The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a tennis tournament held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Held since 1974, the tournament is played on indoor hard courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule. A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (Singles) or two teams of two players (Doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... A tournament is an organized competition in which many participants play each other in individual games. ... Rotterdam Location Flag Country The Netherlands Province South Holland Population 588,718 (2006) Coordinates 51° 55 N.; 4° 30 E. Website www. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Hardcourt describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. ... The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. ...

American Arthur Ashe won the tournament 3 times (1972, 1975-76) and holds the record for most singles titles. Country: United States Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 73 kg (160 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1966 Retired: 1980 Highest singles ranking: 1 (1968 and 1975) Singles titles: 34 Career prize money: $2,584,909 Grand Slam Record Titles: 3 Australian Open W (1970) French Open QF...

Past winners

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2003	Max Mirnyi	Raemon Sluiter	7-6(3), 6-4
2004	Lleyton Hewitt	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6-7(1), 7-5, 6-4
2005	Roger Federer	Ivan Ljubicic	5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5)
2006	Radek Stepanek	Christophe Rochus	6-0, 6-3

Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Max Mirnyi (nicknamed The Beast) (Belarusian: Максім Мірны, Maksim Mirny; born July 6, 1977) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Raemon Sluiter (April 13, 1978) is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981, Adelaide, Australia), is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Country: Spain Residence: Villena, Spain Height: 182 cm (6 ft) Weight: 72 kg (160 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1999 Highest singles ranking: 1 (9/8/2003) Singles titles: 11 Career prize money: $10,027,728 Grand Slam Record Titles: 1 Australian Open SF (2004) French Open W (2003) Wimbledon... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player whose achievements already rank him among the most successful tennis players of all time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Ivan Ljubičić (born March 19, 1979 in Banja Luka, Bosnia) is a Croat tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(bordered). ... Radek Stepanek (Born November 27, 1978, Karvina) is a professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Christophe Rochus (born December 15, 1978, Namur) is a professional male tennis player from Belgium. ...

See also

• List of tennis tournaments

List of tennis tournaments: Tournaments played in 2006: [edit] ITF Grand Slams: Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia French Open, Paris, France Wimbledon, London, England U.S. Open, New York, U.S. Team Cups: Davis Cup Fed Cup Hopman Cup [edit] ATP Tour Team Cups: ARAG World Team Cup Tour Championship: Tennis...

External links

• Official website