Canadian Open (tennis)

Canadian tennis tournament

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 singlesSpain Rafael Nadal
Women's singlesUnited States Serena Williams
Men's doublesAustria Alexander Peya / Brazil Bruno Soares
Women's doublesSerbia Jelena Janković / Slovenia Katarina Srebtnik

The tournament adjusts for the men and women's side each year. It shifts between 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

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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 in 1892. There are only two leading tournaments that started before the Canadian Open, 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

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No male Canadian tennis player has won the men's singles tournament since 1958. 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 Canadian woman to reach the women's singles final. She won 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 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

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Men's singles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1968   Ramanathan Krishnan   Torben Ulrich 6–3, 6–0, 7–5
1969   Cliff Richey   Earl Butch Buchholz 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
1970   Rod Laver   Roger Taylor 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
1971   John Newcombe   Tom Okker 7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
1972   Ilie Năstase   Andrew Pattison 6–4, 6–3
1973   Tom Okker   Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1974   Guillermo Vilas   Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1975   Manuel Orantes   Ilie Năstase 7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–1
1976   Guillermo Vilas   Wojtek Fibak 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
1977   Jeff Borowiak   Jaime Fillol 6–0, 6–1
1978   Eddie Dibbs   José Luis Clerc 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
1979   Björn Borg   John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3
1980   Ivan Lendl   Björn Borg 4–6, 5–4, retired
1981   Ivan Lendl   Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–2
1982   Vitas Gerulaitis   Ivan Lendl 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
1983   Ivan Lendl   Anders Järryd 6–2, 6–2
1984   John McEnroe   Vitas Gerulaitis 6–0, 6–3
1985   John McEnroe   Ivan Lendl 7–5, 6–3
1986   Boris Becker   Stefan Edberg 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1987   Ivan Lendl   Stefan Edberg 6–4, 7–6
1988   Ivan Lendl   Kevin Curren 7–6, 6–2
1989   Ivan Lendl   John McEnroe 6–1, 6–3
1990   Michael Chang   Jay Berger 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1991   Andrei Chesnokov   Petr Korda 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1992   Andre Agassi   Ivan Lendl 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
1993   Mikael Pernfors   Todd Martin 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
1994   Andre Agassi   Jason Stoltenberg 6–4, 6–4
1995   Andre Agassi   Pete Sampras 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1996   Wayne Ferreira   Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–4
1997   Chris Woodruff   Gustavo Kuerten 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
1998   Patrick Rafter   Richard Krajicek 7–6, 6–4
1999   Thomas Johansson   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
2000   Marat Safin   Harel Levy 6–2, 6–3
2001   Andrei Pavel   Patrick Rafter 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3
2002   Guillermo Cañas   Andy Roddick 6–4, 7–5
2003   Andy Roddick   David Nalbandian 6–1, 6–3
2004   Roger Federer   Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3
2005   Rafael Nadal   Andre Agassi 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2006   Roger Federer   Richard Gasquet 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2007   Novak Djokovic   Roger Federer 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
2008   Rafael Nadal   Nicolas Kiefer 6–3, 6–2
2009   Andy Murray   Juan Martín del Potro 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–1
2010   Andy Murray   Roger Federer 7–5, 7–5
2011   Novak Djokovic   Mardy Fish 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
2012   Novak Djokovic   Richard Gasquet 6–3, 6–2
2013   Rafael Nadal   Milos Raonic 6–2, 6–2

Women's singles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1968   Jane Bartkowicz   Faye Urban 6–3, 6–3
1969   Faye Urban   Vicki Berner 6–2, 6–0
1970   Margaret Smith Court   Rosemary Casals 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
1971   Françoise Dürr   Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 6–2
1972   Evonne Goolagong Cawley   Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–1
1973   Evonne Goolagong Cawley   Helga Niessen Masthoff 7–6, 6–4
1974   Chris Evert   Julie Heldman 6–0, 6–3
1975   Marcie Louie   Laura DuPont 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1976   Mima Jaušovec   Lesley Hunt 6–2, 6–0
1977   Regina Maršíková   Marise Kruger 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1978   Regina Maršíková   Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 6–7, 6–2
1979   Laura DuPont   Brigitte Cuypers 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1980   Chris Evert   Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 6–1
1981   Tracy Austin   Chris Evert 6–1, 6–4
1982   Martina Navratilova   Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 7–5
1983   Martina Navratilova   Chris Evert 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1984   Chris Evert   Alycia Moulton 6–2, 7–6
1985   Chris Evert   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–4
1986   Helena Suková   Pam Shriver 6–2, 7–5
1987   Pam Shriver   Zina Garrison 6–4, 6–1
1988   Gabriela Sabatini   Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–2
1989   Martina Navratilova   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–2
1990   Steffi Graf   Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–7, 6–3
1991   Jennifer Capriati   Katerina Maleeva 6–2, 6–3
1992   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Monica Seles 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1993   Steffi Graf   Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 0–6, 6–3
1994   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Steffi Graf 7–5, 1–6, 7–6
1995   Monica Seles   Amanda Coetzer 6–0, 6–1
1996   Monica Seles   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 7–6
1997   Monica Seles   Anke Huber 6–2, 6–4
1998   Monica Seles   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–2
1999   Martina Hingis   Monica Seles 6–4, 6–4
2000   Martina Hingis   Serena Williams 0–6, 6–3, 3–0, retired
2001   Serena Williams   Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 6–7, 6–3
2002   Amélie Mauresmo   Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 6–1
2003   Justine Henin   Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6–1, 6–0
2004   Amélie Mauresmo   Elena Likhovtseva 6–1, 6–0
2005   Kim Clijsters   Justine Henin 7–5, 6–1
2006   Ana Ivanovic   Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3
2007   Justine Henin   Jelena Janković 7–6(7–3), 7–5
2008   Dinara Safina   Dominika Cibulková 6–2, 6–1
2009   Elena Dementieva   Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–3
2010   Caroline Wozniacki   Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2
2011   Serena Williams   Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–2
2012   Petra Kvitová   Li Na 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
2013   Serena Williams   Sorana Cîrstea 6–2, 6–0

Men's doubles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
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

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
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

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  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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