Monte-Carlo Masters

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
 ATP World Tour
Location Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
 France
Venue Monte Carlo Country Club
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay / Outdoors
Draw 56S / 28Q / 24D
Prize money €2,750,000
Website Official website

The Monte-Carlo Masters (as of 2011 sponsored by Rolex) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France,[1] a commune that borders on Monaco. The event is part of the ATP Masters Series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts. As of 2011 it was held every year in the April-May period.

The Monte Carlo tennis championship was first held in 1897. It became an "Open" event in 1969. Between 1970 and 1989 it was a major tournament of the Grand Prix Tour as part of the Grand Prix Championship Series top tier events, before becoming an ATP Championship Series Single Week tennis event.

Beginning in 2009, Monte Carlo became the only ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament to not have a mandatory player commitment. Most of the top players still elect to play the event.

Rafael Nadal has won the title 7 consecutive times between 2005 and 2011, making him the only player in the open era to win 7 consecutive titles at the same tournament.

Contents

Past finals

Men's Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1897 Reggie Doherty C. W. Blackwood Price 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1898 Reggie Doherty Graf Victor Voss 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–0 retired
1899 Reggie Doherty Graf Victor Voss 6–2 retired
1900 Lawrence Doherty may not have been played
1901 Lawrence Doherty Wilberforce Eaves 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1902 Reggie Doherty George Hillyard 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1903 Reggie Doherty Frank Riseley 6–1, 14–16 retired
1904 Reggie Doherty Josiah Ritchie 6–1, 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
1905 Lawrence Doherty Josiah Ritchie 6–4, 8–6, 6–4
1906 Lawrence Doherty Wilberforce Eaves 6–3, 11–9
1907 Josiah Ritchie Lawrence Doherty 8–6, 7–5, 8–6
1908 Anthony Wilding Wilberforce Eaves 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
1909 Fred Alexander Lawrence Doherty 7–5, 6–4, 6–1
1910 Max Décugis Josiah Ritchie 6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1911 Anthony Wilding Max Décugis 5–7, 1–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–1
1912 Anthony Wilding C. Moore 6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1913 Anthony Wilding Felix Poulin 6–0, 6–2, 6–1
1914 Anthony Wilding Gordon Lowe 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1919 Nicholas Mishu Max Décugis 6–2, 6–0
1920 Gordon Lowe Josiah Ritchie 7–5, 6–2
1921 Gordon Lowe Major Algernon Kingscote 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2
1922 Comte Balbi di Robecco Alain Gerbault 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1923 Gordon Lowe Leighton Crawford 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1924 Leighton Crawford Leonce Aslangul 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1926 Bela Von Kehrling Charles Kingsley 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1927 Bela Von Kehrling Erik Worm W/O
1928 Henri Cochet Bela Von Kehrling 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1929 Henri Cochet Humberto De Morpurgo 8–6, 6–4, 6–4
1930 William Tilden Henry Austin 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1931 Henri Cochet George Lyttleton-Rogers 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
1932 Roderich Menzel George Lyttleton-Rogers 6–4, 7–5, 6–2
1933 Henry Austin George Lyttleton-Rogers 11–9, 6–3, 7–5
1934 Henry Austin Giorgio de Stefani 6–1, 8–6, 6–4
1935 Giovanni Palmieri Henry Austin 6–1, 6–1, 7–5
1936 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 7–5
1937 Gottfried von Cramm Christian Boussus 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1938 Franjo Punčec Christian Boussus 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
1939 Pierre Pelizza Yvon Petra 6–8, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1946 Pierre Pelizza Yvon Petra 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1947 Lennart Bergelin Budge Patty 6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 6–2, 8–6
1948 József Asbóth Gianni Cucelli 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
1949 Frank Parker Gianni Cucelli 2–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1950 Jaroslav Drobný William Talbert 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1951 Straight Clark Fred Kovaleski 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 10–8
1952 Frank Sedgman Jaroslav Drobný 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1953 Władysław Skonecki Jaroslav Drobný 6–3, 6–4, 11–9
1954 Lorne Main Tony Vincent 9–7, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
1955 Władysław Skonecki Budge Patty 6–4, 6–2, 8–6
1956 Hugh Stewart Tony Vincent 1–6, 8–6, 6–0, 6–2
1957 Jacques Brichant Paul Remy 3–6, 5–5, ab.
1958 Robert Haillet Jaroslav Drobný 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1959 Robert Haillet Budge Patty 9–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1960 Andrés Gimeno Mike Davies 8–6, 6–3, 6–4
1961 Nicola Pietrangeli Pierre Darmon 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1962 Pierre Darmon Boro Jovanović 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1963 Pierre Darmon Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
1964 Martin Mulligan Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6–4, 6–4
1965 István Gulyás Jiri Javorský 6–3, 7–9, 8–6, 6–4
1966 Manuel Santana Nicola Pietrangeli 8–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1967 Nicola Pietrangeli Martin Mulligan 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1968 Nicola Pietrangeli Alexander Metreveli 6–2, 6–2
1969 Tom Okker John Newcombe 8–10, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
1970 Željko Franulović Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1971 Ilie Năstase Tom Okker 3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–1
1972 Ilie Năstase František Pála 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1973 Ilie Năstase Björn Borg 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
1974 Andrew Pattison Ilie Năstase 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1975 Manuel Orantes Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–4
1976 Guillermo Vilas Wojciech Fibak 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1977 Björn Borg Corrado Barazzutti 6–3, 7–5, 6–0
1978 Raúl Ramírez Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1979 Björn Borg Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1980 Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–0, 6–2
1981 Jimmy Connors vs. Guillermo Vilas 5–5 (unfinished - rain)
1982 Guillermo Vilas Ivan Lendl 6–1, 7–6, 6–3
1983 Mats Wilander Mel Purcell 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1984 Henrik Sundström Mats Wilander 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1985 Ivan Lendl Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1986 Joakim Nyström Yannick Noah 6–3, 6–2
1987 Mats Wilander Jimmy Arias 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1988 Ivan Lendl Martín Jaite 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1989 Alberto Mancini Boris Becker 7–5, 2–6, 7–6, 7–5
1990 Andrei Chesnokov Thomas Muster 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1991 Sergi Bruguera Boris Becker 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
1992 Thomas Muster Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1993 Sergi Bruguera Cédric Pioline 7–6(7–2), 6–0
1994 Andriy Medvedev Sergi Bruguera 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1995 Thomas Muster Boris Becker 4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–0
1996 Thomas Muster Albert Costa 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1997 Marcelo Ríos Àlex Corretja 6–4, 6–3, 6-3
1998 Carlos Moyà Cédric Pioline 6–3, 6–0, 7–5
1999 Gustavo Kuerten Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 2–1 (retired)
2000 Cédric Pioline Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
2001 Gustavo Kuerten Hicham Arazi 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2002 Juan Carlos Ferrero Carlos Moyà 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero Guillermo Coria 6–2, 6–2
2004 Guillermo Coria Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
2005 Rafael Nadal Guillermo Coria 6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5
2006 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2007 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4
2008 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 7–5, 7–5
2009 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
2010 Rafael Nadal Fernando Verdasco 6–0, 6–1
2011 Rafael Nadal David Ferrer 6–4, 7–5

