The ATP 1000 tournament of Monte Carlo Masters is played in the city of Monaco, France. Primarily sponsored by Rolex, the Swiss watch company the tennis event is scheduled between the months of April-May.
The tennis event is played on clay courts in the Monte Carlo country club. Only male tennis professionals play this outdoor tournament.
Played first in 1897, the Monte Carlo Masters has not declared an Open Era event until 1969. From 1970 to 1989 the tennis event was considered to be a part of the Grand Prix tour. However, the clay-court championship came to be a part of the ATP- Association of Tennis Professionals tour only in 1990.
This ATP 1000 tournament is believed to be one of the favorite tennis tours for players due to its fascinating location at the country club of Monte Carlo. The current director of the tournament is Zeljko Franulovic, a former tennis player from Croatia.
The only hitch the Monte Carlo Masters tourney faced was in 1981 finals and in 2020. In 1981, the final match was abandoned due to rain and in 2020 the ATP event was canceled owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prize amount, a record of most Monte Carlo Masters titles, and more
Currently, the prize money for the Men’s singles is €836,335 along with gaining 1000 points. The Runner-up, however, will be receiving a cash prize of €456,720. Furthermore, the Men’s doubles prize amount is €256,610 with 1000 points and the Runners-up will be bagging the sum of €139,390.
Rafael Nadal, the Spanish champion has the record of securing the most number of titles with 11 of them. Consequently, Nadal has the maximum number of wins in the ATP 1000 tournament too- 73 wins. In the Men’s doubles category, the American player Mike Bryan has the most titles to his name with a sum of 6, with different partners over time.
The 2022 season concluded with Stefanos Tsitsipas defending the title with a comfortable win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to clinch back-to-back Monte Carlo Masters.
The winners’ list of the Monte Carlo Masters since the Open Era.
Year | Men’s Singles Winners | Men’s Doubles Winners |
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1969 | Tom Okker | Owen Davidson John Newcombe |
1970 | Željko Franulović | Marty Riessen Roger Taylor |
1971 | Ilie Năstase | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac |
1972 | Ilie Năstase | Patrice Beust Daniel Contet |
1973 | Ilie Năstase | Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase |
1974 | Andrew Pattison | John Alexander Phil Dent |
1975 | Manuel Orantes | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
1976 | Guillermo Vilas | Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler |
1977 | Björn Borg | François Jauffret Jan Kodeš |
1978 | Raúl Ramírez | Peter Fleming Tomáš Šmíd |
1979 | Björn Borg | Ilie Năstase Raúl Ramírez |
1980 | Björn Borg | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta |
1981 | – | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
1982 | Björn Borg | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
1983 | Mats Wilander | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
1984 | Henrik Sundström | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
1985 | Ivan Lendl | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
1986 | Joakim Nyström | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
1987 | Joakim Nyström | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
1988 | Joakim Nyström | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
1989 | Alberto Mancini | Tomáš Šmíd Mark Woodforde |
1990 | Andrei Chesnokov | Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd |
1991 | Sergi Bruguera | Luke Jensen Laurie Warder |
1992 | Thomas Muster | Boris Becker Michael Stich |
1993 | Sergi Bruguera | Stefan Edberg Petr Korda |
1994 | Andriy Medvedev | Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson |
1995 | Thomas Muster | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
1996 | Thomas Muster | Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink |
1997 | Marcelo Ríos | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana |
1998 | Carlos Moyá | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
1999 | Gustavo Kuerten | Olivier Delaître Tim Henman |
2000 | Cédric Pioline | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
2001 | Gustavo Kuerten | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
2002 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
2003 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
2004 | Guillermo Coria | Tim Henman Nenad Zimonjić |
2005 | Rafael Nadal | Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić |
2006 | Rafael Nadal | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
2007 | Rafael Nadal | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2008 | Rafael Nadal | Rafael Nadal Tommy Robredo |
2009 | Rafael Nadal | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
2010 | Rafael Nadal | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
2011 | Rafael Nadal | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2012 | Rafael Nadal | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2013 | Novak Djokovic | Julien Benneteau Nenad Zimonjić |
2014 | Stan Wawrinka | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2015 | Novak Djokovic | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2016 | Rafael Nadal | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut |
2017 | Rafael Nadal | Rohan Bopanna Pablo Cuevas |
2018 | Rafael Nadal | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2019 | Fabio Fognini | Nikola Mektić Franko Škugor |
2020 | – | – |
2021 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Nikola Mektić Franko Škugor |
2022 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Joe Salisbury Rajeev Ram |