The Mutua Madrid Open 2026 will open on Tuesday, April 21, and run through Sunday, May 3, bringing an ATP Masters 1000 and a WTA 1000 event back to clay in the heart of the European season. The women’s singles first round is set for about 11:00 peninsular time on April 21, with the men’s first round following on Wednesday, April 22.
That schedule gives Madrid another long run as one of tennis’s busiest stops, with qualifying beginning Monday, April 20, and the men’s second round starting Friday, April 24, at 11:00. The women’s round of 16 is scheduled for Monday, April 27, before the men’s round of 16 on Tuesday, April 28 and the men’s quarterfinals on Wednesday, April 29 at 13:00.
The field is already missing two of the sport’s biggest draws. Carlos Alcaraz is ruled out because of injury, and Novak Djokovic is also out with an injury, while Jannik Sinner’s participation remains in doubt. That leaves the tournament with a different look before a ball is even struck, even as Aryna Sabalenka returns as the defending women’s champion and can chase a first straight title run in Madrid.
The rest of the calendar is packed into six straight days of late-stage matches. The women’s semifinals are set for Thursday, April 30, followed by the men’s singles semifinals and the men’s and women’s doubles semifinals on Friday, May 1 at 13:30. The women’s doubles final and women’s singles final will be played on Saturday, May 2, and the tournament closes on Sunday, May 3 with the women’s doubles final and the men’s singles final.
Spain is set to remain the main stage of world tennis for much of that stretch, with Madrid carrying the weight of the clay-court season while the Conde de Godó final is being played in Barcelona. The source information does not include a full draw, but it does make clear that Madrid will ask the remaining contenders to fill a gap left by the injuries at the top and by the uncertainty around Sinner. For Sabalenka, the path is simpler to describe than to finish: one more title would give her a chance to do in Madrid what she has not yet done there, win it back to back.