ATP International Series Gold

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.

Logo of the International Series Gold tier between 2000 and 2008

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.

Tournaments edit

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 edit

ATP International Series Gold edit

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Rotterdam   Pioline   Escudé   Escudé   Mirnyi   Hewitt   Federer   Štěpánek   Youzhny   Llodra
Memphis   Larsson   Philippoussis   Roddick   Dent   J. Johansson   Carlsen   Haas   Haas   Darcis
London[a]   Rosset ATP International Series (Milan) Not an event
Dubai ATP International Series   Ferrero   Santoro   Federer   Federer   Federer   Nadal   Federer   Roddick
Mexico City/Acapulco   Chela   Kuerten   Moyá   Calleri   Moyá   Nadal   Horna   Chela   Almagro
Barcelona   Safin   Ferrero   Gaudio   Moyá   Robredo   Nadal   Nadal   Nadal   Nadal
Stuttgart   Squillari   Kuerten ATP International Series   Coria   Cañas   Nadal   Ferrer   Nadal   del Potro
Kitzbühel   Corretja   Lapentti   Corretja   Coria   Massú   Gaudio   Calleri   Mónaco   del Potro
Washington, D.C.   Corretja   Roddick   Blake ATP International Series
Indianapolis   Kuerten   Rafter   Rusedski ATP International Series
Tokyo   Schalken   Hewitt   Carlsen   Schüttler   Novák   Moodie   Federer   Ferrer   Berdych
Vienna   Henman   Haas   Federer   Federer   López   Ljubičić   Ljubičić   Djokovic   Petzschner

ATP Championship Series edit

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Brussels   Becker   Forget   Becker Not an event
Antwerp Invitational ATP World Series Not an event   Stich   Rosset   Rusedski Not an event
Toronto Indoor   Lendl Not an event
Memphis ATP World Series   Lendl   Washington   Courier   Martin   Martin   Sampras   Chang   Philippoussis   Haas
Rotterdam ATP World Series   Kafelnikov
Milan/London[a] ATP World Series   Becker   Becker   Kafelnikov   Ivanišević   Ivanišević   Kafelnikov   Krajicek
Philadelphia   Sampras   Lendl   Sampras   Woodforde   Chang   Enqvist   Courier   Sampras   Sampras Not an event
Stuttgart Indoor   Becker   Edberg   Ivanišević   Stich   Edberg   Krajicek ATP Super 9
Tokyo Outdoor   Edberg   Edberg   Courier   Sampras   Sampras   Courier   Sampras   Krajicek   Pavel   Kiefer
Barcelona   Gómez   Sánchez   C. Costa   A. Medvedev   Krajicek   Muster   Muster   A. Costa   Martin   Mantilla
Stuttgart Outdoor   Ivanišević   Stich   A. Medvedev   Gustafsson   Berasategui   Muster   Muster   Corretja   Kuerten   Norman
Kitzbühel ATP World Series   Ríos
Washington, D.C.   Agassi   Agassi   Korda   Mansdorf   Edberg   Agassi   Chang   Chang   Agassi   Agassi
Indianapolis   Becker   Sampras   Sampras   Courier   Ferreira   Enqvist   Sampras   Björkman   Corretja   Lapentti
New Haven   Rostagno   Korda   Edberg   A. Medvedev   Becker   Agassi   O'Brien   Kafelnikov   Kučera Not an event
Sydney Indoor   Becker   Edberg   Ivanišević   Yzaga   Krajicek Not an event
Tokyo Indoor   Lendl   Edberg   Lendl   Lendl   Ivanišević   Chang Not an event
Singapore ATP World Series Not an event ATP World Series   Gustafsson   Ríos   Ríos
Vienna ATP World Series   Becker   Ivanišević   Sampras   Rusedski

Doubles champions edit

International Series Gold edit

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Rotterdam   Adams
  de Jager
  Björkman
  Federer
  Federer
  Mirnyi
  Arthurs
  Hanley
  Hanley
  Štěpánek
  Erlich
  Ram
  Hanley
  Ullyett
  Paes
  Damm
  Berdych
  Tursunov
Memphis   Gimelstob
  Lareau
  Bryan
  Bryan
  MacPhie
  Zimonjić
  Knowles
  Nestor
  Bryan
  Bryan
  Aspelin
  Perry
  Haggard
  Karlović
  Butorac
  Murray
  Bhupathi
  Knowles
London[a]   Adams
  de Jager
ATP International Series (Milan) Discontinued
Dubai Int. Series   Eagle
  Stolle
  Knowles
  Nestor
  Paes
  Rikl
  Bhupathi
  Santoro
  Damm
  Štěpánek
  Hanley
  Ullyett
  Santoro
  Zimonjić
  Bhupathi
  Knowles
Mexico City/Acapulco   Black
  Johnson
  Johnson
  Kuerten
  Bryan
  Bryan
  Knowles
  Nestor
  Bryan
  Bryan
  Ferrer
  Ventura
  Čermák
  Friedl
  Starace
  Vassallo Argüello
  Marach
  Mertiňák
Barcelona   Kulti
  Tillström
  Johnson
  Palmer
  Hill
  Vacek
  Bryan
  Bryan
  Knowles
  Nestor
  Paes
  Zimonjić
  Knowles
  Nestor
  Pavel
  Waske
  Bryan
  Bryan
Stuttgart   Novák
  Rikl
  Cañas
  Schüttler
Int. Series   Cibulec
  Vízner
  Novák
  Štěpánek
  Acasuso
  Prieto
  Gaudio
  Mirnyi
  Čermák
  Friedl
  Kas
  Kohlschreiber
Kitzbühel   Albano
  Suk
  Corretja
  Lobo
  Koenig
  Shimada
  Damm
  Suk
  Čermák
  Friedl
  Friedl
  Pavel
  Koubek
  Kohlschreiber
  Horna
  Starace
  Cerretani
  Hănescu
Washington   O'Brien
  Palmer
  Damm
  Prinosil
  Black
  Ullyett
ATP International Series
Indianapolis   Hewitt
  Stolle
  Knowles
  MacPhie
  Knowles
  Nestor
ATP International Series
Tokyo   Bhupathi
  Paes
  Leach
  Macpherson
  Coetzee
  Haggard
  Gimelstob
  Kiefer
  Palmer
  Vízner
  Iwabuchi
  Suzuki
  Fisher
  Phillips
  Kerr
  Lindstedt
  Youzhny
  Zverev
Vienna   Kafelnikov
  Zimonjić
  Damm
  Štěpánek
  Eagle
  Stolle
  Allegro
  Federer
  Damm
  Suk
  Knowles
  Nestor
  Pála
  Vízner
  Fyrstenberg
  Matkowski
  Mirnyi
  Ram

