What happened to the ATP Masters Series Shields?

jamesblakefan#1 · Apr 4, 2010

Guys used to hold up the ATP Masters Shield whenever they won a MS title.

However lately guys have been just holding up regular trophies.

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Has the ATP gotten rid of the shield since the changeover last year? Sorry if this is an obvious question, I liked the shield and thought it was a nice touch, some of the trophies are just so plain; at least the shield signified something.

ninman · Apr 4, 2010

I would guess so since they aren't called master series anymore.

Mustard · Apr 4, 2010

Getting rid of the Masters Series shields was a very dumb move. Downgrading Hamburg in favour of Madrid was even worse. And don't even get me started on the "ATP TOUR" plastered across the nets.

samprasvsfederer123 · Apr 4, 2010

Mustard said:
Getting rid of the Masters Series shields was a very dumb move. Downgrading Hamburg in favour of Madrid was even worse. And don't even get me started on the "ATP TOUR" plastered across the nets.

they removed madrid harcourts right, well i didnt like that,

Mustard · Apr 4, 2010

samprasvsfederer123 said:
they removed madrid harcourts right, well i didnt like that,

The Madrid indoor masters event was removed in favour of Shanghai in order to move a clay-court Madrid tournament into Hamburg's old slot. One thing I did like about the 2009 changes was the YEC at the O2 Arena in London.

jamesblakefan#1 · Apr 4, 2010

Mustard said:
Getting rid of the Masters Series shields was a very dumb move. Downgrading Hamburg in favour of Madrid was even worse. And don't even get me started on the "ATP TOUR" plastered across the nets.

I agree, they could have changed to "Masters 1000" but still kept the shield. It really did add significance to a MS victory when you see a guy like Nalbandian who'd done so much and yet to win a MS before Madrid 07. Really was a special moment. Now it's just a regular old trophy, takes some of the significance away in my eyes at least.

nfor304 · Apr 4, 2010

There is no Master's series anymore.... Just 1000 series or whatever

AM95 · Apr 4, 2010

their not called master series..their ATP 1000's.

btw

does anyone else lol at roddicks face in that picture?

AM95 · Apr 4, 2010

Mustard said:
Getting rid of the Masters Series shields was a very dumb move. Downgrading Hamburg in favour of Madrid was even worse. And don't even get me started on the "ATP TOUR" plastered across the nets.

mustard did the ATP do that because they lost Mercedez Benz as a main sponsor?

Telepatic · Apr 4, 2010

Downgrading MC to non-mandatory tournament didn't help either.

Mustard · Apr 4, 2010

AM95 said:
mustard did the ATP do that because they lost Mercedez Benz as a main sponsor?

It's possible. I'm not entirely sure what the whole story is.

jamesblakefan#1 · Apr 4, 2010

AM95 said:
their not called master series..their ATP 1000's

It's ATP Masters 1000

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tournaments/Tournament-Landing.aspx

edmondsm · Apr 4, 2010

samprasvsfederer123 said:
ya but even the name change was stupid, masters cup was better, and i really dont really care about the madrid masters now, fck the atp

Yeah now its called the World Tour Finals.

Haven't these people been on the interweb before?

RoddickAce · Apr 4, 2010

Wow, the Indian Wells trophy looks like a block of ice.

Commando Tennis Shorts · Apr 4, 2010

It doesn't matter. Winning the tournament means much more to the players than the trophy that comes with it, or what it looks like, or what it's called

OliverSimon · Apr 4, 2010

The move from Hamburg to Madrid was a horrendous decision.

abraxas21 · Apr 4, 2010

Masters Series tournaments used to be so hard to win in the old days. You had to play 6 matches (no byes in the first round for the top seeds) in one week (not like now) and the final was played to the best of five sets.

I really wish the old idea of the Masters Series was brought back. De Villiers ruined the ATP.

Anaconda · Apr 5, 2010

JamesBlakeFan#1: Indian Wells and Nasdaq 100 open (at that time) never handed out the water-crystal shields to the champions. Indian Wells always handed out a 'dolphin' like ornimant and Miami always handed out a glass cup.

Gizo · Apr 5, 2010

In the past I think that:
- Indian Wells and Miami had regular trophies and no shields as Anaconda said, as well as Canada and Paris
- Monte-Carlo and Rome had both regular trophies and shields which was pretty cool
- Hamburg, Cincinnati and Madrid when it was indoors had shields but no regular trophies

I miss the shields, plus the dolphin at Indian Wells and the tree at Paris (both those tournament have ugly trophies now).
All the masters events should have best of 5 set finals apart from Canada and Cincy.

diggler · Apr 5, 2010

edmondsm said:
Yeah now its called the World Tour Finals.

Haven't these people been on the interweb before?

Could be worse. At least they are not the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

Cyan · Apr 5, 2010

Mustard said:
Getting rid of the Masters Series shields was a very dumb move. Downgrading Hamburg in favour of Madrid was even worse. And don't even get me started on the "ATP TOUR" plastered across the nets.

Terrible idea.

Bilders · Oct 11, 2021

Great times! Miss the shields.

tsp_207 · Oct 12, 2021

I'm glad masters tournaments give out their own trophies now. Imagine if the slams all had one generic cheap trophy they gave out to the winner. Even Big 3 would be like it's not worth the blood, sweat and tears to hold up a antique shop item

Mainad · Oct 13, 2021

I'm presuming they stopped issuing the shields when the name changed from 'ATP Masters Series' to 'ATP Tour Masters 1000' in 2009.

Steffi-forever · Oct 13, 2021

Best looking Masters 1000 trophy to me was Miami. Too bad they changed it in 2007!

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PilotPete · Oct 13, 2021

What difference does it make?

MichaelNadal · Oct 13, 2021

I miss the old ones, but mainly bc they remind me of when tennis was GOATY AF

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