Doubles

Since 1968:

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1968 Sergei Likhachev
Alex Metreveli		 Patrice Beust
Daniel Contet		 5–7, 9–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
1969 Owen Davidson
John Newcombe		 Richard Pancho Gonzales
Dennis Ralston		 7–5, 11–13, 6–2, 6–1
1970 Marty Riessen
Roger Taylor		 Pierre Barthès
Nikola Pilić		 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1971 Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac		 Tom Okker
Roger Taylor		 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6
1972 Patrice Beust
Daniel Contet		 Jiří Hřebec
František Pala		 3–6, 6–1, 12–10, 6–2
1973 Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Ilie Năstase		 Georges Goven
Patrick Proisy		 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1974 John Alexander
Phil Dent		 Manuel Orantes
Tony Roche		 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1975 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker		 6–3, 6–2
1976 Wojciech Fibak
Karl Meiler		 Björn Borg
Guillermo Vilas		 7–6, 6–1
1977 François Jauffret
Jan Kodeš		 Wojciech Fibak
Tom Okker		 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1978 Peter Fleming
Tomáš Šmíd		 Jaime Fillol
Ilie Năstase		 6–4, 7–5
1979 Ilie Năstase
Raúl Ramírez		 Victor Pecci
Balázs Taróczy		 6–3, 6–4
1980 Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta		 Vitas Gerulaitis
John McEnroe		 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1981 Heinz Günthardt
Markus Günthardt		 Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–3, 6–3
1982 Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee		 Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart		 6–7, 7–6, 6–3
1983 Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy		 Henri Leconte
Yannick Noah		 6–2, 6–4
1984 Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart		 Jan Gunnarsson
Mats Wilander		 6–2, 6–1
1985 Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd		 Shlomo Glickstein
Shahar Perkiss		 6–2, 6–3
1986 Guy Forget
Yannick Noah		 Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander		 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1987 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez		 Mansour Bahrami
Michael Mortensen		 6–2, 6–4
1988 Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 Henri Leconte
Ivan Lendl		 6–1, 6–3
1989 Tomáš Šmíd
Mark Woodforde		 Paolo Canè
Diego Nargiso		 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1990 Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd		 Andrés Gómez
Javier Sánchez		 6–4, 7–6
1991 Luke Jensen
Laurie Warder		 Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans		 5–7, 7–6, 6–4
1992 Boris Becker
Michael Stich		 Petr Korda
Karel Nováček		 6–4, 6–4
1993 Stefan Edberg
Petr Korda		 Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans		 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
1994 Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson		 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
1995 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez		 6–3, 6–4
1996 Ellis Ferreira
Jan Siemerink		 Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti		 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1997 Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana		 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 7–6, 2–6, 7–6
1998 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 6–4, 6–2
1999 Olivier Delaître
Tim Henman		 Jiří Novák
David Rikl		 6–2, 6–3
2000 Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 Paul Haarhuis
Sandon Stolle		 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
2001 Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent		 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
2002 Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 Paul Haarhuis
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
2003 Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro		 6–4, 3–6, 7–6
2004 Tim Henman
Nenad Zimonjić		 Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez		 7–5, 6–2
2005 Leander Paes
Nenad Zimonjić		 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 W/O
2006 Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		 Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić		 6–2, 7–6
2007 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 Julien Benneteau
Richard Gasquet		 6–2, 6–1
2008 Rafael Nadal
Tommy Robredo		 Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles		 6–3, 6–3
2009 Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–1, 6–4
2010 Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		 Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 6–3, 2–0 retired
2011 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 Juan Ignacio Chela
Bruno Soares		 6–3, 6–2

Records

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Site Access". Monte Carlo Masters. http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/4/en/event/access/default.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-22. 
    See also this map on the cited page, which clearly shows the venue on the French side of the border.

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Awards and achievements
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Miami		 ATP Masters Series Tournament of the Year
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2007		 Succeeded by
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