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Tennis Masters Cup - Definition and Overview

The Tennis Masters Cup was created on December 9, 1999. On that day, the Grand Slam Committee, the ITF and the ATP Tour announced that the ATP Tour World Championship and the men's Grand Slam Cup would be discontinued and a new jointly owned, end of year men's tournament to be known as the Tennis Masters Cup was created. At the end of the tennis year, the top eight players in the world compete for the Masters Cup.

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Palmares

Masters:

ATP Tour World Championships:

Tennis Masters Cup:

Full Results

2004

Champion: Roger Federer 2004/Houston, TX, United States -- November 13-21 -- Surface: Hard (outdoor) Red Group: Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt, Carlos Moya, Gaston Gaudio. Blue Group: Andy Roddick, Marat Safin, Tim Henman, Guillermo Coria. Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-2 in the final to claim his second straight Masters Cup title.

2003

Champion: Roger Federer 2003/Houston, TX, United States -- November 8-16 -- Surface: Hard (outdoor) Red Group: Andy Roddick, Guillermo Coria, Rainer Schuettler, Carlos Moya. Blue Group: Juan Carlos Ferrero, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, David Nalbandian. Round Robin: D Nalbandian (ARG) d JC Ferrero (ESP) 63 61; R Federer (SUI) d A Agassi (USA) 67(3) 63 76(7); R. Schuettler (GER) d G Coria (ARG) 63 46 62; A Roddick (USA) d C Moya (ESP) 62 36 63; R Federer (SUI) d D Nalbandian (ARG) 63 60; A Agassi (USA) d JC Ferrero 26 63 64; R Schuettler (GER) d A Roddick (USA) 46 76(4) 76(3); G Coria (ARG) d C Moya (ESP) 62 63; A Agassi (USA) d D Nalbandian (ARG) 76(10) 36 64; R Federer (SUI) d JC Ferrero (ESP) 63 61; C Moya (ESP) d R Schuettler (GER) 75 64; A Roddick (USA) d G Coria (ARG) 63 67(3) 63 Semifinals: A Agassi (USA) d R Schuettler (GER) 57 60 64; R Federer (SUI) d A Roddick (USA) 76(2) 62; Singles Final: R Federer (SUI) d A Agassi (USA) 63 60 64. Prize Money: Roger Federer (5-0) $1,520,000; Andre Agassi (3-2) $700,000; Rainer Schuettler (2-2) $330,000; Andy Roddick (2-2) $330,000; Guillermo Coria (1-2) $210,000; Carlos Moya (1-2) $210,000; David Nalbandian (1-2) $210,000; Juan Carlos Ferrero ($90,000); M Philippoussis (alternate) $50,000

2002

Champion: Lleyton Hewitt 2002 / Shanghai, China -- November 11 -- Surface: Hard (Indoor) Red Group: Carlos Moya, Lleyton Hewitt, Albert Costa, Marat Safin. Gold Group: Roger Federer, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Jiri Novak, Andre Agassi, Thomas Johansson (Alt.) Round Robin: Lleyton Hewitt d. Albert Costa 6-2 4-6 6-3; Roger Federer d. Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 6-4; Carlos Moya d. Marat Safin 6-4 7-5; Carlos Moya d. Lleyton Hewitt 6-4 7-5; Jiri Novak d. Andre Agassi 7-5 6-1; Albert Costa d. Marat Safin 3-6 6-4 6-3; Lleyton Hewitt d. Marat Safin 6-4 2-6 6-4; Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Andre Agassi 7-5 2-6 7-6(8); Roger Federer d. Jiri Novak 6-0 4-6 6-2; Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Jiri Novak 7-5 6-3; Roger Federer d. Thomas Johansson 6-3 7-5; Carlos Moya d. Albert Costa 7-6(9) 3-6 6-4. Semifinals: Lleyton Hewitt d. Roger Federer 7-5 5-7 7-5 Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Carlos Moya 6-7(8) 6-4 6-4. Finals: Lleyton Hewitt d. Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 7-5 2-6 2-6 6-4 Prize Money: Lleyton Hewitt (4-1) $1,400,000; Juan Carlos Ferrero (3-2) $700,000; Roger Federer (3-1) $450,000; Carlos Moya (3-1) $450,000; Albert Costa (1-2) $210,000; Jiri Novak (1-2) $210,000; Marat Safin (0-3) $90,000; Andre Agassi (0-2) $70,000; Thomas Johansson (0-1) $50,000.

