in the rest of the year. Present Finals rules ensure the participation of a Grand Slam champion who is unable to earn a top eight ranking at the end of the season and automatic qualification for the top seven players in the computer rankings. The eighth ranked player, however, qualifies only if all Grand Slam singles champions are among the top eight. Any Grand Slam event champion who is not in the top eight but is still in the top twenty is included to the detriment of the eighth ranked player. This situation occurred at the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, where Andre Agassi, the 8th ranked player in the ATP Champions Race, was excluded from the event in favor of Gastón Gaudio, who had won that year's French Open but was ranked 10th at the end of the year. Pete Sampras was the most successful player at this event winning two titles out of three final appearances. Qualification Qualification and seeding for the Grand Slam Cup were not related to the ATP computer rankings. Points were allocated to a player based on his Grand Slam performances, and after all four Grand Slam events had concluded the 16 players with the most points – 12 in 1998 and 1999 – qualified for the Cup. Grand Slam champions were not assured of a berth in the event. Format of play In the men's tournament the first two rounds of the Cup were the best of three sets while the semifinals and final were the best of five sets. There was no tie-break if a match went over the full distance. In the women's tournament all rounds were best of three sets. Finals Men Women Draws 1990 Date: December 11 – December 16 1991 Date: December 10 – December 15 1992 Date: December 8 – December 13 1993 Date: December 7 – December 12 1994 Date: December 6 – December 11 1995 Date: December 5 – December 10 1996 Date: December 3 – December 8 1997 Date: September 23 – September 28 1998 Date: September 29 – October 3 Men Women 1999 Date: September 27 – October 4 Men Women References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament details Defunct tennis tournaments in Germany Carpet court tennis tournaments Indoor tennis tournaments Sports competitions in Munich 1990 establishments in Germany 1999 disestablishments in Germany Recurring sporting events established in 1990 Recurring sporting events