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. 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
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 González 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
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Year Player1998 John McEnroe1999 John McEnroe (2)2000 John McEnroe (3)2001 John McEnroe (4)2002 Petr Korda2003 John McEnroe (5)2004 Jim Courier2005 Goran Ivanišević2006 Marcelo Ríos2007 Sergi Bruguera2008 Goran Ivanišević (2)2009 Thomas Enqvist2010 Thomas Enqvist (2)2011 Carlos Moyá2012 Carlos Moyá (2)2013 John McEnroe (6)2014 Goran Ivanišević (3)2015 Fernando González2016 John McEnroe (7)
Past finals 2000 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird place 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird place 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird place 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird 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 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird 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 Forget3–6, 6–4, [10–3] Yevgeny Kafelnikov Algarve Thomas Enqvist Thomas Muster6–4, 6–4 Goran Ivanišević Knokke Goran Ivanišević Pat Cash3–6, 6–3, [10–4] Guy Forget Paris John McEnroe Guy Forget7–5, 6–4 None Chengdu Greg Rusedski Pete Sampras6–4, 6–2 Thomas Enqvist Sydney Patrick Rafter John McEnroe6–2, 6–2 Thomas Enqvist London Goran Ivanišević Todd Martin6–2, 6–4 None
2011 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird place Delray Beach Mark Philippoussis Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 6–2None Zürich 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 Krajicek6-3, 6-2 Guy Forget Chengdu Carlos Moyá Younes El Aynaoui6-2, 7-6(6) Pete Sampras Santiago Carlos Moyá Mariano Zabaleta6–3, 6–4 Marcelo Ríos London Tim Henman Thomas Enqvist6–3, 7–6(2)None
2012 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird place Delray Beach Carlos Moyá Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–4 Michael Chang Stockholm John McEnroe Magnus Larsson6–3, 3–6, [10–7] Goran Ivanišević Zürich Carlos Moyá Stefan Edberg3–6, 7–5, [10–8] Mark Philippoussis Medellín Carlos Moyá Greg Rusedski6–4, 6–4 Fabrice Santoro São Paulo Fabrice Santoro Mark Philippoussis6–3, 6–4 Thomas Enqvist Knokke-Heist Goran Ivanišević Thomas Enqvist7–6(7–3), 2–6, [10–6] None London Fabrice Santoro Tim Henman7–5, 6–3 None Rio de Janeiro Thomas Enqvist Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] Marcos Daniel
2013 TournamentWinnerRunner-upScoreThird 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 Ivanišević Guy Forget 6–3, 3–6, [10–4]None London Patrick Rafter Tim Henman 6–3, 6–1None
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