2001

Champion: Lleyton Hewitt 2001/Sydney, Australia -- November 11-17 2001 -- Surface: Hard(Indoor) Rosewall Group: Gustavo Kuerten, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Goran Ivanisevic. Newcombe Group:: Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Patrick Rafter, Sebastien Grosjean. Round Robin: Hewitt d. Grosjean 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Agassi d. Rafter 6-2, 6-4; Kafelnikov d Ferrero 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(5); Ivanisevic d. Kuerten 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4; Hewitt d. Agassi 6-3, 6-4; Grosjean d. Rafter 6-2, 6-4; Ferrero d. Kuerten 7-6(3) 6-2; Kafelnikov d. Ivanisevic 6-3, 6-4; Grosjean d. Agassi 6-3, 6-4; Kafelnikov d. Kuerten 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Ferrero d. Ivanisevic 7-6(4), 7-6(5); Hewitt d. Rafter 7-5, 6-2. Semifinals: Grosjean d. Kafelnikov 6-4, 6-2; Hewitt d. Ferrero 6-4, 6-3. Final: Hewitt d. Grosjean 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. Standings: Hewitt 5-0 ($1,520,000); Grosjean 3-2 ($700,000); Kafelnikov 3-1 ($450,000); Ferrero 2-2 ($330,000); Agassi 1-2 ($210,000); Ivanisevic 1-2 ($210,000); Kuerten 0-3 ($90,000); Rafter 0-3 ($90,000)

2000

Champion: Gustavo Kuerten 2000/Lisbon, Portugal -- November 23-December 3 -- Surface: Hard(Indoor) Red Group: Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, Alex Corretja. Green Group: Andre Agassi, Gustavo Kuerten, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Magnus Norman. Round Robin: Marat Safin d. Alex Corretja 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-3; Lleyton Hewitt d. Pete Sampras 7-5, 6-0; Andre Agassi d. Gustavo Kuerten 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Yevgeny Kafelnikov d. Magnus Norman 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 Pete Sampras d. Alex Corretja 7-6(2), 7-5; Marat Safin d. Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 6-4; Andre Agassi d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-1, 6-4; Alex Corretja d. Lleyton Hewitt 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3; Gustavo Kuerten d. Magnus Norman 7-5, 6-3; Pete Sampras d. Marat Safin 6-3, 6-2; Andre Agassi d. Magnus Norman 6-3, 6-2; Gustavo Kuerten d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-3, 6-4. Semifinals: Andre Agassi d. Marat Safin 6-3, 6-3; Gustavo Kuerten d. Pete Sampras 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4. Final: Gustavo Kuerten d. Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Prize Money: Gustavo Kuerten (4-1) $1,400,000; Andre Agassi (4-1) $820,000; Marat Safin (2-2) $330,000; Pete Sampras (2-2) $330,000; Alex Corretja (1-2) $210,000; Lleyton Hewitt (1-2) $210,000; Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1-2) $210,000; Magnus Norman (0-3) $90,000; Thomas Enqvist (alt.), $50,000

Honor Roll

  • Tennis Masters Cup:
Player Years
Qual.
Matches W-L W Rate Years
Comp.
Andre Agassi (United States) 4 15 8-7 .533 2000-01-02-03
Guillermo Coria (Argentina) 2 6 1-5 .166 2003-04
Alex Corretja (Spain) 1 3 1-2 .333 2000
Albert Costa (Spain) 1 3 1-2 .333 2002
Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 3 12 6-6 .500 2001-02-03
Roger Federer (Switzerland) 3 14 13-1 .928 2002-03-04
Gaston Gaudio (Argentina) 1 3 0-3 .000 2004
Sebastien Grosjean (France) 1 5 3-2 .600 2001
Tim Henman (United Kingdom) 1 3 1-2 .333 2004
Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 3 18 13-5 .722 2000-01-02-04
Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) 1 3 1-2 .333 2001
Thomas Johansson (Sweden) 1 1 0-1 .000 2002 (Alt.)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) 2 7 4-3 .571 2000-01
Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) 2 8 4-4 .500 2000-01
David Nalbandian (Argentina) 1 3 1-2 .333 2003
Carlos Moya (Spain) 3 6 5-5 .500 2002-03-04
Magnus Norman (Sweden) 1 3 0-3 .000 2000
Jiri Novak (Czech Republic) 1 3 1-2 .333 2002
Patrick Rafter (Australia) 1 3 0-3 .000 2001
Andy Roddick (United States) 2 8 5-3 .625 2003-04
Marat Safin (Russia) 3 11 4-7 .363 2000-02-04
Pete Sampras (United States) 1 4 2-2 .500 2000
Rainer Schuettler (Germany) 1 4 2-2 .500 2003


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