Tennis in Canada - Canadian Tennis Coaches, Tennis Tournaments in Canada, Tennis Venues in Canada, Rogers Cup, Frdric Niemeyer (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Canadian Tennis Coaches, Tennis Tournaments in Canada, Tennis Venues in Canada, Rogers Cup, Frdric Niemeyer, Glenn Michibata, Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Jarry Park Stadium, 1987 Federation Cup, Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, Bell Challenge, Stampede Corral, Masters Doubles Wct, Toronto Indoor, Peps, Canada Davis Cup Team, Martin Laurendeau, Rexall Centre, Tennis Canada, Tennis at the 1999 Pan American Games, Uniprix Stadium, Vancouver Wct, Canada Fed Cup Team, Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, National Tennis Centre, Mount Royal Tennis Club, Club de Tennis Des Loisirs de Granby. Excerpt: . The Canada Masters (also long known as the Canadian Open), currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The competition is played on hard courts. The two competitions are currently held in separate weeks in the JulyAugust period. The events alternate from year-to-year between the cities of Montreal and Toronto. In odd-numbered years, the men's tournament is held in Montral, while the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and vice-versa in even-numbered years. The current singles champions are Andy Murray and Elena Dementieva. Rexall Centre, the current venue for when the tournament is held in Toronto.The event has a long and illustrious history. The men's tournament began in 1881, and was held at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, while the women's competition was first held in 1892. Of the major tennis tournaments in the world today, only Wimbledon and the US Open have been around as long. In 1989, two Canadian male tenn... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1872219