Italian Open 2026: Preview, draws, player list, UK times and how to watch live

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 2026?

The women’s draws at the Italian Open gets underway on Tuesday 5 May, while the men’s draws are set to start from Wednesday 6 May.

The event will run until finals weekend on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 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 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: Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
• Men’s singles: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
• Women’s doubles: Sara Errani (ITA) & Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
• Men’s doubles: Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) & Mate Pavic (CRO)

When is the Italian Open 2026 draw?

Information on the draw will be available soon. Keep up with the latest draw updates on the link below:

Women's draws

Men's draws

Which British tennis players will be competing at the Italian Open 2026?

Singles

British No.3 Katie Boulter will be hoping to continue her promising start to the clay court season – reaching the quarter-finals in Rouen and picking up a victory at the Mutua Madrid Open.

While admitting that clay isn’t her favourite surface, Boulter has made strong progress in the last couple of years – winning the WTA 125 Paris in 2025 – and is playing with confidence ahead of Rome and Roland Garros.

British No.1 Emma Raducanu is on the entry list for the Italian Open, but hasn’t played since Indian Wells in March due to illness.

Cam Norrie has had a solid start to 2026 so far – reaching the third round at the Australian Open, quarter-finals at Indian Wells and Barcelona, and regaining the British No.1 title.

The two-time ATP title-winner on clay made the fourth round in Rome back in 2023 and will be hoping for another strong run ahead of the second Grand Slam of the year.

Jack Draper also features on the Rome Masters entry list but is currently dealing with an injury sustained in Barcelona.

If he’s ready to play, he’ll look to gain some valuable match time on court before Roland Garros gets underway.

Jacob Fearnley, Jan Choinski, Jack Pinnington Jones and Billy Harris could also be set for the qualifying entry lists for the Italian Open this year.

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 Joe 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 2026

You can watch live coverage of all the action at the Italian Open exclusively on Sky Sports 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.