The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America. The tournaments were important for the top male players on the professional circuit as the series constituted the most prestigious tournaments in men's tennis after the four Grand Slam events and the ATP World Tour Finals. The events were known as the"Championship Series, Single Week"[1] from 1990 to 1993, the Mercedes-Benz Super 9[2] from 1993 to 1999, the Tennis Masters Series[3] from 2000 to 2004 and the ATP Masters Series[4] until 2008.
The series was introduced in 1990 with the inception of the ATP Tour by bringing together the nine most prestigious tournaments of the Grand Prix Tour Championship Series. As part of a shake-up of the tennis circuit in 2009, the Masters Series became the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, to reflect the number of ranking points available to the winner.
Results in ATP Masters Series events earned players more world ranking points than regular tournaments, though not as many as Grand Slam events or the year-end ATP World Tour Finals. Up until 2007, most Masters Series finals were contested as best of five set matches, but from 2008 all Masters Series events were decided in best of three set matches.
Rafael Nadal holds the record for the most titles with 21.
For the 2009 season major changes took place. The Masters Series was renamed to the "ATP World Tour Masters 1000", with the addition of the number 1000 referring to the number of ranking points earned by the winner of each tournament. Contrary to earlier plans, the number of tournaments has not been reduced from nine to eight and the Monte Carlo Masters will remain part of the series although, unlike the other events, it will not have a mandatory player commitment. The Hamburg Masters event was downgraded to a ATP World Tour 500 event. The Madrid Masters moved to May and onto clay courts. A new tournament in Shanghai replaced the Hamburg Masters and took over Madrid's former October indoor slot. In 2011, six of the nine "1000" level tournaments will be combined ATP and WTA events.
* Note: Although the Monte Carlo Masters is billed as taking place in Monte Carlo, in the country of Monaco, it is actually held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, a commune of France adjacent to Monaco.[5]
| Tour | Points |
|---|---|
| Winner | 1000 |
| Final | 600 |
| Semi-finals | 360 |
| Quarter-finals | 180 |
| Round of 16 | 90 |
| Round of 32 | 45 |
| Round of 64 | 10 |
| Indian Wells |
Miami |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Hamburg[2] |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Stockholm[3] |
Paris |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Edberg (1/4) |
Agassi (1/17) |
Chesnokov (1/2) |
Muster (1/8) |
Aguilera (1/1) |
Chang (1/7) |
Edberg (2/4) |
Becker (1/5) |
Edberg (3/4) |
| 1991 | Courier (1/5) |
Courier (2/5) |
Bruguera (1/2) |
Sánchez (1/1) |
Nováček (1/1) |
Chesnokov (2/2) |
Forget (1/2) |
Becker (2/5) |
Forget (2/2) |
| 1992 | 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) |
| 1993 | Courier (4/5) |
Sampras (2/11) |
Bruguera (2/2) |
Courier (5/5) |
Stich (1/2) |
Pernfors (1/1) |
Chang (4/7) |
Stich (2/2) |
Ivanišević (2/2) |
| 1994 | 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) |
| Indian Wells |
Miami |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Hamburg[4] |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Essen[5] |
Paris |
|
| 1995 | 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) |
| Indian Wells |
Miami |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Hamburg[6] |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Stuttgart[7] |
Paris |
|
| 1996 | Chang (6/7) |
Agassi (8/17) |
Muster (6/8) |
Muster (7/8) |
Carretero (1/1) |
Ferreira (1/2) |
