| Monte-Carlo Masters | |
|---|---|
| ATP Tour | |
| Founded | 1896; 129 years ago (1896) |
| Editions | 118 (2025) |
| Location | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin France |
| Venue | Monte Carlo Country Club |
| Category | Masters 1000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoors |
| Draw | 56S / 28Q / 24D |
| Prize money | €6,128,940 (2025) |
| Website | montecarlotennismasters.com |
| Current champions (2025) | |
| Singles | |
| Doubles | |
TheMonte-Carlo Masters (also known as theRolex Monte-Carlo Masters forsponsorship reasons) is an annualtennis tournament for male professional players held inRoquebrune-Cap-Martin, France,[1] which borders onMonaco. It is played onclay courts at theMonte Carlo Country Club and is held in April. The tournament is one of the nineATP Masters 1000 tournaments on theATP Tour.Rafael Nadal won the men's singles title a record eleven times, including in eight consecutive editions.
The event was founded in 1896 as theMonte-Carlo International.[2][3] The following year the event officially became known as theMonte-Carlo Championships, also known as theMonte-Carlo International Championships, which was a combined men's and women's tournament until 1982 when the women's championships ceased.
In April 1896, the first Monte Carlo International lawn tennis tournament was established.[4] The first men's singles was won by George Whiteside Hillyard,[5] according toWimbledon librarian Alan Little. He states that the women's event was won by either a Miss K. Booth of Great Britain or a Mlle Guillon of France; despite extensive research, he could not conclusively find the results.[6]
The tournament was played on thered shale clay courts of the Lawn Tennis de Monte-Carlo club in cellars underneath the GrandHôtel de Paris until 1905.[7] In 1906, the event and club was moved toLa Condamine where it was played between then and 1914 and again in 1920. It was played briefly on the roof of a garage inBeausoleil before three tennis courts were constructed with spectator stands and a new club house on 28 January 1921; the new venue was named the "La Festa Country Club"[8]
It became an "Open" event in 1969. In 1971 to 1972 and from 1978 to 1989 it was a major tournament on theGrand Prix Tour. In 1973 the tournament was part of the Rothmans Spring Mediterranean Circuit.[9] From 1974 to 1977 the tournament was part of theWorld Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit. In 1990 it became an ATPChampionship Series Single Week tennis event (later called the Masters series). Beginning in 2009, Monte Carlo became the only Masters tournament not to have a mandatory player commitment.
Rafael Nadal won the title eight consecutive times between 2005 and 2012, making him theonly tennis player in the Open Era to win eight consecutive titles at the same international tournament. In 2018, Nadal won his eleventh title, the all-time record.
The total prize money for the 2025 Monte Carlo Master 1000 was €6,128,940. The package is divided as follows:[10]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 |
| Singles | €946,610 | €516,925 | €282,650 | €154,170 | €82,465 | €44,220 | €24,500 |
| Doubles | €290,140 | €350,000 | €180,000 | €100,000 | €58,000 | €36,800 | €22,000 |
Open era:
(incomplete roll)
Source: The tennisbase[32]
| Most titles | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Most finals | 12 | |
| Most consecutive titles | 8(2005–2012) | |
| Most consecutive finals | 9(2005–2013) | |
| Most matches played | 79 | |
| Most matches won | 73 | |
| Most consecutive matches won | 46 | |
| Most editions played | 18 | |
| Youngest champion | 18y, 7m, 7d(1983) | |
| Oldest champion | 38y, 8m, 6d(1923) |
| Longest final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 (54 games) | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Shortest final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 (8 games) | |||||
| 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 0r | ||||
| Most wins – Team | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Most wins – Individual | 6 | |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None Miami | ATP Masters Series Tournament of the Year 2001 2007 | Succeeded by Miami Miami |
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