The 2024 Monte-Carlo tournament launches a particularly long season on clay.
While the Spanish Rafael Nadal had announced during his withdrawal from Indian Wells at the beginning of March his desire to be present in Monte-Carlo for the start of the clay season, the probability of seeing the Spaniard on the Rock is diminishing by day in days. If he is still on the registration list for the tournament which begins this Saturday, April 6, the record holder for victories on the rock seems to have to withdraw again. While he has not played since January 5 in Brisbane, Nadal does not seem to have managed to be physically fit, as he explained a few days ago to the Spanish daily Ace.”I’m no longer trying to be optimistic or negative, but to take it day by day.”
First major meeting of the European clay court tour, Monte-Carlo should also be the opportunity for the world number one Novak Djokovic to relaunch after a lackluster start to the season. Eliminated in the semi-final at the Australian Open by Jannik Sinner, the American tour ended with a simple 3rd round in Indian Wells and a withdrawal in Miami. The Serb is only 12th in the Race.
The traditional clay court tour will begin on the rock on April 6, 2024. The final will be played on Sunday April 14, 2024.
Created in 1897, the Monte-Carlo tournament is a historic tennis competition. Since the start of the Open Era in 1968, here is the list of tournament winners:
- 2023: Andrey Rublev
- 2022: Stefanos Tsitsipas
- 2021: Stefanos Tsitsipas
- 2020: tournament canceled
- 2019: Fabio Fognini
- 2018: Rafael Nadal
- 2017: Rafael Nadal
- 2016: Rafael Nadal
- 2015: Novak Djokovic
- 2014: Stan Wawrinka
- 2013: Novak Djokovic
- 2012: Rafael Nadal
- 2011: Rafael Nadal
- 2010: Rafael Nadal
- 2009: Rafael Nadal
- 2008: Rafael Nadal
- 2007: Rafael Nadal
- 2006: Rafael Nadal
- 2005: Rafael Nadal
- 2004: Guillermo Coria
- 2003: Juan Carlos Ferrero
- 2002: Juan Carlos Ferrero
- 2001: Gustavo Kuerten
- 2000: Cedric Pioline
- 1999: Gustavo Kuerten
- 1998: Carlos Moya
- 1997: Marcelo Rios
- 1996: Thomas Muster
- 1995: Thomas Muster
- 1994: Andrei Medvedev
- 1993: Sergi Bruguera
- 1992: Thomas Muster
- 1991: Sergi Bruguera
- 1990: Andrei Chesnokov
- 1989: Alberto Mancini
- 1988: Ivan Lendl
- 1987: Mats Wilander
- 1986: Joakim Nystrom
- 1985: Ivan Lendl
- 1984: Henrik Sundstrom
- 1983: Mats Wilander
- 1982: Guillermo Vilas
- 1981: Guillermo Vilas/Jimmy Connors (final not played due to rain)
- 1980: Bjorn Borg
- 1979: Bjorn Borg
- 1978: Raul Ramírez
- 1977: Bjorn Borg
- 1976: Guillermo Vilas
- 1975: Manuel Orantes
- 1974: Andrew Pattison
- 1973: Illi Nastase
- 1972: Illi Nastase
- 1971: Illi Nastase
- 1970: Zeljko Franulovic
- 1969: Tom Okker
- 1968: Nicola Pietrangeli