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| Full name | Juan Mónaco |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | (1984-03-29)29 March 1984 (age 41) |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Retired | 15 May 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $8,084,437 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 342–271 |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (23 July 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2008,2010) |
| French Open | 4R (2007,2012) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2012,2013) |
| US Open | 4R (2007,2011) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 84–120 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (5 January 2009) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2009) |
| French Open | QF (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005,2009) |
| US Open | SF (2008) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2016) |
| Last updated on: 1 August 2017. | |
Juan Mónaco (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈxwamˈmonako];[1][a] born 29 March 1984), nicknamed "Pico", is an Argentine former professionaltennis player. He won nine singles titles, reached the semifinals of the2010 Shanghai Masters and the2012 Miami Masters, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world no. 10 in July 2012. He announced his retirement from professional tennis on 15 May 2017.
Mónaco was born inTandil,Buenos Aires Province, to Héctor, a businessman, and Cristina, an architect. He has two siblings. He enjoys spending time at home inTandil with family and friends. His favorite sports to follow are football and basketball. His favorite teams areEstudiantes de La Plata and theSan Antonio Spurs. His favorite surface is clay. He countsAndre Agassi and countrymanMariano Zabaleta as his heroes. He also enjoys going to the cinema. His favorite movies areGladiator and300. He is also a fan ofThe Lord of the Rings books.[2]
Mónaco started playing tennis at the age of six. He used to be mentored byLuis Lobo of Argentina. Since the latter part of the 2010 season, Mónaco was coached byMariano Zabaleta. He addedGastón Etlis to his coaching team in February 2011.[3]
In 2002, Mónaco made his pro circuit debut. On 12 February, he won his first tournament in Jamaica F20, Montego Bay by defeatingFrancisco Rodríguez of Paraguay. He ended the year ranked no. 470 in singles.
In 2003, Mónaco reached six finals, finishing as runner-up in two events in Jamaica F3, Montego Bay, losing to AmericanWayne Odesnik, and in Argentina F6, Buenos Aires losing to compatriotDiego Moyano. He however won four, all on clay, of his six finals. He won in Jamaica F4, Montego Bay, in Bolivia F1, La Paz, in Argentina F1, Buenos Aires, and Uruguay F2, Uruguay defeatingDmitri Sitak of Russia, and his compatriotsMatias O'Neille,Carlos Berlocq, andIgnacio González King respectively. He ended the year ranked at no. 324 in singles.
Mónaco started 2004 by winning in São Paulo–1, Brazil defeatingAdrián García of Chile. He also made his ATP Debut in his home of Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 2004 Argentina Open, where he reached the quarterfinals (l.Guillermo Coria). He followed this up with a third-round result in his first Master Series event in the2004 NASDAQ-100 Open, losing toParadorn Srichaphan. He made his Grand Slam debut in the2004 French Open as a qualifier, losing in the second round to eventual finalist and compatriotGuillermo Coria. He also reached the quarterfinals of the2004 Swedish Open, losing to ChileanFernando González. He got his best result of the year reaching his first semifinal in2004 Idea Prokom Open in Sopot (l. toJosé Acasuso) and 2004Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia in Paloma (l. toFilippo Volandri). He also made his2004 US Open debut, but lost to compatriotGastón Gaudio in the first round. He ended the year in the top 100 for the first time, ranked at no. 73 in singles.
In 2005, Mónaco made his2005 Australian Open debut, losing in the first round to AmericanMardy Fish. He reached the second round of the2005 Pacific Life Open and the quarterfinals in2005 BMW Open, both times losing to compatriotDavid Nalbandian. He reached his first ATP finals in Casablanca at the2005 Grand Prix Hassan II, but lost to compatriotMariano Puerta. He reached the second round of2005 Internazionali BNL d'Italia and the2005 Hamburg Masters, losing toGuillermo Cañas andJiří Novák, respectively. He lost in the first round of the2005 French Open toSébastien Grosjean. He made hisWimbledon debut, losing toNovak Djokovic. However, he got his first top-20 win, defeating SpaniardDavid Ferrer, but lost the next round toTomáš Zíb in the 2005 Mercedes Cup Open. He reached the quarterfinals in theVietnam Open, losing toRadek Štěpánek. He ended the year 12 places lower than the previous year, at no. 85.
