ATP Champions Tour
The ATP Champions Tour is a men's tennis tour intended for former tennis professionals, who have since retired from mainstream professional tennis touring (The ATP). The Tour brings together many of the greatest tennis players in history for nostalgic, competitive and entertaining tournaments in cities around the world.
For a player to be eligible for play on this tour, he must be in the year of his 35th birthday or have been retired from the ATP World Tour for two years or more. Each player must have been either a world #1, a Grand Slam finalist, or a singles player in a winning Davis Cup team. Each event can also invite two players of its choice to take wild cards.
The Tour usually consists of around 10 events around the world, with a year-ending "My World Champions Tennis" event held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.[1] Events are typically played over four days with eight-man fields competing against each other in a round-robin format, ensuring that all players feature in at least three matches. The players are split into two groups of four. The top player from each group contests the final, while the two players who finish second in each group play off for third and fourth places respectively.
Matches are contested over the best of three sets, with the deciding set taking the form of a Champions tie-break. The Champions tie-break is an expanded version of the conventional professional tennis tie-break, whereby the winner is the first player to reach 10 points and lead by a margin of 2.
Rankings points on the Tour are distributed as follows: Winner: 400 / Runner-up: 300 / 3rd place: 200 / 4th place: 150 / No. 5-6: 80 / No. 7-8: 60 points.
Notable participants, in past and present, are: John McEnroe, Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Henri Leconte, Pete Sampras, Mansour Bahrami, Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, Thomas Muster, Marcelo Ríos, Goran Ivanišević, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Patrick Rafter, Ivan Lendl, Carlos Moyá, Jimmy Connors, Tim Henman and Andy Roddick.
Participants
The following is a list of past participants on the ATP Champions Tour
- Mansour Bahrami
- Jeremy Bates
- Boris Becker
- James Blake
- Björn Borg
- Sergi Bruguera
- Omar Camporese
- Pat Cash
- Michael Chang
- José Luis Clerc
- Jimmy Connors
- Albert Costa
- Jim Courier
- Marcos Daniel
- Stefan Edberg
- Younes El Aynaoui
- Thomas Enqvist
- Wayne Ferreira
- Guy Forget
- Renzo Furlan
- Brad Gilbert
- Justin Gimelstob
- Andrés Gómez
- Fernando Gonzalez
- Magnus Gustafsson
- Paul Haarhuis
- Tim Henman
- Goran Ivanišević
- Anders Järryd
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov
- Petr Korda
- Richard Krajicek
- Aaron Krickstein
- Magnus Larsson
- Henri Leconte
- Ivan Lendl
- Todd Martin
- Xavier Malisse
- John McEnroe
- Fernando Meligeni
- Carlos Moyá
- Thomas Muster
- Yannick Noah
- Mikael Pernfors
- Mark Philippoussis
- Cédric Pioline
- Patrick Rafter
- Guillaume Raoux
- Marcelo Ríos
- Andy Roddick
- Greg Rusedski
- Marat Safin
- Pete Sampras
- Fabrice Santoro
- Flávio Saretta
- Carl-Uwe Steeb
- Michael Stich
- Guillermo Vilas
- Mats Wilander
- Mariano Zabaleta
Year-end number 1
Year | Player |
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1998 | John McEnroe |
1999 | John McEnroe (2) |
2000 | John McEnroe (3) |
2001 | John McEnroe (4) |
2002 | Petr Korda |
2003 | John McEnroe (5) |
2004 | Jim Courier |
2005 | Goran Ivanišević |
