The ATP Masters Series is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe and North America. The tournaments are mandatory for the top male players on the professional circuit. The series began after the ATP took over the running of the men's tour in 1990, and was originally known as the Mercedes-Benz Super 9 series, and then the Tennis Masters Series, before adopting its present name. All the tournaments in the series had existed for some years before the Super 9 series was launched and were considered to be among the most prestigious events on the tour. Results in the Tennis Masters Series events earn players more world ranking points than regular tournaments, though not as many as Grand Slam events or the year-end Tennis Masters Cup.

Tournaments

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The locations of the nine tournaments are somewhat fixed, although recently there have been some changes. The nine tournaments – in calendar order – are:

Tournament	Also currently known as	Location	Began	Court surface	Official website
Indian Wells Masters	Pacific Life Open	Indian Wells, California, USA	1976	outdoor hard	http://www.pacificlifeopen.com/
Miami Masters	NASDAQ-100 Open	Key Biscayne, Florida, USA	1984	outdoor hard	http://www.nasdaq-100open.com/
Monte Carlo Masters		Monte Carlo, Monaco	1897	outdoor clay	http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/
Rome Masters	Telecom Italia Masters	Rome, Italy	1930	outdoor clay	http://www.internazionaliditalia.it/
Hamburg Masters		Hamburg, Germany	1892	outdoor clay	http://www.amrothenbaum.de/
Canada Masters	Rogers Cup	Montreal / Toronto, Canada	1881	outdoor hard	http://www.rogerscupmen.com/
Cincinnati Masters	Western & Southern Financial Group Masters	Mason, Ohio, USA	1899	outdoor hard	http://www.cincytennis.com/
Madrid Masters		Madrid, Spain	2002	indoor hard	http://www.tennis-masters-madrid.com/
Paris Masters	BNP Paribas Masters	Paris, France	1986	indoor carpet	http://www.bnpparibasmasters.org/

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#NovakDjokovic reached the semis at the Tennis Masters Series in Paris. He has now reached the semis in his last 6 ATP tournaments.
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#NovakDjokovic reached the semis at the Tennis Masters Series in Paris. He has now reached the semis in his last 6 ATP tournaments.

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