In 2006, Mónaco recorded three first-round exits in the first two months in Buenos Aires, Santiago, Chile, and Adelaide and second-round exits at theAustralian Open and the2006 Medibank International. However, he rebounded by reaching the semifinals in theBrasil Open, losing toNicolás Massú of Chile. Following the semifinal appearance, he lost four straight matches in Acapulco, the2006 NASDAQ-100 Open, the2006 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and Morocco. He also lost in the first round of the2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, losing to veteran French playerFabrice Santoro, and lost in the second round of the2006 Hamburg Masters toRobin Söderling.
Following these losses, Mónaco achieved great results in the next four weeks, reaching the quarterfinals in Poertschach (l. toLuis Horna), the third round ofRoland Garros (l. toIvan Ljubičić), and the semifinals of the2006 Mercedes Cup (l. toJosé Acasuso). Following this semifinal appearance, he lost four matches in a row again a second-round loss in theOrange Warsaw Open (l. toNikolay Davydenko) and a first-round loss at theUS Open,BCR Open Romania, and theKingfisher Airlines Tennis Open. He reached the third round of theAIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, losing toJarkko Nieminen. He ended the year ranked number no. 69 in singles.
In doubles, he made two semifinal appearance in the2007 Brasil Open partnering compatriotAgustín Calleri, and in the2007 Mercedes Cup partneringJosé Acasuso.
2007 was Mónaco's most successful year. Mónaco started the year with a quarterfinal appearance at the2007 Heineken Open, losing to compatriotAgustín Calleri. He also reached the quarterfinals of the2007 Brasil Open losing to another compatriotJuan Ignacio Chela. Mónaco entered his home tournament of 2007Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires ranked at no. 66, and exited with his first ATP title dominatingAlessio di Mauro in the final in straight sets.
However, he exited in the first round of his next three tournaments in the Acapulco,Indian Wells, and a Challenger event. He reached the second round of the2007 Miami Masters, losing toDavid Ferrer. He also reached the quarterfinals of the2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, losing to AmericanJames Blake and at the2007 Estoril Open (l. toPaul-Henri Mathieu). He qualified for the Hamburg Masters, but lost to top seed and eventual championRoger Federer in the second round in three tight sets. Following his good performance against Federer, he went on to compete in the2007 Hypo Group Tennis International in Pörtschach and won the title againstGaël Monfils. In the2007 Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart he lost toRafael Nadal in straight sets in the quarterfinals.
He won his third title of the year in the2007 Austrian Open[4] in Kitzbühel after defeating the top seedTommy Robredo in the quarterfinals andPotito Starace in the final. In the2007 Cincinnati Masters, he defeated a player in the top 5 for the first time and the highest-ranked player he has defeated the world no. 2 at the timeRafael Nadal, when Nadal retired.[5] Mónaco lost toSam Querrey in the third round. He also reached the quarterfinals of the2007 Stockholm Open, where he lost toTommy Haas, and the third round of the2007 Madrid Masters, after avenging his lost againstTommy Haas in the second round.
In the Grand Slams, Mónaco lost in the first round of the Australian Open and Wimbledon, losing toNicolas Mahut andKristof Vliegen, respectively. However, he reached the fourth round of the French Open and the US Open, losing to former French Open ChampionGuillermo Cañas andNovak Djokovic. These results are the farthest he has gone at Grand Slams. He ended the year ranked no. 23, his highest year-end rank.
In 2008, Mónaco started the year with a semifinal appearance at the2008 Heineken Open, losing to GermanPhilipp Kohlschreiber. He also reached the third round of the2008 Australian Open, the furthest he has reached so far, losing toTomáš Berdych. In his first tournament after the Australian Open, he reached the final of the2008 Movistar Open.[6] He was scheduled to playFernando González in the final, but Gonzalez was granted a walkover due to a left ankle injury sustained by Mónaco during the doubles final. Despite this, his performance during the week elevated Mónaco to a career-high ranking of world no. 14.
At the2008 Copa Telmex as the defending champion, Mónaco lost in the first round. Shortly afterwards, he lost in the second round of the2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco. He also reached the third round of both the2008 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, losing toGuillermo Cañas, and the2008 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, losing toMario Ančić. He representedArgentina in the Davis Cup quarterfinal clash against Sweden and won his only match againstThomas Johansson.
