| Tournament Name | TENNIS MASTERS CUP SHANGHAI |
| Location: | SHANGHAI, CHINA |
| Dates: | NOVEMBER 12 – 19, 2006 |
| Prize Money: | Total Prize Money: US$ 4,450,000 |
| Draw / ID: | 8 Players & 8 Doubles Teams |
| SITE: |
QI ZHONG TENNIS STADIUM KUN YANG ROAD NORTH SHANGHAI, CHINA |
| SURFACE: | TARAFLEX/INDOOR |
| BALL: | HEAD ATP |
| PRIZE MONEY: | USD |
| WEB SITE: | www.masters-cup.com |
| SCHEDULE: | SINGLES AND DOUBLES DRAWS WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 8 AT HOTEL (2:00PM TBC). SINGLES AND DOUBLES WELCOME CEREMONY WILL BE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT SHANGHAI CONVENTION CENTRE AT 3:00PM. DAILY PLAY BEGINS SUNDAY (NOV 12) AT 1:00 PM, MONDAY – FRIDAY 2:00 PM AND 7:00 PM, SATURDAY 2:00 PM AND 7:00 PM AND SUNDAY AT 1:00 PM. |
| FORMAT | THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE A ROUND ROBIN FORMAT WITH 8
PLAYERS/TEAMS DIVIDED IN TWO GROUPS OF 4 PLAYERS/TEAMS EACH, WITH 8 SEEDS TO
BE DETERMINED BY THE INDESIT ATP 2006 RACE AND THE 2006 STANFORD ATP DOUBLES
TEAM RACE STANDINGS OF NOVEMBER 6 2006. THE TOP SEED WILL BE PLACED IN GROUP
1 AND THE SECOND SEED WILL BE PLACED IN GROUP 2. PLAYERS/TEAMS SEEDED 3 AND
4, 5 AND 6, 7 AND 8, WILL THEN BE DRAWN IN PAIRS WITH THE FIRST DRAWN PLACED
IN GROUP 1. THE ROUND ROBIN WILL DETERMINE THE FOUR PLAYERS/TEAMS FOR THE SEMI FINALS WITH THE FORMAT THEREAFTER BEING AN ELIMINATION COMPETITION. THE WINNER OF EACH GROUP (BEST OVERALL RECORD) WILL BE PLACED IN SEPARATE SEMIFINAL BRACKETS, WITH THE TOP PLAYER/TEAM IN GROUP 1 PLAYING THE RUNNER-UP IN GROUP 2, AND VICE VERSA. ALL SINGLES AND DOUBLES MATCHES WILL BE THE BEST OF THREE TIE-BREAK SETS EXCEPT FOR THE SINGLES FINAL WHICH WILL BE THE BEST OF 5 TIE-BREAK SETS. |
ATP RANKING POINTS
|
EACH ROUND ROBIN MATCH WIN |
20 CHAMPIONS RACE POINTS |
100 ENTRY SYSTEM POINTS |
|
SEMIFINAL WIN |
40 CHAMPIONS RACE POINTS |
200 ENTRY SYSTEM POINTS |
|
FINAL WIN |
50 CHAMPIONS RACE POINTS |
250 ENTRY SYSTEM POINTS |
|
UNDEFEATED CHAMPION |
150 CHAMPIONS RACE POINTS |
750 ENTRY SYSTEM POINTS |
| ALTERNATE | $ 50,000 | ALTERNATE | $ 20,000 |
| PARTICIPATION FEE | $ 90,000 * | PARTICIPATION FEE | $ 50,000 ^ |
| ROUND ROBIN WIN - PER MATCH WON | $ 120,000 | ROUND ROBIN WIN - PER MATCH WON | $ 15,000 |
| SEMI-FINAL MATCH WINNER | $ 370,000 | SEMI-FINAL MATCH WINNER | $ 25.000 |
| FINAL WIN | $ 700,000 | FINAL WIN | $ 100.000 |
| UNDEFEATED CHAMPION | $ 1,520,000 | UNDEFEATED CHAMPION | $ 220,000 |
* Pro-rated on a per match basis: $45,000 = 1 match, $70,000 =
2 matches, $90,000 = 3 matches
^ Pro-rated on a per match basis: $25,000 = 1 match, $40,000 = 2 matches,
$50,000 = 3 matches