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The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional ___MASK42___ organized by the Association of ___MASK42___ Professionals . The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments , the ___MASK42___ Masters Cup , the ATP Masters Series , the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments . The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine ___MASK42___ tournaments that formed part of the men ' s Association of ___MASK42___ Professionals ( ATP ) tour , held annually throughout the year in Europe , North America . The tournaments were important for the top male players on the professional circuit as the series constituted the most prestigious tournaments in men ' s ___MASK42___ after the four Grand Slam events . The events were known as the Championship Series , Single Week from 1990 to 1995 , the Mercedes - Benz Super 9 from 1996 to 1999 , the ___MASK42___ Masters Series from 2000 to 2004 and the ATP Masters Series until 2008 . ___MASK42___ is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent ( singles ) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles ). Each player uses a ___MASK42___ racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent ' s court . The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return . The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point , while the opposite player will . Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny ( born 25 June 1982 ), nicknamed " Mischa " and " Colonel " by his fans , is a Russian professional ___MASK42___ player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No . 1 . He achieved a top - 10 ranking by the Association of ___MASK42___ Professionals ( ATP ) for the first time on 13 August 2007 , and reached a career peak of World No . 8 in January 2008 , and again in October 2010 . The 2007 BMW Open was an event on the 2007 ATP Tour . It was the 92nd edition of the event and was played on outdoor clay courts . The event was won by Philipp Kohlschreiber in men ' s singles and Philipp Kohlschreiber and Mikhail Youzhny in men ' s doubles . The Association of ___MASK42___ Professionals ( ATP ) was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell , Bob Briner , Jack Kramer , and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional ___MASK42___ players . Drysdale became the first President . Since 1990 , the association has organized the worldwide ___MASK42___ tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization ' s name . In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour , which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour . In 2009 the name was changed again and is now known as the ATP World Tour . It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix ___MASK42___ tournaments and World Championship ___MASK42___ ( WCT ). Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber ( born 16 October 1983 ) is a ___MASK42___ player from Germany , who turned professional in 2001 . The right - hander has won seven doubles and seven singles titles . Kohlschreiber reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No . 16 in July 2012 . He is the current German No . 2 .