ATP International Series Gold (known from 1990 to 1999 as the ATP Championship Series) was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally between 2000 and 2008 that were part of the ATP Tour. The tournaments were positioned below the ATP Masters Series, and above the ATP International Series in terms of prize money and ranking points available.
International Series Gold tournaments offered players cash prizes (purses from $755,000 to $1,426,250 as of 2008) and the ability to earn ATP ranking points. See Association of Tennis Professionals#ATP rankings for more details.
Effective in 2009, this series of tournaments became the ATP Tour 500, incorporating many of the same tournaments. The "500" represents the number of ATP ranking points earned by the winner of each event in the series.
History
In 1989 the ITF Grand Prix Circuit and WCT Circuit were both discontinued. Its tournaments were absorbed into the new ATP Tour in 1990.
The new tour was made up of three global series (tiers) of tournaments, the ATP Championship Series (Single Week), the ATP Championship Series this tier and the ATP World Series.
The nine most prestigious Grand Prix Super Series tournaments became the Championship Series Single Week events, nine other super series, and one regular series event together with two new tournaments formed the first Championship Series tier group.
Between 1990 and 1999 a total of twenty one tournaments had been granted ATP championship series status, though usually twelve or eleven events comprised the tier in any particular given season. In 2000 it was renamed the ATP International Series Gold.
Tournaments
The locations and titles of these tournaments may change from year to year. The tournaments, in calendar order, are:
| Tournament | Country | Location | Court surface | 2008 Prize Money | Draw Size | Began (as ISG) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABN AMRO WTT | Netherlands | Rotterdam | Indoor Hard | $824,000 | 32 | 1972 (2000) |
| RMK Championships | United States | Memphis | Indoor Hard | $769,000 | 32 | 1975 (2000) |
| Dubai Tennis Championships | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Hard | $1,426,000 | 32 | 1993 (2001) |
| Abierto Mexicano Telcel | Mexico | Acapulco | Clay | $794,000 | 32 | 1993 (2000) |
| Open Sabadell Atlántico | Spain | Barcelona | Clay | $888,000 | 56 | 1953 (2000) |
| Mercedes Cup | Germany | Stuttgart | Clay | $568,000 | 32 | 1916 (2000) |
| Generali Open | Austria | Kitzbühel | Clay | $571,000 | 48 | 1945 (2000) |
| Japan Open Tennis Championships | Japan | Tokyo | Hard | $869,000 | 48 | 1972 (2000) |
| BA-CA TennisTrophy | Austria | Vienna | Indoor Hard | $674,000 | 32 | 1974 (2000) |
Singles champions
ATP Championship Series
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels |  Becker (1/9) |  Forget (1/1) | Becker (5/9) | Not an event | ||||||
| Antwerp | Invitational | ATP World Series | Not an event | Stich (3/3) |  Rosset (1/2) |  Rusedski (1/3) | Not an event | |||
| Toronto Indoor |  Lendl (1/6) | Not an event | ||||||||
| Memphis | ATP World Series | Lendl (3/6) |  Washington (1/1) | Courier (2/5) | Martin (1/3) | Martin (2/3) | Sampras (7/12) | Chang (4/5) |  Philippoussis (1/2) | Haas (1/4) |
| Rotterdam | ATP World Series |  Kafelnikov (4/4) | ||||||||
