Most Titles
Open Era singles titles.
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Rafael Nadal 11 titles
ATP Monte-Carlo Masters 1981 Draw & Results
Results archiveThe Monte Carlo final was abandoned at 5-5, so no singles champion was declared. The 1981 Monte-Carlo Masters was an ATP 250 tournament played April 13–19 on clay courts in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
The Monte-Carlo Masters is the first clay-court Masters event of the ATP season and is staged near Monaco.
Full tournament history →Dates
Apr 13 — Apr 19
Location
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Historical categories use documented modern equivalents where available; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.
Results
30 recorded singles results
| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Jimmy Connors | 6-1 7-6 | Balazs Taroczy | H2H | Match data | Apr 18, 1981* | SF |
| Guillermo Vilas CH | 6-2 6-2 | Adriano Panatta | H2H | Match data | Apr 18, 1981* | SF |
| QF (4) | ||||||
| Adriano Panatta | 6-1 1-6 6-4 | Jose Higueras | H2H | Match data | Apr 18, 1981* | QF |
| Jimmy Connors | 6-3 6-2 | Yannick Noah | H2H | Match data | Apr 18, 1981* | QF |
| Balazs Taroczy | 6-2 6-3 | Ricardo Cano | H2H | Match data | Apr 18, 1981* | QF |
| Guillermo Vilas CH | 6-0 1-6 7-6 | Tomas Smid | H2H | Match data | Apr 18, 1981* | QF |
| R16 (8) | ||||||
| Yannick Noah | 7-5 5-7 7-5 | Gabriel Urpi | H2H | Match data | Apr 17, 1981* | R16 |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-3 6-2 | Victor Pecci | H2H | Match data | Apr 17, 1981* | R16 |
| Jimmy Connors | 6-3 6-1 | Pascal Portes | H2H | Match data | Apr 17, 1981* | R16 |
| Guillermo Vilas CH | 6-4 6-1 | Gianni Ocleppo | H2H | Match data | Apr 17, 1981* | R16 |
| Tomas Smid | 6-1 7-6 | Gilles Moretton | H2H | Match data | Apr 17, 1981* | R16 |
| Balazs Taroczy | 6-4 6-1 | Christophe Roger-Vasselin | H2H | Match data | Apr 17, 1981* | R16 |
| Jose Higueras | 3-6 6-4 6-1 | Buster C Mottram | H2H | Match data | Apr 17, 1981* | R16 |
| Ricardo Cano | 6-7 6-2 6-1 | Sammy Giammalva Jr | — | Match data | Apr 17, 1981* | R16 |
| R32 (16) | ||||||
| Sammy Giammalva Jr | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | Christophe Casa | — | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-3 6-2 | Fernando Luna | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Jimmy Connors | 6-4 7-6 | Corrado Barazzutti | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Tomas Smid | 3-6 7-6 6-2 | Thierry Tulasne | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Guillermo Vilas CH | 6-0 6-0 | Ilie Nastase 3× CH | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Victor Pecci | 6-0 4-6 7-5 | Bjorn Borg DEF · 3× | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Pascal Portes | 7-5 6-1 | Andrew Pattison CH | — | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Yannick Noah | 6-2 6-2 | Mario Martinez | — | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Buster C Mottram | 6-2 6-0 | Heinz Gunthardt | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Ricardo Cano | 7-6 6-0 | Pavel Slozil | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Jose Higueras | 7-6 6-1 | Jose Luis Clerc | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Gianni Ocleppo | 6-4 6-3 | Manuel Orantes CH | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Gilles Moretton | 6-3 5-7 6-4 | Shlomo Glickstein | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Gabriel Urpi | 6-2 1-6 6-2 | Angel Gimenez | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Balazs Taroczy | 6-1 6-0 | Kjell Johansson | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
| Christophe Roger-Vasselin | 6-4 6-3 | Chris Lewis | H2H | Match data | Apr 16, 1981* | R32 |
Tournament Records
The leading Open Era records for Monte-Carlo Masters.
Most Finals
Champion or runner-up finishes.
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Rafael Nadal 12 finals
Most Match Wins
Recorded main-draw match wins.
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Rafael Nadal 73 wins
Most Appearances
Editions with a recorded main-draw match.
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Novak Djokovic 18 appearances
View the full Monte-Carlo Masters record book →
Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner | 7-6(5) 6-3 | Carlos Alcaraz | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 3-6 6-1 6-0 | Lorenzo Musetti | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Clay |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6-1 6-4 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Clay |
| Andrey Rublev | 5-7 6-2 7-5 | Holger Rune | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Clay |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6-3 7-6(3) | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Clay |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Monte-Carlo Masters held?
- Monte-Carlo Masters is held in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
- Who is the latest recorded Monte-Carlo Masters winner?
- The 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters was won by Jannik Sinner, who defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(5) 6-3.
- Who has won the most Monte-Carlo Masters titles?
- Rafael Nadal has won 11 Monte-Carlo Masters titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Monte-Carlo Masters played?
- The first edition of Monte-Carlo Masters was held in 1897.
- What surface is Monte-Carlo Masters played on?
- Monte-Carlo Masters is played on clay courts.