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 Rolex Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France,^[1] a commune that borders on Monaco, of which Monte Carlo is the most famous ward. The event is part of the ATP Masters Series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts. It is currently 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.

[edit] 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

Rafael Nadal won a record fifth consecutive singles title. Only Andy Roddick was missing from the world's top ten players at the clay court season opener in preparation for the French Open, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.^[2]

Unlike other ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, this tournament did not have mandatory player commitment, reflecting the changes made to the 2009 schedule by the Association of Tennis Professionals in 2007.

[edit] Past finals

[edit] Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2009	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic	6–3, 2–6, 6–1
2008	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	7–5, 7–5
2007	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4
2006	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
2005	Rafael Nadal	Guillermo Coria	6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5
2004	Guillermo Coria	Rainer Schüttler	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
2003	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Guillermo Coria	6–2, 6–2
2002	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Carlos Moyà	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
2001	Gustavo Kuerten	Hicham Arazi	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2000	Cédric Pioline	Dominik Hrbatý	6–4, 7–6(3), 7–6(6)
1999	Gustavo Kuerten	Marcelo Ríos	6–4, 2–1 (retired)
1998	Carlos Moyà	Cédric Pioline	6–3, 6–0, 7–5
1997	Marcelo Ríos	Alex Corretja	6–4, 6–3, 6-3
1996	Thomas Muster	Albert Costa	6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1995	Thomas Muster	Boris Becker	4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(6), 6–0
1994	Andriy Medvedev	Sergi Bruguera	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1993	Sergi Bruguera	Cédric Pioline	7–6(2), 6–0
1992	Thomas Muster	Aaron Krickstein	6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1991	Sergi Bruguera	Boris Becker	5–7, 6–4, 7–6(6), 7–6(4)
1990	Andrei Chesnokov	Thomas Muster	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1989	Alberto Mancini	Boris Becker	7–5, 2–6, 7–6, 7–5
1988	Ivan Lendl	Martín Jaite	5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1987	Mats Wilander	Jimmy Arias	4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1986	Joakim Nyström	Yannick Noah	6–3, 6–2
1985	Ivan Lendl	Mats Wilander	6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1984	Henrik Sundström	Mats Wilander	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1983	Mats Wilander	Mel Purcell	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1982	Guillermo Vilas	Ivan Lendl	6–1, 7–6, 6–3
1981	Jimmy Connors vs. Guillermo Vilas		5–5 (unfinished - rain)
1980	Björn Borg	Guillermo Vilas	6–1, 6–0, 6–2
1979	Björn Borg	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1978	Raúl Ramírez	Tomáš Šmíd	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1977	Björn Borg	Corrado Barazzutti	6–3, 7–5, 6–0
1976	Guillermo Vilas	Wojciech Fibak	6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1975	Manuel Orantes	Bob Hewitt	6–2, 6–4
1974	Andrew Pattison	Ilie Năstase	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1973	Ilie Năstase	Björn Borg	6–4, 6–1, 6–2
1972	Ilie Năstase	František Pála	6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1971	Ilie Năstase	Tom Okker	3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–1
1970	Željko Franulović	Manuel Orantes	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1969	Tom Okker	John Newcombe	8–10, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
1968	Nicola Pietrangeli	Alex Metreveli	6–2, 6–2
1967	Nicola Pietrangeli	Martin Mulligan	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1966	Manuel Santana	Nicola Pietrangeli	8–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1965	István Gulyás	Jiri Javorský	6–3, 7–9, 8–6, 6–4