| Milan/London[a] | ATP World Series | Becker (6/9) | Becker (7/9) | Kafelnikov (1/4) |  Ivanišević (5/7) | Ivanišević (6/7) | Kafelnikov (3/4) |  Krajicek (5/5) | ||
| Philadelphia | Sampras (1/12) | Lendl (4/6) | Sampras (3/12) | Woodforde (1/1) | Chang (1/5) |  Enqvist (1/2) | Courier (5/5) | Sampras (10/12) | Sampras (11/12) | Not an event |
| Stuttgart Indoor | Becker (2/9) | Edberg (2/8) | Ivanišević (2/7) | Stich (2/3) | Edberg (7/8) | Krajicek (3/5) | ATP Super 9 | |||
| Tokyo Outdoor | Edberg (1/8) | Edberg (3/8) | Courier (1/5) | Sampras (5/12) | Sampras (6/12) | Courier (4/5) | Sampras (8/12) | Krajicek (4/5) |  Pavel (1/1) | Kiefer (1/1) |
| Barcelona |  Gómez (1/1) |  E. Sánchez (1/1) | C. Costa (1/1) |  A. Medvedev (2/3) | Krajicek (1/5) |  Muster (1/4) | Muster (3/4) | A. Costa (1/2) | Martin (3/3) | Mantilla (1/1) |
| Stuttgart Outdoor |  Ivanišević (1/7) | Stich (1/3) | A. Medvedev (1/3) | Gustafsson (1/2) | Berasategui (1/1) | Muster (2/4) | Muster (4/4) | Corretja (1/5) |  Kuerten (1/4) | Norman (1/1) |
| Kitzbühel | ATP World Series | A. Costa (2/2) | ||||||||
| Washington, D.C. | Agassi (1/6) | Agassi (2/6) | Korda (2/2) |  Mansdorf (1/1) | Edberg (8/8) | Agassi (3/6) | Chang (3/5) | Chang (5/5) | Agassi (5/6) | Agassi (6/6) |
| Indianapolis | Becker (3/9) | Sampras (2/12) | Sampras (4/12) | Courier (3/5) |  Ferreira (1/1) | Enqvist (2/2) | Sampras (9/12) | Björkman (1/1) | Corretja (2/5) | Lapentti (1/2) |
| New Haven | Rostagno (1/1) | Korda (1/2) | Edberg (6/8) | A. Medvedev (3/3) | Becker (8/9) | Agassi (4/6) | O'Brien (1/1) | Kafelnikov (2/4) |  Kučera (1/1) | Not an event |
| Sydney Indoor | Becker (4/9) | Edberg (4/8) | Ivanišević (3/7) |  Yzaga (1/1) | Krajicek (2/5) | Not an event | ||||
| Tokyo Indoor | Lendl (2/6) | Edberg (5/8) | Lendl (5/6) | Lendl (6/6) | Ivanišević (4/7) | Chang (2/5) | Not an event | |||
| Singapore | ATP World Series | Not an event | ATP World Series | Gustafsson (2/2) |  Ríos (1/2) | Ríos (2/2) | ||||
| Vienna | ATP World Series | Becker (9/9) | Ivanišević (7/7) | Sampras (12/12) | Rusedski (2/3) | |||||
ATP International Series Gold
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | Pioline (1/1) | Escudé (1/2) | Escudé (2/2) |  Mirnyi (1/1) | Hewitt (2/2) | Federer (5/24) | Štěpánek (1/2) | Youzhny (1/2) | Llodra (1/1) |
| Memphis | Larsson (1/1) | Philippoussis (2/2) | Roddick (2/5) | Dent (1/1) | J. Johansson (1/1) |  Carlsen (2/2) | Haas (3/4) | Haas (4/4) |  Darcis (1/1) |
| London[a] | Rosset (2/2) | ATP International Series (Milan) | Not an event | ||||||
| Dubai | ATP International Series | Ferrero (1/2) | Santoro (1/1) | Federer (2/24) | Federer (4/24) | Federer (6/24) | Nadal (4/23) | Federer (8/24) | Roddick (3/5) |
| Mexico City/Acapulco |  Chela (1/2) | Kuerten (3/4) | Moyá (1/3) | Calleri (1/2) | Moyá (3/3) | Nadal (1/23) | Horna | Chela (2/2) | Almagro (1/2) |
| Barcelona | Safin (1/1) | Ferrero (2/2) | Gaudio (1/2) | Moyá (2/3) | Robredo (1/1) | Nadal (2/23) | Nadal (5/23) | Nadal (6/23) | Nadal (8/23) |
| Stuttgart | Squillari (1/1) | Kuerten (4/4) | ATP International Series | Coria (1/2) | Cañas (1/1) | Nadal (3/23) | Ferrer (1/10) | Nadal (7/23) | del Potro (1/9) |
| Kitzbühel | Corretja (3/5) | Lapentti (2/2) | Corretja (5/5) | Coria (2/2) | Massú (1/1) | Gaudio (2/2) | Calleri (2/2) | Mónaco (1/2) | del Potro (2/9) |