He reached the quarterfinals in Valencia and the second round of the2008 Monte Carlo Masters and2008 Rome Masters losing toNicolás Almagro andIgor Andreev, respectively. He also reached the third round of the2008 Hamburg Masters, losing toAndreas Seppi and the final,[7] of2008 Hypo Group Tennis International losing to top seedNikolay Davydenko. He reached the semifinals of the2008 Orange Warsaw Open, losing toTommy Robredo. At theBeijing Olympics, Mónaco lost toMarin Čilić in three tight sets 4–6, 7–6(7-5), 3–6, followed by successive defeats at the2008 Pilot Pen Tennis and the2008 US Open. He fell in the first round of the2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid, losing toRadek Štěpánek, and the2008 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon toGilles Simon. He reached the second round of both the2008 Stockholm Open and the2008 BNP Paribas Masters after qualifying for both tournaments. Mónaco ended the year ranked no. 46 in the world, 23 places lower than his year-end ranking in 2007.
In doubles, Mónaco started the year with a win in the2008 Heineken Open partneringLuis Horna. He reached the semifinals of2008 US Open, losing toLukáš Dlouhý andLeander Paes. He also reached the final of the2008 Movistar Open and won the2008 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, all partnering fellow ArgentineMáximo González.
In 2009, Mónaco started the year in2009 Heineken Open losing to SerbianViktor Troicki in the second round and a quarterfinal appearance in the2009 Movistar Open. He lost in the first round of2009 Brasil Open, the2009 Australian Open, and Acapulco. He reached his first final of the year in Buenos Aires at the2009 Copa Telmex, losing toTommy Robredo in a tight three-setter. In doubles, he reached the third round of the2009 Australian Open and the final of2009 Brasil Open, both partneringLucas Arnold Ker
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He represented Argentina in the Davis Cup, defeatingThiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands. He also reached the second round of the2009 Sony Ericsson Open, losing toAndy Murray after winning the first set. He also reached the third round of the2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, losing to GermanAndreas Beck, after defeatingTommy Robredo in the second round, and the2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell losing toFernando González after defeatingMarat Safin in the first round. He reached his first Masters quarterfinal at the2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, entering as a qualifier and beatingAndy Murray[8] in the second round,Marin Čilić in the third round, but losing toFernando González. He also reached the round of 16 at the2009 Estoril Open and the2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, where he faced three Spaniards losing toFernando Verdasco after defeatingFeliciano López andDavid Ferrer. He also represented Argentina along withJuan Martín del Potro andMáximo González at the2009 ARAG World Team Cup, where he won his only singles match against SerbianJanko Tipsarević. He reached the second round ofRoland Garros, losing toJo-Wilfried Tsonga.
He lost in the first round of Wimbledon, still failing to capture his first win there, losing toNicolás Almagro in a match that lasted almost four hours. He represented Argentina once again in the quarterfinals of the2009 Davis Cup against the Czech Republic, losing both his matches. He then competed in the2009 Swedish Open, defeating eighth seedMáximo González and dominating in his next three matches againstVictor Crivoi, top seedFernando Verdasco, and third seed and defending championTommy Robredo, before losing toRobin Söderling in the final.[9] In the2009 International German Open, he defeatedMikhail Youzhny andJosé Acasuso. He then lost toDavid Ferrer in the third round. Mónaco competed directly in the 2009 US Open without competing in any events in 2009 US Open Series. He lost to eventual championJuan Martín del Potro in the first round. At the2009 BCR Open Romania, Mónaco reached his third final of the year, but once again ended as runner-up toAlbert Montañés, after defeating qualifiersJúlio Silva andPere Riba, eighth seedPablo Cuevas, and GermanSimon Greul. Because of this final appearance he ended the year with 29 wins on clay, the most wins on clay by any player. In the2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, he retired againstErnests Gulbis in the second round after defeatingGuillermo García López. He then lost toVictor Troicki in the first round of the2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. He lost toJoachim Johansson, after defeatingJan Hernych in the first round of the2009 If Stockholm Open. He competed in the2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon as the fourth seed, but was upset byMichaël Llodra in the second round after defeating FrenchmanJosselin Ouanna in the first round. He lost in the second round of the2009 Valencia Open 500 toNikolay Davydenko. He then lost toNovak Djokovic, despite leading 5–3 in the second set, after defeatingJérémy Chardy in the2009 BNP Paribas Masters. This was his last tournament of the year, reaching three finals; the most since winning three titles in 2007. He ended the year at no. 30.
