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The Canada Masters, currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is an ATP Masters Series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour. The women's competition is a Tier 1 event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The two competitions are currently held in separate weeks in the July-August period. The events alternate from year-to-year between the cities of Montreal and Toronto. In odd-numbered years, the men's tournament is held in Montréal, while the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and vice-versa in even-numbered years. The competition is played on hard courts. The defending champions are Novak Đoković and Justine Henin, who will not be able to defend her title after deciding to retire from the WTA race in April 2008.
[edit] History
The event has a long history. The men's tournament began in 1881, and the women's competition was first held in 1892. Of the major tennis tournaments in the world today, only Wimbledon and the US Open have been around as long.
[edit] Event titles
| Years |
Men's event title |
Women's event title |
| 1881 - 1967 |
Canadian Championships |
Canadian Championships |
| 1968 - 1996 |
Canadian Open |
Canadian Open |
| 1997 - 2000 |
du Maurier Open |
du Maurier Open |
| 2001 - 2004 |
Tennis Masters Canada |
Rogers AT&T Cup |
| 2005 - present |
Rogers Cup |
Rogers Cup |
Currently, the Toronto tournament is held at the Rexall Centre and "presented" by American Express; the Montreal tournament is held at the Stade Uniprix and "presented" by National Bank of Canada.
Lendl Loving Canada - Ivan Lendl had some of the best success ever in Canada, reaching the final nine times and walking away with titles in 1980, '81, '83, '87, '88 and '89.
[edit] Past results
[edit] Men's Singles finals (since 1970)
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score in final |
| 2007 |
 Novak Djokovic |
 Roger Federer |
7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2) |
| 2006 |
Roger Federer |
 Richard Gasquet |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2005 |
 Rafael Nadal |
 Andre Agassi |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 2004 |
Roger Federer |
Andy Roddick |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 2003 |
Andy Roddick |
 David Nalbandian |
6-1, 6-3 |
| 2002 |
Guillermo Canas |
Andy Roddick |
6-4, 7-5 |
| 2001 |
 Andrei Pavel |
 Patrick Rafter |
7-6, 2-6, 6-3 |
| 2000 |
 Marat Safin |
 Harel Levy |
6-2, 6-3 |
| 1999 |
 Thomas Johansson |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
1-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1998 |
Patrick Rafter |
 Richard Krajicek |
7-6, 6-4 |
| 1997 |
Chris Woodruff |
 Gustavo Kuerten |
7-5, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1996 |
 Wayne Ferreira |
Todd Woodbridge |
6-2, 6-4 |
| 1995 |
Andre Agassi |
Pete Sampras |
3-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1994 |
Andre Agassi |
Jason Stoltenberg |
6-4, 6-4 |
| 1993 |
Mikael Pernfors |
Todd Martin |
2-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1992 |
Andre Agassi |
Ivan Lendl |
3-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1991 |
 Andrei Chesnokov |
 Petr Korda |
3-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1990 |
Michael Chang |
Jay Berger |
4-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 1989 |
Ivan Lendl |
John McEnroe |
6-1, 6-3 |
| 1988 |
Ivan Lendl |
Kevin Curren |
7-6, 6-2 |
| 1987 |
Ivan Lendl |
Stefan Edberg |
6-4, 7-6 |
| 1986 |
 Boris Becker |
Stefan Edberg |
6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1985 |
John McEnroe |
Ivan Lendl |
7-5, 6-3 |
| 1984 |
John McEnroe |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6-0, 6-3 |
| 1983 |
Ivan Lendl |
Anders Järryd |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 1982 |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
Ivan Lendl |
4-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1981 |
Ivan Lendl |
Eliot Teltscher |
6-3, 6-2 |
| 1980 |
Ivan Lendl |
Björn Borg |
4-6, 5-4 (retired) |
| 1979 |
Björn Borg |
John McEnroe |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 1978 |
Eddie Dibbs |
José-Luis Clerc |
5-7, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1977 |
Jeff Borowiak |
 Jaime Fillol Sr. |
6-0, 6-1 |
| 1976 |
Guillermo Vilas |
 Wojtek Fibak |
6-4, 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1975 |
 Manuel Orantes |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png) Ilie Năstase |
7-6, 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1974 |
Guillermo Vilas |
Manuel Orantes |
6-4, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1973 |
Tom Okker |
Manuel Orantes |
6-3, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1972 |
Ilie Năstase |
 Andrew Pattison |
6-4, 6-3 |
| 1971 |
John Newcombe |
Tom Okker |
7-6, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 |
| 1970 |
Rod Laver |
 Roger Taylor |
6-0, 4-6, 6-3 |
[edit] Men's Singles champions (before 1970)
[edit] Women's Singles finals (since 1980)
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score in final |
| 2007 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png) Justine Henin |
Jelena Jankovic |
7–6(3), 7–5 |
| 2006 |
Ana Ivanovic |
Martina Hingis |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 2005 |
Kim Clijsters |
Justine Henin-Hardenne |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 2004 |
Amelie Mauresmo |
Elena Likhovtseva |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 2003 |
Justine Henin-Hardenne |
Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
6-1, 6-0 |
| 2002 |
Amélie Mauresmo |
Jennifer Capriati |
6-4, 6-1 |
| 2001 |
Serena Williams |
Jennifer Capriati |
6-1, 6-7, 6-3 |
| 2000 |
Martina Hingis |
Serena Williams |
0-6, 6-3, 3-0 (retired) |
| 1999 |
Martina Hingis |
Monica Seles |
6-4, 6-4 |
| 1998 |
Monica Seles |
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario |
6-3, 6-2 |
| 1997 |
Monica Seles |
Anke Huber |
6-2, 6-4 |
| 1996 |
Monica Seles |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6-1, 7-6 |
| 1995 |
Monica Seles |
Amanda Coetzer |
6-0, 6-1 |
| 1994 |
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
Steffi Graf |
7-5, 1-6, 7-6 |
| 1993 |
Steffi Graf |
Jennifer Capriati |
6-1, 0-6, 6-3 |
| 1992 |
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
 Monica Seles |
6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1991 |
Jennifer Capriati |
 Katerina Maleeva |
6-2, 6-3 |
| 1990 |
Steffi Graf |
Katerina Maleeva |
6-1, 6-7, 6-3 |
| 1989 |
Martina Navrátilová |
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 1988 |
Gabriela Sabatini |
Natasha Zvereva |
6-1, 6-2 |
| 1987 |
Pam Shriver |
Zina Garrison |
6-4, 6-1 |
| 1986 |
Helena Suková |
Pam Shriver |
6-2, 7-5 |
| 1985 |
Chris Evert-Lloyd |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
6-2, 6-4 |
| 1984 |
Chris Evert-Lloyd |
Alycia Moulton |
6-2, 7-6 |
| 1983 |
Martina Navrátilová |
Chris Evert-Lloyd |
6-4, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 1982 |
Martina Navrátilová |
Andrea Jaeger |
6-3, 7-5 |
| 1981 |
Tracy Austin |
Chris Evert-Lloyd |
6-1, 6-4 |
| 1980 |
Chris Evert-Lloyd |
Virginia Ruzici |
6-3, 6-1 |
[edit] Women's Singles champions (before 1980)
[edit] Doubles champions (since 1982)
[edit] Future
Starting in 2009, the Rogers Cup will become a "1000-level" series event, replacing the Masters Series title. As a "1000-level" event, the Rogers Cup will attract a mandatory player field and is backed by new rules and sanctions. The women's tournament will also go under major changes, that will improve player turnout, by adding player fines and suspensions just to name a few. Player turnout has been an ongoing problem for both the Rogers Cup and the WTA. In 2011, the Rogers Cup will go under another major transformation, that will make both the men's and women's tournaments run in the same week.
[edit] External links
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Ladislav Legenstein
Reynaldo Garrido
Robert Bédard
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Paul Bennett
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