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26-601: The club hosted the first ever National Tennis Championship of Canada and has hosted 2 Davis Cup ties. The actual courts were established at 148 Front Street in Toronto in 1874 by I.F. Hellmuth , two years before the club was formed in 1876. The club played host to a tournament in 1881 (for gentlemen's singles) that over time became the Canadian Open tennis championship, now known as the National Bank Open. The location of

52-401: A result they formed subsidiaries named after the brands as surrogates . However, the federal government announced in 1998 that the loophole would be closed in late 2003. Rogers Communications, a Canadian communications and media company, then took over as the new presenting sponsor in 2000. The event was played on clay until it was switched permanently to hard courts in 1979. Up to the end of

78-569: Is held at Sobeys Stadium and the Montreal tournament is held at IGA Stadium . The current singles champions as of 2024 are Alexei Popyrin and Jessica Pegula . The most recent Canadian men's player to win the singles title was Robert Bédard who won the last of his three Canadian Open singles championships in 1958. The most recent Canadian women's player to win the singles title was Bianca Andreescu in 2019. The men's tournament began in July 1881, and

104-591: The COVID-19 pandemic . On February 2, 2021, Tennis Canada announced that National Bank would become the title sponsor of the tournament under a 10-year agreement, renaming it the National Bank Open. Rogers remained as the presenting sponsor. On March 22, 2024, the ATP Tour announced that the tournament would be expanding to a 12-day format for men, with the draws expanding from 56 to 96 players. Source: The Tennis Base 2024 National Bank Open From Misplaced Pages,

130-651: The Canada Masters , and currently branded as the National Bank Open presented by Rogers for sponsorship reasons) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Ontario and Quebec , Canada. It is played on outdoor hardcourts . The men's competition is an ATP Masters 1000 event on the ATP Tour , and the women's competition is a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour . It is the second-oldest active tennis tournament in

156-652: The Canadian Open Championships between 1881 and 1975, the initial 1881 event at the Club positioning the Canadian Open as the second oldest tennis tournament in the world next to Wimbledon and older than the U.S. Open by about one month. The 1971 Canadian Open was played at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club on red clay and won by John Newcombe who defeated Ken Rosewall in the semifinal and Tom Okker in

182-577: The National Bank Open presented by Rogers for sponsorship reasons) is a pair of outdoor hardcourt tennis tournaments that took place from 6–12 August 2024. The men's tournament took place at the IGA Stadium in Montreal and the women's event took place at the Sobeys Stadium in Toronto. It was the 134th edition of the men's tournament —a mandatory Masters 1000 event on the 2024 ATP Tour , and

208-2000: The 122nd edition of the women's tournament —a mandatory WTA 1000 event on the 2024 WTA Tour . Points distribution [ edit ] Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q Q2 Q1 Men's Singles 1,000 650 400 200 100 50 10 30 16 0 Men's Doubles 600 360 180 90 0 — — — — Women's singles 1,000 650 390 215 120 65 10 30 20 2 Women's doubles 10 — — — — Champions [ edit ] Men's singles [ edit ] Main article: 2024 National Bank Open – Men's singles [REDACTED] Alexei Popyrin def. [REDACTED] Andrey Rublev , 6–2, 6–4 Women's singles [ edit ] Main article: 2024 National Bank Open – Women's singles [REDACTED] Jessica Pegula def. [REDACTED] Amanda Anisimova , 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 Men's doubles [ edit ] Main article: 2024 National Bank Open – Men's doubles [REDACTED] Marcel Granollers / [REDACTED] Horacio Zeballos def. [REDACTED] Rajeev Ram / [REDACTED] Joe Salisbury , 6–2, 7–6 Women's doubles [ edit ] Main article: 2024 National Bank Open – Women's doubles [REDACTED] Caroline Dolehide / [REDACTED] Desirae Krawczyk def. [REDACTED] Gabriela Dabrowski / [REDACTED] Erin Routliffe 7–6 , 3–6, [10–7] References [ edit ] ^ "National Bank Open presented by Rogers Overview" . ATP. ^ "Omnium Banque Nationale presentee par Rogers Overview" . Women's Tennis Association. ^ "Rankings explained" . atpworldtour.com . Retrieved 25 February 2013 . ^ "Rankings explained" . WTA. Archived from

