The Monte Carlo Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The event is part of the Tennis 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. Prior to the establishment of the Tennis Masters Series in the early-1990s, the event was known as the Monte Carlo Open.
The Monte Carlo tennis championship was first held in 1897. It became an "Open" event in 1969.
Past results
Singles finals
Since 1969:
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final
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| 2006 | '''Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6
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| 2005 | '''Rafael Nadal | Guillermo Coria | 6-3, 6-1, 0-6, 7-5
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| 2004 | '''Guillermo Coria | Rainer Schuettler | 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
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| 2003 | '''Juan Carlos Ferrero | Guillermo Coria | 6-2, 6-2
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| 2002 | '''Juan Carlos Ferrero | Carlos Moya | 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
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| 2001 | '''Gustavo Kuerten | Hicham Arazi | 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
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| 2000 | '''Cedric Pioline | Dominik Hrbaty | 6-4, 7-6, 7-6
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| 1999 | '''Gustavo Kuerten | Marcelo Ríos | 6-4, 2-1 (retired)
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| 1998 | '''Carlos Moya | Cedric Pioline | 6-3, 6-0, 7-5
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| 1997 | '''Marcelo Ríos | Alex Corretja | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
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| 1996 | '''Thomas Muster | Albert Costa | 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
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| 1995 | '''Thomas Muster | Boris Becker | 4-6, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6, 6-0
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| 1994 | '''Andrei Medvedev | Sergi Bruguera | 7-5, 6-1, 6-3
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| 1993 | '''Sergi Bruguera | Cedric Pioline | 7-6, 6-0
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| 1992 | '''Thomas Muster | Aaron Krickstein | 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
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| 1991 | '''Sergi Bruguera | Boris Becker | 5-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6
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| 1990 | '''Andrei Chesnokov | Thomas Muster | 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
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| 1989 | '''Alberto Mancini | Boris Becker | 7-5, 2-6, 7-6, 7-5
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| 1988 | '''Ivan Lendl | Martin Jaite | 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
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| 1987 | '''Mats Wilander | Jimmy Arias | 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-3
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| 1986 | '''Joakim Nystrom | Yannick Noah | 6-3, 6-2
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| 1985 | '''Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander | 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
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| 1984 | '''Henrik Sundstrom | Mats Wilander | 6-3, 7-5, 6-2
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| 1983 | '''Mats Wilander | Mel Purcell | 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
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| 1982 | '''Guillermo Vilas | Ivan Lendl | 6-1, 7-6, 6-3
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| 1981 | Jimmy Connors vs. Guillermo Vilas | 5-5 (unfinished - rain)
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| 1980 | '''Björn Borg | Guillermo Vilas | 6-1, 6-0, 6-2
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| 1979 | '''Björn Borg | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
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| 1978 | '''Raul Ramirez | Tomáš Šmíd | 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
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| 1977 | '''Björn Borg | Corrado Barazzutti | 6-3, 7-5, 6-0
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| 1976 | '''Guillermo Vilas | Wojtek Fibak | 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
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| 1975 | '''Manuel Orantes | Bob Hewitt | 6-2, 6-4
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| 1974 | '''Andrew Pattison | Ilie Năstase | 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
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| 1973 | '''Ilie Năstase | Björn Borg | 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
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| 1972 | '''Ilie Năstase | Frantisek Pala | 6-1, 6-0, 6-3
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| 1971 | '''Ilie Năstase | Tom Okker | 3-6, 8-6, 6-1, 6-1
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| 1970 | '''Zeljko Franulovic | Manuel Orantes | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
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| 1969 | '''Tom Okker | John Newcombe | 8-10, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3
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Doubles champions
Since 1974:
Detailed 2006 singles results
External links
Tennis tournaments | Monaco
Masters de Montecarlo | Masters de Monte Carlo | Masters de Monte-Carlo
"Monte Carlo Masters"