ATP Championship Series edit

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Brussels   E Sánchez
  Živojinović
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Becker
  McEnroe
Discontinued
Antwerp Invitational ATP World Series Not held   Björkman
  Kulti
  Adams
  Delaître
  Ferreira
  Kafelnikov
Discontinued
Toronto Indoor   Galbraith
  Macpherson
Discontinued
Memphis World Series   Riglewski
  Stich
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Black
  Stark
  Palmer
  Reneberg
  Knowles
  Nestor
  Ferreira
  Galbraith
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
Rotterdam ATP World Series   Adams
  de Jager
Milan/London[a] ATP World Series   Kratzmann
  Masur
  Nijssen
  Suk
  Becker
  Forget
  Gaudenzi
  Ivanišević
  Albano
  Nyborg
  Damm
  Grabb
  Henman
  Rusedski
Philadelphia   Leach
  Pugh
  Leach
  Pugh
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Grabb
  Reneberg
  Eltingh
  Haarhuis
  Grabb
  Stark
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Lareau
  O'Brien
  Eltingh
  Haarhuis
Discontinued
Stuttgart Indoor   Forget
  Hlasek
  Casal
  E Sánchez
  Nijssen
  Suk
  Kratzmann
  Masur
  Adams
  Olhovskiy
  Connell
  Galbraith
ATP Super 9
Tokyo Outdoor   Kratzmann
  Masur
  Edberg
  Woodbridge
  Jones
  Leach
  Flach
  Leach
  Holm
  Järryd
  Knowles
  Stark
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Damm
  Vacek
  Lareau
  Nestor
  Tarango
  Vacek
Barcelona   Gómez
  J Sánchez
  de la Peña
  Nargiso
  Gómez
  J Sánchez
  Cannon
  Melville
  Kafelnikov
  Rikl
  Kronemann
  Macpherson
  Lobo
  J Sánchez
  Berasategui
  Burillo
  Eltingh
  Haarhuis
  Haarhuis
  Kafelnikov
Stuttgart Outdoor   Aldrich
  Visser
  Masur
  E Sánchez
  Layendecker
  Talbot
  Nijssen
  Suk
  Melville
  Norval
  Carbonell
  Roig
  Pimek
  Talbot
  Kuerten
  Meligeni
  Delaître
  Santoro
  Oncins
  Orsanic
Kitzbühel ATP World Series   Haggard
  Nyborg
Washington   Connell
  Michibata
  Davis
  Pate
  Garnett
  Palmer
  Black
  Leach
  Connell
  Galbraith
  Delaître
  Tarango
  Connell
  Davis
  Jensen
  Jensen
  Stafford
  Ullyett
  Gimelstob
  Lareau
Indianapolis   Davis
  Pate
  Flach
  Seguso
  Grabb
  Reneberg
  Davis
  Martin
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Knowles
  Nestor
  Grabb
  Reneberg
  Tillström
  Tebbutt
  Novák
  Rikl
  Haarhuis
  Palmer
New Haven   Brown
  Melville
  Korda
  Masur
  Jones
  Leach
  Suk
  Vacek
  Connell
  Galbraith
  Leach
  Melville
  Black
  Connell
  Bhupathi
  Paes
  Arthurs
  Tramacchi
Discontinued
Sydney Indoor   Dyke
  Lundgren
  Grabb
  Reneberg
  McEnroe
  Stark
  McEnroe
  Reneberg
  Eltingh
  Haarhuis
Discontinued
Tokyo Indoor   Forget
  Hlasek
  Grabb
  Reneberg
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Connell
  Galbraith
  Connell
  Galbraith
  Eltingh
  Haarhuis
Discontinued
Singapore ATP World Series Not held World Series   Bhupathi
  Paes
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Mirnyi
  Taino
Vienna ATP World Series   Kafelnikov
  Vacek
  Ferreira
  Galbraith
  Kafelnikov
  Vacek
  Prinosil
  Stolle
  1. ^ a b c d Milan event leased and held in London in 1998–2000

Titles champions 2000 to 2008 edit

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.

^ Active players in bold. 3 or more titles per tournament underlined.

Titles champions 1990 to 1999 edit

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

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See also edit

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