2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 11–19 April 103rd World Tour Masters 1000 €2,227,500 56S / 24D Clay / outdoor Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Monte Carlo Country Club ESP Rafael Nadal2009 Monte Carlo – Singles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/2009/draws?matchType=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) CAN Daniel Nestor / SRB Nenad Zimonjić2009 Monte Carlo – Doubles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/2009/draws?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Monte Carlo Masters thumb|222px|World No. 2, five-time singles champion Rafael Nadal The 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters was a men's tennis tournament for professional players held from 11 April until 19 April 2009, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 103rd edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the first time and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament on the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco. Except for Andy Roddick, all the top ranked male tennis players participated. World No. 2 Roger Federer had initially decided not to participate in this tournament but changed his mind and accepted a wild-card invitation to play.Federer to play clay-court tourney World No. 1 and first-seeded Rafael Nadal achieved a record fifth straight singles title at the event (the first to win five consecutives titles in any Masters tournament). The 2009 Monte Carlo Masters tournament was the only one of the nine "Masters 1000" events scheduled for that year without a mandatory player commitment.http://www.tennisweek.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=503753 ATP announces 500 Series tournaments Tennis Week 5 October 2007 2 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20071205211524/http://www.tennisweek.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=503753 2007-12-05 dead In 2007, the Association of Tennis Professionals had decided to make participation in the eight newly rebranded "Masters 1000" compulsory for all top players. The tournaments in Monte Carlo and Hamburg were originally due to be removed from the top tier of events; however, the tournament directors filed lawsuits,http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/3/en/news/2007/lawsuit.asp ATP violates anti-trust laws, lawsuit alleges Monte Carlo Masters 2 May 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080430214946/http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/3/en/news/2007/lawsuit.asp 30 April 2008 and Monte Carlo was allowed to remain a top tier event while Hamburg became a 500 Series event. Tournament History Monte Carlo Masters The Monte Carlo Masters has been held since 1897, firstly as a tournament for amateur players until it became a professional tournament from 1969 onwards with the start of the Open Era. Spaniard Rafael Nadal, the defending champion from 2008, has been the most successful player of the Open Era, winning the previous four titles at the event. Since 1969, Ilie Năstase, Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Thomas Muster, Gustavo Kuerten and Juan Carlos Ferrero have all won multiple titles. Players such as Reginald Doherty, Laurence Doherty, Anthony Wilding and Gordon Lowe also managed to win a number of titles during the early 20th Century. Nadal was bidding to become the first player to win five successive titles in Monte Carlo.http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_3023.asp Nadal faces competition to win record fifth consecutive Monte Carlo crown Monte Carlo Masters 29 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503170154/http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_3023.asp 3 May 2009 dead dmy-all Tournament details The singles competition had a 56 player draw, with the top eight seeds receiving automatic entry into the second round.http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/2/en/players/default.asp Official Entry List 2009 Monte Carlo Masters 29 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090426182404/http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/2/en/players/default.asp 26 April 2009 dead dmy-all The doubles followed a similar concept, with a 28 player draw facilitating that the top eight seeds went into round two. Both the singles and doubles were played on outdoor clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club. Summary Singles In the men's singles tournament, nine of the top ten ranked players in the world competed with top eight seeds of the tournament receiving byes in the first round.http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/1/en/news/newsarticle_3028.asp Nadal Faces Competition For Record Fifth Straight Title 2009-04-11 ATP World Tour ATP Tour Inc. 2009-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414041744/http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/1/en/news/newsarticle_3028.asp April 14, 2009 dead Of the other seeded players, Gaël Monfils (9) and Radek Štěpánek lost in the first round to Janko Tipsarević and qualifier Nicolás Lapentti, respectively.http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/1/en/news/newsarticle_3070.asp Seeds Robredo, Wawrinka make confident starts Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 12 April 2009 29 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090416213720/http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/1/en/news/newsarticle_3070.asp April 16, 2009 dead In the second round, seeds Juan Martín del Potro (5), Marin Čilić (14), Gilles Simon (6), and Tommy Robredo (11) were defeated by lower-ranked players. Lapentti's run ended in the third round when he lost to World No. 1 Rafael Nadal. Andy Murray (4), Nikolay Davydenko (8), Fernando Verdasco (7), and Novak Djokovic (3) progressed to the quarterfinals, but second-seeded Roger Federer was defeated by 13th-seeded and fellow Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka. Wawrinka then defeated in straight sets one of the two non-seeded players left in the competition, qualifier Andreas Beck. In the other matches, Nadal beat wildcard Ivan Ljubičić, Murray defeated Davydenko, and Djokovic needed three sets to beat Verdasco. Murray faced Nadal in the semifinals in Murray's first career clay court semifinal.