Mónaco started 2010 with theHeineken Open, where he defeatedHoracio Zeballos in the first round, but lost to eventual championJohn Isner in three sets. He lost to sixth seedNikolay Davydenko in the third round of the2010 Australian Open, having defeatedErnests Gulbis andMichaël Llodra in five sets. He lost toThomaz Bellucci in the final of the2010 Movistar Open, after defeatingNicolas Massú,Juan Ignacio Chela,Peter Luczak, andJoão Souza. He lost toJuan Carlos Ferrero in the semifinals of the2010 Copa Telmex just hours after defeatingHoracio Zeballos in the quarterfinals, where he did not face a single break point. He also defeatedJuan Ignacio Chela in the second round andŁukasz Kubot. He lost toJuan Carlos Ferrero in the semifinals of the2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, retiring with an abdominal strain. He defeated top seedFernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals,Juan Ignacio Chela for the second time in as many weeks, andAlberto Martín.
He defeatedFabio Fognini in the second round of the2010 BNP Paribas Open. He then facedJuan Carlos Ferrero in the third round; this was their third straight meeting, with Ferrero prevailing in the other two. He upset Ferrero for the first time in a match than lasted over 3 hours. He then defeatedGuillermo García López to reach his first hardcourt Master Series quarterfinal. He lost to eventual championIvan Ljubičić in a three-set match. In the2010 Sony Ericsson Open, he lost in the third round toFernando González, after defeatingMarsel İlhan in the second round.
In the2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, he defeated qualifierJarkko Nieminen for the first time in three meetings and was upset byMichael Berrer in the second round. His bad run continued as he was upset byDaniel Gimeno Traver in the first round as the tenth seed of the2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell. He defeatedIgor Andreev, but lost toVictor Hănescu in the second round of the2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia. In the2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, he defeatedSimon Greul andThomaz Bellucci. He then lost toNicolás Almagro. He then led Argentina to their secondARAG World Team Cup. In the final he defeated AmericanSam Querrey. At the2010 French Open, he was upset by qualifierGrega Žemlja in four sets in the first round. He then withdrew from the2010 Wimbledon Championships due to a wrist injury and missed two months of action.[10] He made his return in the2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in a losing effort toThiemo de Bakker. He then lost in the first round of2010 Pilot Pen Tennis, theUS Open, and the2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.
In October, he reached anATP World Tour Masters 1000 semifinal for the first time in the2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000 by defeatingFlorent Serra 6–4, 7–6Thiemo de Bakker 2–6, 6–3, 6–4,Mischa Zverev 6–2, 6–0 andJürgen Melzer 6–7, 7–5, 6–2, but then lost to World No. 4Andy Murray 6–4, 6–1. At the2010 Valencia Open 500 he upset defending champion Andy Murray 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 in the second round but was then upset byMarcel Granollers 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the following round. Mónaco, played his last tournament of the year at theBNP Paribas Masters where he defeatedSam Querrey 6–2, 7–6 but fell to no. 2 seedNovak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3 in the second round after failing to convert 7 of 8 break points.
Mónaco began his 2011 season at the2011 Heineken Open as the fifth seed, but was upset byAdrian Mannarino. At the first Grand Slam of the year theAustralian Open, he was upset byRobin Haase in the second round. In the South American clay season, he fell in the first round of2011 Movistar Open toMáximo González and the quarterfinals of the2011 Copa Claro and2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, losing toStanislas Wawrinka andDavid Ferrer, respectively. At the2011 BNP Paribas Open, he was upset by American qualifierRyan Sweeting in the second round after receiving a bye in the first round. At the2011 Sony Ericsson Open, he fell to third seedRoger Federer in the third round.
