ATP Madrid Masters 2025: Who is defending champion? When is the draw?

The fourth ATP Masters 1000 event of 2025 is about to get underway in Madrid, from April 23 – May 4.

Previous champions include Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Andre Agassi.

The event will be held at the Caja Magica in Manzanares Park, on red clay-courts. From 2002 until 2008, the event was held on indoor hard court and, in 2012, the event was held on rare blue clay.

What happened at the 2024 edition?

In the 2024 final, Andrey Rublev defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, having also beaten the previous year’s defending champion, Carlos Alcaraz, earlier in the tournament.

When will the draw be made?

The draw for the ATP singles tournament will be made on April 21, at 18:00 CET (local time).

How much is the prize money?

The men’s singles champion will receive €985,030, with the total prize money for the event standing at €8,055,385 – up from €7,877,020 in 2024.

How many ranking points are on offer?

The winner of the 2025 Madrid Masters will receive 1000 ATP ranking points, with the finalist gaining 650, and any semi-finalist adding 400 to their haul.

Who are the top seeds?

World No 2 Alexander Zverev will sit atop the draw as the top seed, with world No 1 Jannik Sinner unable to participate in the event due to his three-month suspension from professional tennis.

Carlos Alcaraz will headline the bottom half of the draw as the second seed. The Spaniard won the event in both 2022 and 2023.

Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic finish off the top four seeds as the third and fourth highest-ranked players at the Madrid Masters.

What are the key storylines?

Novak Djokovic is in search of an elusive 100^th ATP singles title, having reached the final of the Shanghai Masters in 2024 and the Miami Open event in 2025 – losing both.

At the Monte-Carlo Masters event, the Serb lost to Alejandro Tabilo 6-3, 6-4.

“I was hoping it was not going to happen, but it was quite a high probability I’m going to play this way,” stated Djokovic.

“I don’t know. Just horrible. Horrible feeling to play this way, and just sorry for all the people that have to witness this.

“I expected myself at least to have put a decent performance. Not like this. It was horrible.”

Additionally, Alcaraz – who is a two-time winner at the event – will be seeking to rebound from a heartbreaking loss to Holger Rune in the final of the Barcelona Open, where he looked hindered by a leg injury.