Canadian Open | |||||||||
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Tournament information | |||||||||
Founded | 1881 | ||||||||
Editions | 133 (2023) | ||||||||
Location | Montreal, Quebec & Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||
Venue | IGA Stadium & Sobeys Stadium | ||||||||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | ||||||||
Website | nationalbankopen.com | ||||||||
Current champions (2023) | |||||||||
Men's singles | Jannik Sinner | ||||||||
Women's singles | Jessica Pegula | ||||||||
Men's doubles | Marcelo Arévalo Jean-Julien Rojer | ||||||||
Women's doubles | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | ||||||||
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The Canadian Open (French : Tournoi de tennis du Canada; also known as the Canada Masters, and currently branded as the National Bank Open presented by Rogers for sponsorship reasons) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is played on outdoor hard courts. The men's competition is an ATP Masters 1000 event on the ATP Tour, and the women's competition is a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour. It is the second-oldest active tennis tournament after Wimbledon.
Prior to 2011, the two competitions were held during separate weeks in the July–August period; now the two competitions are held during the same week in August. The events alternate each year between the cities of Montreal and Toronto. Since 2021, in even-numbered years the men's tournament is held in Montreal while the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and vice-versa in odd-numbered years. [1] The Toronto tournament is held at Sobeys Stadium and the Montreal tournament is held at IGA Stadium.
The current singles champions as of 2023 are Jannik Sinner and Jessica Pegula. The most recent Canadian men's player to win the singles title was Robert Bédard who won the last of his three Canadian Open singles championships in 1958. The most recent Canadian women's player to win the singles title was Bianca Andreescu in 2019.
The men's tournament began in July 1881, and was held at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, while the women's competition was first held in 1892[ citation needed ]. It is the second oldest active tournament after Wimbledon and was held one month before the inaugural U.S. National Championships.
Prior to 1968 the tournament was known as the Canadian National Championships. The tournament was part of the WCT circuit briefly in 1971 before joining the Grand Prix circuit from 1972 till 1989. The tournament was sponsored for a number of years by tobacco brands. In the 1970s, Rothmans International was the chief sponsor, followed by Player's Limited in the 1980s, and then Du Maurier from 1997 to 2000. However, Canadian federal legislation then came into effect banning tobacco advertising. Rogers Communications, a Canadian communications and media company, took over as the new presenting sponsor.
The event was played on clay until 1979 when it switched permanently to hard courts. Both the men's and women's tournaments were played as a single combined tournament at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto until 1981, when the men's tournament was played at the Jarry Park Stadium in Montreal for the first time. Similarly 1982 was the first year in which the women's tournament was played in Montreal.
The most recent Canadian men's player to win the Canadian Open was Robert Bédard who won the championship in 1955 over compatriot Henri Rochon in the final, again in 1957 over Ramanathan Krishnan in the final, and finally in 1958 over Whitney Reed in the final. The most recent Canadian women's player to win the singles title was Bianca Andreescu who won the women's singles championships over Serena Williams in 2019.
In 1989, two Canadian male tennis players, Grant Connell and Andrew Sznajder, reached the quarterfinals of the event. They were eliminated by Ivan Lendl and Andre Agassi respectively. Lendl has been the tournament's most successful singles player, reaching the final nine times and winning the title in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, and 1989.
In 1995, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras met in the final, the third of the four times that the two top-ranked men's players would meet that year, after the Australian Open and Indian Wells Masters. Agassi's tournament win helped him regain the number-one ranking, which he lost to Sampras after they played each other again at the US Open.
In 1997, the Canadian federal government introduced legislation restricting the ability of tobacco companies from sponsoring sporting events. [2] The tournament was faced with losing its title sponsor, and eventually du Maurier was replaced. [2]
In 2000, International Sport and Leisure signed a 10-year agreement with the ATP Tour for all Masters series events, including the men's tournament. [3] Rogers and AT&T Canada became the title sponsors for the women's event in 2001. [3] ISL went bankrupt, leaving the men's tournament without a sponsor. [3] Serena Williams won the women's tournament for the first time, defeating top-seeded and previous winner Jennifer Capriati. [4] In 2004, the tournament became part of the US Open Series, in the build-up to the US Open grand slam tournament. The women's tournament was moved to just before the US Open grand slam tournament. Consequently, top players sometimes withdrew from the tournament at the last minute to rest for the upcoming US Open.
