ATP Champions Tour
The "ATP Champions Tour" is a men's tennis tour intended for former tennis professionals, who have since retired from mainstream professional tennis touring (The ATP). The Tour brings together many of the greatest tennis players in history for nostalgic, competitive and entertaining tournaments in cities in all five continents around the world. For a player to be eligible for play on this tour, he must be in the year of his 35th birthday or have been retired from the ATP World Tour for two years or more. Each player must have been either a world #1, a Grand Slam finalist, or a singles player in a winning Davis Cup team. Each event can also invite two players of its choice to take wild cards. The Tour usually consists of around 10 events around the world, with a year-ending "AEGON Masters Tennis" event held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Events are typically played over four days with eight-man fields competing against each other in a round-robin format, ensuring that all players feature in at least three matches. The players are split into two groups of four. The top player from each group contests the final, while the two players who finish second in each group play off for third and fourth places respectively. Matches are contested over the best of three sets, with the deciding set taking the form of a Champions tie-break. The Champions tie-break is an expanded version of the conventional professional tennis tie-break, whereby the winner is the first player to reach 10 points and lead by a margin of 2.
Rankings points on the Tour are distributed as follows: Winner: 400 / Runner-up: 300 / 3rd place: 200 / 4th place: 150 / No. 5-6: 80 / No. 7-8: 60 points.
Notable participants, in past and present, are: John McEnroe, Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Henri Leconte, Pete Sampras, Mansour Bahrami, and Tim Henman.
Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Thomas Muster, Marcelo Ríos, Goran Ivanišević, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Patrick Rafter, Ivan Lendl, Carlos Moyá, and most recently Jimmy Connors have all participated.
Participants
The following is a list of champions on the ATP Champions Tour
Year-end number 1
2000
Tournament |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Third Place |
Dublin |
John McEnroe |
Henri Leconte |
6–4, 6–3 |
Pat Cash |
Naples, Florida |
John McEnroe |
Henri Leconte |
6–0, 0–1 retired |
None |
Doha |
Björn Borg |
Mats Wilander |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
John McEnroe |
Majorca |
Anders Järryd |
Mats Wilander |
6–1, 6–1 |
Pat Cash |
Richmond, Virginia |
John McEnroe |
Andrés Gómez |
6–1, 6–2 |
None |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
John McEnroe |
Mats Wilander |
6–1, 6–4 |
None |
New York, New York |
Mikael Pernfors |
Henri Leconte |
6–2, 6–2 |
None |
San Diego, California |
Pat Cash |
John McEnroe |
6–3, 7–5 |
Andrés Gómez |
Aland |
Björn Borg |
Anders Järryd |
6–3, 5–7, [11–9] |
Veli Paloheimo |
Chicago,IL |
John McEnroe |
Mats Wilander |
6–2, 6–4 |
None |
Paris |
Guy Forget |
Pat Cash |
7–6,6–2 |
John McEnroe |
Palo Alto, California |
John McEnroe |
José Luis Clerc |
6–2, 6–3 |
None |
Geneva |
John McEnroe |
Guy Forget |
7–6, 6–2 |
Yannick Noah |
Singapore |
John McEnroe |
Mansour Bahrami |
6–2, 6–2 |
None |
Hong Kong |
John McEnroe |
Mats Wilander |
6–1, 6–3 |
Mikael Pernfors |
Frankfurt |
John McEnroe |
Henri Leconte |
6–1, 6–3 |
Mikael Pernfors |
London |
Pat Cash |
John McEnroe |
6–7, 7–5, [14–12] |
None |
2001
2002
Tournament |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Third Place |
Majorca |
Yannick Noah |
Anders Järryd |
7–5, 2–6, [10–6] |
Henri Leconte |
Algarve |
John McEnroe |
Andrés Gómez |
6–2, 6–3 |
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Graz |
Boris Becker |
Petr Korda |
6–4, 6–4 |
None |
Paris |
Jakob Hlasek |
Yannick Noah |
4–6, 6–2, [10–3] |
None |
Eindhoven |
John McEnroe |
Petr Korda |
3–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
Paul Haarhuis |
Monte Carlo |
Petr Korda |
John McEnroe |
6–4, 6–4 |
Yannick Noah |
Frankfurt |
Petr Korda |
Michael Stich |
6–3, 6–4 |
John McEnroe |
London |
Petr Korda |
Michael Stich |
6–1, 6–4 |
Henri Leconte |
2003
2004
2005
Tournament |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Third Place |
Frankfurt |
John McEnroe |
Cédric Pioline |
6–2, 6–4 |
Goran Ivanišević |
Doha |
Sergi Bruguera |
Pat Cash |
6–3, 6–1 |
Cédric Pioline |
Hong Kong |
Goran Ivanišević |
Pat Cash |
6–2, 6–4 |
Thomas Muster |
Rome |
Thomas Muster |
Jim Courier |
6–7, 6–1, [10–4] |
John McEnroe |
Novi Vinodolski |
Cédric Pioline |
