Canadian Open (tennis)

The Canadian Open is a tennis tournament that takes place on outdoor hard courts. It is held in Montreal and Toronto, usually at the start of August. Before 2011, it was held in two different weeks during July and August.

Rogers Cup
Event nameCanadian Open
TourATP World Tour, WTA Tour
SponsorRogers Cup presented by National Bank
Started1881
LocationMontreal and Toronto, Canada
CategoryMasters 1000 (men's)
Premier 5 (women's)
Court typeHard / Outdoor
Prize money$3,218,700
$2,000,000
Current champions
Men's singles Rafael Nadal
Women's singles Serena Williams
Men's doubles Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares
Women's doubles Jelena Janković / Katarina Srebtnik

The tournament adjusts for the men and women's side each year. Tt shifts from being held in Montreal and Toronto. In odd-numbered years, the men's side of the draw is held in Montreal and the women's are held in Toronto, and in even years they switch cities.

History

Rexall Centre, the site of the Toronto held tournament.

The men's tournament started in 1881. It was first held at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club. The women's side of the tournament started later, in 1892. There are only two leading tournaments that started before the Canadian Open, the Wimbledon and the US Open.

Before 1968, the tournament was known as the Canadian National Championships. Since the start of the open era, the tournament has had many sponsors. In the 1970s, it was held under the Rothmans International tobacco brand, Player's Limited was the main sponsor in the 1980s, and the sponsor changed again in 1997 to the cigarette company Du Maurier. Since federal measures came into place to restrict tobacco advertising, Rogers, a media company, has become the head sponsor.

Canadian success

No male Canadian tennis player has won the men's singles tournament since 1958. However, in 2013 Milos Raonic was the first Canadian player to reach the final since the start of the open era, after he beat fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil in the semifinals.[1]

Faye Urban was the last woman to reach the women's singles final, after her win in 1969. The Canadian players have had better luck in the men's doubles tournament than in the single's tournament, with Daniel Nestor and Sébastien Lareau both becoming champions. The women's doubles tournament has not been won by a Canadian female tennis player since 1969 also when Vicki Berner and Faye Urban won against another Canadian paring of Jane O'Hara and Vivienne Strong in a repeat of the 1968 final. Since then, Helen Kelesi has been the only Canadian player to reach the final for doubles, in 1990.

Past finals

Men's singles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1968 Ramanathan Krishnan Torben Ulrich6–3, 6–0, 7–5
1969 Cliff Richey Earl Butch Buchholz6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
1970 Rod Laver Roger Taylor6–0, 4–6, 6–3
1971 John Newcombe Tom Okker7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
1972 Ilie Năstase Andrew Pattison6–4, 6–3
1973 Tom Okker Manuel Orantes6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1974 Guillermo Vilas Manuel Orantes6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1975 Manuel Orantes Ilie Năstase7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–1
1976 Guillermo Vilas Wojtek Fibak6–4, 7–6, 6–2
1977 Jeff Borowiak Jaime Fillol6–0, 6–1
1978 Eddie Dibbs José Luis Clerc5–7, 6–4, 6–1
1979 Björn Borg John McEnroe6–3, 6–3
1980 Ivan Lendl Björn Borg4–6, 5–4, retired
1981 Ivan Lendl Eliot Teltscher6–3, 6–2
1982 Vitas Gerulaitis Ivan Lendl4–6, 6–1, 6–3
1983 Ivan Lendl Anders Järryd6–2, 6–2
1984 John McEnroe Vitas Gerulaitis6–0, 6–3
1985 John McEnroe Ivan Lendl7–5, 6–3
1986 Boris Becker Stefan Edberg6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1987 Ivan Lendl Stefan Edberg6–4, 7–6
1988 Ivan Lendl Kevin Curren7–6, 6–2
1989 Ivan Lendl John McEnroe6–1, 6–3
1990 Michael Chang Jay Berger4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1991 Andrei Chesnokov Petr Korda3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1992 Andre Agassi Ivan Lendl3–6, 6–2, 6–0
1993 Mikael Pernfors Todd Martin2–6, 6–2, 7–5
1994 Andre Agassi Jason Stoltenberg6–4, 6–4
1995 Andre Agassi Pete Sampras3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1996 Wayne Ferreira Todd Woodbridge6–2, 6–4
1997 Chris Woodruff Gustavo Kuerten7–5, 4–6, 6–3
1998 Patrick Rafter Richard Krajicek7–6, 6–4
1999 Thomas Johansson Yevgeny Kafelnikov1–6, 6–3, 6–3
2000 Marat Safin Harel Levy6–2, 6–3
2001 Andrei Pavel Patrick Rafter7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3
2002 Guillermo Cañas Andy Roddick6–4, 7–5
2003 Andy Roddick David Nalbandian6–1, 6–3
2004 Roger Federer Andy Roddick7–5, 6–3
2005 Rafael Nadal Andre Agassi6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2006 Roger Federer Richard Gasquet2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2007 Novak Djokovic Roger Federer7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
2008 Rafael Nadal Nicolas Kiefer6–3, 6–2
2009 Andy Murray Juan Martín del Potro6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–1
2010 Andy Murray Roger Federer7–5, 7–5
2011 Novak Djokovic Mardy Fish6–2, 3–6, 6–4
2012 Novak Djokovic Richard Gasquet6–3, 6–2
2013 Rafael Nadal Milos Raonic6–2, 6–2

Women's singles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1968 Jane Bartkowicz Faye Urban6–3, 6–3
1969 Faye Urban Vicki Berner6–2, 6–0
1970 Margaret Smith Court Rosemary Casals6–8, 6–4, 6–4
1971 Françoise Dürr Evonne Goolagong Cawley6–4, 6–2
1972 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade6–3, 6–1
1973 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Helga Niessen Masthoff7–6, 6–4
1974 Chris Evert Julie Heldman6–0, 6–3
1975 Marcie Louie Laura DuPont6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1976 Mima Jaušovec Lesley Hunt6–2, 6–0
1977 Regina Maršíková Marise Kruger6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1978 Regina Maršíková Virginia Ruzici7–5, 6–7, 6–2
1979 Laura DuPont Brigitte Cuypers6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1980 Chris Evert Virginia Ruzici6–3, 6–1
1981 Tracy Austin Chris Evert6–1, 6–4
1982 Martina Navratilova Andrea Jaeger6–3, 7–5
1983 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1984 Chris Evert Alycia Moulton6–2, 7–6
1985 Chris Evert Claudia Kohde-Kilsch6–2, 6–4
1986 Helena Suková Pam Shriver6–2, 7–5
1987 Pam Shriver Zina Garrison6–4, 6–1
1988 Gabriela Sabatini Natasha Zvereva6–1, 6–2
1989 Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–2, 6–2
1990 Steffi Graf Katerina Maleeva6–1, 6–7, 6–3
1991 Jennifer Capriati Katerina Maleeva6–2, 6–3
1992 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Monica Seles6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1993 Steffi Graf Jennifer Capriati6–1, 0–6, 6–3
1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Steffi Graf7–5, 1–6, 7–6
1995 Monica Seles Amanda Coetzer6–0, 6–1
1996 Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–1, 7–6
1997 Monica Seles Anke Huber6–2, 6–4
1998 Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–3, 6–2
1999 Martina Hingis Monica Seles6–4, 6–4
2000 Martina Hingis Serena Williams0–6, 6–3, 3–0, retired
2001 Serena Williams Jennifer Capriati6–1, 6–7, 6–3
2002 Amélie Mauresmo Jennifer Capriati6–4, 6–1
2003 Justine Henin Lina Krasnoroutskaya6–1, 6–0
2004 Amélie Mauresmo Elena Likhovtseva6–1, 6–0
2005 Kim Clijsters Justine Henin7–5, 6–1
2006 Ana Ivanovic Martina Hingis6–2, 6–3
2007 Justine Henin Jelena Janković7–6(7–3), 7–5
2008 Dinara Safina Dominika Cibulková6–2, 6–1
2009 Elena Dementieva Maria Sharapova6–4, 6–3
2010 Caroline Wozniacki Vera Zvonareva6–3, 6–2
2011 Serena Williams Samantha Stosur6–4, 6–2
2012 Petra Kvitová Li Na7–5, 2–6, 6–3
2013 Serena Williams Sorana Cîrstea6–2, 6–0

Men's doubles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1968 Harry Fauquier
John Sharpe
Marcelo Lara
Jasjit Singh
6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1969 Ron Holmberg
John Newcombe
Earl Butch Buchholz
Raymond Moore
6–3, 6–4
1970 Bill Bowrey
Marty Riessen
Cliff Drysdale
Fred Stolle
6–3, 6–2
1971 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1972 Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac
Jan Kodeš
Jan Kukal
7–6, 6–3
1973 Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
Owen Davidson
John Newcombe
7–5, 7–6
1974 Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
1975 Cliff Drysdale
Raymond Moore
Jan Kodeš
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–2
1976 Bob Hewitt
Raúl Ramírez
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–1
1977 Bob Hewitt
Raúl Ramírez
Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1978 Wojtek Fibak
Marty Riessen
Colin Dowdeswell
Heinz Günthardt
6–3, 7–6
1979 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
Heinz Günthardt
Bob Hewitt
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
1980 Bruce Manson
Brian Teacher
Heinz Günthardt
Sandy Mayer
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1981 Raúl Ramírez
Ferdi Taygan
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
1982 Steve Denton
Mark Edmondson
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6–7, 7–5, 6–2
1983 Sandy Mayer
Ferdi Taygan
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
6–3, 6–4
1984 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
John Fitzgerald
Kim Warwick
6–4, 6–2
1985 Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd
5–7, 7–6, 6–3
1986 Chip Hooper
Mike Leach
Boris Becker
Slobodan Živojinović
6–7, 6–3, 6–3
1987 Pat Cash
Stefan Edberg
Peter Doohan
Laurie Warder
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
1988 Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
Andrew Castle
Tim Gullikson
7–6(7–3), 6–3
1989 Kelly Evernden
Todd Witsken
Charles Beckman
Shelby Cannon
6–3, 6–3
1990 Paul Annacone
David Wheaton
Broderick Dyke
Peter Lundgren
6–1, 7–6
1991 Patrick Galbraith
Todd Witsken
Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1992 Patrick Galbraith
Danie Visser
Andre Agassi
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–4
1993 Jim Courier
Mark Knowles
Glenn Michibata
David Pate
6–4, 7–6
1994 Byron Black
Jonathan Stark
Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer
6–4, 6–4
1995 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Andrei Olhovskiy
Brian MacPhie
Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–2
1996 Patrick Galbraith
Paul Haarhuis
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
7–6, 6–3
1997 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
7–6, 6–3
1998 Martin Damm
Jim Grabb
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
6–7, 6–2, 7–6
1999 Jonas Björkman
Patrick Rafter
Byron Black
Wayne Ferreira
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2000 Sébastien Lareau
Daniel Nestor
Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2001 Jiří Novák
David Rikl
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2002 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
2003 Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2004 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–2
2005 Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0
2006 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5
2007 Mahesh Bhupathi
Pavel Vízner
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
6–4, 6–4
2008 Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
2009 Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles
Max Mirnyi
Andy Ram
6–4, 6–3
2010 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Julien Benneteau
Michaël Llodra
7–5, 6–3
2011 Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
2012 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Marcel Granollers
Marc López
6–1, 4–6, [12–10]
2013 Alexander Peya
Bruno Soares
Colin Fleming
Andy Murray
6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Women's doubles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1968 Vicki Berner
Faye Urban
Jane O'Hara
Vivienne Strong
6–2, 6–3
1969 Vicki Berner
Faye Urban
Jane O'Hara
Vivienne Strong
6–1, 6–1
1970 Rosemary Casals
Margaret Court
Helen Gourlay
Patricia Walkden
6–0, 6–1
1971 Rosemary Casals
Françoise Dürr
Evonne Goolagong
Lesley Turner Bowrey
6–3, 6–2
1972 Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong
Brenda Kirk
Patricia Walkden
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1973 Evonne Goolagong
Peggy Michel
Helga Niessen Masthoff
Martina Navrátilová
6–3, 6–2
1974 Julie Heldman
Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
Chris Evert
Jeanne Evert
6–3, 6–3
1975 Julie Anthony
Margaret Court
JoAnne Russell
Jane Stratton
6–2, 6–4
1976 Janet Newberry
Cynthia Doerner
Sue Barker
Pam Teeguarden
6–7, 6–3, 6–1
1977 Delina Boshoff
Ilana Kloss
Rosemary Casals
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–2, 6–3
1978 Regina Maršíková
Pam Teeguarden
Chris O'Neil
Paula Smith
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1979 Lea Antonoplis
Diane Evers
Chris O'Neil
Mimi Wikstedt
2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1980 Andrea Jaeger
Regina Maršíková
Ann Kiyomura
Betsy Nagelsen
6–1, 6–3
1981 Martina Navrátilová
Pam Shriver
Candy Reynolds
Anne Smith
7–6, 7–6
1982 Martina Navrátilová
Candy Reynolds
Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
6–4, 6–4
1983 Anne Hobbs
Andrea Jaeger
Rosalyn Fairbank
Candy Reynolds
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
1984 Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Sayers
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková
6–1, 6–2
1985 Gigi Fernández
Martina Navrátilová
Marcella Mesker
Pascale Paradis
6–4, 6–0
1986 Zina Garrison
Gabriela Sabatini
Pam Shriver
Helena Suková
7–6, 5–7, 6–4
1987 Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–1, 6–2
1988 Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
Zina Garrison
Pam Shriver
7–6, 7–6
1989 Gigi Fernández
Robin White
Martina Navrátilová
Larisa Neiland
6–1, 7–5
1990 Betsy Nagelsen
Gabriela Sabatini
Helen Kelesi
Raffaella Reggi
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1991 Larisa Neiland
Natalia Zvereva
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
1–6, 7–5, 6–2
1992 Lori McNeil
Rennae Stubbs
Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
1993 Larisa Neiland
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Helena Suková
6–1, 6–2
1994 Meredith McGrath
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Sayers Smylie
2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1995 Gabriela Sabatini
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Martina Hingis
Iva Majoli
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1996 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Larisa Neiland
Mary Joe Fernández
Helena Suková
7–6, 6–1
1997 Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
1998 Martina Hingis
Jana Novotná
Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
6–3, 6–4
1999 Jana Novotná
Mary Pierce
Larisa Neiland
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
2000 Martina Hingis
Nathalie Tauziat
Julie Halard-Decugis
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2001 Kimberly Po-Messerli
Nicole Pratt
Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–1
2002 Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
Rika Fujiwara
Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2003 Svetlana Kuznetsova
Martina Navrátilová
María Vento-Kabchi
Angelique Widjaja
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2004 Shinobu Asagoe
Ai Sugiyama
Liezel Horn Huber
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–0, 6–3
2005 Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Martina Navrátilová
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
2006 Martina Navrátilová
Nadia Petrova
Cara Black
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6–1, 6–2
2007 Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama
Cara Black
Liezel Horn Huber
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
2008 Cara Black
Liezel Horn Huber
Maria Kirilenko
Flavia Pennetta
6–1, 6–1
2009 Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez
Samantha Stosur
Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 7–5, [11–9]
2010 Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 3–6, [12–10]
2011 Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond
Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko
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2012 Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Kristina Mladenovic
Nadia Petrova
Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 2–6, [10–7]
2013 Jelena Janković
Katarina Srebotnik
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
5–7, 6–1, [10–6]

Sources

  1. Daily, Brian (10 August 2014). "Milos Raonic wins epic all-Canadian Rogers Cup semifinal". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

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