| Washington, D.C. | Corretja (4/2) | Roddick (1/5) | Blake (1/1) | ATP International Series | |||||
| Indianapolis | Kuerten (2/4) | Rafter (1/1) | Rusedski (3/3) | ATP International Series | |||||
| Tokyo | Schalken (1/1) | Hewitt (1/2) | Carlsen (1/2) | Schüttler (1/1) | Novák (1/1) | Moodie (1/1) | Federer (7/24) | Ferrer (2/10) | Berdych (1/3) |
| Vienna | Henman (1/1) | Haas (2/4) | Federer (1/24) | Federer (3/24) | López (1/3) | Ljubičić (1/2) | Ljubičić (2/2) |  Djokovic (1/15) | Petzschner (1/1) |
Doubles champions
ATP Championship Series
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels | E. Sánchez (1/3) Živojinović (1/1) | Woodbridge (1/12) Woodforde (1/11) | Becker (1/2) J. McEnroe (1/1) | Not an event | ||||||
| Antwerp | Invitational | ATP World Series | Not an event | Björkman (1/2) Kulti (1/2) | Adams (2/5) Delaître (2/3) | W. Ferreira (1/1) Kafelnikov (3/6) | Not an event | |||
| Toronto Indoor | Galbraith (1/8) Macpherson (1/3) | Not an event | ||||||||
| Memphis | ATP World Series | Riglewski (1/1) Stich (1/1) | Woodbridge (3/12) Woodforde (2/11) | Woodbridge (6/12) Woodforde (5/11) |  Black (2/3) Stark (2/4) | Palmer (2/6) Reneberg (6/7) |  Knowles (3/15) Nestor (2/20) | E. Ferreira (1/2) Galbraith (7/8) | Woodbridge (10/12) Woodforde (9/11) | Woodbridge (12/12) Woodforde (11/11) |
| Rotterdam | ATP World Series | Adams (3/5) de Jager (1/3) | ||||||||
| Milan/London[a] | ATP World Series | Kratzmann (2/3) Masur (4/5) | Nijssen (3/3) Suk (4/7) | Becker (2/2) Forget (3/3) |  Gaudenzi (1/1) Ivanišević (1/1) | Albano (1/2) Nyborg (1/2) | Damm (2/9) Grabb (7/7) | Henman (1/1) Rusedski (1/1) | ||
| Philadelphia | Leach (1/8) Pugh (1/2) | Leach (2/8) Pugh (2/2) | Woodbridge (4/12) Woodforde (3/11) | Grabb (4/7) Reneberg (4/7) | Eltingh (1/5) Haarhuis (1/7) | Grabb (5/7) Stark (3/4) | Woodbridge (8/12) Woodforde (7/11) | Lareau (1/4) O'Brien (1/2) | Eltingh (4/5) Haarhuis (4/7) | Not an event |
| Stuttgart Indoor | Forget (1/3) Hlasek (1/2) | Casal (1/1) E. Sánchez (2/3) | Nijssen (1/3) Suk (1/7) | Kratzmann (3/3) Masur (5/5) |  Adams (1/5) Olhovskiy (1/1) | Connell (6/8) Galbraith (6/8) | ATP Super 9 | |||
| Tokyo Outdoor | Kratzmann (1/3) Masur (1/5) | Edberg Woodbridge (2/12) | Jones (1/2) Leach (3/8) | Flach (2/2) Leach (5/8) | Holm (1/1) Järryd (1/1) | Knowles (1/15) Stark (4/4) | Woodbridge (9/12) Woodforde (8/11) | Damm (1/9) Vacek (3/6) | Lareau (2/4) Nestor (3/20) | Tarango (2/2) Vacek (5/6) |
| Barcelona | Gómez (1/2) J. Sánchez (1/3) | de la Peña (1/1) Nargiso (1/1) | Gómez (2/2) J. Sánchez (2/3) | Cannon (1/1) Melville (2/4) | Kafelnikov (1/6) Rikl (1/4) | Kronemann (1/1) Macpherson (2/3) | Lobo (1/2) J. Sánchez (3/3) | Berasategui (1/1) Burillo (1/1) | Eltingh (5/5) Haarhuis (5/7) | Haarhuis (6/7) Kafelnikov (5/6) |
| Stuttgart Outdoor | Aldrich (1/1) Visser (1/1) | Masur (2/5) E. Sánchez (3/3) | Layendecker (1/1) Talbot (1/2) | Nijssen (2/3) Suk (2/7) | Melville (3/4) Norval (1/1) | Carbonell (1/1) Roig (1/1) | Pimek (1/1) Talbot (2/2) | Kuerten (1/2) Meligeni (1/1) | Delaître (3/3) Santoro (1/3) | Oncins (1/1) Orsanic (1/1) |
| Kitzbühel | ATP World Series | Haggard (1/3) Nyborg (2/2) | ||||||||
