Marianne Bevis

Since 1892, the Rogers Cup has been gathering top tennis players and a huge number of fans in Toronto and Montreal. Each odd-numbered year, the Men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 section takes place in Montreal, while the Women’s Tennis Association (WTP) Premier 5 section is held in Toronto. In even-numbered years, the sections change the location accordingly.

Nine days full of day-long events and entertainment for everyone. Hot eye-catching series on courts, autograph sessions, musical performances, and entertainments for the whole family. A range of food and beverage options, including stadium classic, food trucks, patios. and even celebrity chefs treat visitors. You can even order food right to your seat not to miss a second. This event will keep you in a festive athletic mood throughout the days of the Cup.

Rogers Cup is the third-oldest tournament in tennis behind Wimbledon and the US Open. The tournament is classified as a Masters 1000 event and offers are a prize of over US $4 million attracting the biggest stars in tennis every year. Some of the biggest names in the world of tennis listed among the champions of this prestigious tournament are Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl among the male tennis players and Simona Halep, Elina Svitolina, Belinda Bencic, Serena Williams, and Justine Henin among the female tennis players.

In Toronto, the Canadian Open takes place in the Aviva Centre at York University in Toronto.