Wayne Arthurs (tennis)

Wayne Arthurs
Full name	Wayne Sean Arthurs
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Australia
Born	18 March 1971 (age 53); Adelaide, Australia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2007
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$3,687,809
Singles
Career record	133–159
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 44 (9 July 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2001, 2007)
French Open	4R (2001)
Wimbledon	4R (1999, 2002)
US Open	4R (2000)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record	313–253
Career titles	12
Highest ranking	No. 11 (3 November 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2001)
French Open	SF (2003)
Wimbledon	SF (2004)
US Open	QF (2003)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	RR (2003, 2005)
Olympic Games	2R (2004)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2005)
French Open	1R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon	QF (1998)
US Open	1R (1995, 1999)
	Last updated on: 30 September 2021.

Last updated September 24, 2024

Wayne Arthurs (born 18 March 1971) is a retired Australian professional tennis player.

Career

His serve was his strongest weapon by far, and had been referred to as the "best in the world" by several of his fellow players, including Jim Courier,^[1] Andre Agassi,^[2] Thomas Johansson,^[3] and Ivo Karlović.^[4] He consistently had one of the highest ace counts on the ATP Tour and favours a serve-and-volley style of play.

Arthurs has won 12 ATP doubles titles in his career. In February 2005 he achieved a belated breakthrough in singles by winning the ATP event in Scottsdale, United States, the Tennis Channel Open, in straight sets over Croat Mario Ančić. No other player in history had won his first ATP singles title at such an advanced age (Arthurs was almost 34 at the time). He also was a runner-up there for doubles with Paul Hanley, and lost to American team Bob and Mike Bryan. He is an Australian hero when it comes to Davis Cup, winning countless doubles rubbers for Australia. Throughout his singles career Arthurs experienced victory over no fewer than six players who have reached the number 1 world ranking: Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Patrick Rafter, Andy Roddick and Gustavo Kuerten. He also beat Stefan Edberg (another former number 1) in a money tournament in England on Grass – at the time, Arthurs' singles ranking was 1100 and Edberg's was 2, making for one of the biggest differences in ranking between winner and loser on the Tour that year.^[5]

In his last ever Australian Open match the Aussie retired just three games into his third-round match against American Mardy Fish due to a rare reaction to a local anaesthetic. In practice that morning he tried out a short-term local anaesthetic that worked well against his sore hip. Just before the match began, he took another shot that was supposed to last for the duration of the match. The stronger dose deadened his leg and he could not co-ordinate his movements. He refused to blame his doctors who said that this adverse reaction happens to about 1 in 1000 patients. Arthurs became emotional during the match once he realised he couldn't compete. After the in-between-game break, down 3–0 he waved to the crowd who thanked him for an outstanding career. It was the last Australian Open match of his career. At the time, he was the oldest participant in the Australian Open.

Arthurs played his final tournament at Wimbledon in 2007. He won qualifying matches to advance to the main draw of the major tournament. In the first round he came back from two sets down to finally win in five sets against Dutch teenager Thiemo de Bakker. In the second round Arthurs caused a major boilover by defeating the 11th-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo in straight sets. Arthurs was defeated in the third round by 19th seed Jonas Björkman in straight sets.

Following his retirement, Arthurs coached Queensland player Oliver Anderson.

In January 2019 Arthurs received the OLY post-nominal title at the Brisbane International tournament.^[6]

On 30 August 2000, Arthurs was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his strong commitment to tennis.^[7]

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)

Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2002	Nottingham, United Kingdom	International Series	Grass	Jonas Björkman	2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 2–6
Win	1–1	Feb 2005	Scottsdale, United States	International Series	Hard	Mario Ančić	7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 27 (12 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–4)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–11)

Titles by surface
Hard (5–9)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)

Titles by setting
Outdoor (8–11)
Indoor (4–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1994	Bucharest, Romania	World Series	Clay	Simon Youl	Jordi Arrese José Antonio Conde	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Jul 1995	Amsterdam, Netherlands	World Series	Clay	Neil Broad	Marcelo Ríos Sjeng Schalken	6–7, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Aug 1995	Kitzbühel, Austria	World Series	Clay	Jordi Arrese	Francisco Montana Greg Van Emburgh	7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Loss	1–3	Mar 1996	Copenhagen, Denmark	World Series	Carpet	Andrew Kratzmann	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot	6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win	2–3	Jul 1997	Kitzbühel, Austria	World Series	Clay	Richard Fromberg	Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger	6–4, 6–3
Win	3–3	May 1998	Prague, Czech Republic	World Series	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Fredrik Bergh Nicklas Kulti	6–1, 6–1
Win	4–3	Aug 1998	New Haven, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Peter Tramacchi	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	7–6, 1–6, 6–3
Loss	4–4	Sep 1998	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	World Series	Clay	Alberto Berasategui	Neil Broad Kevin Ullyett	6–7, 3–6
Win	5–4	May 1999	Hamburg, Germany	Masters Series	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer	2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Win	6–4	Jul 1999	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Leander Paes	Sargis Sargsian Chris Woodruff	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(9–7), 6–3
Loss	6–5	May 2000	Hamburg, Germany	Masters Series	Clay	Sandon Stolle	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 3–6
Loss	6–6	Jan 2001	Adelaide, Australia	World Series	Hard	Todd Woodbridge	David Macpherson Grant Stafford	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
Loss	6–7	Sep 2002	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	World Series	Hard	Andrew Kratzmann	Jan-Michael Gambill Graydon Oliver	7–6^(7–2), 4–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Loss	6–8	Oct 2002	Stockholm, Sweden	World Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	4–6, 6–2, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	7–8	Feb 2003	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Championship Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Roger Federer Max Mirnyi	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
Win	8–8	May 2003	Rome, Italy	Masters Series	Clay	Paul Hanley	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro	6–1, 6–3
Loss	8–9	Aug 2003	Cincinnati, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	5–7, 6–7^(5–7)
Win	9–9	Sep 2003	Shanghai, China	World Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Zeng Shaoxuan Zhu Benqiang	6–2, 6–4
Loss	9–10	Oct 2003	Stockholm, Sweden	World Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 4–6
Win	10–10	Nov 2003	Paris, France	Masters Series	Carpet	Paul Hanley	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss	10–11	May 2004	Rome, Italy	Masters Series	Clay	Paul Hanley	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	10–12	Jul 2004	Los Angeles, United States	World Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Loss	10–13	Oct 2004	Stockholm, Sweden	World Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Feliciano López Fernando Verdasco	4–6, 4–6
Win	11–13	Feb 2005	San Jose, United States	International Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Yves Allegro Michael Kohlmann	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Loss	11–14	Feb 2005	Scottsdale, United States	International Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	5–7, 4–6
Loss	11–15	Mar 2005	Indian Wells, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Daniel Nestor Mark Knowles	6–7^(6–8), 6–7^(2–7)
Win	12–15	Oct 2005	Stockholm, Sweden	World Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić	5–3, 5–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (3–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 1997	Perth, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Todd Larkham	7–5, 7–6
Win	2–0	Jun 2000	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Laurence Tieleman	4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Win	3–0	Aug 2000	Wrexham, United Kingdom	Challenger	Hard	Ladislav Švarc	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 15 (3–12)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–12)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–4)
Carpet (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1991	Salou, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Carl Limberger	Murphy Jensen Francisco Montana	7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win	1–1	Aug 1993	Winnetka, United States	Challenger	Hard	Mark Petchey	Patrick Rafter Sandon Stolle	7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Aug 1993	Cincinnati, United States	Challenger	Hard	Leander Paes	Johan de Beer Kevin Ullyett	6–7, 4–6
Loss	1–3	Aug 1993	Bronx, United States	Challenger	Hard	Grant Doyle	Johan de Beer Kevin Ullyett	6–7, 6–7
Loss	1–4	Feb 1994	Wolfsburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Simon Youl	Rich Benson Adam Malik	6–7, 4–6
Loss	1–5	Aug 1994	Graz, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Simon Youl	Hendrik Jan Davids Stephen Noteboom	6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss	1–6	Nov 1994	Aachen, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Brent Larkham	David Engel Ola Kristiansson	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–7	Dec 1994	Perth, Australia	Challenger	Grass	Neil Borwick	Ben Ellwood Mark Philippoussis	5–7, 6–7
Loss	1–8	Dec 1995	Perth, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Andrew Kratzmann	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–8	Sep 1997	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Challenger	Clay	Grant Doyle	Chris Haggard James Holmes	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	2–9	Oct 1997	Cairo, Egypt	Challenger	Clay	Eyal Ran	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig	3–6, 3–6
Loss	2–10	Jul 1998	Bristol, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Ben Ellwood	Max Mirnyi Vladimir Voltchkov	4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss	2–11	Jul 1998	Manchester, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Ben Ellwood	Mosé Navarra Stefano Pescosolido	1–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win	3–11	Nov 1998	Rancho Mirage, United States	Challenger	Hard	Peter Tramacchi	Todd Larkham Grant Silcock	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	3–12	Jun 2006	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Chris Guccione	Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas	2–6, 4–6

Performance timelines

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	Q2	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q3	A	Q3	1R	1R	3R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	3R	0 / 9	6–9	40%
French Open	A	A	A	Q1	Q2	A	A	A	A	Q1	1R	4R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	Q1	0 / 7	4–7	36%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	A	Q2	A	Q1	4R	1R	1R	4R	2R	1R	2R	1R	3R	0 / 9	10–9	53%
US Open	A	A	Q1	Q1	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	4R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	Q2	A	0 / 8	5–8	38%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	4–3	3–4	5–4	4–4	2–4	1–4	1–4	0–3	4–2	0 / 33	25–33	43%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held		A	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	Not Held			2R	Not Held			0 / 1	1–1	50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	4R	2R	A	A	0 / 4	4–4	50%
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	Q1	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	1R	3R	1R	A	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	1R	1R	Q1	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	Q1	A	Q1	Q2	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	QF	1R	3R	Q1	Q1	A	0 / 5	5–5	50%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	Q2	Q1	A	Not Held						0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–3	3–3	0–6	7–4	1–2	0–0	0–0	0 / 20	13–20	39%

Doubles

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	SF	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 16	10–16	38%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	2R	1R	QF	1R	1R	QF	SF	1R	QF	1R	2R	0 / 13	16–13	55%
Wimbledon	Q1	Q2	Q2	Q2	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	QF	SF	1R	2R	2R	0 / 14	14–14	50%
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	A	3R	3R	3R	3R	QF	1R	3R	2R	A	0 / 10	14–10	58%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–4	1–3	2–4	2–3	7–4	4–4	7–4	6–4	10–4	5–4	6–4	2–4	2–3	0 / 53	54–53	50%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held		A	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	Not Held			2R	Not Held			0 / 1	1–1	50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	2R	QF	F	A	A	0 / 5	9–5	64%
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	A	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	SF	1R	A	A	QF	A	SF	A	A	0 / 4	7–4	64%
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	A	W	F	2R	A	A	1 / 6	9–5	64%
Madrid	Not Held												A	A	Q4	QF	A	A	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	SF	1R	A	A	W	F	2R	2R	QF	QF	QF	A	A	1 / 9	16–8	67%
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	QF	2R	QF	QF	A	0 / 5	6–5	55%
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R	F	2R	2R	2R	A	0 / 7	5–7	42%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	QF	A	A	W	1R	QF	A	A	1 / 5	9–4	69%
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	QF	SF	QF	Not Held						0 / 4	8–4	67%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	5–3	0–2	0–0	0–0	12–4	9–6	9–7	1–2	17–5	7–7	10–9	3–2	0–0	3 / 50	73–47	61%

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	2R	A	A	A	QF	2R	0 / 6	5–6	45%
French Open	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Wimbledon	Q1	A	A	A	2R	1R	3R	QF	1R	2R	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	0 / 8	8–8	0%
US Open	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–2	2–1	4–2	0–3	1–2	1–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–1	1–2	0 / 18	13–18	42%

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↑ "Arthurs a legitimate cup No. 2 – Tennis". The Age. March 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
↑ Clarey, Christopher (30 May 2002). "FRENCH OPEN TENNIS – Ferrero's hope fades before match begins – NYTimes.com". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
↑ Archived 4 September 2004 at the Wayback Machine
↑ ""I like aces": Nearing 40, Ivo Karlovic continues an underrated career". Tennis.com. February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019. Asked to name the best server he has ever faced, Karlovic selects the long retired Australian left-hander Wayne Arthurs. "I just could not return his serve. I had no idea where he was going to hit it, which speed, what direction."
↑ "Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Wayne Arthurs". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
↑ "ITF Tennis – ABOUT – Articles – Tennis stars honoured with OLY in Brisbane". Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
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[1] "Arthurs a legitimate cup No. 2 – Tennis". The Age. March 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

[2] Clarey, Christopher (30 May 2002). "FRENCH OPEN TENNIS – Ferrero's hope fades before match begins – NYTimes.com". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

[3] Archived 4 September 2004 at the Wayback Machine

[4] ""I like aces": Nearing 40, Ivo Karlovic continues an underrated career". Tennis.com. February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019. Asked to name the best server he has ever faced, Karlovic selects the long retired Australian left-hander Wayne Arthurs. "I just could not return his serve. I had no idea where he was going to hit it, which speed, what direction."

[5] "Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Wayne Arthurs". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

[6] "ITF Tennis – ABOUT – Articles – Tennis stars honoured with OLY in Brisbane". Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.

[7] "Wayne Arthurs". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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Indian Wells Open	1990: Boris Becker / Guy Forget 1991: Jim Courier / Javier Sánchez 1992: Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1997: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1998: Jonas Björkman / Pat Rafter 1999: Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle 2000: Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer 2001: Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2002: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2003: Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2004: Arnaud Clément / Sébastien Grosjean 2005: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2006: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2007: Martin Damm / Leander Paes 2008: Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 2009: Mardy Fish / Andy Roddick 2010: Marc López / Rafael Nadal 2011: Alexandr Dolgopolov / Xavier Malisse 2012: Marc López / Rafael Nadal 2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015: Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock 2016: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2017: Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram 2018: John Isner / Jack Sock 2019: Nikola Mektić / Horacio Zeballos 2020: Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2021: John Peers / Filip Polášek 2022: John Isner / Jack Sock 2023: Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden 2024: Wesley Koolhof / Nikola Mektić
Miami Masters	1990: Rick Leach / Jim Pugh 1991: Wayne Ferreira / Piet Norval 1992: Ken Flach / Todd Witsken 1993: Richard Krajicek / Jan Siemerink 1994: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1995: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1996: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1997: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1998: Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach 1999: Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle 2000: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 2001: Jiří Novák / David Rikl 2002: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2003: Roger Federer / Max Mirnyi 2004: Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 2005: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2006: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2007: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2009: Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram 2010: Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes 2011: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2012: Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek 2013: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer 2014: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2016: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2017: Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo 2018: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2019: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2020: Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2021: Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić 2022: Hubert Hurkacz / John Isner 2023: Santiago González / Édouard Roger-Vasselin 2024: Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden
Monte-Carlo Masters	1990: Petr Korda / Tomáš Šmíd 1991: Luke Jensen / Laurie Warder 1992: Boris Becker / Michael Stich 1993: Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda 1994: Nicklas Kulti / Magnus Larsson 1995: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1996: Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink 1997: Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana 1998: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1999: Olivier Delaître / Tim Henman 2000: Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2001: Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 2002: Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 2003: Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2004: Tim Henman / Nenad Zimonjić 2005: Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić 2006: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2007: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008: Rafael Nadal / Tommy Robredo 2009: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2011: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2012: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2013: Julien Benneteau / Nenad Zimonjić 2014: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2016: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2017: Rohan Bopanna / Pablo Cuevas 2018: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2019: Nikola Mektić / Franko Škugor 2020: Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2021: Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić 2022: Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury 2023: Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek 2024: Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen
Hamburg / Madrid Masters	1990: Sergi Bruguera / Jim Courier 1991: Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 1992: Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 1993: Paul Haarhuis / Mark Koevermans 1994: Scott Melville / Piet Norval 1995: Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1996: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1997: Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez 1998: Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana 1999: Wayne Arthurs / Andrew Kratzmann 2000: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 2001: Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 2002: Mahesh Bhupathi / Jan-Michael Gambill 2003: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2004: Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 2005: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2006: Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett 2007: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2009: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2011: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2012: Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2015: Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea 2016: Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău 2017: Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo 2018: Nikola Mektić / Alexander Peya 2019: Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău 2020: Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2021: Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos 2022: Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski 2023: Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev 2024: Sebastian Korda / Jordan Thompson
Rome Masters	1990: Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 1991: Omar Camporese / Goran Ivanišević 1992: Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset 1993: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1994: Yevgeny Kafelnikov / David Rikl 1995: Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek 1996: Byron Black / Grant Connell 1997: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1998: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 1999: Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach 2000: Martin Damm / Dominik Hrbatý 2001: Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2002: Martin Damm / Cyril Suk 2003: Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 2004: Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2005: Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro 2006: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2007: Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić 2008: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2009: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2011: John Isner / Sam Querrey 2012: Marcel Granollers / Marc López 2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2015: Pablo Cuevas / David Marrero 2016: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2017: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2018: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah 2019: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah 2020: Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos 2021: Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić 2022: Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić 2023: Hugo Nys / Jan Zieliński 2024: Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos
Canada Masters	1990: Paul Annacone / David Wheaton 1991: Patrick Galbraith / Todd Witsken 1992: Patrick Galbraith / Danie Visser 1993: Jim Courier / Mark Knowles 1994: Byron Black / Jonathan Stark 1995: Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy 1996: Patrick Galbraith / Paul Haarhuis 1997: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 1998: Martin Damm / Jim Grabb 1999: Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter 2000: Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor 2001: Jiří Novák / David Rikl 2002: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2003: Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2004: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2005: Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 2006: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2007: Mahesh Bhupathi / Pavel Vízner 2008: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2009: Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles 2010: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2011: Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić 2012: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2013: Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares 2014: Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares 2015: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2016: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo 2017: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2018: Henri Kontinen / John Peers 2019: Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos 2020: Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2021: Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury 2022: Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski 2023: Marcelo Arévalo / Jean-Julien Rojer 2024: Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos
Cincinnati Open	1990: Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann 1991: Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 1992: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1993: Andre Agassi / Petr Korda 1994: Alex O'Brien / Sandon Stolle 1995: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1996: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1997: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1998: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1999: Byron Black / Jonas Björkman 2000: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 2001: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2002: James Blake / Todd Martin 2003: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2004: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2005: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2006: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2007: Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 2008: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2009: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2011: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2012: Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău 2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015: Daniel Nestor / Édouard Roger-Vasselin 2016: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo 2017: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2018: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares 2019: Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek 2020: Pablo Carreño Busta / Alex de Minaur 2021: Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos 2022: Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury 2023: Máximo González / Andrés Molteni 2024: Marcelo Arévalo / Mate Pavić
Stockholm / Essen / Stuttgart / Madrid / Shanghai Masters	1990: Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek 1991: John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd 1992: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1993: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1994: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1995: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1996: Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 1997: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1998: Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 1999: Byron Black / Jonas Björkman 2000: Jiří Novák / David Rikl 2001: Max Mirnyi / Sandon Stolle 2002: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2003: Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2004: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2005: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2006: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2007: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008: Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 2009: Julien Benneteau / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2010: Jürgen Melzer / Leander Paes 2011: Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor 2012: Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek 2013: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo 2014: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015: Raven Klaasen / Marcelo Melo 2016: John Isner / Jack Sock 2017: Henri Kontinen / John Peers 2018: Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo 2019: Mate Pavić / Bruno Soares 2020–2022: Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2023: Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos
Paris Masters	1990: Scott Davis / David Pate 1991: Anders Järryd / John Fitzgerald 1992: John McEnroe / Patrick McEnroe 1992: Byron Black / Jonathan Stark 1994: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1995: Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith 1996: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1997: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1998: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 1999: Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 2000: Nicklas Kulti / Max Mirnyi 2001: Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach 2002: Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro 2003: Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 2004: Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 2005: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2006: Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 2007: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008: Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett 2009: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010: Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2011: Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 2012: Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna 2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo 2016: Henri Kontinen / John Peers 2017: Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo 2018: Marcel Granollers / Rajeev Ram 2019: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2020: Félix Auger-Aliassime / Hubert Hurkacz 2021: Tim Pütz / Michael Venus 2022: Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski 2023: Santiago González / Édouard Roger-Vasselin