2006 | Marcelo Ríos |
2007 | Sergi Bruguera |
2008 | Goran Ivanišević (2) |
2009 | Thomas Enqvist |
2010 | Thomas Enqvist (2) |
2011 | Carlos Moyá |
2012 | Carlos Moyá (2) |
2013 | John McEnroe (6) |
2014 | Goran Ivanisevic (3) |
2015 | Fernando González |
2016 | John McEnroe (7) |
Past finals
2000
2001
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
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Dublin | John McEnroe | Guy Forget | 7–6(7), 7–6(6) | Pat Cash |
Naples, Florida | Andrés Gómez | John McEnroe | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] | None |
Newport Beach, California | John McEnroe | Pat Cash | 7–6(4), 5–7, [10–7] | None |
London | Guy Forget | Petr Korda | 7–5, 6–7(5), [10–7] | None |
2002
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Majorca | Yannick Noah | Anders Järryd | 7–5, 2–6, [10–6] | Henri Leconte |
Algarve | John McEnroe | Andrés Gómez | 6–2, 6–3 | Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Graz | Boris Becker | Petr Korda | 6–4, 6–4 | None |
Paris | Jakob Hlasek | Yannick Noah | 4–6, 6–2, [10–3] | None |
Eindhoven | John McEnroe | Petr Korda | 3–6, 6–3, [10–3] | Paul Haarhuis |
Monte Carlo | Petr Korda | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–4 | Yannick Noah |
Frankfurt | Petr Korda | Michael Stich | 6–3, 6–4 | John McEnroe |
London | Petr Korda | Michael Stich | 6–1, 6–4 | Henri Leconte |
2003
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
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Brussel | John McEnroe | Guy Forget | 6–2, 6–7(12), [10–6] | Filip Dewulf |
Algarve | Michael Stich | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–0 | Jeremy Bates |
Graz | Boris Becker | Mats Wilander | 7–5. 6–0 | Thomas Muster |
Paris | Guy Forget | Guillaume Raoux | 6–1, 6–2 | Yannick Noah |
Eindhoven | John McEnroe | Petr Korda | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] | Jan Siemerink |
Monte Carlo | John McEnroe | Petr Korda | 6–2, 6–2 | Thomas Muster |
London | John McEnroe | Guy Forget | 7–6, 6–2 | None |
2004
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
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Rome | Thomas Muster | Mats Wilander | 6–4, 6–4 | Omar Camporese |
Algarve | Jim Courier | Richard Krajicek | 6–2, 6–7(6), [11–9] | Emilio Sánchez |
Seiersberg | Boris Becker | Thomas Muster | 6–2, 6–4 | Sergi Bruguera |
Paris | Sergi Bruguera | Jim Courier | 6–2, 6–4 | Michael Stich |
Eindhoven | Goran Ivanišević | Jim Courier | 7–6(4), 7–6(7) | Thomas Muster |
Brussels | Jim Courier | Guy Forget | 2–6, 7–6(3), [10–5] | Richard Krajicek |
London | Jim Courier | Thomas Muster | 7–6(4), 6–4 | None |
2005
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
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Frankfurt | John McEnroe | Cédric Pioline | 6–2, 6–4 | Goran Ivanišević |
Doha | Sergi Bruguera | Pat Cash | 6–3, 6–1 | Cédric Pioline |
Hong Kong | Goran Ivanišević | Pat Cash | 6–2, 6–4 | Thomas Muster |
Rome | Thomas Muster | Jim Courier | 6–7, 6–1, [10–4] | John McEnroe |
Novi Vinodolski | Cédric Pioline | Goran Ivanišević | 6–3, 7–6(4) | Thomas Muster |
Algarve | John McEnroe | Pat Cash | 6–1, 7–5 | Paul Haarhuis |
Seiersberg | Thomas Muster | Goran Ivanišević | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] | Alex Antonitsch |
Paris | Jim Courier | Cédric Pioline | 7–6(4), 6–4 | Sergi Bruguera |
Eindhoven | Goran Ivanišević | Richard Krajicek | 7–6, 7–6 | John McEnroe |
