Grand Slam Cup

Grand Slam Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1990
Abolished	1999
Editions	10
Location	Munich, Germany
Venue	Olympiahalle
Surface	Carpet / indoor

The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich in Germany from 1990 through 1999. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which invited the best-performing players in the year's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup.

The tournament was created in 1990 and was played on indoor carpet courts. From 1990 to 1996, it was held in December but was moved to the middle of autumn from 1997 to 1999. From 1990 to 1997 the tournament was limited to male players. A women's Cup was added in 1998 and was held simultaneously with the men's Cup.

Throughout its existence the Grand Slam Cup was famous for paying out the highest prize money of any tournament in tennis. The winner for the first three years of the Cup received US$2 million in prize money, which dipped to $1.625 million in 1993, rose to $1.875 million in 1996 and back to $2 million in 1997 before falling to $1.3 million in 1998. If the Cup was won by a player who had also won a Grand Slam event that year they received a bonus of $1 million. Prize money for the winner of the two women's Cups was fixed at $800,000.

The Cup was not recognized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the course of its run, and participants did not receive points in the ATP computer rankings nor have it credited as an official career title. Following the discontinuation of the Cup in 1999 the ATP decided to give the event full recognition and added it to players' lists of official titles.

A compromise between the ITF and the ATP was announced on December 9, 1999 which merged the Cup with the ATP Tour World Championship, the ATP's year-end tournament also held annually in Germany, giving birth to the ATP World Tour Finals, an official tour event.

A direct result of the merging of the two competitions can still be seen in the qualification rules for the ATP World Tour Finals, which included one notable difference from those of the ATP Tour World Championship. The Tour World Championship was meant to include the top eight players on the ATP computer rankings at the end of a season, even though this could mean the exclusion of a Grand Slam champion who had not been able to earn sufficient ranking points in the rest of the year. Present Finals rules ensure the participation of a Grand Slam champion who is unable to earn a top eight ranking at the end of the season and automatic qualification for the top seven players in the computer rankings. The eighth ranked player, however, qualifies only if all Grand Slam singles champions are among the top eight. Any Grand Slam event champion who is not in the top eight but is still in the top twenty is included to the detriment of the eighth ranked player. This situation occurred at the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, where Andre Agassi, the 8th ranked player in the ATP Champions Race, was excluded from the event in favor of Gastón Gaudio, who had won that year's French Open but was ranked 10th at the end of the year.

Pete Sampras was the most successful player at this event winning two titles out of three final appearances.

Qualification

Qualification and seeding for the Grand Slam Cup were not related to the ATP computer rankings. Points were allocated to a player based on his Grand Slam performances, and after all four Grand Slam events had concluded the 16 players with the most points – 12 in 1998 and 1999 – qualified for the Cup. Grand Slam champions were not assured of a berth in the event.

ITF's Grand Slam Cup qualification points table
Rounds of Grand Slam events only

Round	Points
First Round	2
Second Round	20
Third Round	40
Fourth Round	75
Quarterfinals	150
Semifinals	300
Final	450
Champion	600

Form of play

Matches in the first two rounds of the Cup were the best of three sets while the semifinals and final were the best of five sets. There was no tie-break if a match went over the full distance.

Finals

Men

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1990	Pete Sampras	Brad Gilbert	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1991	David Wheaton	Michael Chang	7–5, 6–2, 6–4
1992	Michael Stich	Michael Chang	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1993	Petr Korda	Michael Stich	2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 11–9
1994	Magnus Larsson	Pete Sampras	7–6^(8–6), 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4
1995	Goran Ivanišević	Todd Martin	7–6^(7–4), 6–3, 6–4
1996	Boris Becker	Goran Ivanišević	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1997	Pete Sampras	Patrick Rafter	6–2, 6–4, 7–5
1998	Marcelo Ríos	Andre Agassi	6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 5–7, 6–3
1999	Greg Rusedski	Tommy Haas	6–3, 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–5)

Women

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1998	Venus Williams	Patty Schnyder	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
1999	Serena Williams	Venus Williams	6–1, 3–6, 6–3