In the European clay season, Mónaco didn't have a lot of success. At the2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, he lost toJo-Wilfried Tsonga. He then fell in the second round of the2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell toSimone Vagnozzi. He then lost toFeliciano López in the first round of the2011 Serbia Open. At the2011 Mutua Madrid Open and2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, he lost toTomáš Berdych on both occasions, in the third round and second round, respectively. He then represented Argentina at the2011 Power Horse World Team Cup, where they fell in the final to Germany. AtRoland Garros, Mónaco suffered a first-round exit at the hands ofFernando Verdasco. AtWimbledon, he lost in five sets toMikhail Youzhny in the first round.
He then represented Argentina at the2011 Davis Cup quarterfinal against Kazakhstan and won both his matches. He then had to withdraw from the second round2011 Swedish Open due to a foot injury. At the2011 International German Open, he reached the third round, losing toFlorian Mayer. He then fell early at the2011 Rogers Cup and2011 Western & Southern Open. He then played at the2011 Winston-Salem Open, losing toAndy Roddick in the quarterfinals. Mónaco reached the fourth round of theUS Open, before losing to Federer. He then lost three matches in a row, starting with the2011 Davis Cup semifinal, in a dead rubber he retired toJanko Tipsarević after losing the first set 6–2, and the first round of the2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships and the2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters. He then reached his first final in over a year and a half at the2011 Valencia Open 500, but lost toMarcel Granollers after upsettingNicolás Almagro in the first round andDavid Ferrer in the semifinals. He then continued his success at the2011 BNP Paribas Masters, with wins overGilles Simon andMardy Fish, before losing toRoger Federer in the quarterfinals. He finished the year no. 26 in the world.
Mónaco began his 2012 campaign at the2012 Australian Open as the 25th seed, but was upset byPhilipp Kohlschreiber in the first round. He then competed in the2012 VTR Open as the top seed. He received a first-round bye, then defeatedIgor Andreev,Albert Montañés,Jérémy Chardy, and finallyCarlos Berlocq in the final. This was his fourth title and first since 2007, It also ended his seven consecutive runner-up finishes. He then represented Argentina against Germany in the first round of the Davis Cup and won his only match againstPhilipp Petzschner. He then played at the2012 Copa Claro, losing to compatriotDavid Nalbandian. He then retired in his first-round match at the2012 Abierto Mexicano Telcel due to dehydration againstAlbert Ramos. At the first Masters of the year, the2012 BNP Paribas Open, he fell in the third round to eventual finalistJohn Isner. At the2012 Sony Ericsson Open, he fell to world no. 1 and defending championNovak Djokovic in his second Masters semifinals, after wins overLu Yen-hsun, 14th seedGaël Monfils, 31st seedAndy Roddick, and 8th seedMardy Fish. This performance pushed him to no. 16 in the world, his highest ranking since May 2008.
He then played in the2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as the 4th seed and wild card. He beatTatsuma Ito,Kevin Anderson, andMichael Russell to advance to the final. In the final, he faced second seedJohn Isner and won, to claim his second title of the year and fifth overall. He also matched his career-high ranking of no. 14 in the world after the win. He then played at the2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he retired due to a right ankle injury in his first-round match againstRobin Haase while leading by a break in the third. The injury also forced him to withdraw from theBarcelona Open and theMutua Madrid Open.
He was seeded 14th in Rome and won his first two matches againstAdrian Ungur, andRadek Štěpánek, before losing to defending champion and world no. 1Novak Djokovic.
At theFrench Open, he first faced FrenchmanGuillaume Rufin. He then cruised passedLukáš Rosol. In the third round he had a tough match against the big-serving CanadianMilos Raonic and converted 3/16 break points and saved all break points he faced, the Argentinian won the match. He made it to the fourth round, where he lost toRafael Nadal.[11] He was broken twice in the first set and pulled a double bagel in the second and third, although he had a couple of break opportunities of his own in the second.
At the2012 Wimbledon Championships, he finally notched his first career win on grass by beating compatriotLeonardo Mayer in the first round. He then followed it up with a win overJérémy Chardy. In the third round, he lost toViktor Troicki despite leading the 1st set by a break and coming back from a break in the second.
