fernandez v Bogdan
- Vondrousova – Bye
Section 3
- Gauff – Bye
- Frech v Krueger
- Avanesyan v Bucsa
- Krejcikova – Bye
- Navarro – Bye
- Andreeva v Badosa
- Minnen v Shnaider
- Samsonova – Bye
Section 4
- Kasatkina – Bye
- Maria v Qualifier
- Osaka v Burel
- Kostyuk – Bye
- Noskova – Bye
- Stefanini v Paganetti
- Pigato v Rogers
- Zheng – Bye
Section 5
- Sakkari – Bye
- Di Sarra v Qualifier
- Vekic v Tsurenko
- Kalinina – Bye
- Azarenka – Bye
- Zhu v Linette
- Martic v Sherif
- Paolini – Bye
Section 6
- Collins – Bye
- Parry v Blinkova
- Cocciaretto v Qualifier
- Garcia – Bye
- Mertens – Bye
- Siniakova v Brancaccio
- Begu v Qualifier
- Rybakina – Bye
Section 7
- Jabeur – Bye
- Kenin v Bronzetti
- Pedone v Qualifier
- Boulter – Bye
- Pavlyuchenkova – Bye
- Podoroska v Sorribes Tormo
- Potapova v Xiyu Wang
- Ostapenko – Bye
Section 8
- Svitolina – Bye
- Errani v Anisimova
- Saville v Qualifier
- Kalinskaya – Bye
- Yastremska – Bye
- Qualifier v Qualifier
- Wang Yafan v Qualifier
- Sabalenka – Bye
Men’s Singles Draw
Section 1
- Djokovic – Bye
- Safiullin v Qualifier
- Mensik v Hanfmann
- Tabilo – Bye
- Ferundolo – Bye
- Gigante v Zeppieri
- Shevchenko v Marozsan
- Khachanov – Bye
Section 2
- Shelton – Bye
- Kotov v Michelsen
- Zhang v Galan
- Mannarino – Bye
- Thompson – Bye
- Monfils v Qualifier
- Kecmanovic v Qualifier
- Ruud – Bye
Section 3
- Zverev – Bye
- Vukic v Qualifier
- Darderi v Shapovalov
- Navone – Bye
- Griekspoor – Bye
- Rinderknech v Qualifier
- Borges v Martinez
- Bublik – Bye
Section 4
- Fritz – Bye
- Evans v Fognini
- Cobolli v Qualifier
- Korda – Bye
- Musetti – Bye
- Eubanks v Qualifier
- Nishioka v Ofner
- Dimitrov – Bye
Section 5
- Tsitsipas – Bye
- Struff v Cachin
- Hijikata v Munar
- Norrie – Bye
- Auger-Aliassime – Bye
- Wawrinka v Qualifier
- Carballes Baena v O’Donnell
- de Minaur – Bye
Section 6
- Humbert – Bye
- Napolitano v Berrettini
- Machac v Arnaldi
- Jarry – Bye
- Fils – Bye
- Fucsovics v Qualifier
- Ruusuvuori v Giron
- Rublev – Bye
Section 7
- Hurkacz – Bye
- Nadal v Qualifier
- Seyboth Wild v Qualifier
- Etcheverry – Bye
- Baez – Bye
- Lajovic v Sonego
- Altmaier v Nardi
- Rune – Bye
Section 8
- Paul – Bye
- McDonald v Karatsev
- Koepfer v Vavassori
- Tiafoe – Bye
- Fokina – Bye
- Popyrin v Qualifier
- Draper v Coric
- Medvedev – Bye
Italian Masters 2024 Details
Here’s a list of basic information you would need to know before betting on the Rome Masters this year.
Venue
The Rome Masters and the WTA Italian Open are both hosted at the Foro Italico in Rome. Foro Italico was called Foro Mussolini before the great war ended before its name change.
It has hosted a variety of sporting events in the past including the 1960 Olympics, 1990 FIFA World Cup and even the UEFA Champions League.
Schedule
We are still awaiting the release of the 2025 Italian Open schedule. Below is how the tournament went in 2024.
The 2024 edition of the Italian Open will kick-start with its main draw matches on May 8 with both men and women in action every day.
All the seeded players will have a bye into the second round and the 32 men’s and 32 women’s first round matches will be held over the first two days of the tournament.
The tournament will go all the way up to Saturday, May 18 when the women’s singles final will be played. This will be followed by the men’s singles final that will be held on Sunday, May 19.
Here’s the day by day playing schedule for the Italian Open this year.
- May 6 & 7: Women’s & Men’s Singles Qualifiers
- May 8 & 9: Women’s & Men’s Singles First Round
- May 10 & 11: Women’s & Men’s Singles Second Round
- May 12: Women’s & Men’s Singles Third Round
- May 13: Women’s Singles Fourth Round & Men’s Singles Third Round
- May 14: Men’s Singles Fourth Round & Women’s Quarterfinals
- May 15: Men’s & Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
- May 16: Men’s Singles Quarterfinals & Women’s Singles Semifinals
- May 17: Men’s Singles Semifinals & Women’s Doubles Semifinals
- May 18: Women’s Singles & Men’s Doubles Semifinals
- May 19: Women’s & Men’s Doubles & Men’s Singles Final
Other Tournament Details
- Surface: Outdoor Clay
- Prize Money: €7,877,020 (ATP) and approximately €3.6 million (WTA) [from 2024, 2025 figures still awaited]
Main Draw Players
The 2025 main draw list isn’t out yet. Here’s a list of all the top players who took part in the 2024 Italian Open.
