Canadian Open tennis
| Rogers Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||||||
| Tournament information | |||||||||
| Founded | 1881 | ||||||||
| Location |
Montreal & Toronto Canada |
||||||||
| Venue | Uniprix Stadium & Aviva Centre | ||||||||
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
| ATP World Tour | |
|---|---|
| Category | Masters 1000 |
| Draw | 56S (24Q) / 24D (0Q) |
| Prize money | US$4,178,500 |
| WTA Tour | |
|---|---|
| Category | Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S (48Q) / 28D (0Q) |
| Prize money | US$2,714,413 |
The Canadian Open (also known as the Canada Masters, and known as the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank for sponsorship reasons) is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The competition is played on hard courts.
The events alternate from year to year between the cities of Montreal and Toronto. Since 1980 in odd-numbered years the men's tournament is held in Montreal, while the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and vice versa in even-numbered years. Before 2011, they were held during separate weeks in the July–August period, now the two competitions are held during the same week in August. The Toronto tournament is held at the Aviva Centre and the Montreal tournament is held at the Uniprix Stadium.
The current singles champions as of the 2016 tournament are Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep.
The men's tournament began in 1881, and was held at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, while the women's competition was first held in 1892. Of the major tennis tournaments in the world today, only Wimbledon and the US Open have been around longer.
Most Singles and Doubles victories in the Canadian Championships, or Open, or Cup, all-time, Men's or Women's - Lois Moyes Bickle, winning 10 Singles victories, with a 4-year war interruption, and 9 Doubles victories, with a 4-year war interruption, leading Ivan Lendl with 6 Men's Singles victories and Monica Seles with 4 Women's Singles victories.
...
Wikipedia