International Series Gold (previously known as the Championship Series) was a series of professional
tennis
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tournaments held internationally between 2000 and 2008 that were part of the
ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organis ...
. The tournaments were positioned below the
ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (previously known as ATP Masters Series) is an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour. The series' events have been held in Europe and North America since the ...
, and above the
ATP International Series
The ATP International Series (known from 1990 to 1997 as the ATP World Series) was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour from 2000 to 2008.
The series was renamed ATP Tour 250 in 2009. Internat ...
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#Rankings for more details.
Effective in 2009, this series of tournaments became the
ATP Tour 500
The ATP 500 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 500'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series Gold'', and ''ATP Championship Series'') are the fourth highest tier of annual men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tourn ...
, 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
The locations and titles of these tournaments may change from year to year. The tournaments, in calendar order, are:
Singles champions
ATP International Series Gold
ATP Championship Series
Doubles champions
International Series Gold
ATP Championship Series
Titles champions 2000 to 2008
''Players with 3 or more titles''
'' 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
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in 2000, before moving to its current location in
Acapulco
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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
''Players with 3 or more titles''
Note
*Prior to the formation of the
ATP in 1990 three of these tournaments
Philadelphia
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,
Indianapolis
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, and
Tokyo
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were part of the
Grand Prix Super Series
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major ranking tournaments. The precursor to
Masters 1000 Series Events.
See also
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ATP International Series
The ATP International Series (known from 1990 to 1997 as the ATP World Series) was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour from 2000 to 2008.
The series was renamed ATP Tour 250 in 2009. Internat ...
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List of tennis tournaments
List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments.
Criteria for inclusion:
*The tournament is notable enough to have its own article on Wikipedia
*Historic tournaments are included if notability can be established by reliable third par ...
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official website
{{ATP Championship Series tournaments
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