Complete Canadian Open Winners List (Men’s Singles)

Tennis is one of the oldest sports in the world and the Canadian Open is a tournament with one of the richest histories. Also known as the Canada Masters because of it being given a Masters 1000 status and today called the National Bank Open presented by Rogers (since 2021) for sponsorship reasons, the event as founded in 1881 and since then, takes place alternately in Ontario and Quebec in Canada.

Played on the hard / outdoor surface at the IGA Stadium & Sobeys Stadium, Canada Masters is one of the most important events on the annual tennis calendar, being the second-oldest tennis tournament after Wimbledon. Both men’s and women’s draws at Canada Masters began in 1881 and 1892 respectively, and currently as we update this page, the Canadian Open 2023 has just been concluded.

Complete Canadian Open Winners List (Men’s Singles)

Canadian Open winners list (men’s singles)

On this page, we’re going to go through every men’s singles winner crowned at the Canadian Open since inception of the tournament, along with the exact match score and who the champions beat in their respective Canada Masters finals. The tournament was called the Canadian Championships from 1881-1967 before we moved on to the Open Era, where it was called Canadian Open between 1968-1996.

A few other sponsors changed hands post that before it was called the National Bank Open. Going down in the competition’s history as the first ever Canadian Open men’s singles winner was Isidore F. Hellmuth in 1881, who won in straight sets against WH Young. The Canadian Hellmuth then went on to become a 3-time runner-up in this event too, in 1882, 1885, and 1886.


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The Canada Masters winners usually get good preparation ahead of the US Open that happens a month after this event in Canada, as it’s played on the same surface, and in similar conditions as well. On this page, we’re going to take you through a complete Canadian Open winners list (updated 16th August 2023 at the end of Canadian Open 2023). Take a look at the list below:

List of all men’s singles Canadian Open winners

YearChampionRunner-upNationalityFinal Score
1881Isidore Frederick HellmuthWH YoungCanada
1882Harry D GambleIsidore Frederick HellmuthCanada
1883Charles H FarnumCharles Smith HymanUSA
1884Charles Smith HymanAlexander C GaltCanada
1885Joseph Sill Clark SrIsidore Frederick HellmuthUSA
1886Charles Smith Hyman (2)Isidore Frederick HellmuthCanada
1887Charles Smith Hyman (3)Lawrence H BaldwinCanada
1888Charles Smith Hyman (4)ROS WoodCanada
1889Charles Smith Hyman (5)Andrew E PlummerCanada
1890Edward E TannerOliver R MacklemUSA
1891Fred S MansfieldEdward E TannerUSA
1892Fred HoveyHenry G BixbyUSA
1893Harry E AveryHenry Gordon MackenzieUSA
1894Robert Pardo MatthewsHarry E AveryCanada
1895William LarnedUSA
1896Robert WrennUSA
1897Leo WareUSA
1898Leo Ware (2)USA
1899Malcolm Douglass WhitmanUSA
1900Malcolm Douglass Whitman (2)USA
1901William Larned (2)USA
1902Beals WrightUSA
1903Beals Wright (2)USA
1904Beals Wright (3)USA
1905Not heldNot heldNANA
1906Irving WrightUSA
1907James FoulkesCanada
1908Thomas SherwellCanada
1909James Foulkes (2)Canada
1910James Foulkes (3)Canada
1911Bernie SchwengersCanada
1912Bernie Schwengers (2)Canada
1913Robert Patrick Hay BairdCanada
1914Thomas Sherwell (2)Canada
1915CANCELLEDDue to World War INANA
1916CANCELLEDDue to World War INANA
1917CANCELLEDDue to World War INANA
1918CANCELLEDDue to World War INANA
1919Seiichiro KashioJapan
1920Paul D BennettCanada
1921Wallace J BatesUSA
1922Frank AndersonUSA
1923William Leroy RennieCanada
1924George LottUSA
1925Willard Frederick CrockerCanada
1926Leon De TurenneUSA

The first 33 editions of the men’s Canada Masters were all won by players from either Canada or USA itself, until Japan’s Seiichiro Kashio won in 1919, i the first edition after World War I. The only times that the tournament was cancelled from inception till date were once in 1905, four years during World War I, five years during World War II, and then once in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.


