Canada Masters
The Canada Masters (also long known as the Canadian Open), 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 competition is played on hard courts.
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 current singles champions are Rafael Nadal and Dinara Safina.
History
The event has a long and illustrious 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.
The 1989 tournament was memorable because two Canadian tennis players, Grant Connell and Andrew Sznajder, had reached the quarter-finals of the event. Both were eliminated by Ivan Lendl and Andre Agassi during that round. Lendl went on to beat Agassi in the semis and then win the tournament over John McEnroe. Lendl was the tournament's most successful player of all-time, reaching the final nine times and walking away with titles in 1980, '81, '83, '87, '88 and '89. As a result, journalists coined the term "Lendl Loving Canada".
Du Maurier from 1997-2000 and prior to Player's Limited, two tobacco brands, sponsored the event, however federal legislation then came into effect that banned tobacco advertising. Rogers took over as the new presenting sponsor.
The tournament has recently been moved to just before the US Open grand slam. While the ATP has mandated participation for the men's tournament, the WTA has no such requirement. Consequently, the Rogers Cup has suffered in recent years due to the absence of top players such as the Williams sisters and Sharapova who often opt to sit out (claiming injury) and rest for the upcoming US Open.
Currently, the Toronto tournament is held at the Rexall Centre, York University. There is not a "presenting" sponsor for the 2008 tournament in Toronto. The Montreal tournament is held at the Stade Uniprix and "presented" by National Bank of Canada.
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.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 Masters | Rogers Cup |
Past results
Men's Singles finals (since 1970)
Men's Singles champions (before 1969)
Women's Singles finals (since 1980)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dinara Safina | Dominika Cibulkova | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2007 | Justine Henin | Jelena Jankovic | 7–6(3), 7–5 |
| 2006 | Ana Ivanovic | Martina Hingis | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2005 | Kim Clijsters | Justine Henin | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2004 | Amelie Mauresmo | Elena Likhovtseva | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2003 | Justine Henin | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2002 | Amelie 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 Sánchez Vicario | Steffi Graf | 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf | Jennifer Capriati | 6–1, 0–6, 6–3 |
| 1992 | Arantxa Sánchez 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 Sánchez 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 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1984 | Chris Evert | Alycia Moulton | 6–2, 7–6 |
| 1983 | Martina Navrátilová | Chris Evert | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 1982 | Martina Navrátilová | Andrea Jaeger | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1981 | Tracy Austin | Chris Evert | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1980 | Chris Evert | Virginia Ruzici | 6–3, 6–1 |
Women's Singles champions (before 1980)
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Laura DuPont |
| 1978 | Regina Maršíková |
| 1977 | Regina Maršíková |
| 1976 | Mima Jaušovec |
| 1975 | Marcie Louie |
| 1974 | Chris Evert |
| 1973 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
| 1972 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
| 1971 | Françoise Durr |
| 1970 | Margaret Court |
| 1969 | Faye Urban |
| 1968 | Peaches Bartkowicz |
| 1967 | Kathy Harter |
| 1966 | Rita Bentley |
| 1965 | Julie Heldman |
| 1964 | Benita Senn |
| 1963 | Ann Barclay |
| 1962 | Ann Barclay |
| 1961 | Ann Hayden |
| 1960 | Donna Ford |
| 1959 | Mary Martin |
| 1958 | Eleanor Dodge |
| 1957 | Louise Brown |
| 1956 | Jean Laird |
| 1955 | Hanna Sladek |
| 1954 | Karol Fageros |
| 1953 | Melita Ramirez |
| 1952 | Melita Ramirez |
| 1951 | Lucille Davidson |
| 1950 | Doris Popple |
| 1949 | Baba Lewis |
| 1948 | Patricia Macken |
| 1947 | Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher |
| 1946 | Baba Lewis |
| 1941-45 | Not held |
| 1940 | Eleanor Young |
| 1939 | Elizabeth Blackman |
| 1938 | Rene Bolte |
| 1937 | Evelyn M. Dearman |
| 1936 | Esther Bartosh |
| 1935 | Margaret Osborne duPont |
| 1934 | Caroline Deacon |
| 1933 | Gracyn Wheeler |
| 1932 | Olive Wade |
| 1931 | Edith Cross |
| 1930 | Olive Wade |
| 1929 | Olive Wade |
| 1928 | Midge Gladman |
| 1927 | Caroline Swartz |
| 1926 | M. Leeming |
| 1925 | M. Leeming |
| 1924 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1923 | Florence Best |
| 1922 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1921 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1920 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1919 | Marion Zinderstein |
| 1915-18 | Not held |
| 1914 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1913 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1912 | Mary Brown |
| 1911 | Florence Sutton |
| 1910 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1909 | May Sutton |
| 1908 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1907 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1906 | Lois Moyes Bickle |
| 1905 | Not held |
| 1904 | Violet Summerhayes |
| 1903 | Violet Summerhayes |
| 1902 | Violet Summerhayes |
| 1901 | Violet Summerhayes |
| 1900 | Violet Summerhayes |
| 1899 | Violet Summerhayes |
| 1898 | Juliette Atkinson |
| 1897 | Juliette Atkinson |
| 1896 | Juliette Atkinson |
| 1895 | Eustace Smith |
| 1894 | Maude Osborne |
| 1893 | Maude Osborne |
| 1892 | Maude Osborne |
Men's Doubles finals (since 2001)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjic | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | 6–2, 4–6, 10–6 |
| 2007 | Mahesh Bhupathi / Pavel Vizner | Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2006 | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2005 | Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett | Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram | 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2004 | Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes | Jonas Bjorkman / Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2003 | Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi | Jonas Bjorkman / Todd Woodbridge | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| 2002 | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 7–6(1), 6–3 |
| 2001 | Jiri Novak / David Rikl | Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Women's Doubles finals (since 2001)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cara Black / Liezel Huber | Flavia Pennetta / Maria Kirilenko | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2007 | Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama | Cara Black / Liezel Huber | 6–4, 2–6, 10–5 |
| 2006 | Nadia Petrova / Martina Navratilova | Cara Black / Anna-Lena Groenefeld | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2005 | Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Martina Navratilova | Conchita Martinez / Virginia Ruano Pascual | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2004 | Shinobu Asagoe / Ai Sugiyama | Liezel Huber / Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 2003 | Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova | Maria Vento-Kabchi / Angelique Widjaja | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2002 | Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suarez | Rika Fujiwara / Ai Sugiyama | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
| 2001 | Kimberly Po-Messerli / Nicole Pratt | Tina Krizan / Katarina Srebotnik | 6–3, 6–1 |
Doubles champions (1982-2000)
External links
- Official website
- Official website - men's tournament
- Official website - women's tournament
- Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rogers Cup News, Level 1000 Tournaments
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Last updated on Thursday October 09, 2008 at 01:13:01 PDT (GMT -0700)
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