Last Updated on April 16, 2023
The Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell is an ATP 500 tennis tournament that will take place on the clay courts at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
The Real Club de Tenis Barcelona – 1899 is a private tennis club in Barcelona, Spain, with 18 clay courts, including a stadium court with a capacity of 8,400 and a show court for 2,000 spectators. The club renamed its center court to “Pista Rafa Nadal” in 2017, in honor of the renowned tennis player Rafael Nadal.
The 2023 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell also known as the Torneo Godó is the 70 edition of the tournament. It will take place from 17 to 23 April 2023.
ATP Barcelona Open Prize Money
The prize pool for the ATP Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell has increased for the 2023 tennis season. The total prize money came to – €2,722,480, up 2.3% from the 2022 season. The champion in Barcelona will receive just over 17% of that amount, €477,795 if he wins the trophy. The runner-up will also receive a handsome reward of €254,825 for his efforts. After the semifinals, the prize pool decreases significantly: the two losers in this round will each receive €132,190. Those eliminated in the quarterfinals will receive €69,020 for their efforts. Losers in the first round will receive €10,615.
The below tables give you a full breakdown of prize money for the ATP 500 event in Barcelona this year.
Singles
Doubles
Barcelona Open Prize Money History
ATP Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Entry List Will Be Headed By Carlos Alcaraz
The event will feature the participation of notable figures of Spanish tennis such as Carlos Alcaraz, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Roberto Bautista Agut, and others.
In singles, the trophy will be contested by 48 athletes, while 16 will take part in the doubles event. The top seeds are the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The last event in 2022 was won by Carlos Alcaraz, beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final. A Spanish tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz, will defend his title this year.
Seeds:
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Carlos Alcaraz | 2 | 1 |
| GRE | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3 | 2 |
| NOR | Casper Ruud | 4 | 3 |
| ITA | Jannik Sinner | 8 | 4 |
| USA | Frances Tiafoe | 11 | 5 |
| Karen Khachanov | 12 | 6 | |
| GBR | Cameron Norrie | 14 | 7 |
| AUS | Alex de Minaur | 19 | 8 |
| ITA | Lorenzo Musetti | 21 | 9 |
| ESP | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 24 | 10 |
| BUL | Grigor Dimitrov | 25 | 11 |
| GBR | Dan Evans | 28 | 12 |
| ESP | Roberto Bautista Agut | 29 | 13 |
| CAN | Denis Shapovalov | 30 | 14 |
| ARG | Francisco Cerúndolo | 33 | 15 |
| JPN | Yoshihito Nishioka | 36 | 16 |
Other players:
- Diego Schwartzman
- Emil Ruusuvuori
- Ben Shelton
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Mikael Ymer
- Mackenzie McDonald
- Alexander Bublik
- Yibing Wu
- Nicolas Jarry
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Nuno Borges
- Pedro Cachin
- Jason Kubler
- Ilya Ivashka
- Jaume Munar
- David Goffin
- Daniel Elahi Galan
- Alexander Shevchenko
- Emilio Gomez
- (WC) Feliciano Lopez
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ATP Barcelona Open: History Of The Competition
The ATP Barcelona has been hosting tennis players since 1953, with Count Carlos de Godot Valls playing a key role in its formation. After the Royal Tennis Complex opened, which he led, de Godo Valls suggested the idea of an international tournament and even had a silver cup made by jeweler Soler Cabot. The Spanish tournament later joined the Grand Prix series during the open era.
Initially held in the summer, the ATP Barcelona moved to the spring season in 1954, becoming part of the Spring Clay Season, which culminates with Roland Garros. However, changes in the calendar during the Open Era forced the event to be moved to the fall.
The Spanish Tennis Federation granted the tournament the status of the International Championship of Spain, opening it to both amateurs and professionals in 1970. The competition reached a new level in 1980, attracting top players such as Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, and Guillermo Vilas.
After being placed in the second category of the ATP Championship Series, the tournament returned to the spring calendar in 1990. In recent years, it has been officially known as the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, with the bank sponsoring the event. Banc Sabadell is the fifth largest bank in Spain and has branches in Mexico and the UK, focusing on small and medium-sized businesses.
ATP Barcelona Open Ranking Points
The below tables give you a full breakdown of ranking points across the ATP 500 event in Barcelona.
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