1964	Martin Mulligan	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	6–4, 6–4
1963	Pierre Darmon	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
1962	Pierre Darmon	Boro Jovanović	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1961	Nicola Pietrangeli	Pierre Darmon	6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1960	Andres Gimeno	Mike Davies	8–6, 6–3, 6–4
1959	Robert Haillet	Budge Patty	9–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1958	Robert Haillet	Jaroslav Drobný	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1957	Jacky Brichant	Paul Remy	3–6, 5–5, ab.
1956	Hugh Stewart	Tony Vincent	1–6, 8–6, 6–0, 6–2
1955	Władysław Skonecki	Budge Patty	6–4, 6–2, 8–6
1954	Lorne Main	Tony Vincent	9–7, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
1953	Władysław Skonecki	Jaroslav Drobný	6–3, 6–4, 11–9
1952	Frank Sedgman	Jaroslav Drobný	7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1951	Straight Clark	Fred Kovaleski	1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 10–8
1950	Jaroslav Drobný	Bill Talbert	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1949	Frank Parker	Gianni Cucelli	2–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1948	József Asbóth	Gianni Cucelli	6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
1947	Lennart Bergelin	Budge Patty	6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 6–2, 8–6
1946	Pierre Pelizza	Yvon Petra	6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
1939	Pierre Pelizza	Yvon Petra	6-8, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1938	Ferenc Puncec	Christian Boussus	6-0, 6-1, 6-1
1937	Gottfried von Cramm	Christian Boussus	6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
1936	Gottfried von Cramm	Henner Henkel	4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 7-5
1935	Giovanni Palmieri	Henry Austin	6-1, 6-1, 7-5
1934	Henry Austin	Giorgio De Stefani	6-1, 8-6, 6-4
1933	Henry Austin	George Rogers	11-9, 6-3, 7-5
1932	Roderick Menzel	George Rogers	6-4, 7-5, 6-2
1931	Henri Cochet	George Rogers	7-5, 6-2, 6-4
1930	Bill Tilden	Henry Austin	6-4, 6-4, 6-1
1929	Henri Cochet	Humberto De Morpurgo	8-6, 6-4, 6-4
1928	Henri Cochet	Bela Von Kehrling	3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
1927	Bela Von Kehrling	Erik Worm	walkover
1926	Bela Von Kehrling	Charles Kingsley	6-4,6-1,6-3
1924	Leighton Crawford	Leonce Aslangul	6-4, 3-6, 6-2
1923	Gordon Lowe	Leighton Crawford	6-2, 6-4, 6-4
1922	Comte Balbi di Robecco	Alain Gerbault	6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1921	Gordon Lowe	Major Algernon Kingscote	6-1, 0-6, 6-4,6-2
1920	Gordon Lowe	Josiah Ritchie	7-5, 6-2
1919	Nicholas Mishu	Max Décugis	6-2, 6-0
1914	Anthony Wilding	Gordon Lowe	6-2, 6-3, 6-2
1913	Anthony Wilding	F. Poulin	6-0, 6-2, 6-1
1912	Anthony Wilding	C. Moore	6-3, 6-0, 6-0
1911	Anthony Wilding	Max Décugis	5-7, 1-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1
1910	Max Décugis	Josiah Ritchie	6-3, 6-0, 6-0
1909	Fred Alexander	Lawrence Doherty	7-5, 6-4, 6-1
1908	Anthony Wilding	Wilberforce Eaves	6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
1907	Josiah Ritchie	Lawrence Doherty	8-6, 7-5, 8-6
1906	Lawrence Doherty	Wilberforce Eaves	6-3, 11-9
1905	Lawrence Doherty	Josiah Ritchie	6-4, 8-6, 6-4
1904	Reggie Doherty	Josiah Ritchie	6-1, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
1903	Reggie Doherty	Frank Riseley	6-1, 14-16 retired
1902	Reggie Doherty	George Hillyard	6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1901	Lawrence Doherty	Wilberforce Eaves	6-2, 5-7, 6-1
1900	Lawrence Doherty
1899	Reggie Doherty	Graf Victor Voss	6-2 retired
1898	Reggie Doherty	Graf Victor Voss	4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-0 retired
1897	Reggie Doherty	Blackwood Price	6-2, 6-1, 6-2

[edit] Doubles

Since 1968:

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

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Official tournament website
• ATP tournament profile
• tenniscorner.net page on the Monte Carlo Masters
• tennisinternet.com page on the Monte Carlo Masters
• List of past singles champions back to 1947

Coordinates: 43°45′06″N 7°26′26.62″E / 43.75167°N 7.4407278°E / 43.75167; 7.4407278