Juan Mónaco then played the2012 MercedesCup, he cruised pastTobias Kamke andPavol Červenák in straight sets after receiving a bye in the first round. He then facedGuillermo García-López and was leading 5–0 in the third set; he then lost 5 games in a row but eventually won 7–5. In the final he lost to top seedJanko Tipsarević, even after coming back from 1–4 in the second and had momentum in the third. He then played at the2012 International German Open, he first metCedrik-Marcel Stebe in the first round and won in three tight sets, being down 5–4 in the final set with Stebe serving for the match. He then won in straight sets against Daniel Muñoz de la Nava andJérémy Chardy. In the semifinals he faced top seedNicolás Almagro losing the first set, he came back and won the second. He was down 4–2 in the third but won the last 4 games to advance to the final. In the final he faced local man and wild cardTommy Haas and won being 4–1 down in the first. With the win he entered the top ten for the first time in his career.[12]
He then played theSummer Olympics defeatingDavid Goffin before losing toFeliciano López in the following round. He then suffered 4 loses in a row, losing in the second round of2012 Rogers Cup to Mardy Fish, first round of the2012 Western & Southern Open toRadek Štěpánek, first round of the2012 US Open toGuillermo García López despite bring with two sets and a break up. He lost his fourth match in a row in the2012 Davis Cup toTomáš Berdych, Mónaco led 4–2 in the fourth set and came back on serve after being down 4–0 in the fifth. At the2012 Proton Malaysian Open he defeatedJimmy Wang, andVasek Pospisil. In the semifinals, he defeatedKei Nishikori after coming back 5–2 in the final set. In the final he facedJulien Benneteau and claimed his first hard-court title. He lost to Fernando Verdasco in the second round of the2012 Shanghai Masters.[13]
2012 proved to be Mónaco's best year so far, with four singles titles.
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He lost in the first round of the Australian Open toAndrey Kuznetsov, suffering with a back injury.[14] He then continued to play singles in the Davis Cup against Germany, where he won both matches defeatingFlorian Mayer andTobias Kamke, and his team won 5–0.[15] In doubles, he played withRafael Nadal in his comeback and reached the final of theVTR Open, losing to ItaliansPaolo Lorenzi andPotito Starace. Mónaco made five first-round exits in the main draw of ATP events. In the Davis Cup quarterfinals against France, he hit back with a solid win overGilles Simon in the second rubber, but lost his second match toJo-Wilfried Tsonga.
He was the defending champion at theU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, but in a rematch of the previous year's final, he lost toJohn Isner. He then followed it up with a third-round showing at theMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters, losing to eventual championNovak Djokovic. At theBarcelona Open Banco Sabadell, he was able to reach the quarterfinals, losing toNicolás Almagro. However, he fell early at theMutua Madrid Open and theInternazionali BNL d'Italia. However, Mónaco bounced back, beatingJarkko Nieminen to win the inauguralPower Horse Cup, which was his first title of the year.[16] However, in his next match at theFrench Open he lost in the first round toDaniel Gimeno Traver having led by two sets to love. He had thus failed to win a single Grand Slam match since first entering the top 10 in the world rankings. Mónaco ended this run at Wimbledon in 2013 by reaching the third round for the second year in succession, where he was defeated byKenny de Schepper.
He then made three consecutive quarterfinal appearances: at theSwedish Open, losing toGrigor Dimitrov,International German Open, losing toNicolás Almagro, and at theCrédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad, losing toMikhail Youzhny. He reached his second final of the year at theBet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel, but lost toMarcel Granollers.[17] He then withdrew from theRogers Cup and lost in the second round of theWestern & Southern Open toNovak Djokovic. At theWinston-Salem Open, he lost in the third round toAlexandr Dolgopolov. At theUS Open, he retired in the first round with a stomachache and headache againstFlorian Mayer. In the Davis Cup semifinal against the Czech Republic, he lost his only match againstRadek Štěpánek. In his final tournament of the year at theRakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, he lost toJarkko Nieminen. Mónaco withdrew from events for the rest of the year due to a wrist injury. As a result, he ended the year as no.42.
In 2014, Mónaco failed to win consecutively until May in Düsseldorf, where he was the defending champion. He reach the quarterfinals after beatingBenjamin Becker andMarcel Granollers. After the tournament, his ranking was down to no. 76 due to the loss of points he had been defending. At Gstaad, he defeatedGuillermo García López andRobin Haase on the way to the final, where he was beaten byPablo Andújar.
He reached the semifinals in Kitzbühel, where he was beaten byDominic Thiem. He made a first-round exit at the US Open, falling toJo-Wilfried Tsonga.
He made it to the semifinals of the Shenzhen Open, beatingRichard Gasquet in the quarterfinals, but unable to overcomeAndy Murray. At the2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters, he defeatedJoão Sousa and eighth-seededMilos Raonic to reach the third round, where he lost toMikhail Youzhny. He ended the year at the Kremlin Cup, again losing to Youzhny in the second round.
January 2015 was not a good month for Mónaco, as he failed to make it past the first round of any tournament. In February, he made it to the quarterfinals of the Rio Open, falling toDavid Ferrer. He had continued success on the South American clay courts at the Argentina Open, making it to the final againstRafael Nadal, but unable to overcome him.
Mónaco made it to the third round at Indian Wells and the quarterfinals in Miami, falling toThanasi Kokkinakis andTomáš Berdych, respectively.
He made a series of second-round exits on the European clay courts, until Nice, where he made the quarterfinals. Then, he made another series of second-round exits, including at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. He did not make past the second round for the rest of the year, and finished the year with a first round loss toRobin Haase.
Mónaco started 2016 with a second-round loss toRafael Nadal inBuenos Aires and a first-round loss toDaniel Gimeno Traver inRio de Janeiro. After two disappointingMasters 1000, Mónaco won his first tournament since 2013 inHouston, beatingJack Sock in the final in three sets. In May, after losing at theMasters in Madrid, Mónaco defeatedStan Wawrinka at theRome Masters, but pulled out in the quarterfinals. The rest of the season was not successful, failing to make it past the second round in any tournament, save at theJapan Open, where he made it to the quarterfinals.He played one tie Argentina's successful Davis Cup campaign of 2016, losing his match in the Quarter Finals, but being a part of the team overall to win the 2016 Davis Cup.
Mónaco began his season atIndian Wells, losing in the first round toAdrian Mannarino. He was no more successful at theMiami Open, also losing in the first round, this time toFederico Delbonis. In April, Mónaco lost toDustin Brown in the first round inHouston, and announced his retirement the following month on 15 May.[18]
Mónaco woreAdidas sportswear, and played with aYonex VCore Xi 98 racquet.
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2005 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | International | Clay | Mariano Puerta | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2007 | Argentina Open, Argentina | International | Clay |  Alessio di Mauro | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2007 | Pörtschach Open, Austria | International | Clay |  Gaël Monfils | 7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2007 | Austrian Open, Austria | Intl. Gold | Clay | Potito Starace | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2008 | Chile Open, Chile | International | Clay |  Fernando González | Walkover |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 2008 | Pörtschach Open, Austria | International | Clay |  Nikolay Davydenko | 2–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2009 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay |  Tommy Robredo | 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jul 2009 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay |  Robin Söderling | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2009 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Albert Montañés | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 3–7 | Feb 2010 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay |  Thomaz Bellucci | 2–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Nov 2011 | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Marcel Granollers | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 4–8 | Feb 2012 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–1 |
| Win | 5–8 | Apr 2012 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US | 250 Series | Clay |  John Isner | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Jul 2012 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay |  Janko Tipsarević | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Jul 2012 | German Championships, Germany | 500 Series | Clay |  Tommy Haas | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–9 | Sep 2012 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Julien Benneteau | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–9 | May 2013 | Düsseldorf Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay |  Jarkko Nieminen | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–10 | Aug 2013 | Austrian Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Jul 2014 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Pablo Andújar | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Mar 2015 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–12 | Apr 2016 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US (2) | 250 Series | Clay | Jack Sock | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2008 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard |  Luis Horna |  Xavier Malisse Jürgen Melzer | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2008 | Chile Open, Chile | International | Clay | Máximo González | José AcasusoSebastián Prieto | 1–6, 0–3 ret. |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2008 | Valencia Open, Spain | International | Clay | Máximo González | Travis Parrott Filip Polášek | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2009 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Marcel GranollersTommy Robredo | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2013 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Rafael Nadal | Paolo LorenziPotito Starace | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jan 2015 | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Rafael Nadal | Julian KnowlePhilipp Oswald | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2–4 December 2011 | Davis Cup, Seville, Spain | Clay (i) | David NalbandianJuan Martín del PotroEduardo Schwank | Rafael NadalDavid FerrerFernando VerdascoFeliciano López | 1–3 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 6–11 | 35% | ||||
