| Category: Masters Series Tournaments Since 1881, the most accomplished men’s tennis players on our planet 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 in the world. Part of the Tennis Masters Series, the Rogers Cup offers $2.45 million U.S. in prize money and attracts the stars of men’s tennis, including John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. In 2001, Tennis Masters Canada in Montreal established an attendance record for a Canadian tennis event with 165,611 spectators. |