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. The
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.
Short history
The event is actually the third evolution of a championship which
began in 1970. It was originally known simply as
The
Masters Grand Prix tournament, and was organised by the
International Tennis
Federation (ITF). 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 and the
ATP Tour World Championships, the Tennis Masters Cup is 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 may be
included in the Tennis Masters Cup instead of the eighth-ranked
player. If two players outside the top eight win Grand Slam events,
the higher placed player in the world rankings will take the final
spot in the Tennis Masters Cup.
In
2009 the Masters have
been renamed the ATP World Tour Finals and it will
be staged at The O2
in London
from 2009 to
2012.
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.
Former World No.1s
Pete Sampras and
Ivan Lendl hold the record for the most
titles, each with 5.
Past finals
Singles
Location |
Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
ATP World Tour Finals |
London |
2009 |
Nikolay
Davydenko |
Juan Martín del
Potro |
6–3, 6–4 |
Tennis Masters Cup |
Shanghai |
2008 |
Novak
Djokovic |
Nikolay Davydenko |
6–1, 7–5 |
2007 |
Roger Federer
(4) |
David Ferrer |
6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
2006 |
Roger Federer
(3) |
James Blake |
6–0, 6–3, 6–4 |
2005 |
David
Nalbandian |
Roger Federer |
6–7(4), 6–7(11), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(3) |
Houston |
2004 |
Roger Federer
(2) |
Lleyton Hewitt |
6–3, 6–2 |
2003 |
Roger
Federer |
Andre Agassi |
6–3, 6–0, 6–4 |
Shanghai |
2002 |
Lleyton Hewitt
(2) |
Juan Carlos Ferrero |
7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
Sydney |
2001 |
Lleyton
Hewitt |
Sebastien Grosjean |
6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Lisbon |
2000 |
Gustavo
Kuerten |
Andre Agassi |
6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
ATP Tour World Championships |
Hanover |
1999 |
Pete Sampras
(5) |
Andre Agassi |
6–1, 7–5, 6–4 |
1998 |
Alex
Corretja |
Carlos Moya |
3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 |
1997 |
Pete Sampras
(4) |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
1996 |
Pete Sampras
(3) |
Boris Becker |
3–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 6–7(11), 6–4 |
Frankfurt |
1995 |
Boris Becker
(3) |
Michael Chang |
7–6(3), 6–0, 7–6(5) |
1994 |
Pete Sampras
(2) |
Boris Becker |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
1993 |
Michael
Stich |
Pete Sampras |
7–6(3), 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–2 |
1992 |
Boris Becker
(2) |
Jim Courier |
6–4, 6–3, 7–5 |
1991 |
Pete Sampras |
Jim Courier |
3–6, 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–4 |
1990 |
Andre Agassi |
Stefan Edberg |
5–7, 7–6(5), 7–5, 6–2 |
Masters Grand Prix |
New York City |
1989 |
Stefan
Edberg |
Boris Becker |
4–6, 7–6(6), 6–3, 6–1 |
1988 |
Boris Becker |
Ivan Lendl |
5–7, 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(5) |
1987 |
Ivan Lendl (5) |
Mats Wilander |
6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
1986 |
Ivan Lendl (4) |
Boris Becker |
6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
1985 |
Ivan Lendl (3) |
Boris Becker |
6–2, 7–6(4), 6–3 |
1984 |
John McEnroe
(3) |
Ivan Lendl |
7–5, 6–0, 6–4 |
1983 |
John McEnroe
(2) |
Ivan Lendl |
6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
1982 |
Ivan Lendl (2) |
John McEnroe |
6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
1981 |
Ivan Lendl |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–7(5), 2–6, 7–6(6), 6–2, 6–4 |
1980 |
Björn Borg
(2) |
Ivan Lendl |
6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
1979 |
Björn Borg |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–2, 6–2 |