234-588: The 1980 Canadian Open, both the men's and women's tournaments were played as a single combined tournament at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto. In 1981, the men's tournament was played at the Jarry Park Stadium in Montreal for the first time. Similarly, 1982 was the first year in which the women's tournament was played in Montreal. From 1981–2019, the men's event was played in Toronto in even numbered years and in Montreal in odd numbered years, while

260-575: The Australian Open and Indian Wells Masters . Agassi's tournament win helped him regain the number-one ranking, which he lost to Sampras after they played each other again at the US Open. In 1997, the Canadian federal government introduced legislation restricting the ability of tobacco companies from sponsoring sporting events. The tournament was faced with losing its title sponsor, and eventually du Maurier

286-478: The Canadian Open was Robert Bédard who won the championship in 1955 over compatriot Henri Rochon in the final, again in 1957 over Ramanathan Krishnan in the final, and finally in 1958 over Whitney Reed in the final. The most recent Canadian women's player to win the singles title was Bianca Andreescu who won the women's singles championships over Serena Williams in 2019. In 1989, two Canadian male tennis players, Grant Connell and Andrew Sznajder , reached

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312-665: The club moved to Rosedale in 1913. The surface for the courts was red clay. The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club also played host to the first Davis Cup tie played in Canada, in July 1921. Australia swept aside Canada 5-0, with Canadian Henri Laframboise taking the only two sets dropped by the James Anderson -led Aussies. Six years later to the month, Jack Wright and Willard Crocker led Canada to defeat Cuba 3-2 in an American Zone semi-final contest. Both Davis Cup ties were competed on red clay. The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club frequently hosted

338-480: The event in 1957), and the 1959 O'Keefe Professional Championships won by Pancho Gonzales , which constituted part of Jack Kramer's Ampol world championship tournament series . The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club expanded its facilities in 1960 to include squash. 43°40′50″N 79°23′20″W  /  43.68049°N 79.38877°W  / 43.68049; -79.38877 Canada Masters The Canadian Open ( French : Tournoi de tennis du Canada ; also known as

364-1443: The 💕 [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:   "2024 National Bank Open"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( July 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Tennis tournament 2024 National Bank Open Date 6–12 August 2024 Edition 134th (men) / 122nd (women) Category ATP Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA 1000 (women) Draw 56S / 28D Prize money $ 6,795,555 (men) $ 3,211,715 (women) Surface Hard / outdoor Location Montreal, Quebec , Canada (men) Toronto, Ontario , Canada (women) Champions Men's singles [REDACTED] Alexei Popyrin Women's singles [REDACTED] Jessica Pegula Men's doubles [REDACTED] Marcel Granollers / [REDACTED] Horacio Zeballos Women's doubles [REDACTED] Caroline Dolehide / [REDACTED] Desirae Krawczyk ←  2023   · Canadian Open (tennis) ·   2025  → The 2024 Canadian Open championships (branded as

390-409: The men's tournament as a "1000-level" series event. Beginning in 2011, the men's and women's tournaments were held during the same week, with each event alternating between Montreal and Toronto. Bianca Andreescu won the women's tournament in 2019, becoming the first Canadian to win the tournament since Faye Urban in 1969. In 2020, the men's and women's tournaments were postponed to 2021 due to

