ATP Masters 1000, which debuted as a series in 1990, features the best men's tennis players at nine top tournaments on the ATP Tour calendar. Champions at Masters 1000 events earn 1,000 ATP Rankings points.
The 2019 BNP Paribas Open ushered in the 30th year of Masters 1000 tennis, with Dominic Thiem claiming his first title at the elite level. Roger Federer then captured the first Miami Open presented by Itau held at Hard Rock Stadium. Fabio Fognini continued the recent trend of first-time ATP Masters 1000 champions by winning the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title.
The series will continue on clay the next two weeks at the Mutua Madrid Open and at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.
| Tournament | City | 2019 Dates | Defending Champion |
| BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells | 7-17 March | Dominic Thiem |
| Miami Open presented by Itau | Miami | 20-31 March | Roger Federer |
| Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters | Monte-Carlo | 14-21 April | Fabio Fognini |
| Mutua Madrid Open | Madrid | 5-12 May | Alexander Zverev |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Rome | 12-19 May | Rafael Nadal |
| Coupe Rogers | Montreal | 5-11 August | Rafael Nadal |
| Western & Southern Open | Cincinnati | 11-18 August | Novak Djokovic |
| Rolex Shanghai Masters | Shanghai | 6-13 October | Novak Djokovic |
| Rolex Paris Masters | Paris | 28 Oct - 3 Nov | Karen Khachanov |
MASTERS 1000 TITLE LEADERS... There have been 67 different champions crowned in 263 events since the Masters 1000 series began in 1990. Only six players have won more than 10 Masters 1000 titles. Rafael Nadal leads the way with 33 following a trio of Masters 1000 titles in 2018, while Novak Djokovic has 32.
| Player | Titles |
| Rafael Nadal | 33 |
| Novak Djokovic | 32 |
| Roger Federer | 28 |
| Andre Agassi | 17 |
| Andy Murray | 14 |
| Pete Sampras | 11 |
MASTERS 1000 WINS LEADERS... Roger Federer leads Masters 1000 win leaders, but Rafael Nadal stands only five match wins behind the Swiss going into Madrid. Stan Wawrinka entered the Top 10 leaderboard after reaching the third round at the BNP Paribas Open earlier this year, overtaking Tommy Haas (144-107 match record).
| Player | W-L | Titles |
| Roger Federer | 374-105 | 28 |
| Rafael Nadal | 369-78 | 33 |
| Novak Djokovic | 337-76 | 32 |
| Andy Murray | 212-81 | 14 |
| Andre Agassi | 209-73 | 17 |
| Tomas Berdych | 191-117 | 1 |
| Pete Sampras | 190-70 | 11 |
| David Ferrer | 188-121 | 1 |
| Andy Roddick | 157-70 | 5 |
| Stan Wawrinka | 146-101 | 1 |
GREATEST CHAMPIONS (since 1990)... Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan dominate the titles leaderboard for the Masters 1000 tournaments.
| City | Singles | Doubles |
| Indian Wells | Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer (5) | Mark Knowles, Daniel Nestor (4) |
| Miami | Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic (6) | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan (6) |
| Monte-Carlo | Rafael Nadal (11) | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan (6) |
| Madrid | Rafael Nadal (5) | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Daniel Nestor (5) |
| Rome | Rafael Nadal (8) | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan (4) |
| Canada | Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal (4) | Mahesh Bhupathi, Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan (5) |
| Cincinnati | Roger Federer (7) | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Daniel Nestor (5) |
| Shanghai | Novak Djokovic (4) | Marcelo Melo (3) |
| Paris | Novak Djokovic (4) | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan (4) |
MAIDEN MASTERS: Eight players have won their first Masters 1000 title over the past 17 series events:
Alexander Zverev (2017 Rome)
Grigor Dimitrov (2017 Cincinnati)
Jack Sock (2017 Paris)
Juan Martin del Potro (2018 Indian Wells)
John Isner (2018 Miami)
Karen Khachanov (2018 Paris)
Dominic Thiem (2019 Indian Wells)
Fabio Fognini (2019 Monte-Carlo)
In the 78 ATP Masters 1000 events prior to 2017 Rome, six players won their first Masters 1000 title:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2008 Paris)
Ivan Ljubicic (2010 Indian Wells)
Robin Soderling (2010 Paris)
David Ferrer (2012 Paris)
Stan Wawrinka (2014 Monte-Carlo)
Marin Cilic (2016 Cincinnati).
During the stretch from 2008 Madrid through 2017 Madrid, Novak Djokovic (26), Rafael Nadal (18), Andy Murray (13) and Roger Federer (12) combined to capture 69 of the 78 Masters 1000 titles (88.5%).
from Tennis - ATP World Tour http://bit.ly/2VfGkxy
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