Men’s Seeded Players
- Novak Djokovic
- Daniil Medvedev
- Alexander Zverev
- Casper Ruud
- Andrey Rublev
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alex de Minaur
- Holger Rune
- Taylor Fritz
- Ben Shelton
- Ugo Humbert
- Tommy Paul
- Alexander Bublik
- Karen Khachanov
- Sebastian Baez
- Adrian Mannarino
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Nicolas Jarry
- Frances Tiafoe
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Sebastian Korda
- Jiri Lehecka
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Cameron Norrie
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Arthur Fils
- Mariano Navone
- Alejandro Tabilo
Other Renowned Unseeded Men’s Players
- Rafael Nadal
- Denis Shapovalov
Men’s Singles Wildcards
- Matteo Berrettini
- Fabio Fognini
- Matteo Gigante
- Andrea Vavassori
- Giulio Zeppieri
Women’s Seeded Players
- Iga Świątek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Maria Sakkari
- Markéta Vondroušová
- Zheng Qinwen
- Ons Jabeur
- Jeļena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Danielle Collins
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Elina Svitolina
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Madison Keys
- Marta Kostyuk
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Emma Navarro
- Caroline Garcia
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Victoria Azarenka
- Barbora Krejčiková
- Katie Boulter
- Elise Mertens
- Sorana Cîrstea
- Linda Nosková
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Sloane Stephens
- Dayana Yastremska
Other Renowned Unseeded Women’s Players
- Amanda Anisimova
- Paula Badosa
- Irina-Camelia Begu
- Lauren Davis
- Angelique Kerber
- Naomi Osaka
- Shelby Rogers
- Daria Saville
- Ashlyn Krueger
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Women’s Singles Wildcards
- Nuria Brancaccio
- Sara Errani
- Matilde Paoletti
- Giorgia Pedone
- Lucrezia Stefanini
- Martina Trevisan
Players Opting Out of the 2024 Italian Open
The following players will not be participating in this year’s Italian Open.
- Karolina Muchova
- Petra Kvitova
- Jessica Pegula
- Karolina Pliskova
Previous Italian Open Winners
Women’s Singles
- 2024: Iga Swiatek
- 2023: Elena Rybakina
- 2022: Iga Swiatek
- 2021: Iga Swiatek
- 2020: Not Held
- 2019: Karolina Pliskova
- 2018: Elina Svitolina
- 2017: Elina Svitolina
- 2016: Serena Williams
- 2015: Maria Sharapova
- 2014: Serena Williams
- 2013: Serena Williams
- 2012: Maria Sharapova
- 2011: Maria Sharapova
- 2010: Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
- 2009: Dinara Safina
- 2008: Jelena Jankovic
- 2007: Jelena Jankovic
- 2006: Martina Hingis
- 2005: Amelia Mauresmo
- 2004: Amelia Mauresmo
- 2003: Kim Clijsters
- 2002: Serena Williams
Men’s Singles
- 2024: Alexander Zverev
- 2023: Daniil Medvedev
- 2022: Novak Djokovic
- 2021: Rafael Nadal
- 2020: Not Held
- 2019: Rafael Nadal
- 2018: Rafael Nadal
- 2017: Alexander Zverev
- 2016: Andy Murray
- 2015: Novak Djokovic
- 2014: Novak Djokovic
- 2013: Rafael Nadal
- 2012: Rafael Nadal
- 2011: Novak Djokovic
- 2010: Rafael Nadal
- 2009: Rafael Nadal
- 2008: Novak Djokovic
- 2007: Rafael Nadal
- 2006: Rafael Nadal
- 2005: Rafael Nadal
- 2004: Carlos Moya
- 2003: Felix Mantilla
- 2002: Andre Agassi
What Happened in the 2024 Edition of the Italian Open?
It was Alexander Zverev who defied the odds to clinch the men’s singles title while Iga Swiatek continued to become a bigger force on clay as she grabbed the women’s singles tournament win.
Zverev faced a surprising opponent in the form of Nicolas Jarry in the final, winning 6-4, 7-5 against the Chilean to win the tournament for the first time in his career. This was after Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner had pulled out of the tournament because of fitness concerns and Novak Djokovic fell in the third round to Alejandro Tabilo.
Jarry had earlier beaten another pre-tournament favourite Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals.
Swiatek, who had come into this tournament as the winner of the Madrid Open from the previous week, crushed the second seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3 to lift the women’s crown.
It was just the third time in the history of women’s tennis that a player had won both, the Madrid Open and Italian Open. Swiatek joined an elite list of players in the form of Serena Williams and Dinara Safina.
The Polish player did not lose a single set in the entire tournament and the most number of games she lost in a match was eight, to Angelique Kerber in the fourth round.
What Happened in the 2023 Edition of the Italian Open?
Daniil Medvedev came away a surprise winner of the men’s singles draw at the Italian Open in 2023.
Surprise why you might ask? That’s because of his clear aversion to and a poor record on clay. He overcame Holger Rune in the final, winning 7-5, 7-5 to lift the trophy.
What definitely helped Medvedev was the quarterfinal ouster of Novak Djokovic, who fell in three sets to Rune and a straight-set loss for Carlos Alcaraz in the third round at the hands of Fabian Marozsan.
Medvedev did have to overcome Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the lead-up to the Rune meeting.
The women’s title was won by Elena Rybakina, who defeated Anhelina Kalinina in the final. Rybakina was up a set and led 1-0 in the second when Kalinina retired from the encounter because of fitness concerns.
Interestingly, this was the third win for Rybakina because of injuries to the opponent with Anna Kalinskaya and Iga Swiatek also retiring from their respective matches against the Kazakh.
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