416-6151: The original on 14 December 2012 . Retrieved 25 February 2012 . External links [ edit ] Official website v t e Canadian Open 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 v t e 2024 ATP Tour «  2023 2025  » Grand Slam events Australian Open ( S ,  D ,  X ) French Open ( S ,  D ,  X ) Wimbledon ( S ,  D ,  X ) US Open ( S ,  D ,  X ) ATP Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells ( S ,  D ,  X ) Miami ( S ,  D ) Monte Carlo ( S ,  D ) Madrid ( S ,  D ) Rome ( S ,  D ) Montreal ( S ,  D ) Cincinnati ( S ,  D ) Shanghai ( S ,  D ) Paris ( S ,  D ) ATP Tour 500 Rotterdam ( S ,  D ) Rio de Janeiro ( S ,  D ) Acapulco ( S ,  D ) Dubai ( S ,  D ) Barcelona ( S ,  D ) Halle ( S ,  D ) London ( S ,  D ) Hamburg ( S ,  D ) Washington ( S ,  D ) Beijing ( S ,  D ) Tokyo ( S ,  D ) Basel ( S ,  D ) Vienna ( S ,  D ) ATP Tour 250 Brisbane ( S ,  D ) Hong Kong ( S ,  D ) Adelaide ( S ,  D ) Auckland ( S ,  D ) Montpellier ( S ,  D ) Córdoba ( S ,  D ) Dallas ( S ,  D ) Marseille ( S ,  D ) Buenos Aires ( S ,  D ) Delray Beach ( S ,  D ) Doha ( S ,  D ) Los Cabos ( S ,  D ) Santiago ( S ,  D ) Estoril ( S ,  D ) Houston ( S ,  D ) Marrakesh ( S ,  D ) Bucharest ( S ,  D ) Munich ( S ,  D ) Geneva ( S ,  D ) Lyon ( S ,  D ) Rosmalen ( S ,  D ) Stuttgart ( S ,  D ) Eastbourne ( S ,  D ) Mallorca ( S ,  D ) Newport ( S ,  D ) Båstad ( S ,  D ) Gstaad ( S ,  D ) Kitzbühel ( S ,  D ) Atlanta ( S ,  D ) Umag ( S ,  D ) Winston-Salem ( S ,  D ) Chengdu ( S ,  D ) Hangzhou ( S ,  D ) Antwerp ( S ,  D ) Almaty ( S ,  D ) Stockholm ( S ,  D ) Metz ( S ,  D ) Belgrade ( S ,  D ) Team events United Cup Davis Cup Qualifying round Finals Laver Cup Summer Olympic Games, Paris ( S , D , X ) ATP Finals, Turin ( S ,  D ) Next Generation ATP Finals, Jeddah v t e 2024 WTA Tour «  2023 2025  » Grand Slam events Australian Open ( S ,  D ,  X ) French Open ( S ,  D ,  X ) Wimbledon ( S ,  D ,  X ) US Open ( S ,  D ,  X ) WTA 1000 tournaments Doha ( S ,  D ) Dubai ( S ,  D ) Indian Wells ( S ,  D ,  X ) Miami ( S ,  D ) Madrid ( S ,  D ) Rome ( S ,  D ) Toronto ( S ,  D ) Cincinnati ( S ,  D ) Beijing ( S ,  D ) Wuhan ( S ,  D ) WTA 500 tournaments Brisbane ( S ,  D ) Adelaide ( S ,  D ) Linz ( S ,  D ) Abu Dhabi ( S ,  D ) San Diego ( S ,  D ) Charleston ( S ,  D ) Stuttgart ( S ,  D ) Strasbourg ( S ,  D ) Berlin ( S ,  D ) Bad Homburg ( S ,  D ) Eastbourne ( S ,  D ) Washington DC ( S ,  D ) Monterrey ( S ,  D ) Guadalajara ( S ,  D ) Seoul ( S ,  D ) Ningbo ( S ,  D ) Tokyo ( S ,  D ) WTA 250 tournaments Auckland ( S ,  D ) Hobart ( S ,  D ) Hua Hin 1 ( S ,  D ) Cluj-Napoca ( S ,  D ) Austin ( S ,  D ) Bogotá ( S ,  D ) Rouen ( S ,  D ) Rabat ( S ,  D ) Nottingham ( S ,  D ) Rosmalen ( S ,  D ) Birmingham ( S ,  D ) Budapest ( S ,  D ) Palermo ( S ,  D ) Iași ( S ,  D ) Prague ( S ,  D ) Cleveland ( S ,  D ) Monastir ( S ,  D ) Hua Hin 2 ( S ,  D ) Osaka ( S ,  D ) Guangzhou ( S ,  D ) Hong Kong ( S ,  D ) Mérida ( S ,  D ) Jiujiang ( S ,  D ) Team events United Cup Billie Jean King Cup Finals Qualifying round Summer Olympic Games, Paris ( S , D , X ) WTA Finals, Riyadh ( S ,  D ) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_National_Bank_Open&oldid=1244961038 " Categories : 2024 ATP Tour 2024 in Montreal August 2024 sports events in Canada Canadian Open (tennis) 2024 in sports in Quebec Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from July 2024 All articles needing additional references Articles with short description Short description