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Even after Kashio’s win in 1919, the North American dominance continued until George Lyttleton-Rogers from Ireland won the Canadian Open 1930. Tennis legend Ivan Lendl holds all the records in this competition, with an untouchable 6 titles at the Canada Masters over the years. He’s not only the mot successful but he also holds the records for the most finals here, making the final on nine (9) occasions.

YearChampionRunner-upNationalityFinal Score
1927Jack Alexander WrightCanada
1928Wilmer AllisonUSA
1929Jack Alexander Wright (2)Canada
1930George Lyttleton-RogersIreland
1931Jack Alexander Wright (3)Canada
1932Frank ParkerUSA
1933John MurioUSA
1934Marcel RainvilleCanada
1935Eugene SmithUSA
1936Jack TidballUSA
1937Walter SeniorUSA
1938Frank Parker (2)USA
1939Pride Morey LewisUSA
1940Donald McDiarmidCanada
1941CANCELLEDDue to World War IINANA
1942CANCELLEDDue to World War IINANA
1943CANCELLEDDue to World War IINANA
1944CANCELLEDDue to World War IINANA
1945CANCELLEDDue to World War IINANA
1946Pride Morey Lewis (2)USA
1947James EvertUSA
1948William TullyUSA
1949Henri RochonCanada
1950Brendan MackenCanada
1951Tony VincentUSA
1952Richard SavittUSA
1953Mervyn RoseAustralia
1954Bernard BartzenUSA
1955Robert BédardCanada
1956Noel BrownUSA
1957Robert Bédard (2)Canada
1958Robert Bédard (3)Canada
1959Reynaldo GarridoCuba
1960Ladislav LegensteinAustria
1961Whitney ReedUSA
1962Juan Manuel CouderSpain
1963Whitney Reed (2)USA
1964Roy EmersonAustralia
1965Ronald HolmbergUSA
1966Allen FoxUSA
1967Manuel SantanaSpain

Exp. Open Era

Canada Masters men’s single’s winners list

YearChampionRunner-upNationalityFinal Score
1968Ramanathan KrishnanIndia
1969Cliff RicheyUSA
1970Rod LaverAustralia
1971John NewcombeAustralia
1972Ilie NăstaseRomania
1973Tom OkkerNetherlands
1974Guillermo VilasArgentina
1975Manuel OrantesSpain
1976Guillermo Vilas (2)Argentina
1977Jeff BorowiakUSA
1978Eddie DibbsUSA
1979Bjorn BorgSweden
1980Ivan LendlCzechoslovakia
1981Ivan Lendl (2)Czechoslovakia
1982Vitas GerulaitisUSA
1983Ivan Lendl (3)Czechoslovakia
1984John McEnroeUSA
1985John McEnroe (2)USA
1986Boris BeckerWest Germany
1987Ivan Lendl (4)Czechoslovakia
1988Ivan Lendl (5)Czechoslovakia
1989Ivan Lendl (6)Czechoslovakia

In a

a. ATP Masters 1000

YearChampionRunner-upNationalityFinal Score
1990Michael ChangUSA
1991Andrei ChesnokovSoviet Union
1992Andre AgassiUSA
1993Mikael PernforsSweden
1994Andre Agassi (2)USA
1995Andre Agassi (3)USA
1996Wayne FerreiraSouth Africa
1997Chris WoodruffUSA
1998Patrick RafterAustralia
1999Thomas JohanssonSweden
2000Marat SafinRussia
2001Andrei PavelRomania
2002Guillermo CañasArgentina
2003Andy RoddickUSA
2004Roger FedererSwitzerland
2005Rafael NadalSpain
2006Roger Federer (2)Switzerland
2007Novak DjokovicSerbia
2008Rafael Nadal (2)Spain
2009Andy MurrayGreat Britain
2010Andy Murray (2)Great Britain
2011Novak Djokovic (2)Serbia
2012Novak Djokovic (3)Serbia
2013Rafael Nadal (3)Spain
2014Jo-Wilfried TsongaFrance
2015Andy Murray (3)Great Britain
2016Novak Djokovic (4)Serbia
2017Alexander ZverevGermany
2018Rafael Nadal (4)Spain
2019Rafael Nadal (5)Spain
2020CANCELLEDDue to Covid-19 pandemicNANA
2021Daniil MedvedevRussia
2022Pablo Carreño BustaSpain
2023Jannik SinnerAlex de MinaurItalyTBD
2024TBDTBDTBDTBD

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