ATP Masters Series

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The ATP Masters Series is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe and North America. The tournaments are mandatory for the top male players on the professional circuit. The series began after the ATP took over the running of the men's tour in 1990, and was originally known as the Mercedes-Benz Super 9 series, and then the Tennis Masters Series, before adopting its present name. All the tournaments in the series had existed for some years before the Super 9 series was launched and were considered to be among the most prestigious events on the tour. Results in the Tennis Masters Series events earn players more world ranking points than regular tournaments, though not as many as Grand Slam events or the year-end Tennis Masters Cup.

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[edit] Tournaments

The locations of the nine tournaments are somewhat fixed, although recently there have been some changes. The nine tournaments – in calendar order – are:

Tournament Also currently known as Location Began Court surface Official website
Indian Wells Masters Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, California, USA 1976 outdoor hard http://www.pacificlifeopen.com/
Miami Masters Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, Florida, USA 1984 outdoor hard http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/
Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco 1897 outdoor clay http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/
Rome Masters Internazionali d'Italia Rome, Italy 1930 outdoor clay http://www.internazionaliditalia.it/
Hamburg Masters Hamburg, Germany 1892 outdoor clay http://www.amrothenbaum.de/
Canada Masters Rogers Cup Montreal / Toronto, Canada 1881 outdoor hard http://www.rogerscupmen.com/
Cincinnati Masters Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Mason, Ohio, USA 1899 outdoor hard http://www.cincytennis.com/
Madrid Masters Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid Madrid, Spain 2002 indoor hard http://www.tennis-masters-madrid.com/
Paris Masters BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France 1986 indoor carpet http://www.bnpparibasmasters.org/

The series is followed by the year-end Tennis Masters Cup, played only by the eight top players in the year-end singles rankings. The location of this season-ending tournament varies. From 2005 through 2008 it is being played in Shanghai, China.

[edit] Results

[edit] 2000

Tournament Winner-Winner-Winner-Wi Runner-up-Runner-up-Run Score-Score-Score-Score
Indian Wells Àlex Corretja Spain Thomas Enqvist Sweden 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
Miami Pete Sampras United States Gustavo Kuerten Brazil 6-1, 6-72, 7-65, 7-68
Monte Carlo Cédric Pioline France Dominik Hrbatý Slovakia 6-3, 7-63, 7-66
Rome Magnus Norman Sweden Gustavo Kuerten Brazil 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Hamburg Gustavo Kuerten Brazil Marat Safin Russia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-63
Toronto Marat Safin Russia Harel Levy Israel 6-3, 6-2
Cincinnati Thomas Enqvist Sweden Tim Henman United Kingdom 7-65, 6-4
Stuttgart Wayne Ferreira South Africa Lleyton Hewitt Australia 7-66,3-6, 6-75, 7-62, 6-2
Paris Marat Safin Russia Mark Philippoussis Australia 3-6, 7-67, 6-4, 3-6, 7-68

[edit] 2001

Tournament Winner-Winner-Winner-Wi Runner-up-Runner-up-Run Score-Score-Score-Score
Indian Wells Andre Agassi United States Pete Sampras United States 7-65, 7-5, 6-1
Miami Andre Agassi United States Jan-Michael Gambill United States 7-64, 6-1, 6-0
Monte Carlo Gustavo Kuerten Brazil Hicham Arazi Morocco 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
Rome Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain Gustavo Kuerten Brazil 3-6, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Hamburg Albert Portas Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain 4-6, 6-2, 0-6, 7-65, 7-5
Montreal Andrei Pavel Romania Patrick Rafter Australia 7-63, 2-6, 6-3
Cincinnati Gustavo Kuerten Brazil Patrick Rafter Australia 6-1, 6-3
Stuttgart Tommy Haas Germany Max Mirnyi Belarus 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
Paris Sébastien Grosjean France Yevgeny Kafelnikov Russia 7-63, 6-1, 6-75, 6-4

