The Tournament

Since 1892, the best women's tennis players in the world have showcased their skills on Canadian courts. Only Wimbledon and the U.S. Open have longer histories than the major Canadian stop, which is acknowledged by the tennis world to be one of the best-run tournaments in the world. One of 10 Tier I tournaments on the WTA Tour, the Rogers Cup offers US $1.325 million in prize money and attracts the stars of women's tennis.

In Toronto in 2005, Kim Clijsters of Belgium captured her first Rogers Cup title. Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and Martina Hingis are all multiple winners on the champions list of the tournament, which alternates annually between Toronto and Montreal. Faye Urban Mlacak is the last Canadian to have won the singles title on home courts. She captured both the singles and doubles (with Vicki Berner) championships in 1969.