ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1990-1995 Championship Series, Single Week, 1996-1999 Mercedes -Benz Super 9, 2000 to 2003 Tennis Masters Series, ATP Masters Series 2004-2008 ) is one organized by the Association of Tennis ATP series of nine men's tennis tournaments. After the Grand Slam tournaments and the ATP World Tour Finals, the Masters Series is the most important tournament series in men's tennis. The prize money of a Masters Series tournament is more than 2.5 million U.S. dollars. In contrast to the four Grand Slam tournaments, the games of the Masters Series in the best-of -three format will be played ( ie, with two winning records).
The Masters Series tournaments
The Canada Masters alternating between the cities of Montreal and Toronto held in even years in Toronto and in odd years in Montreal. The tournaments in Miami and Indian Wells have a field of 96 players and take place over a period of 1 ½ weeks and are therefore beside the Grand Slam tournaments are the only tournaments on the ATP Tour, the tournament schedule takes longer than a week.
Ranking Points
For victories in tournaments in the Masters Series players get for the tennis world ranking, a fixed number of points:
Entry system
(* ) If the main draw of a tournament of more than 56 participants, as a qualifier only receives 12 extra points.
Records
- The most wins in a single has so far Rafael Nadal won with 26 win tournaments. They are followed by Roger Federer (21 ), Novak Djokovic (18 ), Andre Agassi (17) and Pete Sampras (11). In doubles, twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan lead with 28 titles before Daniel Nestor with 25 and Todd Woodbridge with 18
- Novak Djokovic is the player who won the largest number of different individual tournaments in the Masters Series, that is, eight; behind him follow Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, each with seven. In doubles, Daniel Nestor won a total of ten different tournaments ( nine of the current calendar and the now demoted Tournament of Hamburg).
- Most Masters Series tournaments in a season in single Novak Djokovic could (2011) and Rafael Nadal (2013 ) to win five titles. They are followed by Roger Federer (2005 and 2006) and once again Rafael Nadal (2005 ), each with four titles. In doubles succeeded two pairings, five Masters Series tournaments to win in a season: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the seasons 2007 and 2013, as well as Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic in 2009.
- The record for most Masters Series tournament victories in a row keeps Rafael Nadal with four titles in a row. In the 2013 season he was able to consecutively win the Masters tournament in Madrid, Rome, Montreal and Cincinnati.
- The tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami and Montreal / Toronto and Cincinnati will be held directly after the other. The Double in Indian Wells - Miami succeeded in single previous seven players (Jim Courier, 1991, 1992 Michael Chang, Pete Sampras in 1994, Marcelo Rios in 1998, Andre Agassi in 2001, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in 2005 and 2006 2011 and 2014 ). The Montreal / Toronto Cincinnati -Double contrast, only four players ( Andre Agassi in 1995, Patrick Rafter 1998 Andy Roddick in 2003, Rafael Nadal 2013).
- Three of the Masters Series tournaments will be played on sand ( to 2008 Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg, since 2009 Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid). So far succeeded four players, these three tournaments at least once to decide for themselves: Marcelo Ríos ( Monte Carlo 1997, Rome 1998, Hamburg 1999), Gustavo Kuerten ( Monte Carlo 1999 and 2001, Rome 1999, Hamburg 2000), Rafael Nadal ( Monte Carlo 2005-2012, Rome 2005-2007, 2009-2010 and 2012-2013, Hamburg, 2008 and Madrid in 2010 and 2013 ) and Novak Djokovic ( Monte Carlo, 2013, Rome 2008 and 2011, Madrid 2011). Rafael Nadal succeeded in 2010 than in the past the only player to win Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid all three clay court Masters tournaments in one season. In doubles, Daniel Nestor and this is just Nenad Zimonjic succeeded in 2009.
- Most wins in a single Masters Tournament could catch with eight consecutive titles in the years 2005 to 2012 Rafael Nadal in Monte Carlo. Also, Nadal won seven titles in Rome, follows him Andre Agassi, who was able to win six titles in Miami.
List of winners
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on TV
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 are currently being transferred to Germany mainly of Sport 1 . Sport 1 shows the final games on the web online fee. In Austria, the sports channel ORF Sport Plus transmits the playoffs and selected preliminary matches in his program.
By Livestream is online at the official website www.tennistv.com the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 transfer fee.
Indian Wells | Miami | Monte Carlo | Rome | Madrid | Canada | Cincinnati | Shanghai | Paris
Former Masters Tournaments: Hamburg | Stockholm | Food | Sheffield
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