Essen | Goran Ivanišević | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–4 | Anders Järryd |
London | Paul Haarhuis | Jim Courier | 6–3, 7–6(2) | None |
2006
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Doha | Marcelo Ríos | Cédric Pioline | 6–2, 6–2 | Richard Krajicek |
Hong Kong | Marcelo Ríos | Thomas Muster | 6–3, 6–3 | Cédric Pioline |
Barcelona | Sergi Bruguera | Carlos Costa | 6–1, 6–4 | Richard Krajicek |
Rome | Renzo Furlan | Sergi Bruguera | 6–4, 4–6, [13–11] | Cédric Pioline |
Algarve | Marcelo Ríos | John McEnroe | 6–2, 6–4 | Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Graz-Seiersberg | Marcelo Ríos | Thomas Muster | 7–6(1), 7–6(5) | Goran Ivanišević |
Paris | Marcelo Ríos | Goran Ivanišević | 7–5, 6–3 | Cédric Pioline |
Eindhoven | Marcelo Ríos | Wayne Ferreira | 6–3, 6–1 | Richard Krajicek |
Frankfurt | Goran Ivanišević | John McEnroe | 7–6(12), 7–6(1) | Paul Haarhuis |
London | Paul Haarhuis | Goran Ivanišević | 7–6(4), 5–7, [10–7] | None |
2007
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Belfast | Anders Järryd | Henri Leconte | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Barcelona | Sergi Bruguera | Jordi Arrese | 4–6, 6–1, [10–2] | Cédric Pioline |
Rome | Sergi Bruguera | Wayne Ferreira | 6–3, 6–4 | Henri Leconte |
Hamburg | Sergi Bruguera | Thomas Muster | 6–1, 6–4 | Goran Ivanišević |
Algarve | Sergi Bruguera | Fernando Meligeni | 6–1, 6–4 | Cédric Pioline |
Graz | Michael Stich | Cédric Pioline | 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] | Thomas Muster |
Paris | Sergi Bruguera | Guy Forget | 6–4, 6–3 | Cédric Pioline |
Eindhoven | Sergi Bruguera | Paul Haarhuis | 7–6(6), 6–3 | John McEnroe |
Liege | Magnus Gustafsson | Henri Leconte | 6–4, 6–4 | Paul Haarhuis |
Frankfurt | Paul Haarhuis | Anders Järryd | 7–6(6), 6–7(14), [10–8] | Michael Stich |
São Paulo | Sergi Bruguera | Fernando Meligeni | 7–6(3), 6–4 | Mats Wilander |
London | Paul Haarhuis | Guy Forget | 6–1, 6–7, [10–4] | None |
2008
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Belfast | Anders Järryd | Mikael Pernfors | 6–3, 7–6 | None |
Barcelona | Marcelo Ríos | Michael Stich | 6–3, 6–3 | Cédric Pioline |
Rome * | Thomas Muster | Henri Leconte | 6–3, 6–3 | None |
Hamburg | Michael Stich | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 6–2, 7–6(4) | Pat Cash |
São Paulo | Pete Sampras | Marcelo Ríos | 6–2, 7–6(5) | Jaime Oncins |
Istanbul | Goran Ivanišević | Fernando Meligeni | 6–4, 6–4 | Cédric Pioline |
Graz | Patrick Rafter | Michael Stich | 6–3, 7–6(4) | Henri Leconte |
Algarve | Marcelo Ríos | Goran Ivanišević | 6–4 ret. | Sergi Bruguera |
Paris | Stefan Edberg | Sergi Bruguera | 3–6, 7–5, [10–5] | Cédric Pioline |
Luxembourg | John McEnroe | Henri Leconte | 6–1, 6–4 | Johnny Goudenbour |
Eindhoven | Richard Krajicek | Goran Ivanišević | 7–6(5), 6–4 | Sergi Bruguera |
Budapest | Goran Ivanišević | Henri Leconte | 7–6(0), 6–3 | John McEnroe |
London | Cédric Pioline | Greg Rusedski | 6–7(4), 7–6(3), [11–9] | None |
- Only 4 participants
2009
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barcelona | Félix Mantilla | Albert Costa | 6–4, 6–1 | Magnus Gustafsson |
São Paulo | Thomas Enqvist | Fernando Meligeni | 7–6(3), 6–3 | Henri Leconte |
Algarve | Greg Rusedski | Stefan Edberg | 6–3, 6–4 | Fernando Meligeni |
Paris | Thomas Enqvist | Michael Chang | 6–4, 7–6(5) | Stefan Edberg |
Chengdu | Thomas Enqvist | Goran Ivanišević | 7–5, 6–2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