1978 |
John McEnroe |
Arthur Ashe |
6–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
1977 |
Jimmy
Connors |
Björn Borg |
6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
Houston |
1976 |
Manuel
Orantes |
Wojtek Fibak |
5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(1), 6–1 |
Stockholm |
1975 |
Ilie Nastase
(4) |
Björn Borg |
6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
Melbourne |
1974 |
Guillermo
Vilas |
Ilie Nastase |
7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
Boston |
1973 |
Ilie Nastase
(3) |
Tom Okker |
6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Barcelona |
1972 |
Ilie Nastase
(2) |
Stan Smith |
6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
Paris |
1971 |
Ilie Nastase |
Round Robin |
Tokyo |
1970 |
Stan Smith |
Round Robin |
Doubles
Location |
Year |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Score |
ATP World Tour Finals |
London |
2009 |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
Max Mirnyi
Andy Ram |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
Tennis Masters Cup |
Shanghai |
2008 |
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjic |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–6(3), 6–2 |
2007 |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle |
6–2, 6–3 |
2006 |
Jonas Bjorkman
Max Mirnyi |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 6–4 |
2005 |
Michael Llodra
Fabrice Santoro |
Leander Paes
Nenad Zimonjic |
6–7(6), 6–3, 7–6(4) |
Houston |
2004 |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
2003 |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
Michael Llodra
Fabrice Santoro |
6–7(6), 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–4 |
|
2002 |
Not
Held |
ATP World Doubles Challenge Cup |
Bangalore |
2001 |
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach |
Petr Pala
Pavel Vizner |
6–7(6), 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4 |
ATP Tour World Championships |
Bangalore |
2000 |
Donald Johnson
Piet Norval |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
7–6(8), 6–3, 6–4 |
Hartford |
1999 |
Sebastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
1998 |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 6–2, 7–5 |
1997 |
Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3) |
1996 |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
Sebastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(3) |
Eindhoven |
1995 |
Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
7–6(6), 7–6(6), 3–6, 7–6(2) |
Jakarta |
1994 |
Jan Apell
Jonas Bjorkman |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(6) |
Johannesburg |
1993 |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
7–6(4), 7–6(5), 6–4 |
1992 |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd |
6–2, 7–6(4), 5–7, 3–6, 6–3 |
1991 |
John
Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd |
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso |
6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Sanctuary Cove |
1990 |
Guy Forget
Jakob Hlasek |
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sanchez |
6–4, 7–6(5), 5–7, 6–4 |
Masters Grand Prix |
London |
1989 |
Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe |
John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd |
7–5, 7–6(4), 5–7, 6–3 |
1988 |
Rick Leach
Jim Pugh |
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sanchez |
6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
1987 |
Miloslav Mecir
Tomas Smid |
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso |
6–4, 7–5, 6–7(5), 6–3 |
1986 |
Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd |
Guy Forget
Yannick Noah |
6–3, 7–6, 6–3 |
New York City |
1985 |
Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd |
Joakim Nystrom
Mats Wilander |
6–1, 7–6 |
1984 |
Peter
Fleming
John McEnroe |
Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart |
6–3, 6–1 |
1983 |
Peter
Fleming
John McEnroe |
Pavel Slozil
Tomas Smid |
6–2, 6–2 |
1982 |
Peter
Fleming
John McEnroe |
Sherwood Stewart
Ferdi Taygan |
6–2, 6–2 |
1981 |
Peter
Fleming
John McEnroe |
Kevin Curren
Steve Denton |
6–3, 6–3 |
1980 |
Peter
Fleming
John McEnroe |
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee |
6–4, 6–3 |
1979 |
Peter
Fleming
John McEnroe |
Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker |
6–3, 7–6, 6–1 |
1978 |
Peter
Fleming
John McEnroe |
Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker |
6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
1977 |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith |
7–5, 7–6, 6–3 |
Houston |
1976 |
Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart |
Brian Gottfried
Raul Ramirez |
6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Stockholm |
1975 |
Juan Gisbert
Manuel Orantes |
Round Robin |
|
1974
-
1971
|
Not
Held |
Tokyo |
1970 |
Stan Smith
Arthur Ashe |
Round Robin |
Singles Titles Matrix
Titles won |
Player |
Years Won |
Runners-up |
5 |
Ivan Lendl |
1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987 (5) |
1980, 1983, 1984, 1988 (4) |
Pete Sampras |
1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 (5) |
1993 (1) |
4 |
Roger Federer |
2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 (4) |
2005 (1) |
Ilie Năstase |
1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 (4) |
1974 (1) |
3 |
Boris Becker |
1988, 1992, 1995 (3) |
1985, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996 (5) |
John McEnroe |
1978, 1983, 1984 (3) |
1982 (1) |
2 |
Björn Borg |
1979, 1980 (2) |
1975, 1977 (2) |
Lleyton Hewitt |
2001, 2002 (2) |
2004 (1) |
1 |
Andre Agassi |
1990 (1) |
1999, 2000, 2003 (3) |
Jimmy Connors |
1977 (1) |
|
Àlex Corretja |
1998 (1) |
|
Nikolay Davydenko |
2009 (1) |
2008 (1) |
Novak Djokovic |
2008 (1) |
|
Stefan Edberg |
1989 (1) |
1990 (1) |
Gustavo Kuerten |
2000 (1) |
|
David Nalbandian |
2005 (1) |
|
Manuel Orantes |
1976 (1) |
|
Stan Smith |
1970 (1) |
1972 (1) |
Michael Stich |
1993 (1) |
|
Guillermo Vilas |
1974 (1) |
|
0 |
Arthur Ashe |
|
1979 (1) |
James Blake |
|
2006 (1) |
Michael Chang |
|
1995 (1) |
Jim Courier |
|
1991, 1992 (2) |
David Ferrer |
|
2007 (1) |
Wojciech Fibak |
|
1976 (1) |
Juan Carlos Ferrero |
|
2002 (1) |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
|
1979, 1981 (2) |
Sébastien Grosjean |
|
2001 (1) |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
|
1997 (1) |
Carlos Moya |
|
1998 (1) |
Tom Okker |
|
1973 (1) |
Mats Wilander |
|
1987 (1) |
Juan Martin Del Potro |
|
2009 (1) |
|
Honor Roll (singles)
ATP Tour Championships
Tennis Masters Cup (since
2000–present):
Player |
Years
participated
|
Matches |
W-L |
W Rate |
00 |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
Best result |
Andre Agassi |
5 |
16 |
8-8 |
.500 |
F |
RR |
RR |
F |
|
RR |
|
|
|
|
F (2000, 2003) |
James Blake |
1 |
5 |
3-2 |
.600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
F |
|
|
|
F (2006) |
Guillermo Coria |
3 |
8 |
1-7 |
.125 |
|
|
|
RR |
RR |
RR |
|
|
|
|
RR (2003, 2004, 2005) |
Àlex Corretja |
1 |
3 |
1-2 |
.333 |
RR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR (2000) |
Albert Costa |
1 |
3 |
1-2 |
.333 |
|
|
RR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR (2002) |
Nikolay Davydenko |
5 |
20 |
12-8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SF |
RR |
RR |
F |
W |
W (2009) |
Juan Martín del
Potro |
2 |
8 |
4-4 |
.500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR |
F |
F (2009) |
Novak Đoković |
3 |
11 |
5-6 |
.455 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR |
W |
RR |
W (2008) |
Roger Federer |
8 |
36 |
29-7 |
.806 |
|
|
SF |
W |
W |
F |
W |
W |
RR |
SF |
W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007) |
