Professional tennis tour for retired players
The ATP Champions Tour was 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 Tour for two years or more. Each player must have been either a world No. 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, were: John McEnroe , Björn Borg , Mats Wilander , Henri Leconte , Pete Sampras , Mansour Bahrami , Stefan Edberg , Boris Becker , Jim Courier , Thomas Muster , Marcelo Ríos , Fernando González , 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
Year-end number 1
Past finals
2000 Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Third place Dublin John McEnroe Henri Leconte 6–4, 6–3 Pat Cash Naples, Florida John McEnroe Henri Leconte 6–0, 0–1 retired None Doha Björn Borg Mats Wilander 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] John McEnroe Majorca Anders Järryd Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–1 Pat Cash Richmond, Virginia John McEnroe Andrés Gómez 6–1, 6–2 None Raleigh, North Carolina John McEnroe Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–4 None New York Mikael Pernfors Henri Leconte 6–2, 6–2 None San Diego, California Pat Cash John McEnroe 6–3, 7–5 Andrés Gómez Åland Björn Borg Anders Järryd 6–3, 5–7, [11–9] Veli Paloheimo Chicago John McEnroe Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–4 None Paris Guy Forget Pat Cash 7–6, 6–2 John McEnroe Palo Alto, California John McEnroe José Luis Clerc 6–2, 6–3 None Geneva John McEnroe Guy Forget 7–6, 6–2 Yannick Noah Singapore John McEnroe Mansour Bahrami 6–2, 6–2 None Hong Kong John McEnroe Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–3 Mikael Pernfors Frankfurt John McEnroe Henri Leconte 6–1, 6–3 Mikael Pernfors London Pat Cash John McEnroe 6–7, 7–5, [14–12] None
2001
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
2004
2005 Tournament Winner Runner-up Score Third place 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 GoudenbourEindhoven 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
2009
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
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 Zürich 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
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 [2]
2019 [3]
2020 [4]
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 .
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