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 US $3 million in prize money and attracts the biggest stars of men’s tennis year after year.



In 2009 in Montreal, Great Britain’s Andy Murray captured his first Rogers Cup presented by National Bank giving him a fifth ATP World Tour title of the season and propelling him to a career-high No. 2 ranking. The last time the men were in Toronto, in 2008, it was Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal who took home the prestigious Rogers Cup presented by National Bank trophy. Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg have all had 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.