David Ferrer |
1 |
5 |
4-1 |
.800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F |
|
|
F (2007) |
Juan Carlos Ferrero |
3 |
12 |
6-6 |
.500 |
|
SF |
F |
RR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
F (2002) |
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) |
Sébastien Grosjean |
1 |
5 |
3-2 |
.600 |
|
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F (2001) |
Tim Henman |
1 |
3 |
1-2 |
.333 |
|
|
|
|
RR |
|
|
|
|
|
RR (2004) |
Lleyton Hewitt |
4 |
18 |
13-5 |
.722 |
RR |
W |
W |
|
F |
|
|
|
|
|
W (2001, 2002) |
Goran Ivanišević |
1 |
3 |
1-2 |
.333 |
|
RR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR (2001) |
Thomas Johansson |
1 |
1 |
0-1 |
.000 |
|
|
RR (A) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR (2002) |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
2 |
7 |
4-3 |
.571 |
RR |
SF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SF (2001) |
Gustavo Kuerten |
2 |
8 |
4-4 |
.500 |
W |
RR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W (2000) |
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 |
2 |
7 |
5-2 |
.714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SF |
RR |
SF (2008) |
Rafael Nadal |
3 |
11 |
4-7 |
.364 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SF |
SF |
|
RR |
SF (2006, 2007) |
David Nalbandian |
3 |
13 |
6-7 |
.462 |
|
|
|
RR |
|
W |
SF |
|
|
|
W (2005) |
Magnus Norman |
1 |
3 |
0-3 |
.000 |
RR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR (2000) |
Jiří Novák |
1 |
3 |
1-2 |
.333 |
|
|
RR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR (2002) |
Mariano Puerta |
1 |
3 |
0-3 |
.000 |
|
|
|
|
|
RR (A) |
|
|
|
|
RR (2005) |
Patrick Rafter |
1 |
3 |
0-3 |
.000 |
|
RR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR (2001) |
Tommy Robredo |
1 |
3 |
1-2 |
.333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR |
|
|
|
RR (2006) |
Andy Roddick |
5 |
16 |
8-8 |
.500 |
|
|
|
SF |
SF |
|
RR |
SF |
RR |
|
SF (2003, 2004, 2007) |
Marat Safin |
3 |
11 |
4-7 |
.363 |
SF |
|
RR |
|
SF |
|
|
|
|
|
SF (2000, 2004) |
Pete Sampras |
1 |
4 |
2-2 |
.500 |
SF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SF (2000) |
Rainer Schüttler |
1 |
4 |
2-2 |
.500 |
|
|
|
SF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SF (2003) |
Gilles Simon |
1 |
4 |
2-2 |
.500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SF |
|
SF (2008) |
Robin Söderling |
1 |
4 |
2-2 |
.500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SF |
|
Radek
Štěpánek |
1 |
2 |
0-2 |
.000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR (A) |
|
RR (2008) |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
1 |
3 |
1-2 |
.333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR |
|
RR (2008) |
Fernando Verdasco |
1 |
3 |
0-3 |
.000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RR |
RR (2009) |
Timeline
Facts
- Players who won the tournament undefeated (since 1990):
- Michael Stich, Germany, 1993
- Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 2001
- Roger Federer, Switzerland, 2003, 2004, 2006
- Players who won back-to-back titles:
- Ilie Năstase, Romania, 1971-1973
- Björn Borg, Sweden, 1979-80
- Ivan Lendl (2), Czechoslovakia, 1981-1982; 1985-1987
- John McEnroe, United States, 1983-1984
- Pete Sampras, United States, 1996-1997
- Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 2001-2002
- Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, 2003-2004; 2006-2007
- Most consecutive titles:
- 1. Ivan Lendl, 3
- 1. Ilie Nastase, 3
- 1. Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakia, 9 (1980-1988)
- 2. Ilie Năstase, Romania, 5 (1971-1975)
- 2. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 5 (2003-2007)
- 4. Stan Smith, United States, 3 (1970-1972)
- 4. Boris Becker, Germany, 3 (1994-1996)
See also
References
- London Awarded 2009 ATP World Tour Finals
External links