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Madrid had more spectators in 2016
244.660 spectators in Madrid in 2016! Little decrease for Indian Wells; Rome and Monte Carlo the weakest events
Tennis - The Spanish tournament increases of 23.000 spectators compared to 2015. ..
Tennis Stories  19 May 2016 - 04:30 / by Gatto Luigi
The first half of the 2016 season is almost behind us and it's time to make a comparison for the number of the spectators in the main tournaments. The first Grand Slam event of the Season, Australian Open, leads the "list" with 720.000 people (record, +17.000 than 2015).
Indian Wells does not improve the record of the last year (456.000) and drops a little bit, there were around 410.000 people in 2016 (only in 2015 the number was higher).

Monte Carlo is the "weakest" tournament not having the Night session and smaller amount of people at the stadiums for a total amount of 135.652 spectators in the clay-courts event.

Madrid upsets everyone: despite the complaints of the tournament director Ion Tiriac, A total of 244,660 spectators visited the Caja Magica, which is an increase of 23,274 spectators compared to 2015 and of more than 43,000 spectators compared to 2014.

Rome improves its record, 205.000, but confirms to be one step behind when compared than others 1000s events.