London | Patrick Rafter | Stefan Edberg | 6–7(5), 6–4, [11–9] | None |
2010
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Patrick Rafter | John McEnroe | 7–6(4), 7–6(1) | Mats Wilander |
Zürich | Stefan Edberg | Goran Ivanišević | 3–6, 6–3, [12–10] | Richard Krajicek |
Bogotá | Thomas Enqvist | Wayne Ferreira | 7–6(4), 6–4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Barcelona | Goran Ivanišević | Thomas Enqvist | 6–4, 6–4 | Juan Balcells |
São Paulo | Thomas Enqvist | Guy Forget | 3–6, 6–4, [10–3] | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Algarve | Thomas Enqvist | Thomas Muster | 6–4, 6–4 | Goran Ivanišević |
Knokke | Goran Ivanišević | Pat Cash | 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] | Guy Forget |
Paris | John McEnroe | Guy Forget | 7–5, 6–4 | None |
Chengdu | Greg Rusedski | Pete Sampras | 6–4, 6–2 | Thomas Enqvist |
Sydney | Patrick Rafter | John McEnroe | 6–2, 6–2 | Thomas Enqvist |
London | Goran Ivanišević | Todd Martin | 6–2, 6–4 | None |
2011
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Mark Philippoussis | Aaron Krickstein | 6–3, 6–2 | None |
Zurich | Mark Philippoussis | Tim Henman | 6-3, 7-6(3) | Goran Ivanišević |
Bogotá | Mark Philippoussis | Carlos Moyá | 7-5, 6-7(3), [10-4] | Thomas Muster |
São Paulo | Carlos Moyá | Thomas Enqvist | 7-6(0), 6-3 | Flávio Saretta |
Knokke-Heist | Carlos Moyá | Richard Krajicek | 6-3, 6-2 | Guy Forget |
Chengdu | Carlos Moyá | Younes El Aynaoui | 6-2, 7-6(6) | Pete Sampras |
Santiago | Carlos Moyá | Mariano Zabaleta | 6–3, 6–4 | Marcelo Ríos |
London | Tim Henman | Thomas Enqvist | 6–3, 7–6(2) | None |
2012
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Carlos Moyá | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 6–4 | Michael Chang |
Stockholm | John McEnroe | Magnus Larsson | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] | Goran Ivanišević |
Zurich | Carlos Moyá | Stefan Edberg | 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] | Mark Philippoussis |
Medellín | Carlos Moyá | Greg Rusedski | 6–4, 6–4 | Fabrice Santoro |
São Paulo | Fabrice Santoro | Mark Philippoussis | 6–3, 6–4 | Thomas Enqvist |
Knokke-Heist | Goran Ivanišević | Thomas Enqvist | 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [10–6] | None |
London | Fabrice Santoro | Tim Henman | 7–5, 6–3 | None |
Rio de Janeiro | Thomas Enqvist | Fabrice Santoro | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] | Marcos Daniel |
2013
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Carlos Moyá | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–2 | Aaron Krickstein |
Stockholm | Stefan Edberg | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–3 | Magnus Larsson |
Edinburgh | Thomas Enqvist | Mark Philippoussis | 4–6, 7–5, [10–8] | None |
Knokke-Heist | Goran Ivanisevic | Guy Forget | 6–3, 3–6, [10–4] | None |
London | Patrick Rafter | Tim Henman | 6–3, 6–1 | None |
2014
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Team USA Jan-Michael Gambill Aaron Krickstein Andy Roddick | Team International Goran Ivanišević Mikael Pernfors Mats Wilander | 8–1 (9 ties played) | None |
Stockholm | Thomas Enqvist | Stefan Edberg | 6–2, 6–3 | Carlos Moyá |
Knokke-Heist | Xavier Malisse | Fabrice Santoro | 6–2, 6–3 | None |
Genoa / Milan * | Goran Ivanišević | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 6–4 | John McEnroe |
London | Fernando González | Andy Roddick | 6–4, 2–6, [10–4] | None |
- Only 4 participants.