442-415: The quarterfinals of the event. They were eliminated by Ivan Lendl and Andre Agassi respectively. Lendl has been the tournament's most successful singles player, reaching the final nine times and winning the title in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, and 1989. In 1995, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras met in the final, the third of the four times that the two top-ranked men's players would meet that year, after

468-448: The superb final. The last Canadian Open championships played at the Club was in 1975 and won by Manuel Orantes . In 1976 the National Tennis Centre was opened in Toronto as a permanent host for the national title. Other important tennis tournaments held at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club included the O'Keefe International Championships amateur tournament held in the late 1950s and won in 1956 by Lew Hoad over Sven Davidson (who would win

494-509: The tournament became part of the US Open Series , in the build-up to the US Open grand slam tournament . The women's tournament was moved to just before the US Open grand slam tournament . Consequently, top players sometimes withdrew from the tournament at the last minute to rest for the upcoming US Open. In 2005, Rogers Communications became the title sponsor for the men's tournament. It

520-411: The women's event as a Premier 5 event, which guaranteed at least seven of the top ten players. The WTA's rules required each year-end top-10 player from 2008 to participate in at least four Premier 5 tournaments in the 2009 season, or face the threat of fines or docked ranking points. Consequently, 19 of the top 20 female players took part in the 2009 Rogers Cup draw. The ATP mandated participation for

546-433: The women's event was played in Montreal in even numbered years and in Toronto in odd numbered years. After the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the tournament since 2021 has seen the men play in Toronto in odd numbered years and in Montreal in even numbered years, and the women play in Montreal in odd numbered years and in Toronto in even numbered years. The most recent Canadian men's player to win

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572-571: The world, with Wimbledon the oldest. Prior to 2011, the two competitions were held during separate weeks in the July–August period; now the two competitions are held during the same week in August. The events alternate each year between the cities of Montreal and Toronto . Since 2021, in even-numbered years the men's tournament is held in Montreal while the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and vice-versa in odd-numbered years. The Toronto tournament

598-479: Was already the sponsor for the women's event, and both events became known as the Rogers Cup. Rafael Nadal won the men's tournament for his first time, defeating three-time champion Andre Agassi . In 2007, Novak Djokovic won the men's tournament for the first time, becoming the first man to defeat both Nadal and Roger Federer in the same event. In 2009, WTA CEO Stacey Allaster implemented rules reclassifying

624-686: Was held at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club , while the women's competition was first held in 1892 . It is the second oldest active tournament after Wimbledon and was held one month before the inaugural U.S. National Championships. Prior to 1968 the tournament was known as the Canadian National Championships. The tournament was part of the WCT circuit briefly in 1971 before joining the Grand Prix circuit from 1972 till 1989. The tournament

650-509: Was replaced. In 2000, International Sport and Leisure signed a 10-year agreement with the ATP Tour for all Masters series events, including the men's tournament. Rogers and AT&T Canada became the title sponsors for the women's event in 2001. ISL went bankrupt, leaving the men's tournament without a sponsor. Serena Williams won the women's tournament for the first time, defeating top-seeded and previous winner Jennifer Capriati . In 2004,

676-411: Was sponsored for a number of years by tobacco brands. In the 1970s, Rothmans International was the chief sponsor, followed by Player's Limited in the 1980s, and then Du Maurier from 1995 to 2000. From 1988 onward, these sponsorships relied on a loophole in Canadian tobacco marketing law; while cigarettes couldn't be advertised directly, the tobacco companies could provide corporate sponsorship, and as

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