Monte-Carlo Masters

The Monte-Carlo Masters 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 World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts and is held every year in the April–May period.

"Monte Carlo Open" redirects here. For the former European Tour golf tournament, see Monte Carlo Open (golf).

Tournament information
Founded	1897 (1897)
Editions	112 (2018)
Location	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin France
Venue	Monte Carlo Country Club
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay, outdoors
Draw	56S / 28Q / 24D
Prize money	€5,207,405 (2019)
Website	montecarlotennismasters.com
Current champions (2019)
Men's singles	Fabio Fognini
Men's doubles	Nikola Mektić Franko Škugor

The Monte Carlo tennis championship was first held in 1897. It became an "Open" event in 1969. From 1970 through 1972 and from 1978 through 1989 it was a major tournament of the Grand Prix Tour as part of the Grand Prix Super Series top tier events. In 1973 the tournament was part of the Rothmans Spring Mediterranean Circuit.[2] From 1974 through 1977 the tournament was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit. In 1990 it became an ATP Championship Series Single Week tennis event.

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

Rafael Nadal won the title eight consecutive times between 2005 and 2012, making him the only player to win eight consecutive titles at the same tournament. In 2017, contesting his 11th final against Albert Ramos Viñolas, he won the title for an Open Era record 10th time. The following year, Nadal improved this record to 11 wins in a final against Kei Nishikori.

Past finals

Men's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1897 [3]	Reginald Doherty	Conway W. Blackwood Price	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1898 [3]	Reginald Doherty (2)	Victor Voss	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–0 (ret.)
1899 [3]	Reginald Doherty (3)	Victor Voss	6–2 (ret.)
1900	Laurence Doherty	(might not have been played)[4]
1901	Laurence Doherty (2)	Wilberforce Eaves	6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1902 [3]	Reginald Doherty (4)	George Hillyard	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1903 [3]	Reginald Doherty (5)	Frank Riseley	6–1, 14–16 (ret.)
1904 [3]	Reginald Doherty (6)	Josiah Ritchie	6–1, 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
1905	Laurence Doherty (3)	Josiah Ritchie	6–4, 8–6, 6–4
1906	Laurence Doherty (4)	Wilberforce Eaves	6–3, 11–9
1907	Josiah Ritchie	Laurence 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	Laurence Doherty	7–5, 6–4, 6–1
1910	Max Decugis	Josiah Ritchie	6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1911	Anthony Wilding (2)	Max Decugis	5–7, 1–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–1
1912	Anthony Wilding (3)	C. Moore	6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1913	Anthony Wilding (4)	Félix Poulin	6–0, 6–2, 6–1
1914	Anthony Wilding (5)	Gordon Lowe	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1915	No competition (due to World War I)[lower-alpha 1]
1916
1917
1918
1919	Nicolae Mișu	Max Decugis	6–2, 6–0
1920	Gordon Lowe	Josiah Ritchie	7–5, 6–2
1921	Gordon Lowe (2)	Algernon Kingscote	6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2
1922	Giovanni Balbi di Robecco	Alain Gerbault	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1923	Gordon Lowe (3)	Leighton Crawford	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1924	Leighton Crawford	Leonce Aslangul	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1926	Béla von Kehrling	Charles Kingsley	6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1927	Béla von Kehrling (2)	Erik Worm	(walkover)
1928	Henri Cochet	Béla von Kehrling	3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1929	Henri Cochet (2)	Umberto De Morpurgo	8–6, 6–4, 6–4
1930	William Tilden	Henry Austin	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1931	Henri Cochet (3)	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 (2)	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 (2)	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 Pellizza	Yvon Petra	6–8, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1940	No competition (due to World War II)[lower-alpha 2]
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946	Pierre Pellizza (2)	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	Giovanni Cucelli	6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
1949	Frank Parker	Giovanni 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 (2)	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 (ret.)
1958	Robert Haillet	Jaroslav Drobný	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1959	Robert Haillet (2)	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 (2)	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	Jiří 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 (2)	Martin Mulligan	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1968	Nicola Pietrangeli (3)	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 (2)	František Pála	6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1973	Ilie Năstase (3)	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 (2)	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1980	Björn Borg (3)	Guillermo Vilas	6–1, 6–0, 6–2
1981	(No winner)	Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas	5–5 (abandoned due to rain)
1982	Guillermo Vilas (2)	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 (2)	Jimmy Arias	4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1988	Ivan Lendl (2)	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 (2)	Cédric Pioline	7–6^(7–2), 6–0
1994	Andriy Medvedev	Sergi Bruguera	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1995	Thomas Muster (2)	Boris Becker	4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 7–6^(8–6), 6–0
1996	Thomas Muster (3)	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 Moyá	Cédric Pioline	6–3, 6–0, 7–5
1999	Gustavo Kuerten	Marcelo Ríos	6–4, 2–1 (ret.)
2000	Cédric Pioline	Dominik Hrbatý	6–4, 7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(8–6)
2001	Gustavo Kuerten (2)	Hicham Arazi	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2002	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Carlos Moyá	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
2003	Juan Carlos Ferrero (2)	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 (2)	Roger Federer	6–2, 6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
2007	Rafael Nadal (3)	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4
2008	Rafael Nadal (4)	Roger Federer	7–5, 7–5
2009	Rafael Nadal (5)	Novak Djokovic	6–3, 2–6, 6–1
2010	Rafael Nadal (6)	Fernando Verdasco	6–0, 6–1
2011	Rafael Nadal (7)	David Ferrer	6–4, 7–5
2012	Rafael Nadal (8)	Novak Djokovic	6–3, 6–1
2013	Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 7–6^(7–1)
2014	Stan Wawrinka	Roger Federer	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
2015	Novak Djokovic (2)	Tomáš Berdych	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2016	Rafael Nadal (9)	Gaël Monfils	7–5, 5–7, 6–0
2017	Rafael Nadal (10)	Albert Ramos Viñolas	6–1, 6–3
2018	Rafael Nadal (11)	Kei Nishikori	6–3, 6–2
2019	Fabio Fognini	Dušan Lajović	6−3, 6−4
2020	No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[5]