Draws

1990

Date:^[1] December 11 – December 16

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
1	Stefan Edberg	4	6	5
	Michael Chang	6	4	7				Michael Chang	7^7	6
ALT	Henri Leconte	6	6				ALT	Henri Leconte	6^3	3
7	Thomas Muster	3	4												Michael Chang	3	4	4
4	Pete Sampras	5	6	7										4	Pete Sampras	6	6	6
	Andrei Cherkasov	7	2	5			4	Pete Sampras	7^7	6^5	8
ALT	Kevin Curren	6^3	6^7				5	Goran Ivanišević	6^2	7^7	6
5	Goran Ivanišević	7^7	7^9																				4	Pete Sampras	6	6	6
6	Jonas Svensson	6	3	4																			ALT	Brad Gilbert	3	4	2
ALT	Brad Gilbert	2	6	6				Aaron Krickstein	7^7	4	3
	Aaron Krickstein	6	6				ALT	Brad Gilbert	6^5	6	6
3	Andrés Gómez	3	4											ALT	Brad Gilbert	6	3	7^9	2	6
8	David Wheaton	7^7	6^5	6										8	David Wheaton	3	6	6^7	6	4
	Yannick Noah	6^2	7^7	3			8	David Wheaton	6	7^7
ALT	Christian Bergström	4	0				2	Ivan Lendl	2	6^4
2	Ivan Lendl	6	6

1991

Date:^[2] December 10 – December 15

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
ALT	Todd Woodbridge	6	6
ALT	Aaron Krickstein	3	3				ALT	Todd Woodbridge	4	6^6
	Paul Haarhuis	6	2	3			7	David Wheaton	6	7^8
7	David Wheaton	1	6	6										7	David Wheaton	7^8	7^8	7^7
3	Michael Stich	6	6											3	Michael Stich	6^6	6^6	6^3
	Goran Prpić	4	3				3	Michael Stich	7^10	6
	Jaime Yzaga	3	3				5	Guy Forget	6^8	4
5	Guy Forget	6	6																				7	David Wheaton	7	6	6
6	Jimmy Connors	6	4	4																				Michael Chang	5	2	4
	Jakob Hlasek	0	6	6				Jakob Hlasek	6^7	3
ALT	Cristiano Caratti	4	1				4	Ivan Lendl	7^9	6
4	Ivan Lendl	6	6											4	Ivan Lendl	6	6	4	6^5	7
8	Patrick McEnroe	4	6	6											Michael Chang	2	4	6	7^7	9
	Thierry Champion	6	1	4			8	Patrick McEnroe	2	4
	Michael Chang	6	6					Michael Chang	6	6
2	Jim Courier	4	2

1992

Date:^[3] December 8 – December 13

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
1	Stefan Edberg	6^4	7^7	6
	Michael Stich	7^7	6^4	8				Michael Stich	7^7	7
ALT	Emilio Sánchez	3	2				8	Richard Krajicek	6^4	5
8	Richard Krajicek	6	6												Michael Stich	7^7	7^7	3	7^7
3	Pete Sampras	6	6											4	Pete Sampras	6^3	6^5	6	6^2
	Alexander Volkov	3	4				3	Pete Sampras	7^7	6
	Henri Leconte	3	6	6				Henri Leconte	6^3	4
5	Wayne Ferreira	6	3	0																				Michael Stich	6	6	6
6	John McEnroe	6	6																					Michael Chang	2	3	2
ALT	Nicklas Kulti	1	4				6	John McEnroe	6	4	2
	Guy Forget	5	4				4	Goran Ivanišević	3	6	6
4	Goran Ivanišević	7	6											4	Goran Ivanišević	7^7	2	4	6	3
7	Petr Korda	2	7	6											Michael Chang	6^3	6	6	3	6
ALT	Wally Masur	6	5	4			7	Petr Korda	3	4
	Michael Chang	6	6					Michael Chang	6	6
2	Andre Agassi	4	2

1993

Date:^[4] December 7 – December 12

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
1	Pete Sampras	6	6
	Thomas Muster	3	1				1	Pete Sampras	7^9	6
	Michael Chang	6	4	7				Michael Chang	6^7	3
8	Wally Masur	2	6	5										1	Pete Sampras	6	6^3	6	6^10	11
3	Sergi Bruguera	6	6												Petr Korda	3	7^7	3	7^12	13
	Magnus Larsson	3	4				3	Sergi Bruguera	6	0	4
	Petr Korda	6	6					Petr Korda	4	6	6
8	Alexander Volkov	2	3																					Petr Korda	2	6	7^7	2	11
5	Michael Stich	6	6																				5	Michael Stich	6	4	6^5	6	9
ALT	MaliVai Washington	3	1				5	Michael Stich	5	6	6
ALT	Brett Steven	6	7^9				ALT	Brett Steven	7	4	4
4	Cédric Pioline	4	6^7											5	Michael Stich	3	2	6	6	6
7	Boris Becker	5	4											2	Stefan Edberg	6	6	3	3	1
	Wayne Ferreira	7	6					Wayne Ferreira	7^7	1	0
ALT	Todd Martin	3	2					Stefan Edberg	6^5	6	6
2	Stefan Edberg	6	6