In 2005, Rogers Communications became the title sponsor for the men's tournament. [3] It was already the sponsor for the women's event, and both events became known as the Rogers Cup. [3] Rafael Nadal won the men's tournament for his first time, defeating three-time champion Andre Agassi. [5] In 2007, Novak Djokovic won the men's tournament for the first time, becoming the first man to defeat both Nadal and Roger Federer in the same event. [6]
In 2009, WTA CEO Stacey Allaster implemented rules reclassifying the women's event as a Premier 5 event, which guaranteed at least seven of the top ten players. [7] The WTA's rules required each year-end top-10 player from 2008 to participate in at least four Premier 5 tournaments in the 2009 season, or face the threat of fines or docked ranking points. Consequently, 19 of the top 20 female players took part in the 2009 Rogers Cup draw. [8] [9] The ATP mandated participation for the men's tournament as a "1000-level" series event.
Beginning in 2011, the men's and women's tournaments were held during the same week, with each event alternating between Montreal and Toronto. [7]
Bianca Andreescu won the women's tournament in 2019, becoming the first Canadian to win the tournament since Faye Urban in 1969. [10]
In 2020, the men's and women's tournaments were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] [12]
On February 2, 2021, Tennis Canada announced that National Bank would become the title sponsor of the tournament under a 10-year agreement, renaming it the National Bank Open. [13] [14] Rogers remained as the presenting sponsor. [15]
Years | Men's event title | Women's event title |
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1881–1967 | Canadian Championships | Canadian Championships |
1968–1996 | Canadian Open (in the 1970s, the Rothmans Canadian Open, and during the 1980s, the Player's International) | Canadian Open |
1997–2000 | du Maurier Open | du Maurier Open |
2001–2004 | Canada Masters | Rogers AT&T Cup |
2005–2019 | Rogers Cup | Rogers Cup |
2021–present | National Bank Open presented by Rogers | National Bank Open presented by Rogers |
Source: The Tennis Base [20]
Most titles | Ivan Lendl | 6 |
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Most finals | Ivan Lendl | 9 |
Most consecutive titles | Charles Smith Hyman (1886–1889) | 4 |
Most consecutive finals | Charles Smith Hyman (1886–1889) | 4 |
Beals Wright (1901–1904) | ||
James F. Foulkes (1907–1910) | ||
Most matches played | Ivan Lendl | 66 |
Most matches won | Ivan Lendl | 57 |
Most consecutive matches won | Ivan Lendl | 18 |
Most editions played | Robert Bédard | 17 |
Best winning % | Frank Parker | 100% |
Youngest champion | Frank Parker | 16y, 5m, 25d (1932) |
Oldest champion | James F. Foulkes | 38y, 3m, 23d (1910) |
Longest final | |||||
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1925 (64 games) | |||||
Willard Crocker | 4 | 7 | 18 | 6 | |
Wallace Scott | 6 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
Shortest final | |||||
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1977 (13 games) | |||||
Jeff Borowiak | 6 | 6 | |||
Jaime Fillol | 0 | 1 |
The 2005 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 116th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 8 through August 14, 2005, and the women's event at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 15 through August 21, 2005.
The 2002 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 113th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada from July 29 through August 4, 2002 and the women's event at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal in Canada from August 10 through August 18, 2002.
The 1995 Canadian Open, also known by its sponsored name Du Maurier Canadian Open, was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the Championship Series, Single Week of the 1995 ATP Tour, and of Tier I of the 1995 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the Jarry Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from July 24 through July 31, 1995, and the women's event at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 13 through August 20, 1995. First-seeded Andre Agassi, the defending champion, and Monica Seles won the singles titles. It was Seles' first tournament back after being stabbed during a match at the WTA Hamburg in April 1993.
The 2001 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 112th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2001 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2001 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal in Canada from July 30 through August 5, 2001 and the women's event at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada from August 13 through August 19, 2001.
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