2015
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Team International Goran Ivanišević Mark Philippoussis Mikael Pernfors | Team USA James Blake Brad Gilbert Justin Gimelstob | 6–3 (9 ties played) | None |
Knokke-Heist | Xavier Malisse | Pete Sampras | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, [13–11] | Thomas Enqvist |
Majorca | Àlex Corretja | Thomas Enqvist | 3–6, 6–4, [10–7] | Tim Henman |
Seoul | Fernando González | Michael Chang | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | Marat Safin |
Monterrey | Pete Sampras | John McEnroe | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) | Thomas Enqvist |
Verona / Modena | John McEnroe | Sergi Bruguera | 6–4, 6–3 | Mats Wilander |
London | Fernando González | Tim Henman | 1–6, 7–6, [10–6] | None |
2016
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Team USA James Blake Mardy Fish Aaron Krickstein | Team International Wayne Ferreira Sébastien Grosjean Emilio Sánchez | 6–3 (9 ties played) | None |
Stockholm | John McEnroe | Thomas Muster | 6–2, 6–2 | Mats Wilander |
Majorca | Carlos Moyá | Tim Henman | 6–4, 7–5 | Àlex Corretja |
Monterrey | James Blake | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 3–6, 6–3, [10–2] | Carlos Moyá |
Mexico City | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Andy Roddick | 7–5, 6–1 | None |
Seoul | Marat Safin | John McEnroe | 7–5, 7–5 | Pete Sampras |
Bari | Thomas Enqvist | John McEnroe | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | Henri Leconte |
London | Fabrice Santoro | Xavier Malisse | 6–4, 2–6, [10–6] | None |
2017
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Team USA James Blake Mardy Fish Vince Spadea | Team International Mikael Pernfors Sébastien Grosjean Fernando González | 5–2 (7 ties played) | None |
Stockholm | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Jonas Björkman | 6–2, 6–4 | Fabrice Santoro |
Auchterarder | Greg Rusedski | Thomas Enqvist | 6–3, 6–4 | None |
Majorca | Carlos Moyá | Àlex Corretja | 6–3, 6–3 | Fernando González |
Monterrey | Fabrice Santoro | Goran Ivanišević | 7–5, 6–3 | Greg Rusedski |
London | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Marat Safin | 6–3, 6–4 | Fabrice Santoro |
2018
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Team International Guillermo Cañas Fernando González Jesse Levine Greg Rusedski | Team USA Jay Berger Mardy Fish Jan-Michael Gambill John McEnroe | 6–2 (8 ties played) | None |
Brussels | Xavier Malisse | Mark Philippoussis | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–8] | None |
Auchterarder | Mark Philippoussis | Tim Henman | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | None |
Mallorca | Tommy Haas | Carlos Moyá | 6-4, 6–2 | Juan Carlos Ferrero |
London | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Tommy Haas | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | Mark Philippoussis |
2019
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Team World Wayne Ferreira Tommy Haas Tim Henman Mikael Pernfors | Team Americas Jay Berger Jan-Michael Gambill Fernando González Jesse Levine | 5–3 (8 ties played) | None |
Auchterarder | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Tim Henman | 6–3, 6–4 | None |
Skurup | Team Sweden Jonas Björkman Mats Wilander | Team USA John McEnroe Patrick McEnroe | 2–0 (2 ties played) | Team France Henri Leconte Cedric Pioline |
Mallorca | David Ferrer | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | Mikhail Youzhny |
London | Team Greg Greg Rusedski Tommy Haas Marcos Baghdatis | Team Goran Goran Ivanisevic Xavier Malisse Juan Carlos Ferrero | 3–1 (4 ties played) | Team Tim Tim Henman David Ferrer Mark Philippoussis |
2020
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Third place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delray Beach | Team Europe Tommy Haas David Ferrer Marcos Baghdatis Mikael Pernfors | Team World James Blake Jesse Levine Vince Spadea Johan Kriek | 5–2 (7 ties played) | None |
References
- "Official Website". My World Champions Tennis. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "2018 Results - ATP Champions Tour". www.atpchampionstour.com.
- "2019 Results - ATP Champions Tour". www.atpchampionstour.com.
- "2020 Results - ATP Champions Tour". www.atpchampionstour.com.