2013 Monte-Carlo Masters -Sunday April 21,2013

The Monte-Carlo Masters is an Annual Tennis Tournament played on Clay Courts for Male Professional Players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, a Commune that borders on Monaco

The Monte Carlo tennis championship was first held in 1897. It became an "Open" event in 1969. Between 1970 and 1989 it was a major tournament of the Grand Prix Tour as part of the Grand Prix Championship Series top tier events .The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on theAssociation of Tennis Professionals(ATP)Tour

Rafael Nadal(Spain)has won the title 8 consecutive times between 2005 and 2012, making him the only player in the open era to win 8 consecutive titles andwere an ATP record for one tournament

Year           Winner                        Runner-Up
2005           Rafael Nadal(Spain)     Guillermo Coria(Argentina)
2006           Rafael Nadal(Spain)      Roger Federer(Switzerland)
2007           Rafael Nadal(Spain)      Roger Federer(Switzerland)
2008           Rafael Nadal(Spain)      Roger Federer(Switzerland)
2009           Rafael Nadal(Spain)      Novak Djokovic(Serbia)
2010           Rafael Nadal(Spain)      Fernando Verdasco(Spain)
2011           Rafael Nadal(Spain)      David Ferrer(Spain)
2012           Rafael Nadal(Spain)      Novak Djokovic(Serbia)



 2013 Monte-Carlo Masters

Novak Djokovic(Serbia)Defeats Rafael Nadal(Spain)6-2, 7-6 and for the first time in 9 years, the Monte Carlo Masters trophy belongs to someone other than Rafael Nadal

 

Novak Djokovic(Serbia)became the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal(Spain) in three different finals on clay, having already beaten him in Madrid and Rome in 2011.