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8003931.stm Murray reaches first semi on clay 2009-04-17 BBC Sport 2009-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422133448/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8003931.stm 22 April 2009 live Nadal came into the match having lost just 14 times on clay in his career and won the match 6–2, 7–6.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8005975.stm Nadal beats Murray in Monte Carlo Newbery Piers 2009-04-18 BBC Sport 2009-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425103617/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8005975.stm 25 April 2009 live Djokovic recovered from losing the first set against Wawrinka to win the next two sets and the match 4–6, 6–1, 6–3. The top and the third ranked players in the world played each other in the final, with Nadal bidding to equal Federer's total of 14 Masters titles while Djokovic was appearing in his eighth Masters final.http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/1/en/news/newsarticle_3268.asp Nadal Looks For Fifth Straight Title Against No. 3 Djokovic 2009-04-19 ATP World Tour 2009-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422143520/http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/1/en/news/newsarticle_3268.asp April 22, 2009 dead In their sixteenth meeting, Nadal took the first set 6–3, Djokovic won the second 6–2, but Nadal won the third 6–1 to seal his fifth successive title at the Monte Carlo Masters and the 35th of his career.http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/1/en/news/newsarticle_3276.asp Nadal wins record fifth straight Monte-Carlo crown Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP) 19 April 2009 29 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090423205321/http://www.atpworldtour.com/TENNIS/1/EN/NEWS/NEWSARTICLE_3276.ASP April 23, 2009 dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8007021.stm Nadal seals fifth Monte Carlo win BBC Sport 19 April 2009 29 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422032117/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8007021.stm April 22, 2009 live Doubles The top eight doubles pairs automatically gained places in round two. The first round saw many top singles players teaming up, with Gaël Monfils/Stanislas Wawrinka, Marc Gicquel/Paul-Henri Mathieu and Feliciano López/Fernando Verdasco among the pairs to reach the second round. Novak Djokovic also teamed up with fellow Serbian Victor Troicki and beat unseeded doubles specialists Marcelo Melo and André Sá. In the second round, fifth-seeded Bruno Soares and Kevin Ullyett were one of only two seeded pair to depart the competition, losing to Marin Čilić and Nicolas Kiefer on a champions tiebreak. Jeff Coetzee and Jordan Kerr were the other seeds to lose, against Djokovic and Troicki. The Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike defeated Monfils and Wawrinka, while second seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić also reached the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, Djokovic and Troicki's run continued as they knocked out Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles. Bob and Mike Bryan, Nestor and Zimonjić and Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes also progressed, with Nestor and Zimonjić the only pair to defeat an unseeded pair in Čilić and Kiefer. In the semi-finals the Bryans beat Dlouhý and Paes 6–7, 6–3, [14–12] and Nestor/Zimonjić ended the run of Djokovic and Troicki 3–6, 6–1, [10–5]. The top two seeds met in the final. In a one-sided match Nestor and Zimonjić beat the Bryans 6–4, 6–1 to win their ninth title as a partnership. Entrants Seeds Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding Rafael Nadal ESP Spain 1 1 Roger Federer SUI Switzerland 2 2, WC Novak Djokovic SRB Serbia 3 3 Andy Murray GBR United Kingdom 4 4 Juan Martín del Potro ARG Argentina 5 5 Gilles Simon FRA France 7 6 Fernando Verdasco ESP Spain 8 7 Nikolay Davydenko RUS Russia 9 8 Gaël Monfils FRA France 10 9 David Ferrer ESP Spain 12 10 Tommy Robredo ESP Spain 14 11 David Nalbandian ARG Argentina 15 12 Stanislas Wawrinka SUI Switzerland 16 13 Marin Čilić CRO Croatia 18 14 Radek Štěpánek CZE Czech Republic 19 15 Nicolás Almagro ESP Spain 20 16 Rankings as of April 13, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: SUI Roger Federer CRO Ivan Ljubičić AUS Lleyton Hewitt MON Jean-René Lisnard The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: ITA Flavio Cipolla ESP Alberto Martín ITA Fabio Fognini GER Andreas Beck ECU Nicolás Lapentti ESP Óscar Hernández BEL Kristof Vliegen Finals Singles 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles ESP Rafael Nadal defeated SRB Novak Djokovic, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 It was Rafael Nadal's 3rd singles title of the year, and his 34th overall. It was his 5th consecutive win at the event. Doubles 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Doubles CAN Daniel Nestor / SRB Nenad Zimonjić defeated USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–1 References External links http://montecarlotennismasters.com ATP tournament profile ITF tournament edition details Monte Carlo Masters Category:Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Monte Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters