Since 1881, the best men'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 on the Tour. Classified as a Masters 1000 event on the ATP World Tour tournament calendar, Rogers Cup presented by National Bank offers more than $3 million in prize money and attracts the biggest stars of men's tennis year after year.
Last year in Montreal, Novak Djokovic continued his incredible season by capturing his second Rogers Cup title in his first tournament since winning his maiden Wimbledon crown and ascending to the world No. 1 ranking. It was the Serbian's ninth title of 2011, who previously won the Canadian crown in 2007. The last time the men were in Toronto, Great Britain's Andy Murray lifted his second consecutive Rogers Cup trophy, defeating both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer along the way for an impressive display of tennis. Nadal, Federer, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg are among the other stars with their names etched 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 soil. She captured both the singles and doubles (with Vicki Berner) championships in 1969.
Past Champions
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