| Washington, D.C. | Connell (1/8) Michibata (1/1) | Davis (2/4) Pate (2/2) | Garnett (1/1) Palmer (1/6) | Black (1/3) Leach (6/8) | Connell (3/8) Galbraith (3/8) | Delaître (1/3) Tarango (1/2) | Connell (7/8) Davis (4/4) | L. Jensen (1/1) M. Jensen (1/1) | Stafford (1/1) Ullyett (1/4) | Gimelstob (1/3) Lareau (3/4) |
| Indianapolis | Davis (1/4) Pate (1/2) | Flach (1/1) Seguso (1/1) | Grabb (3/7) Reneberg (3/7) | Davis (3/4) Martin (1/1) | Woodbridge (7/12) Woodforde (6/11) | Knowles (2/15) Nestor (1/20) | Grabb (6/7) Reneberg (7/7) | Tillström (1/2) Tebbutt (1/1) | Novák (1/3) Rikl (2/4) | Haarhuis (7/7) Palmer (3/6) |
| New Haven | Brown (1/1) Melville (1/4) | Korda (1/1) Masur (3/5) | Jones (2/2) Leach (4/8) | Suk (3/7) Vacek (1/6) | Connell (4/8) Galbraith (4/8) | Leach (7/8) Melville (4/4) | Black (3/3) Connell (8/8) |  Bhupathi (1/8) Paes (1/6) | Arthurs (1/2) Tramacchi (1/1) | Not an event |
| Sydney Indoor | Dyke (1/1) Lundgren (1/1) | Grabb (1/7) Reneberg (1/7) | P. McEnroe (1/2) Stark (1/4) | P. McEnroe (2/2) Reneberg (5/7) | Eltingh (2/5) Haarhuis (2/7) | Not an event | ||||
| Tokyo Indoor | Forget (2/3) Hlasek (1/2) | Grabb (2/7) Reneberg (2/7) | Woodbridge (5/12) Woodforde (4/11) | Connell (2/8) Galbraith (2/8) | Connell (5/8) Galbraith (5/8) | Eltingh (3/5) Haarhuis (3/7) | Not an event | |||
| Singapore | ATP World Series | Not an event | ATP World Series | Bhupathi (2/8) Paes (2/6) | Woodbridge (11/12) Woodforde (10/11) | Mirnyi (1/7) Taino (1/1) | ||||
| Vienna | ATP World Series | Kafelnikov (2/6) Vacek (2/6) | E. Ferreira (1/2) Galbraith (8/8) | Kafelnikov (4/6) Vacek (4/6) | Prinosil (1/2) Stolle (1/4) | |||||
International Series Gold
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | Adams (4/5) de Jager (2/3) | Björkman (2/2) Federer (1/3) | Federer (2/3) Mirnyi (2/7) | Arthurs (2/2) Hanley (1/6) | Hanley (2/6) Štěpánek (2/4) | Erlich (1/1) Ram (1/2) | Hanley (3/6) Ullyett (3/4) | Paes (6/6) Damm (8/9) | Berdych (1/1) Tursunov (1/2) |
| Memphis | Gimelstob (2/3) Lareau (4/4) | B. Bryan (1/14) M. Bryan (1/14) | MacPhie (2/2) Zimonjić (2/17) | Knowles (7/15) Nestor (6/20) | B. Bryan (4/14) M. Bryan (4/14) | Aspelin (1/3) Perry (1/1) | Haggard (3/3) Karlović (1/1) | Butorac (1/2) J. Murray (1/9) | Bhupathi (5/8) Knowles (12/15) |
| London[a] | Adams (5/5) de Jager (3/3) | ATP International Series (Milan) | Not an event | ||||||
| Dubai | ATP International Series | Eagle (1/2) Stolle (3/4) | Knowles (5/15) Nestor (4/20) | Paes (4/6) Rikl (4/4) | Bhupathi (4/8) Santoro (2/3) | Damm (7/9) Štěpánek (4/4) | Hanley (4/6) Ullyett (4/4) | Santoro (3/3) Zimonjić (4/17) | Bhupathi (6/8) Knowles (13/15) |
| Mexico City/Acapulco | B. Black (4/4) Johnson (1/3) | Johnson (2/3) Kuerten (2/2) | B. Bryan (2/14) M. Bryan (2/14) | Knowles (8/15) Nestor (7/20) | B. Bryan (5/14) M. Bryan (5/14) | Ferrer (1/1) Ventura (1/1) | Čermák (2/5) Friedl (3/4) | Starace (1/2) Vassallo Argüello (1/1) | Marach (1/4) Mertiňák (1/3) |
| Barcelona | Kulti (2/2) Tillström (2/2) | Johnson (3/3) Palmer (5/6) | Hill (1/1) Vacek (6/6) | B. Bryan (3/14) M. Bryan (3/14) | Knowles (9/15) Nestor (8/20) | Paes (5/6) Zimonjić (3/17) | Knowles (11/15) Nestor (10/20) | Pavel (2/2) Waske (1/1) | B. Bryan (6/14) M. Bryan (6/14) |
| Stuttgart | Novák (2/3) Rikl (3/4) | Cañas (1/1) Schüttler (1/1) | ATP International Series | Cibulec (1/1) Vízner (1/3) | Novák (3/3) Štěpánek (3/4) | Acasuso (1/1) Prieto (1/1) | Gaudio (1/1) Mirnyi (3/7) | Čermák (3/5) Friedl (4/4) | Kas (1/1) Kohlschreiber (2/2) |