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 13–13 | 50% | ||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 42% | ||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 6–12 | 33% | ||||
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 44 | 31–44 | 41% | ||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | A | QF | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 9–11 | 45% | ||||
| Miami | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 16–14 | 53% | ||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | ||||
| Madrid1 | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 14–11 | 56% | ||||
| Rome | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 11 | 13–10 | 56% | ||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | ||||
| Shanghai2 | A | Q1 | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% | ||||
| Paris | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 53% | ||||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 6–6 | 7–7 | 9–6 | 13–8 | 8–9 | 9–8 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 9–5 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 0 / 75 | 80–74 | 51% | ||||
| National Representation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 2R | NH | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||||
| Davis Cup | QF | A | A | A | F | QF | SF | F | SF | SF | PO | A | W | A | 1 / 8 | 11–12 | 47% | ||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 13 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 275 | ||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Finals reached | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Overall win–loss | 16–13 | 17–25 | 18–23 | 41–19 | 28–20 | 36–26 | 30–20 | 31–27 | 40–19 | 25–23 | 22–20 | 21–19 | 17–14 | 0–3 | 342–271 | 55% | |||||
| Win (%) | 55% | 40% | 43% | 68% | 58% | 58% | 60% | 53% | 67% | 52% | 52% | 52% | 54% | 0% | 55.79% | ||||||
| Year-end ranking | 72 | 88 | 70 | 23 | 47 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 42 | 62 | 48 | 65 | NR | |||||||
1Held asHamburg Masters until 2008,Madrid Masters (clay) 2009–present.
2Held asMadrid Masters (hardcourt) from 2002 to 2008, andShanghai Masters 2009–present.
Current through the2014 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | W–L | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 3–5 | |||||
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0–2 | |||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0–2 | |||||
| US Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | SF | 2R | A | 1R | 5–5 | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 8–14 | |||||
Mónaco's win–loss record against certain players who have been ranked World No. 10 or better is as follows:
Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.
| Season | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ||||||
| 1. | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | Pörtschach, Austria | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 |
| 2. | Tommy Robredo | 7 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | QF | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 3. | Rafael Nadal | 2 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–5), 4–1, ret. |
| 4. | Tommy Haas | 10 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2009 | ||||||
| 5. | David Nalbandian | 10 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | SF | 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2) |
| 6. |  Andy Murray | 4 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 2R | 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 7. | Fernando Verdasco | 9 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | QF | 6–1, 3–1, ret. |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 8. | Fernando Verdasco | 10 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | QF | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 9. | Andy Murray | 4 | Valencia, Spain | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 2011 | ||||||
| 10. | Gaël Monfils | 10 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 3–0, ret. |
| 11. | Mardy Fish | 10 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | RR | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| 12. | David Ferrer | 5 | Valencia, Spain | Hard (i) | SF | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 13. | Mardy Fish | 9 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | 3R | 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 1–2, ret. |
| 2012 | ||||||
| 14. | Mardy Fish | 8 | Miami, United States | Hard | QF | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 15. | John Isner | 10 | Houston, United States | Clay | F | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 16. | Nicolás Almagro | 10 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | SF | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2013 | ||||||
| 17. | Janko Tipsarević | 10 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 1R | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| 2014 | ||||||
| 18. |  Milos Raonic | 8 | Shanghai, China | Hard | 2R | 5–2, ret. |
| 2015 | ||||||
| 19. |  Marin Čilić | 10 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2016 | ||||||
| 20. |  Stan Wawrinka | 4 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 3R | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Year | Grand Slam singles titles | ATP singles titles | Total singles titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $194,712 | 118 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $284,361 | 86 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $267,330 | 94 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 | $695,945 | 25 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $555,206 | 50 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $689,637 | 34 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $761,309 | 30 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $872,640 | 30 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $1,358,704 | 11 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $693,977 | 50 |
| Career | 0 | 8 | 8 | $6,398,060 | 89 |
