| Tournament Name | TENNIS MASTERS CUP SHANGHAI |
| Location: | SHANGHAI, CHINA |
| Dates: | NOVEMBER 11 – 18, 2007 |
| Prize Money: | 8 Players & 8 Doubles Teams |
| Draw / ID: | Total Prize Money: US$4,450,000 |
| SITE: |
QI ZHONG TENNIS STADIUM KUN YANG ROAD NORTH SHANGHAI, CHINA |
| SURFACE: | INDOOR HARD |
| BALL: | HEAD ATP |
| PRIZE MONEY: | USD |
| WEB SITE: | www.masters-cup.com |
| SCHEDULE: | SINGLES AND DOUBLES DRAWS WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AT HILTON HOTEL (2:00PM). SINGLES AND DOUBLES WELCOME CEREMONY WILL BE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 AT THE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM AT 4:00PM. DAILY PLAY BEGINS SUNDAY (NOV 11) AT 2:00 PM, MONDAY – FRIDAY 3:00 PM, SATURDAY 1:30 PM AND SUNDAY AT 1:30 PM. |
| FORMAT | THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE A ROUND ROBIN FORMAT WITH 8
PLAYERS/TEAMS DIVIDED IN TWO GROUPS OF 4 PLAYERS/TEAMS EACH, WITH 8 SEEDS TO
BE DETERMINED BY THE ATP 2007 RACE AND THE 2007 STANFORD ATP DOUBLES TEAM
RACE STANDINGS OF NOVEMBER 5 2007. THE TOP SEED WILL BE PLACED IN GROUP 1
AND THE SECOND SEED WILL BE PLACED IN GROUP 2. PLAYERS/TEAMS SEEDED 3 AND 4,
5 AND 6, 7 AND 8, WILL THEN BE DRAWN IN PAIRS WITH THE FIRST DRAWN PLACED IN
GROUP 1. THE ROUND ROBIN WILL DETERMINE THE FOUR PLAYERS/TEAMS FOR THE SEMI
FINALS WITH THE FORMAT THEREAFTER BEING AN ELIMINATION COMPETITION. THE
WINNER OF EACH GROUP (BEST OVERALL RECORD) WILL BE PLACED IN SEPARATE
SEMIFINAL BRACKETS, WITH THE TOP PLAYER/TEAM IN GROUP 1 PLAYING THE
RUNNER-UP IN GROUP 2, AND VICE VERSA. ALL SINGLES MATCHES WILL BE THE BEST
OF THREE TIE-BREAK SETS EXCEPT FOR THE SINGLES FINAL WHICH WILL BE THE BEST
OF 5 TIE-BREAK SETS. ALL DOUBLES MATCHES WILL BE 2 SETS (NO AD) AND MATCH
TIE-BREAK. PRACTICE COURTS: THREE PRACTICE COURTS AVAILABLE ON-SITE BEGINNING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6. |
ATP RANKING POINTS
|
EACH ROUND ROBIN MATCH WIN |
20 CHAMPIONS RACE POINTS |
100 ENTRY SYSTEM POINTS |
|
SEMIFINAL WIN |
40 CHAMPIONS RACE POINTS |
200 ENTRY SYSTEM POINTS |
|
FINAL WIN |
50 CHAMPIONS RACE POINTS |
250 ENTRY SYSTEM POINTS |
|
UNDEFEATED CHAMPION |
150 CHAMPIONS RACE POINTS |
750 ENTRY SYSTEM POINTS |
| ALTERNATE | $ 50,000 | ALTERNATE | $ 20,000 |
| PARTICIPATION FEE | $ 100,000 * | PARTICIPATION FEE | $ 50,000 ^ |
| ROUND ROBIN WIN - PER MATCH WON | $ 100,000 | ROUND ROBIN WIN - PER MATCH WON | $ 15,000 |
| SEMI-FINAL MATCH WINNER | $ 300,000 | SEMI-FINAL MATCH WINNER | $ 25.000 |
| FINAL WIN | $ 600,000 | FINAL WIN | $ 100.000 |
| UNDEFEATED CHAMPION | $ 1,300,000 | UNDEFEATED CHAMPION | $ 220,000 |
* Pro-rated on a per match basis: $50,000 = 1 match, $75,000 =
2 matches, $100,000 = 3 matches
^ Pro-rated on a per match basis: $25,000 = 1 match, $40,000 = 2 matches,
$50,000 = 3 matches