Goran Ivanišević |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
Thomas Muster |
Algarve |
John McEnroe |
Pat Cash |
6–1, 7–5 |
Paul Haarhuis |
Seiersberg |
Thomas Muster |
Goran Ivanišević |
6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
AUT Alex Antonitsch |
Paris |
Jim Courier |
Cédric Pioline |
7–6(4), 6–4 |
Sergi Bruguera |
Eindhoven |
Goran Ivanišević |
Richard Krajicek |
7–6, 7–6 |
John McEnroe |
Essen |
Goran Ivanišević |
John McEnroe |
6–3, 6–4 |
Anders Järryd |
London |
Paul Haarhuis |
Jim Courier |
6–3, 7–6(2) |
None |
2006
Tournament |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Third Place |
Doha |
Marcelo Ríos |
Cédric Pioline |
6–2, 6–2 |
Richard Krajicek |
Hong Kong |
Marcelo Ríos |
Thomas Muster |
6–3, 6–3 |
Cédric Pioline |
Barcelona |
Sergi Bruguera |
Carlos Costa |
6–1, 6–4 |
Richard Krajicek |
Rome |
Renzo Furlan |
Sergi Bruguera |
6–4, 4–6, [13–11] |
Cédric Pioline |
Algarve |
Marcelo Ríos |
John McEnroe |
6–2, 6–4 |
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Graz-Seiersberg |
Marcelo Ríos |
Thomas Muster |
7–6(1), 7–6(5) |
Goran Ivanišević |
Paris |
Marcelo Ríos |
Goran Ivanišević |
7–5, 6–3 |
Cédric Pioline |
Eindhoven |
Marcelo Ríos |
Wayne Ferreira |
6–3,6–1 |
Richard Krajicek |
Frankfurt |
Goran Ivanišević |
John McEnroe |
7–6(12), 7–6(1) |
Paul Haarhuis |
London |
Paul Haarhuis |
Goran Ivanišević |
7–6(4), 5–7, [10–7] |
None |
2007
Tournament |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Third Place |
Belfast |
Anders Järryd |
Henri Leconte |
6–4, 6–2 |
|
Barcelona |
Sergi Bruguera |
Jordi Arrese |
4–6, 6–1, [10–2] |
Cédric Pioline |
Rome |
Sergi Bruguera |
Wayne Ferreira |
6–3, 6–4 |
Henri Leconte |
Hamburg |
Sergi Bruguera |
Thomas Muster |
6–1, 6–4 |
Goran Ivanišević |
Algarve |
Sergi Bruguera |
Fernando Meligeni |
6–1, 6–4 |
Cédric Pioline |
Graz |
Michael Stich |
Cédric Pioline |
6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
Thomas Muster |
Paris |
Sergi Bruguera |
Guy Forget |
6–4, 6–3 |
Cédric Pioline |
Eindhoven |
Sergi Bruguera |
Paul Haarhuis |
7–6(6), 6–3 |
John McEnroe |
Liege |
Magnus Gustafsson |
Henri Leconte |
6–4, 6–4 |
Paul Haarhuis |
Frankfurt |
Paul Haarhuis |
Anders Järryd |
7–6(6), 6–7(14), [10–8] |
Michael Stich |
São Paulo |
Sergi Bruguera |
Fernando Meligeni |
7–6(3), 6–4 |
Mats Wilander |
London |
Paul Haarhuis |
Guy Forget |
6–1, 6–7, [10–4] |
None |
2008
Tournament |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Third Place |
Belfast |
Anders Järryd |
Mikael Pernfors |
6–3, 7–6 |
None |
Barcelona |
Marcelo Ríos |
Michael Stich |
6–3, 6–3 |
Cédric Pioline |
Rome * |
Thomas Muster |
Henri Leconte |
6–3, 6–3 |
None |
Hamburg |
Michael Stich |
Marc-Kevin Goellner |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
Pat Cash |
São Paulo |
Pete Sampras |
Marcelo Ríos |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
Jaime Oncins |
Istanbul |
Goran Ivanišević |
Fernando Meligeni |
6–4, 6–4 |
Cédric Pioline |
Graz |
Patrick Rafter |
Michael Stich |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
Henri Leconte |
Algarve |
Marcelo Ríos |
Goran Ivanišević |
6–4 ret. |
Sergi Bruguera |
Paris |
Stefan Edberg |
Sergi Bruguera |
3–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
Cédric Pioline |
Luxembourg |
John McEnroe |
Henri Leconte |
6–1, 6–4 |
Johnny Goudenbour |
Eindhoven |
Richard Krajicek |
Goran Ivanišević |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
Sergi Bruguera |
Budapest |
Goran Ivanišević |
Henri Leconte |
7–6(0), 6–3 |
John McEnroe |
London |
Cédric Pioline |
Greg Rusedski |
6–7(4), 7–6(3), [11–9] |
None |
2009
2010
Tournament |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Third Place |
Delray Beach |
Patrick Rafter |
John McEnroe |
7–6(4), 7–6(1) |
Mats Wilander |
Zürich |
Stefan Edberg |
Goran Ivanišević |
3–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
Richard Krajicek |
Bogotá |
Thomas Enqvist |
Wayne Ferreira |
7–6(4), 6–4 |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Barcelona |
Goran Ivanišević |
Thomas Enqvist |
6–4, 6–4 |
Juan Balcells |
São Paulo |
Thomas Enqvist |
Guy Forget |
3–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Algarve |
Thomas Enqvist |
Thomas Muster |
6–4, 6–4 |
Goran Ivanišević |
Knokke |
Goran Ivanišević |
Pat Cash |
3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Guy Forget |
Paris |
John McEnroe |
Guy Forget |
7–5, 6–4 |
None |
Chengdu |
Greg Rusedski |
Pete Sampras |
6–4, 6–2 |
Thomas Enqvist |
Sydney |
Patrick Rafter |
John McEnroe |
6–2, 6–2 |
Thomas Enqvist |
London |
Goran Ivanišević |
Todd Martin |
6–2, 6–4 |
None |
2011
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