ATP Indian Wells Tournament is in full swing, and this tennis tournament sponsored by BNP Paribas is called the Masters, also known as the ATP1000 Series. The champion can get 1,000 points, the runner-up can get 600 points, and the final four players can get 360 points. At ATP, there are only 9 events of this level throughout the year, with importance, points, bonuses, etc. only among the four Grand Slams and the year-end finals. Let’s take a look at these 9 events, in which city they are located in, and who are the most successful players in various events.
1. Indian Wells Masters ( California Indian Wells)
This event is the first Masters of the year. It was founded in 1974 and is the beginning of the North American season. This competition is the most attractive competition besides the four major tennis slams . During the event, it can attract 370,000 tourists to watch the competition. The most winning times here are Djokovic 's 5 times, followed by Federer's 4 times.
2. Miami Masters
back to back Masters versus Indian Wells was founded in 1985. The prize money in the early stages of this event was even higher than that in French Open and Australian Open . Djokovic has achieved three consecutive championships in North America back-to-back, winning the title of 6 degrees here, tied for the first place in history with Agassi .
3. Monte Carlo Masters
is located in the beautiful Monaco Principality and is the beginning of the three clay Masters every year. His prize money is obviously not as good as the North American Masters, and the singles champion can only get more than 700,000 euros. The king of clay Nadal is the well-deserved king here, and he won the championship here in 9 times, including an eight-game winning streak.
4. Madrid Masters
02 moved from the Stuttgart Masters in 2012. It became well-known because of an blue earth storm, and finally changed back to red earth. Here, Nadal is also the perfect king, winning the title of Madrid 4 times.
5. Rome Masters
As the highest clay event before the start of the French Open, the Rome Masters became famous all over the world with its long history and good reputation. In 1930, Rome held its first event. Nadal is the leader here for 7 degrees, and the title of the Red Clay Heavenly King is well-known.
6. Montreal Tennis Masters
The better known name is Rogers Cup , which is held in two cities, Montreal and Toronto. He is the oldest tennis event after wimbledon and US . Ivan Lundel has won the title of 6 times here, and is the only Masters with the most championships that non-four majors have won.
7. Cincinnati Masters
Also known as the Southwest Consortium Open, it is the second important US Open warm-up match after the Rogers Cup. Roger Federer 7-degree dominance of Cincinnati, and this is also the only last fortress Djokovic has not conquered.
8. Shanghai Masters
Shanghai Masters is the youngest of all Masters, but it is nearly the richest, with the singles champion bonus exceeding one million US dollars. This is also the highest-level event in Asia. Djokovic and Murray each won three times in Shanghai.
9. Paris Masters
The last stop of the year is the only Masters series in the indoor hard-ground season. Since it is the last competition of the year, many big-name players are in poor condition or choose to quit, and there are often upsets here. Soderin and Ferrell both realize their dream of winning the Masters Championship here. You should know that in the past 61 Masters, players outside the Big Four have only won 5. . . Djokovic dominated Paris 4 times and was the first in history.