[edit] 2002

Tournament Winner-Winner-Winner-Wi Runner-up-Runner-up-Run Score-Score-Score-Score
Indian Wells Lleyton Hewitt Australia Tim Henman United Kingdom 6-1, 6-2
Miami Andre Agassi United States Roger Federer Switzerland 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Monte Carlo Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain Carlos Moyà Spain 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
Rome Andre Agassi United States Tommy Haas Germany 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
Hamburg Roger Federer Switzerland Marat Safin Russia 6-1, 6-3, 6-4
Toronto Guillermo Cañas Argentina Andy Roddick United States 6-4, 7-5
Cincinnati Carlos Moyà Spain Lleyton Hewitt Australia 7-5, 7-65
Madrid Andre Agassi United States Jiří Novák Czech Republic W/O
Paris Marat Safin Russia Lleyton Hewitt Australia 7-64, 6-0, 6-4

[edit] 2003

Tournament Winner-Winner-Winner-Wi Runner-up-Runner-up-Run Score-Score-Score-Score
Indian Wells Lleyton Hewitt Australia Gustavo Kuerten Brazil 6-1, 6-1
Miami Andre Agassi United States Carlos Moyà Spain 6-3, 6-3
Monte Carlo Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain Guillermo Coria Argentina 6-2, 6-2
Rome Félix Mantilla Spain Roger Federer Switzerland 7-5, 6-2, 7-68
Hamburg Guillermo Coria Argentina Agustín Calleri Argentina 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Montreal Andy Roddick United States David Nalbandian Argentina 6-1, 6-3
Cincinnati Andy Roddick United States Mardy Fish United States 4-6, 7-63, 7-64
Madrid Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain Nicolás Massú Chile 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
Paris Tim Henman United Kingdom Andrei Pavel Romania 6-2, 7-66, 7-62

[edit] 2004

Tournament Winner-Winner-Winner-Wi Runner-up-Runner-up-Run Score-Score-Score-Score
Indian Wells Roger Federer Switzerland Tim Henman United Kingdom 6-3, 6-3
Miami Andy Roddick United States Guillermo Coria Argentina 6-72, 6-3, 6-1, RET
Monte Carlo Guillermo Coria Argentina Rainer Schüttler Germany 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
Rome Carlos Moyà Spain David Nalbandian Argentina 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
Hamburg Roger Federer Switzerland Guillermo Coria Argentina 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
Toronto Roger Federer Switzerland Andy Roddick United States 7-5, 6-3
Cincinnati Andre Agassi United States Lleyton Hewitt Australia 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Madrid Marat Safin Russia David Nalbandian Argentina 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
Paris Marat Safin Russia Radek Štěpánek Czech Republic 6-3, 7-65, 6-3

[edit] 2005

Tournament Winner-Winner-Winner-Wi Runner-up-Runner-up-Run Score-Score-Score-Score
Indian Wells Roger Federer Switzerland Lleyton Hewitt Australia 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
Miami Roger Federer Switzerland Rafael Nadal Spain 2-6, 6-74, 7-65, 6-3, 6-1
Monte Carlo Rafael Nadal Spain Guillermo Coria Argentina 6-3, 6-1, 0-6, 7-5
Rome Rafael Nadal Spain Guillermo Coria Argentina 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-66 1
Hamburg Roger Federer Switzerland Richard Gasquet France 6-3, 7-5, 7-64
Montreal Rafael Nadal Spain Andre Agassi United States 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Cincinnati Roger Federer Switzerland Andy Roddick United States 6-3, 7-5
Madrid Rafael Nadal Spain Ivan Ljubičić Croatia 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-63
Paris Tomáš Berdych Czech Republic Ivan Ljubičić Croatia 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4

[edit] 2006

Tournament Winner-Winner-Winner-Wi Runner-up-Runner-up-Run Score-Score-Score-Score
Indian Wells Roger Federer Switzerland James Blake United States 7-5, 6-3, 6-0
Miami Roger Federer Switzerland Ivan Ljubičić Croatia 7-65, 7-64, 7-66
Monte Carlo Rafael Nadal Spain Roger Federer Switzerland 6-2, 6-72, 6-3, 7-65
Rome Rafael Nadal Spain Roger Federer Switzerland 6-70, 7-65, 6-4, 2-6, 7-65
Hamburg Tommy Robredo Spain Radek Štěpánek Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
Toronto Roger Federer Switzerland Richard Gasquet France 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Cincinnati Andy Roddick United States Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain 6-3, 6-4
Madrid Roger Federer Switzerland Fernando González Chile 7-5, 6-1, 6-0
Paris Nikolay Davydenko Russia Dominik Hrbatý Slovakia 6-1 6-2 6-2

