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| ATP World Tour | ||
| Location | London United Kingdom (2009–2012) |
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| Venue | O2 arena | |
| Category | World Tour Finals | |
| Surface | Hard / Indoors | |
| Draw | 8M / 8D | |
| Prize money | US$4,450,000 | |
| Website | www.atpworldtour.com/Finals | |
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings.
Unlike most of the other events on the men's tour, the ATP World Tour Finals is not a straightforward knock-out tournament. Eight players are divided into two groups of four, and play three round-robin matches each against the other three players in their group. From there, the two players with the best records in each group progress to the semifinals, with the winners meeting in the final to determine the champion. Winners are awarded up to 1500 rankings points.
A similar event on the women's tour is the WTA Tour Championships.
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The event is actually the fourth evolution of a championship which began in 1970. It was originally known simply as the Masters Grand Prix and was part of the Grand Prix Tennis Circuit, and was organised by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) ITF. It ran along side the competing WCT Finals the other season ending championships for the rival World Championship Tennis Tour. The Masters was a year-end showpiece event between the best players on the men's tour, but did not count for any world ranking points. In 1990, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) took over the running of the men's tour and replaced the Masters with the ATP Tour World Championship. World ranking points were now at stake, with an undefeated champion earning the same number of points they would for winning one of the four Grand Slam events. The ITF, who continued to run the Grand Slam tournaments, created a rival year-end event known as the Grand Slam Cup, which was contested by the 16 players with the best records in Grand Slam competitions that year. In December 1999, the ATP and ITF agreed to discontinue the two separate events and create a new jointly-owned event called the Tennis Masters Cup. As with the Masters Grand Prix and the ATP Tour World Championships, the Tennis Masters Cup was contested by eight players. However, under the rules of the Tennis Masters Cup, the player who is ranked number eight in the ATP Champion's Race world rankings does not have a guaranteed spot. If a player who wins one of the year's Grand Slam events finishes the year ranked outside the top eight but still within the top 20, he could have been included in the Tennis Masters Cup instead of the eighth-ranked player. If two players outside the top eight won Grand Slam events, the higher placed player in the world rankings would take the final spot in the Tennis Masters Cup.
In 2009 the Masters was renamed to the ATP World Tour Finals and got scheduled to be held at The O2 in London from 2009 to 2012.[1]
For many years, the doubles event was held as a separate tournament the week after the singles competition. But more recently they have been held together in the same week and venue. Like the singles competition, the doubles involves the eight most successful teams on the tour each year and starts with a group phase with each team playing three round-robin matches.
Roger Federer holds the record for the most titles with 6.
The tournament has traditionally been sponsored by the title sponsor of the tour, however from 1990–2008 the competition was unsponsored even though the singles portion of the event as part of the ATP tour was sponsored by IBM. In 2009 the tournament gained Barclays PLC as title sponsor.[2]
| Location | Years | Surface | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 1970 | Carpet | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | 6,500 |
| Paris | 1971 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | 5,000 | |
| Barcelona | 1972 | Palau Blaugrana | 5,700 | |
| Boston | 1973 | Boston Garden | 14,900 | |
| Melbourne | 1974 | Grass | Kooyong Stadium | 8,500 |
| Stockholm | 1975 | Carpet | Kungliga tennishallen | 6,000 |
| Houston | 1976 | The Summit | 16,300 | |
| New York City | 1977–1989 | Madison Square Garden | 18,000 | |
| Frankfurt | 1990–1995 | Festhalle Frankfurt | 12,000 | |
| Hanover | 1996–1999 | Carpet (1996) Indoor Hard (1997–99) |
Hanover fairground | 15,000 |
| Lisbon | 2000 | Indoor Hard | Pavilhão Atlântico | 12,000 |
| Sydney | 2001 | Acer Arena | 17,500 | |
| Shanghai | 2002 | SNIEC | ||
| Houston | 2003–2004 | Outdoor Hard | Westside Tennis Club | 5,240 |
| Shanghai | 2005–2008 | Carpet (2005) Indoor Hard (2006–08) |
Qizhong City Arena | 15,000 |
| London | 2009–2013 | Indoor Hard | O2 Arena[3] | 17,500 |
| Location | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| ATP World Tour Finals | ||||
| London | 2011 | Roger Federer (6/6) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
| 2010 | Roger Federer (5/6) | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | |
| 2009 | Nikolay Davydenko (1/1) | Juan Martín del Potro | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Tennis Masters Cup | ||||
| Shanghai | 2008 | Novak Djokovic (1/1) | Nikolay Davydenko | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 2007 | Roger Federer (4/6) | David Ferrer | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 2006 | Roger Federer (3/6) | James Blake | 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 2005 | David Nalbandian (1/1) | Roger Federer | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | |
| Houston | 2004 | Roger Federer (2/6) | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2003 | Roger Federer (1/6) | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 | |
| Shanghai | 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt (2/2) | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Sydney | 2001 | Lleyton Hewitt (1/2) | Sébastien Grosjean | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Lisbon | 2000 | Gustavo Kuerten (1/1) | Andre Agassi | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| ATP Tour World Championships | ||||
| Hanover | 1999 | Pete Sampras (5/5) | Andre Agassi | 6–1, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1998 | Àlex Corretja (1/1) | Carlos Moyá | 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 1997 | Pete Sampras (4/5) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1996 | Pete Sampras (3/5) | Boris Becker | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4 | |
| Frankfurt | 1995 | Boris Becker (3/3) | Michael Chang | 7–6(7–3), 6–0, 7–6(7–5) |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras (2/5) | Boris Becker | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 1993 | Michael Stich (1/1) | Pete Sampras | 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | |
| 1992 | Boris Becker (2/3) | Jim Courier | 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 1991 | Pete Sampras (1/5) | Jim Courier | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1990 | Andre Agassi (1/1) | Stefan Edberg | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Masters Grand Prix | ||||
| New York City | 1989 | Stefan Edberg (1/1) | Boris Becker | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1988 | Boris Becker (1/3) | Ivan Lendl | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | |
| 1987 | Ivan Lendl (5/5) | Mats Wilander | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1986 | Ivan Lendl (4/5) | Boris Becker | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1985 | Ivan Lendl (3/5) | Boris Becker | 6–2, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
| 1984 | John McEnroe (3/3) | Ivan Lendl | 7–5, 6–0, 6–4 | |
| 1983 | John McEnroe (2/3) | Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1982 | Ivan Lendl (2/5) | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1981 | Ivan Lendl (1/5) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1980 | Björn Borg (2/2) | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1979 | Björn Borg (1/2) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1978 | John McEnroe (1/3) | Arthur Ashe | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 1977 | Jimmy Connors (1/1) | Björn Borg | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 | |
| Houston | 1976 | Manuel Orantes (1/1) | Wojtek Fibak | 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
| Stockholm | 1975 | Ilie Năstase (4/4) | Björn Borg | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Melbourne | 1974 | Guillermo Vilas (1/1) | Ilie Năstase | 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Boston | 1973 | Ilie Năstase (3/4) | Tom Okker | 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Barcelona | 1972 | Ilie Năstase (2/4) | Stan Smith | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Paris | 1971 | Ilie Năstase (1/4) | Stan Smith | Round Robin |
| Tokyo | 1970 | Stan Smith (1/1) | Rod Laver | Round Robin |
| Titles | Player | Years Won | Runners-up |
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| 6 | Roger Federer | 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 | 2005 |
| 5 | Ivan Lendl | 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987 | 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988 |
| Pete Sampras | 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 | 1993 | |
| 4 | Ilie Năstase | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 | 1974 |
| 3 | Boris Becker | 1988, 1992, 1995 | 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996 |
| John McEnroe | 1978, 1983, 1984 | 1982 | |
| 2 | Björn Borg | 1979, 1980 | 1975, 1977 |
| Lleyton Hewitt | 2001, 2002 | 2004 | |
| 1 | Andre Agassi | 1990 | 1999, 2000, 2003 |
| Stan Smith | 1970 | 1972 | |
| Stefan Edberg | 1989 | 1990 | |
| Nikolay Davydenko | 2009 | 2008 | |
| Guillermo Vilas | 1974 | ||
| Manuel Orantes | 1976 | ||
| Jimmy Connors | 1977 | ||
| Michael Stich | 1993 | ||
| Àlex Corretja | 1998 | ||
| Gustavo Kuerten | 2000 | ||
| David Nalbandian | 2005 | ||
| Novak Djokovic | 2008 | ||
| 0 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 1979, 1981 | |
| Jim Courier | 1991, 1992 | ||
| Tom Okker | 1973 | ||
| Wojciech Fibak | 1976 | ||
| Arthur Ashe | 1978 | ||
| Mats Wilander | 1987 | ||
| Michael Chang | 1995 | ||
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 1997 | ||
| Carlos Moyá | 1998 | ||
| Sébastien Grosjean | 2001 | ||
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | 2002 | ||
| James Blake | 2006 | ||
| David Ferrer | 2007 | ||
| Juan Martín del Potro | 2009 | ||
| Rafael Nadal | 2010 | ||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2011 |
| Titles | Player | Years Won | Runners-up |
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| 7 | Peter Fleming | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 | |
| John McEnroe | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 | ||
| 4 | Daniel Nestor | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 | 2006 |
| 3 | Anders Järryd | 1985,1986,1991 | 1989,1992 |
| Bob Bryan | 2003,2004,2009 | 2008 | |
| Mike Bryan | 2003,2004,2009 | 2008 | |
| Rick Leach | 1988,1997,2001 |
Last ten tournaments:
| Player | Years | Matches | W-L | W % | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | Best result |
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| Andre Agassi | 3 | 8 | 3–5 | .375 | RR | F | RR | F (2003) | |||||||
| Tomáš Berdych | 2 | 7 | 3–4 | .429 | RR | SF | SF (2011) | ||||||||
| James Blake | 1 | 5 | 3–2 | .600 | F | F (2006) | |||||||||
| Guillermo Coria | 3 | 8 | 1–7 | .125 | RR | RR | RR | RR (2003, 2004, 2005) | |||||||
| Albert Costa | 1 | 3 | 1–2 | .333 | RR | RR (2002) | |||||||||
| Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | 20 | 12–8 | .600 | SF | RR | RR | F | W | W (2009) | |||||
| Novak Djokovic | 5 | 18 | 9–9 | .500 | RR | W | RR | SF | RR | W (2008) | |||||
| Roger Federer | 10 | 46 | 39–7 | .848 | SF | W | W | F | W | W | RR | SF | W | W | W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) |
| David Ferrer | 3 | 12 | 6–6 | .500 | F | RR | SF | F (2007) | |||||||
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | 2 | 8 | 4–4 | .500 | F | RR | F (2002) | ||||||||
| Mardy Fish | 1 | 3 | 0–3 | .000 | RR | RR (2011) | |||||||||
| Richard Gasquet | 1 | 3 | 1–2 | .333 | RR | RR (2007) | |||||||||
| Gastón Gaudio | 2 | 7 | 2–5 | .286 | RR | SF | SF (2005) | ||||||||
| Fernando González | 2 | 5 | 2–3 | .400 | RR (A) | RR | RR (2005, 2007) | ||||||||
| Tim Henman | 1 | 3 | 1–2 | .333 | RR | RR (2004) | |||||||||
| Lleyton Hewitt | 2 | 10 | 7–3 | .700 | W | F | W (2002) | ||||||||
| Thomas Johansson | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | RR (A) | RR (2002) | |||||||||
| Ivan Ljubičić | 2 | 6 | 2–4 | .333 | RR | RR | RR (2005, 2006) | ||||||||
| Carlos Moyà | 3 | 10 | 5–5 | .500 | SF | RR | RR | SF (2002) | |||||||
| Andy Murray | 4 | 12 | 7–5 | .583 | SF | RR | SF | RR | SF (2008, 2010) | ||||||
| Rafael Nadal | 5 | 19 | 9–10 | .474 | SF | SF | RR | F | RR | F (2010) | |||||
| David Nalbandian | 3 | 13 | 6–7 | .462 | RR | W | SF | W (2005) | |||||||
| Jiří Novák | 1 | 3 | 1–2 | .333 | RR | RR (2002) | |||||||||
| Juan Martín del Potro | 2 | 8 | 4–4 | .500 | RR | F | F (2009) | ||||||||
| Mariano Puerta | 1 | 3 | 0–3 | .000 | RR | RR (2005) | |||||||||
| Tommy Robredo | 1 | 3 | 1–2 | .333 | RR | RR (2006) | |||||||||
| Andy Roddick | 6 | 19 | 8–11 | .421 | SF | SF | RR | SF | RR | RR | SF (2003, 2004, 2007) | ||||
| Marat Safin | 2 | 7 | 2–5 | .286 | RR | SF | SF (2004) | ||||||||
| Rainer Schüttler | 1 | 4 | 2–2 | .500 | SF | SF (2003) | |||||||||
| Gilles Simon | 1 | 4 | 2–2 | .500 | SF | SF (2008) | |||||||||
| Robin Söderling | 2 | 7 | 3–5 | .375 | SF | RR | SF(2009) | ||||||||
| Radek Štěpánek | 1 | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | RR (A) | RR (2008) | |||||||||
| Janko Tipsarević | 1 | 2 | 1–1 | .500 | RR (A) | RR (2011) | |||||||||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2 | 8 | 4–4 | .500 | RR | F | F (2011) | ||||||||
| Fernando Verdasco | 1 | 3 | 0–3 | .000 | RR | RR (2009) |
| Stage | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Champion | L Hewitt | R Federer | R Federer | D Nalbandian | R Federer | R Federer | N Djoković | N Davydenko | R Federer | R Federer |
| Final | JC Ferrero | A Agassi | L Hewitt | R Federer | J Blake | D Ferrer | N Davydenko | JM del Potro | R Nadal | JW Tsonga |
| Semifinal | R Federer C Moyá |
A Roddick R Schüttler |
A Roddick M Safin |
N Davydenko G Gaudio |
R Nadal D Nalbandian |
R Nadal A Roddick |
A Murray G Simon |
R Federer R Söderling |
N Djoković A Murray |
T Berdych D Ferrer |
| Round Robin | A Agassi A Costa T Johansson (A) J Novák M Safin |
G Coria JC Ferrero C Moyá D Nalbandian |
G Coria G Gaudio T Henman C Moyá |
A Agassi G Coria F González (A) I Ljubicić M Puerta |
N Davydenko I Ljubicić T Robredo A Roddick |
N Davydenko N Djoković R Gasquet F González |
JM del Potro R Federer A Roddick R Štěpánek (A) JW Tsonga |
N Djoković A Murray R Nadal F Verdasco |
T Berdych D Ferrer A Roddick R Söderling |
N Djoković M Fish A Murray R Nadal J Tipsarević (A) |
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