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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Canadian Open Tennis(Rogers Cup)


The Canadian Open (also known as the Canada Masters), currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is an Annual Tennis Tournament held in Canada


The competition is played on Hard Courts and the events alternate from year to year between the cities of Montreal and Toronto.In odd-numbered years, the men's tournament is held in Montréal, while the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and vice-versa in even-numbered years.

The Men's Tournament began in 1881, and was held at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club.The Men's Competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour.

The Women's Competition was first held in 1892.The women's Competition is a Premier 5 Tournament on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour


Previous Year's Winners Details

Most Wins - Ivan Lendl(Czechoslovakia)has won 6 times in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989

2012 Title Winners
Men's Singles -Novak Djokovic(Serbia)defeating Richard Gasquet(France)6-3,6-2
Women's Singles - Petra Kvitova(Serbia)defeating Li Na(PRC)7–5, 2–6, 6–3

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