Men's doubles

Since 1968:

Year	Champions	Runners-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	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	Víctor 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 Balázs Taróczy	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 (2)	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 (2)	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	(walkover)
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 (2)	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	6–3, 2–0 (ret.)
2011	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan (2)	Juan Ignacio Chela Bruno Soares	6–3, 6–2
2012	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan (3)	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6–2, 6–3
2013	Julien Benneteau Nenad Zimonjić	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4–6, 7–6^(7–4), [14–12]
2014	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan (4)	Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo	6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
2015	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan (5)	Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini	7–6^(7–3), 6–1
2016	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	4–6, 6–0, [10–6]
2017	Rohan Bopanna Pablo Cuevas	Feliciano López Marc López	6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
2018	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan (6)	Oliver Marach Mate Pavić	7–6^(7–5), 6-3
2019	Nikola Mektić Franko Škugor	Robin Haase Wesley Koolhof	6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–3), [11–9]
2020	No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[5]

Records

Source: The tennisbase[6]

Singles

Most titles	Rafael Nadal	11
Most finals	Rafael Nadal	12
Most consecutive titles	Rafael Nadal (2005 - 2012)	8
Most consecutive finals	Rafael Nadal (2005 - 2013)	9
Most matches played	Rafael Nadal	72
Most matches won	Rafael Nadal	68
Most consecutive matches won	Rafael Nadal	46
Most editions played	Fabrice Santoro	17
Best winning %	Reginald Doherty	100%
	Pierre Pellizza
Youngest champion	Mats Wilander	18y, 7m, 7d (1983)
Oldest champion	Gordon Francis Lowe	38y, 8m, 6d (1923)

Longest final
1936 (54 games)
Gottfried von Cramm	4	4	7	6	7
Henner Henkel	6	6	5	4	5

Shortest final
1899 (8 games)
Reginald Doherty	6	0
Graf Victor Voß	2	0^r

Doubles

Most wins - Team	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6
Most wins - Individual	Bob Bryan	6
	Mike Bryan

Notes

1. The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I.
2. The tournament was not held from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II.

References

1. "Navettes". Monte Carlo Masters. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 330, 331. ISBN 9780362001686.
3. Digby Baltzell, E. (2013). Sporting Gentlemen : Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar. Somerset, NJ: Transaction Publishers. p. 73. ISBN 9781412851800.
4. Ayres' Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide and other sources list him as winner, but according to Aujourd'hui 100 Ans 1897–1997 - Le Tournoi de Monte-Carlo by Michel Sutter (1997) and other sources the tournament didn't take place.
5. "COMMUNIQUÉ OFFICIEL – COVID-19". montecarlotennismasters.com. 2020-03-11.
6. "Monte Carlo Tournament Records". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base, 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

External links

• Official tournament website
• ATP tournament profile
• Official live streaming of all matches

Awards and achievements
Preceded by None Miami	ATP Masters Series Tournament of the Year 2001 2007	Succeeded by Miami Miami