1994

Date:^[5] December 6 – December 11

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
1	Pete Sampras	6	6
ALT	Jaime Yzaga	2	4				1	Pete Sampras	6	6
	Alberto Berasategui	1	5				8	Michael Chang	4	3
8	Michael Chang	6	7											1	Pete Sampras	5	6	6	6^5	10
3	Boris Becker	5	6	6										6	Goran Ivanišević	7	3	4	7^7	8
	Wayne Ferreira	7	4	3			3	Boris Becker	4	1
	Jonas Björkman	4	2				6	Goran Ivanišević	6	6
6	Goran Ivanišević	6	6																				1	Pete Sampras	6^6	6	6^5	4
5	Todd Martin	7^7	6																					Magnus Larsson	7^8	4	7^7	6
	Karel Nováček	6^5	4				5	Todd Martin	6	7^7
ALT	Andriy Medvedev	7	4	0			4	Sergi Bruguera	4	6^5
4	Sergi Bruguera	5	6	6										5	Todd Martin	4	1	1
7	Stefan Edberg	4	7^9	6											Magnus Larsson	6	6	6
	Magnus Larsson	6	6^7	8				Magnus Larsson	6	1	6
	Thomas Muster	3	5				2	Andre Agassi	3	6	0
2	Andre Agassi	6	7

1995

Date:^[6] December 5 – December 10

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
1	Pete Sampras	6	7^7
	Patrick McEnroe	1	6^1				1	Pete Sampras
	Petr Korda	6^3	3				8	Goran Ivanišević	w/o
8	Goran Ivanišević	7^7	6											8	Goran Ivanišević	7^9	4	6	6
4	Michael Chang	6^10	3											6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6^7	6	3	4
	Jacco Eltingh	7^12	6					Jacco Eltingh	6	3	2
	Renzo Furlan	4	1				6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	3	6	6
6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6																				8	Goran Ivanišević	7^7	6	6
5	Thomas Muster	6^3	6	1																			9	Todd Martin	6^4	3	4
ALT	Byron Black	7^7	2	6			ALT	Byron Black	6^1	1
ALT	Cédric Pioline	1	7^7	7			3	Boris Becker	7^7	6
3	Boris Becker	6	6^2	9										3	Boris Becker	7	3	4	6^4
10	Andriy Medvedev	6	7^10											9	Todd Martin	5	6	6	7^7
	Aaron Krickstein	2	6^8				10	Andriy Medvedev	3	6	0^r
	Sergi Bruguera	6^2	4				9	Todd Martin	6	3	4
9	Todd Martin	7^7	6

1996

Date:^[7] December 3 – December 8

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
11	Michael Stich	3	3
ALT	Tim Henman	6	6				ALT	Tim Henman	7^7	6
	MaliVai Washington	6	6					MaliVai Washington	6^3	3
7	Richard Krajicek	1	2											ALT	Tim Henman	6^2	3	1
4	Boris Becker	6	6											4	Boris Becker	7^7	6	6
	Jason Stoltenberg	3	2				4	Boris Becker	6	6
ALT	Jakob Hlasek	2	6	6			ALT	Jakob Hlasek	4	1
10	Cédric Pioline	6	3	4																			4	Boris Becker	6	6	6
9	Marc Rosset	5	2																				2	Goran Ivanišević	3	4	4
	Jim Courier	7	6					Jim Courier	6	4	6
ALT	Àlex Corretja	4	6^3				3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	2	6	8
3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7^7											3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7^8	6	3	2	4
8	Andre Agassi	3	4											2	Goran Ivanišević	6^6	2	6	6	6
	Mark Woodforde	6	6					Mark Woodforde	4	4
	Mikael Tillström	4	2				2	Goran Ivanišević	6	6
2	Goran Ivanišević	6	6