Agassi (9/17) |
Becker (5/5) |
Enqvist (1/3) |
| 1997 | Chang (7/7) |
Muster (8/8) |
Ríos (1/5) |
Corretja (1/2) |
Medvedev (4/4) |
Woodruff (1/1) |
Sampras (8/11) |
Korda (1/1) |
Sampras (9/11) |
| 1998 | Ríos (2/5) |
Ríos (3/5) |
Moyà (1/3) |
Ríos (4/5) |
Costa (1/1) |
Rafter (1/2) |
Rafter (2/2) |
Krajicek (1/2) |
Rusedski (1/1) |
| 1999 | Philippoussis (1/1) |
Krajicek (2/2) |
Kuerten (1/5) |
Kuerten (2/5) |
Ríos (5/5) |
Johansson (1/1) |
Sampras (10/11) |
Enqvist (2/3) |
Agassi (10/17) |
| 2000 | Corretja (2/2) |
Sampras (11/11) |
Pioline (1/1) |
Norman (1/1) |
Kuerten (3/5) |
Safin (1/5) |
Enqvist (3/3) |
Ferreira (2/2) |
Safin (2/5) |
| 2001 | Agassi (11/17) |
Agassi (12/17) |
Kuerten (4/5) |
Ferrero (1/4) |
Portas (1/1) |
Pavel (1/1) |
Kuerten (5/5) |
Haas (1/1) |
Grosjean (1/1) |
| Indian Wells |
Miami |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Hamburg[8] |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Madrid[9] |
Paris |
|
| 2002 | Hewitt (1/2) |
Agassi (13/17) |
Ferrero (2/4) |
Agassi (14/17) |
Federer (1/14) |
Cañas (1/1) |
Moyà (2/3) |
Agassi (15/17) |
Safin (3/5) |
| 2003 | Hewitt (2/2) |
Agassi (16/17) |
Ferrero (3/4) |
Mantilla (1/1) |
Coria (1/2) |
Roddick (1/4) |
Roddick (2/4) |
Ferrero (4/4) |
Henman (1/1) |
| 2004 | Federer (2/14) |
Roddick (3/4) |
Coria (2/2) |
Moyà (3/3) |
Federer (3/14) |
Federer (4/14) |
Agassi (17/17) |
Safin (4/5) |
Safin (5/5) |
| 2005 | Federer (5/14) |
Federer (6/14) |
Nadal (1/12) |
Nadal (2/12) |
Federer (7/14) |
Nadal (3/12) |
Federer (8/14) |
Nadal (4/12) |
Berdych (1/1) |
| 2006 | Federer (9/14) |
Federer (10/14) |
Nadal (5/12) |
Nadal (6/12) |
Robredo (1/1) |
Federer (11/14) |
Roddick (4/4) |
Federer (12/14) |
Davydenko (1/2) |
| 2007 | Nadal (7/12) |
Djokovic (1/4) |
Nadal (8/12) |
Nadal (9/12) |
Federer (13/14) |
Djokovic (2/4) |
Federer (14/14) |
Nalbandian (1/2) |
Nalbandian (2/2) |
| 2008 | Djokovic (3/4) |
Davydenko (2/2) |
Nadal (10/12) |
Djokovic (4/4) |
Nadal (11/12) |
Nadal (12/12) |
Murray (1/2) |
Murray (2/2) |
Tsonga (1/1) |
| Indian Wells |
Miami |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Hamburg[10] |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Stockholm[11] |
Paris |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Becker & Forget |
Leach & Pugh |
Korda & Šmíd |
Casal & E. Sánchez |
Bruguera & Courier |
Annacone & Wheaton |
Cahill & M. Kratzmann |
Forget & Hlasek |
Davis & Pate |
| 1991 | Courier & J. Sánchez |
W. Ferreira & Norval |
L. Jensen & Warder |
Camporese & Ivanišević |
Casal & E. Sánchez |
Galbraith & Witsken |
Flach & Seguso |
Fitzgerald & Järryd |
Fitzgerald & Järryd |
| 1992 | DeVries & Macpherson |
Flach & Witsken |
Becker & Stich |
Hlasek & Rosset |
Casal & E. Sánchez |
Galbraith & Visser |
Woodforde & Woodbridge |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
McEnroe & McEnroe |
| 1993 | Forget & Leconte |
Krajicek & Siemerink |
Edberg & Korda |
Eltingh & Haarhuis |
Haarhuis & Koevermans |
Courier & Knowles |
Agassi & Korda |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
B. Black & Stark |
| 1994 | Connell & Galbraith |
Eltingh & Haarhuis |
Kulti & Larsson |
Kafelnikov & Rikl |
Melville & Norval |
B. Black & Stark |
O'Brien & Stolle |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
Eltingh & Haarhuis |
| Indian Wells |
Miami |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Hamburg[12] |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Essen[13] |
Paris |
|
| 1995 | Ho & Steven |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
Eltingh & Haarhuis |
Suk & Vacek |
W. Ferreira & Kafelnikov |
Kafelnikov & Olhovskiy |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
Eltingh & Haarhuis |
Connell & Galbraith |
| Indian Wells |
Miami |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Hamburg[14] |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Stuttgart[15] |
Paris |
|
| 1996 | Woodbridge & Woodforde |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
E. Ferreira & Siemerink |
B. Black & Connell |
Knowles & Nestor |
Galbraith & Haarhuis |
Knowles & Nestor |
Lareau & O'Brien |
Eltingh & Haarhuis |
| 1997 | Knowles & Nestor |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
Johnson & Montana |
Knowles & Nestor |
Lobo & J. Sánchez |
Bhupathi & Paes |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
Eltingh & Haarhuis |
| 1998 | Björkman & Rafter |
E. Ferreira & Leach |
Eltingh & Haarhuis |
Bhupathi & Paes |
Johnson & Montana |
Damm & Grabb |
Knowles & Nestor |
Lareau & O'Brien |
Bhupathi & Paes |
| 1999 | W. Black & Stolle |
W. Black & Stolle |
Delaître & Henman |
E. Ferreira & Leach |
Arthurs & A. Kratzmann |
Björkman & Rafter |
B. Black & Björkman |
B. Black & Björkman |
Lareau & O'Brien |
| 2000 | O'Brien & Palmer |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
W. Ferreira & Kafelnikov |
Damm & Hrbatý |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
Lareau & Nestor |
Woodbridge & Woodforde |
Novák & Rikl |
Kulti & Mirnyi |
| 2001 | W. Ferreira & Kafelnikov |
Novák & Rikl |
Björkman & Woodbridge |
W. Ferreira & Kafelnikov |
Björkman & Woodbridge |
Novák & Rikl |
Bhupathi & Paes |
Mirnyi & Stolle |
E. Ferreira & Leach |
| Indian Wells |
Miami |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Hamburg[16] |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Madrid[17] |
Paris |
|
| 2002 | Knowles & Nestor |
Knowles & Nestor |
Björkman & Woodbridge |
Damm & Suk |
Bhupathi & Gambill |
Bryan & Bryan |
Blake & Martin |
Knowles & Nestor |
Escudé & Santoro |
| 2003 | W. Ferreira & Kafelnikov |
Federer & Mirnyi |
Bhupathi & Mirnyi |
Arthurs & Hanley |
Knowles & Nestor |
Bhupathi & Mirnyi |
Bryan & Bryan |
Bhupathi & Mirnyi |
Arthurs & Hanley |
| 2004 | Clément & Grosjean |
W. Black & Ullyett |
Henman & Zimonjić |
Bhupathi & Mirnyi |
W. Black & Ullyett |
Bhupathi & Paes |
Knowles & Nestor |
Knowles & Nestor |
Björkman & Woodbridge |
| 2005 | Knowles & Nestor |
Björkman & Mirnyi |
Paes & Zimonjić |
Llodra & Santoro |
Björkman & Mirnyi |
W. Black & Ullyett |
Björkman & Mirnyi |
Knowles & Nestor |
Bryan & Bryan |
| 2006 | Knowles & Nestor |
Björkman & Mirnyi |
Björkman & Mirnyi |
Knowles & Nestor |
Hanley & Ullyett |
Bryan & Bryan |
Björkman & Mirnyi |
Bryan & Bryan |
Clément & Llodra |
| 2007 | Damm & Paes |
Bryan & Bryan |
Bryan & Bryan |
Santoro & Zimonjić |
Bryan & Bryan |
Bhupathi & Vízner |
Erlich & Ram |
Bryan & Bryan |
Bryan & Bryan |
| 2008 | Erlich & Ram |
Bryan & Bryan |
Nadal & Robredo |
Bryan & Bryan |
Nestor & Zimonjić |
Nestor & Zimonjić |
Bryan & Bryan |
Matkowski & Fyrstenberg |
Bjorkman & Ullyett |
Players with 2 or more titles between 1990 and 2008:
| # | Player | IW | MI | MC | RO | HA | TM | CI | ST | ES | PA | MA | # | Winning span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 11 | ||
| 5 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 7 | ||
| 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | ||
| = | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| = | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | ||
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| 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||
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| 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | ||
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^ IW = Indian Wells, MI = Miami, MC = Monte Carlo, RO = Rome, TM = Toronto/Montreal, CI = Cincinnati, ST = Stockholm, ES = Essen/Stuttgart,PA = Paris, MA = Madrid.
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