Tennis Prize Money for 2012 Italian Open (INTERNAZIONALI BNL d’ITALIA)

How much prize money and ranking points will the tennis players earn for the 2012 INTERNAZIONALI BNL d’ITALIA tennis tournament? The event held in Rome is one of the more prestigious tennis clay court tournaments in the ATP and WTA calendar. The top players are participating in the event drawing an elite field that is led by world no. 1 players Novak Djokovic of Serbia for the ATP tour and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus for the WTA tour. The men's singles champion will earn €460,260 while the women's singles champion will earn €350,000 in prize money. Djokovic and world no. 2 Maria Sharapova are defending the titles they won in 2011.

Below is a breakdown of prize money and ranking points by round for the 2012 INTERNAZIONALI BNL d’ITALIA. As of May 12, Djokovic and Azarenka lead the year-to-date prize money rankings on the ATP and WTA tours respectively. The record holders in terms of career prize money in tennis are Roger Federer and Serena Williams. Both record holders are also in the 2012 singles draw and are also strong contenders to lift the championship trophy in Rome. The title sponsor for the tournament is the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro. Other official sponsors include global companies such as Rolex, FedEx, Ford, Emirates, Ricoh, Sergio Tacchini, and Sony Ericsson.

2012 INTERNAZIONALI BNL d’ITALIA: MAIN DRAW SINGLES - ATP
Category: ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Place: Rome, Italy
Date: 13.05.2012-20.05.2012| Draw Size: S-56 D-24
Surface: Clay | Prize Money: € 2,427,975

Points/Prize Money (Singles)
Points Prize €
W 1,000 460,260
F 600 225,680
SF 360 113,580
QF 180 57,755
R16 90 30,000
R32 45 15,810
R56 10 8,535
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Q 25
Q3 0 0
Q2 16 1,965
Q1 0 1,000

Points/Prize Money (Doubles)
Points Prize €
W 1,000 142,500
F 600 69,780
SF 360 35,000
QF 180 17,970
R16 9,290
R24 4,900

2012 INTERNAZIONALI BNL d’ITALIA: MAIN DRAW SINGLES - WTA
Rome, Italy May 14 - 20, 2012
Red Clay | WTA Premier - $ 2,166,400

Points WTA & Prize Money
Women’s Singles Matches / Women’s Doubles Matches
Round Points Singles Prize € Doubles Prize €
W 900 350,000 100,000
F 620 175,000 50,000
SF 395 87,500 25,000
QF 225 40,000 12,500
R16 125 20,000 6,250
R32 70 10,275 3,170
R64 1 5,400
Q 30 ---
Q2 20 2,900
Q1 1 1,500