[edit] Winners by tournament (1990 to present)

Indian Wells
United States
Miami
United States
Mt. Carlo
Monaco
Rome
Italy
Hamburg
Germany
Canada
Canada
Cincinnati
United States
Madrid2
Spain
Paris
France
06 Federer (9/12) Federer (10/12) Nadal (5/6) Nadal (6/6) Robredo Federer (11/12) Roddick (4/4) Federer (12/12) Davydenko
05 Federer (5/12) Federer (6/12) Nadal (1/6) Nadal (2/6) Federer (7/12) Nadal (3/6) Federer (8/12) Nadal (4/6) Berdych
04 Federer (2/12) Roddick (3/4) Coria (2/2) Moyà (3/3) Federer (3/12) Federer (4/12) Agassi (17/17) Safin (4/5) Safin (5/5)
03 Hewitt (2/2) Agassi (16/17) Ferrero (3/4) Mantilla Coria (1/2) Roddick (1/4) Roddick (2/4) Ferrero (4/4) Henman
02 Hewitt (1/2) Agassi (13/17) Ferrero (2/4) Agassi (14/17) Federer (1/12) Cañas Moyà (2/3) Agassi (15/17) Safin (3/5)
01 Agassi (11/17) Agassi (12/17) Kuerten (4/5) Ferrero (1/4) Portas Pavel Kuerten (5/5) Haas Grosjean
00 Corretja (2/2) Sampras (11/11) Pioline Norman Kuerten (3/5) Safin (1/5) Enqvist (3/3) Ferreira (2/2) Safin (2/5)
99 Philippoussis Krajicek (2/2) Kuerten (1/5) Kuerten (2/5) Ríos (5/5) Johansson Sampras (10/11) Enqvist (2/3) Agassi (10/17)
98 Ríos (2/5) Ríos (3/5) Moyà (1/3) Ríos (4/5) Costa Rafter (1/2) Rafter (2/2) Krajicek (1/2) Rusedski
97 Chang (7/7) Muster (8/8) Ríos (1/5) Corretja (1/2) Medvedev (4/4) Woodruff Sampras (8/11) Korda Sampras (9/11)
96 Chang (6/7) Agassi (8/17) Muster (6/8) Muster (7/8) Carretero Ferreira (1/2) Agassi (9/17) Becker (5/5) Enqvist (1/3)
95 Sampras (6/11) Agassi (5/17) Muster (3/8) Muster (4/8) Medvedev (3/4) Agassi (6/17) Agassi (7/17) Muster (5/8) Sampras (7/11)
94 Sampras (3/11) Sampras (4/11) Medvedev (1/4) Sampras (5/11) Medvedev (2/4) Agassi (3/17) Chang (5/7) Becker (4/5) Agassi (4/17)
93 Courier (4/5) Sampras (2/11) Bruguera (2/2) Courier (5/5) Stich (1/2) Pernfors Chang (4/7) Stich (2/2) Ivanišević (2/2)
92 Chang (2/7) Chang (3/7) Muster (2/8) Courier (3/5) Edberg (4/4) Agassi (2/17) Sampras (1/11) Ivanišević (1/2) Becker (3/5)
91 Courier (1/5) Courier (2/5) Bruguera (1/2) Sánchez Nováček Chesnokov (2/2) Forget (1/2) Becker (2/5) Forget (2/2)
90 Edberg (1/4) Agassi (1/17) Chesnokov (1/2) Muster (1/8) Aguilera Chang (1/7) Edberg (2/4) Becker (1/5) Edberg (3/4)

[edit] Singles Titles Champions Matrix (3+)

Active players in bold.
Since 1990:

# Player In Mi Mo Ro Ha Ca Ci Ma Pa # Winning span
1 Andre Agassi (USA) 1 6 - 1 - 3 3 1 2 17 1990-2004 (15)
2 Roger Federer (SUI) 3 2 - - 3 2 1 1 - 12 2002-2006 (5)
3 Pete Sampras (USA) 2 3 - 1 - - 3 - 2 11 1992-2000 (9)
4 Thomas Muster (AUT) - 1 3 3 - - - 1 - 8 1990-1997 (8)
5 Michael Chang (USA) 3 1 - - - 1 2 - - 7 1990-1997 (8)
6 Rafael Nadal (ESP) - - 2 2 - 1 - 1 - 6 2005-2006 (2)
7 Jim Courier (USA) 2 1 - 2 - - - - - 5 1991-1993 (3)
Boris Becker (GER) - - - - - - - 4 1 5 1990-1996 (7)
Marcelo Ríos (CHI) 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - 5 1997-1999 (3)
Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) - - 2 1 1 - 1 - - 5 1999-2001 (3)
Marat Safin (RUS) - - - - - 1 - 1 3 5 2000-2004 (5)
12 Stefan Edberg (SWE) 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 4 1990-1992 (3)
Andrei Medvedev (UKR) - - 1 - 3 - - - - 4 1994-1997 (4)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - - 2 1 - - - 1 - 4 2001-2004 (4)
Andy Roddick (USA) - 1 - - - 1 2 - - 4 2003-2006 (4)
16 Thomas Enqvist (SWE) - - - - - - 1 1 1 3 1996-2000 (5)
Carlos Moyà (ESP) - - 1 1 - - 1 - - 3 1998-2004 (7)

[edit] Records & trivia

Winners of the "Indian Wells - Miami double": 2: Federer (2005, 2006)
Courier (1991)
Chang (1992)
Sampras (1994)
Ríos (1998)
Agassi (2001)
Winners of the "Canada - Cincinnati double": Agassi (1995)
Rafter (1998)
Roddick (2003)
Winners of the "Madrid - Paris double" (the Indoor double): Safin (2004)
Winners of the 4 AMS tournaments on outdoor hardcourt:
(the 4 North American AMS tournaments)
Chang (Canada '90, Indian Wells & Miami '92, Cincinnati '93)
Agassi (Miami '90, Canada '92, Cincinnati '95, Indian Wells '01)
Federer (Indian Wells '04, Canada '04, Miami '05, Cincinnati '05)
Winners of the 3 AMS tournaments on clay: Ríos (Monte Carlo '97, Rome '98, Hamburg '99)
Kuerten (Monte Carlo '99, Rome '99, Hamburg '00)
Winners of the AMS tournaments on the three surfaces
(out-/indoor hard, outdoor clay, indoor carpet)
Edberg (Indian Wells '90, Paris '90, Hamburg '92)
Sampras (Cincinnati '92, Rome '94, Paris '95)
Agassi (Miami '90, Paris '94, Rome '02)
Most overall victories: 17: Agassi
Most overall finals: 23: Agassi (W/L: 17/6)
Most titles at one tournament: 6: Agassi (Miami '90, '95, '96, '01, '02, '03)
Most consecutive wins at one tournament: 3: Agassi (Miami '01, '02, '03),
3: Federer (Indian Wells '04, '05, '06)
Most different tournaments won: 7: Agassi
Most tournaments won in 1 season: 4: Federer (2005, 2006)
4: Nadal (2005)
Most finals reached in 1 season (2000-) : 6: Federer (2006)
Most consecutive matches won: 29: Federer (2005-06)
Longest winning span: 14 years: Agassi (1990-2004)

[edit] Notes

Note 1: The final of the 2005 Rome Masters between Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Argentine Guillermo Coria marked the longest final of the Open Era (since 1968): 5 hrs. and 14 mins, with 18-year old Nadal prevailing. The 2006 final produced another classic, 5 hrs. and 5 mins long, with Nadal defeating Federer.

Note 2: The 8th Masters Series tournament has had a very turbulent history. It was played in Stockholm from 1990 to 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart in 1996 to 2001, before moving to its current location in Madrid in 2002.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

ATP Masters Series Tournaments
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