| Kitzbühel | Albano (2/2) Suk (5/7) | Corretja (1/1) Lobo (2/2) | Koenig (1/1) Shimada (1/1) | Damm (5/9) Suk (6/7) | Čermák (1/5) Friedl (1/4) | Friedl (2/4) Pavel (1/2) | Koubek (1/1) Kohlschreiber (1/2) | Horna (1/1) Starace (2/2) | Cerretani (1/1) Hănescu (1/2) |
| Washington, D.C. | O'Brien (2/2) Palmer (4/6) | Damm (3/9) Prinosil (2/2) | W. Black (1/1) Ullyett (2/4) | ATP International Series | |||||
| Indianapolis | Hewitt (1/1) Stolle (2/4) | Knowles (4/15) MacPhie (1/2) | Knowles (6/15) Nestor (5/20) | ATP International Series | |||||
| Tokyo | Bhupathi (3/8) Paes (3/6) | Leach (8/8) Macpherson (3/3) | Coetzee (1/1) Haggard (2/3) | Gimelstob (3/3) Kiefer (1/1) | Palmer (6/6) Vízner (2/3) | Iwabuchi (1/1) Suzuki (1/1) | Fisher (1/1) Phillips (1/1) | Kerr (1/1) Lindstedt (1/3) | Youzhny (1/2) Zverev (1/2) |
| Vienna | Kafelnikov (6/6) Zimonjić (1/17) | Damm (4/9) Štěpánek (1/4) | Eagle (2/2) Stolle (4/4) | Allegro (1/1) Federer (3/3) | Damm (6/9) Suk (7/7) | Knowles (10/15) Nestor (9/20) | Pála (1/1) Vízner (3/3) |  Fyrstenberg (1/3) Matkowski (1/4) | Mirnyi (4/7) Ram (2/2) |
Titles champions 2000 to 2008
Players with 3 or more titles
| # | Player | RO | ME | DU | AC | BA | ST | KI | TO | VI | EX | # | Winning span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Federer | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 2002–07 (6) |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2005–08 (4) |
| 3 | Àlex Corretja | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2000–02 (3) |
| 3 | Tommy Haas | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2001–07 (7) |
| 3 | Gustavo Kuerten | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2000–01 (2) |
| 3 | Carlos Moyá | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2002–04 (3) |
| 3 | Andy Roddick | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2001–08 (8) |
^ RO = Rotterdam, ME = Memphis, DU = Dubai, AC = Acapulco (Mexico City), BA = Barcelona, ST = Stuttgart, KI = Kitzbühel, TO = Tokyo, PA = Paris, EX = Extinct tournaments.
^ The 4th International Series Gold tournament was played in Mexico City in 2000, before moving to its current location in Acapulco in 2001.
^ The "Extinct tournaments" are: Indianapolis, Washington, London.
^ 3 or more titles per tournament underlined.
Titles champions 1990 to 1999
Players with 3 or more titles
| Titles | # | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pete Sampras | 12 |
| 2. | Boris Becker | 9 |
| 3. | Stefan Edberg | 8 |
| 4. | / Goran Ivanišević | 7 |
| 5. | Andre Agassi | 6 |
| / Ivan Lendl | 6 | |
| 7. | Michael Chang | 5 |
| Jim Courier | 5 | |
| Richard Krajicek | 5 | |
| 10. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 |
| Thomas Muster | 4 | |
| 12. | Todd Martin | 3 |
| Andriy Medvedev | 3 | |
| Marcelo Ríos | 3 | |
| Michael Stich | 3 |
Note
- Prior to the formation of the ATP in 1990 three of these tournaments Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Tokyo were part of the Grand Prix Super Series major ranking tournaments. The precursor to Masters 1000 Series Events.
See also
Notes
- Milan event leased and held in London in 1998–2000
External links
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – official website