Madrid Open 2022- Highlights
The 2022 Madrid Open was a professional tennis tournament that was organized from 28th April to 8th Amy 2022. It was played on the outdoor clay courts at Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain. This tournament was sponsored by Mutua, the largest insurance company of Spain.
The recently played tournament is which edition of this tournament?
This was the 20th edition of this tournament on the ATP Tour. On the WTA Tour, it is this tournament’s 13th edition.
What was this tournament classified as?
This tournament was classified as:
- WTA 1000 event under the 2022 WTA Tour
- ATP Tour Masters 1000 event under the 2022 ATP Tour
Who are the winners of the Madrid Open 2022?
- Men’s Singles- Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) won after defeating Alexander Zverev (Germany).
- Women’s Singles- Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) won after defeating Jessica Pegula (USA).
- Men’s Doubles- Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands) and Neal Skupski (United Kingdom) won after defeating Juan Sebastián Cabal (Colombia) and Robert Farah (Colombia).
- Women’s Doubles- Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) and Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) won after defeating Desirae Krawczyk (USA) and Demi Schuurs (Netherlands)
What is ATP Tour Masters 1000?
The ATP Masters 1000 tournament was earlier known as ATP Masters Series. It is a nine-tennis tournament that is held annually featuring all the top-ranked players. After the four majors, in men’s tournaments, the ATP Finals, and the ATP Masters are the most coveted trophies.
Who holds the most titles in the ATP Tour Masters series?
- Singles tournament- Novak Djokovic has the most titles with 37 trophies since the series began in the year 1990. In 2018, he won the titles of all nine Masters singles tournaments and became the only player to achieve the Career Golden Masters. In the year 2020, he again completed the Career Golden Masters.
- Doubles Tournament- The Bryan brothers Bob and Mike have won the doubles titles 39 times as a team. They and Daniel Nestor are the only doubles players to have achieved the Career Golden Masters in the doubles tournaments.
What is the WTA 1000 tournament?
It is a tennis tournament category in the Women’s Tennis Association tour. The earlier Premier 5 and the WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments were merged into a single event and since 2021 it is being implemented after the schedules reorganization.
Who holds the most titles in the WTA 1000 tournaments?
Most titles have been won by Serena Williams (23 Titles).
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Sports Current Affairs