1997

Date:^[8] September 23 – September 28

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
1	Pete Sampras	6	3	6
	Félix Mantilla	4	6	2			1	Pete Sampras	7^8	6
WC	Boris Becker	3	2				8	Jonas Björkman	6^6	4
8	Jonas Björkman	6	6											1	Pete Sampras	3	7^7	7^7	6
4	Greg Rusedski	4	6	7										4	Greg Rusedski	6	6^1	6^4	2
	Todd Woodbridge	6	1	5			4	Greg Rusedski	6^5	6	6
	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6					Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7^7	3	1
5	Sergi Bruguera	4	3																				1	Pete Sampras	6	6	7
6	Cédric Pioline	7^7	2																				2	Patrick Rafter	2	4	5
	Filip Dewulf	6^4	2^r				6	Cédric Pioline	5	3
	Petr Korda	6	5					Petr Korda	7	6
3	Gustavo Kuerten	3	3^r												Petr Korda	5	6	7^7	6^4	7
7	Marcelo Ríos	6^2	6	6										2	Patrick Rafter	7	2	6^4	7^7	9
ALT	Mark Woodforde	7^7	3	1			7	Marcelo Ríos	1	6^0
	Thomas Muster	2	3				2	Patrick Rafter	6	7^7
2	Patrick Rafter	6	6

1998

Date:^[9][10] September 29 – October 3

Men

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
							1	Petr Korda	6	0	1
	Cédric Pioline	0	0				WC	Andre Agassi	4	6	6
WC	Andre Agassi	6	6											WC	Andre Agassi	7^7	6^5	2	7	6
															Karol Kučera	6^1	7^7	6	5	0
							4	Goran Ivanišević	7	4	6
	Karol Kučera	6	6					Karol Kučera	5	6	8
ALT	Hicham Arazi	4	4																				WC	Andre Agassi	4	6	6^1	7	3
	Tim Henman	5	3																				2	Marcelo Ríos	6	2	7^7	5	6
ALT	Jonas Björkman	7	6				ALT	Jonas Björkman	6	6^1	1
							3	Mark Philippoussis	4	7^7	6
														3	Mark Philippoussis	6^4	3	4
ALT	Nicolas Escudé	3	3											2	Marcelo Ríos	7^7	6	6
ALT	Félix Mantilla	6	6				ALT	Félix Mantilla	6^2	5
							2	Marcelo Ríos	7^7	7

Women

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	7
		Conchita Martínez	2	5
								1	Martina Hingis	7	5	5^r
								Alt	Patty Schnyder	5	7	5
	Alt	Patty Schnyder	2	7	7
	3	Jana Novotná	6	5	5
															Alt	Patty Schnyder	2	6	2
																Venus Williams	6	3	6
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	2
		Venus Williams	6	6
									Venus Williams	6	6
									Nathalie Tauziat	4	0
		Nathalie Tauziat	4	6	7
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	1	5

1999

Date:^[11][12] September 27 – October 4

Men

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
							1	Andre Agassi	0	7^7	4
Alt	Dominik Hrbatý	3	2					Tommy Haas	6	6^2	6
	Tommy Haas	6	6												Tommy Haas	6	6	6^4	6
														4	Thomas Enqvist	3	4	7^7	4
							4	Thomas Enqvist	6	6
Alt	Fernando Meligeni	2	6	14				Nicolás Lapentti	3	2
	Nicolás Lapentti	6	4	16																				Tommy Haas	3	4	7^7	6^5
Alt	Vince Spadea	2	5																				Alt	Greg Rusedski	6	6	6^5	7^7
Alt	Richard Krajicek	6	7				Alt	Richard Krajicek	6^5	4
							3	Andriy Medvedev	7^7	6
														3	Andriy Medvedev	3	6	6^1	5
	Gustavo Kuerten	3	6	3										Alt	Greg Rusedski	6	3	7^7	7
Alt	Greg Rusedski	6	3	6			Alt	Greg Rusedski	7	7^8
							2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5	6^6

Women

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	7^7	6
		Amélie Mauresmo	6^1	2
								1	Martina Hingis	2	7^8	7
								4	Venus Williams	6	6^6	9
	4	Venus Williams	6	6
	Alt	Barbara Schett	3	4
															4	Venus Williams	1	6	3
															3	Serena Williams	6	3	6
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	1
	3	Serena Williams	6	6
								3	Serena Williams	6	6
								2	Lindsay Davenport	3	4
	Alt	Mary Pierce	6	2	4
	2	Lindsay Davenport	3	6	6

References

1. "1990 Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
2. "1991 Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
3. "1992 Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
4. "1993 Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
5. "1994 Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
6. "1995 Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
7. "1996 Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
8. "1997 Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
9. "1998 Men's Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
10. "1998 Women's Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
11. "1999 Men's Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
12. "1999 Women's Grand Slam Cup". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament details