What exactly is the Grand Slam Cup in tennis?

sequoianoir

The Grand Slam events are the 4 tournaments, the Australian open, the French open, Wimbledon and the USA open. Winning all 4 tournaments in the same year is called the "Grand Slam" Jan 10 04, 6:23 AM

Linaw50

Then how come Greg Rusedski has won the Grand Slam Cup without actually winning any of those tournaments? Jan 10 04, 6:25 AM

sequoianoir

Sorry, this "Grand Slam" appears to be just another tournament. It is now known as the "Masters Cup" Grand Slam Cup Roll of Honor Men's champions 1990 Pete Sampras 1991 David Wheaton 1992 Michael Stich 1993 Petr Korda 1994 Magnus Larsson 1995 Goran Ivanisevic 1996 Boris Becker 1997 Pete Sampras 1998 Marcelo Rios 1999 Greg Rusedski Women's champions 1998 Venus Williams 1999 Serena Williams The Tennis Masters Cup was created on December 9, 1999. On that day, the Grand Slam Committee, the ITF and the ATP Tour announced that the ATP Tour World Championship and the men's Grand Slam Cup would be discontinued and a new jointly owned, end of year men's tournament to be known as the Tennis Masters Cup was created. TENNIS MASTERS CUP 2000 Gustavo Kuerten Andre Agassi 6-4 6-4 6-4 2001 Lleyton Hewitt Sebastien Grosjean 6-3 6-3 6-4 2002 Lleyton Hewitt Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 7-5 2-6 2-6 6-4 Roger Federer played near flawless tennis to defeat Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 and win the 2003 Tennis Masters Cup Houston title. Jan 10 04, 6:35 AM