1995 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1995 Monte Carlo Open
Final
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Boris Becker
Score	4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–0
Details
Draw	56 (7Q / 5WC)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Thomas Muster defeated Boris Becker in the final, 4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 7–6^(8–6), 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 1995 Monte-Carlo Masters.^[1]^[2] Muster saved two championship points and came back from two sets down in the final to win what is regarded as one of the best Monte-Carlo Masters matches in history.^[3] Becker was attempting to win his first clay court title, but would never win one.

Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Richard Fromberg.

Seeds

Pete Sampras (second round, retired)
Boris Becker (final)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
Michael Stich (second round)
Alberto Berasategui (third round)
Magnus Larsson (second round)
Thomas Muster (champion)
Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
Andriy Medvedev (first round)
Stefan Edberg (first round)
Marc Rosset (third round)
Andrea Gaudenzi (semifinals)
Thomas Enqvist (second round)
Jacco Eltingh (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

9	Thomas Muster	6	7⁷

14	Andrea Gaudenzi	3	6⁵
					9	Thomas Muster	4	5	6	7⁸	6

					2	Boris Becker	6	7	1	6⁶	0
4	Goran Ivanišević	6⁹	6	1

2	Boris Becker	7¹¹	3	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	P Sampras	6	1^r
	J Yzaga	2	4			P Haarhuis	4	1
	P Haarhuis	6	6							P Haarhuis	2	7⁷	4
	D Wheaton	6	6							D Wheaton	6	6⁴	6
Q	D Poliakov	4	2			D Wheaton	6	6
	K Nováček	1	6	6		K Nováček	3	3
16	J Eltingh	6	4	3											D Wheaton	4	4
9	T Muster	6	6											9	T Muster	6	6
	G Forget	2	2		9	T Muster	6	6
	B Karbacher	2	6	6		B Karbacher	2	2
	S Doseděl	6	3	0					9	T Muster	7⁸	6
	C Pioline	6	7						7	A Berasategui	6⁶	2
	H Skoff	2	5			C Pioline	2	2
					7	A Berasategui	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
Q	A Voinea	5	3			M Woodforde	2	2
	M Woodforde	7	6							3	Y Kafelnikov	6	5	5
WC	H Leconte	2	4							14	A Gaudenzi	1	7	7
Q	D Rikl	6	6		Q	D Rikl	2	4
	P Korda	2	2		14	A Gaudenzi	6	6
14	A Gaudenzi	6	6												14	A Gaudenzi	7⁷	6
11	A Medvedev	2	6	4											5	S Bruguera	6⁴	2
	R Fromberg	6	3	6		R Fromberg	6	6
	C Costa	6	7			C Costa	3	4
Q	D Vacek	1	5								R Fromberg	2	4
	P Rafter	1	3							5	S Bruguera	6	6
	J Sánchez	6	6			J Sánchez	6⁷	6	2
					5	S Bruguera	7⁹	0	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					6	M Stich	6⁵	1
WC	E Sánchez	6	1	3		G Schaller	7⁷	6
	G Schaller	4	6	6							G Schaller	6	6
Q	J Burillo	4	6	7							F Santoro	3	1
	Á Costa	6	3	5	Q	J Burillo	6	3	6¹
	F Santoro	6	6			F Santoro	3	6	7⁷
12	S Edberg	3	1												G Schaller	6	6⁴	5
13	M Rosset	4	6	6										4	G Ivanišević	4	7⁷	7
WC	G Raoux	6	2	3	13	M Rosset	6	6
	A Chesnokov	3	1		Q	A Portas	0	3
Q	A Portas	6	6							13	M Rosset	4	3
	F Clavet	6	6							4	G Ivanišević	6	6
	A Krickstein	2	0			F Clavet	6	3	4
					4	G Ivanišević	3	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	M Larsson	3	6³
Q	Á López Morón	7⁷	6²	7⁷	Q	Á López Morón	6	7⁷
	A Boetsch	6³	7⁷	6¹						Q	Á López Morón	4	4
	R Furlan	3	6	2						10	R Krajicek	6	6
	J Siemerink	6	3	6		J Siemerink	6	3	4
WC	D Nargiso	3	1		10	R Krajicek	3	6	6
10	R Krajicek	6	6											10	R Krajicek	2	5
15	T Enqvist	2	7	6										2	B Becker	6	7
WC	T Champion	6	5	4	15	T Enqvist	4	4
	Á Corretja	6	6			Á Corretja	6	6
	O Delaître	1	2								Á Corretja	2	2
	L Roux	3	5							2	B Becker	6	6
	J Björkman	6	7			J Björkman	3	1
					2	B Becker	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Daniel Vacek (qualified)
Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
Marcelo Ríos (second round)
Marcelo Filippini (first round)
Óscar Martínez (first round, retired)
Tomás Carbonell (first round)
Byron Black (first round)
Marc-Kevin Goellner (qualifying competition)
(n/a)
Cristiano Caratti (first round)
Nuno Marques (first round)
David Rikl (qualified)
Sjeng Schalken (second round)
Sándor Noszály (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

1	Daniel Vacek	4	6	6

	Thomas Gollwitzer	6	3	1
					1	Daniel Vacek	6	6

						Roberto Carretero	2	1
	Kris Goossens	5	3

	Roberto Carretero	7	6
										1	Daniel Vacek	6	6	6

											Ronald Agénor	4	7	3
	Jonas Svensson	1	2

	Ronald Agénor	6	6
						Ronald Agénor	6	7	6

					13	Sjeng Schalken	7	6	4
	Stéphane Simian	1	2

13	Sjeng Schalken	6	6

Second qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

2	Andrei Olhovskiy	1	7	7

	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	5	6
					2	Andrei Olhovskiy	4	4

						Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6
	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6

	Frédéric Vitoux	3	4
										Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	7	1

									12	David Rikl	7	6	6
WC	Sébastien Graeff	0	7	4

WC	Mansour Bahrami	6	5	6
					WC	Mansour Bahrami	2	4

					12	David Rikl	6	6
	Henrik Holm	2	1

12	David Rikl	6	6

Third qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

3	Marcelo Ríos	6	6	6

	Thierry Guardiola	3	7	4
					3	Marcelo Ríos	5	2

						Younes El Aynaoui	7	6
	Davide Sanguinetti	2	2

	Younes El Aynaoui	6	6
										Younes El Aynaoui	1	2

										Adrian Voinea	6	6
	Václav Roubíček	4	6	6

	Adrian Voinea	6	4	7
						Adrian Voinea	6	6

						Martín Rodríguez	0	0
	Martín Rodríguez	6	3	6

14	Sandor Noszaly	4	6	3

Fourth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

4	Marcelo Filippini	3	7	3

	Nicklas Kulti	6	5	6
						Nicklas Kulti	7	3	6

						Álex López Morón	5	6	7
WC	Christophe Bosio	1	2

	Álex López Morón	6	6
											Álex López Morón	6	6

											Frédéric Fontang	2	2
	Frédéric Fontang	7	6

	Pietro Pennisi	6	3
						Frédéric Fontang	6	6

						Gérard Solvès	1	1
	Gérard Solvès	7	6

10	Cristiano Caratti	6	1

Fifth qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

5	Óscar Martínez	1^r

	Juan Gisbert Schultze	5
					Juan Gisbert Schultze	3	3

					Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6

WC	Nicolas Klingelschmitt	2	3
									Rodolphe Gilbert	1	2

									Dimitri Poliakov	6	6
WC	Christophe Boggetti	0	0

WC	Andrei Cherkasov	6	6
				WC	Andrei Cherkasov	4	5

					Dimitri Poliakov	6	7
	Dimitri Poliakov	7	6

11	Nuno Marques	5	2

Sixth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

6	Tomás Carbonell	0	4

	Jordi Burillo	6	6
						Jordi Burillo	6	6

						David Nainkin	0	0
	David Škoch	3	5

	David Nainkin	6	7
										Jordi Burillo	7	6

									Alt	Luis Morejón	5	4
	Arne Thoms	3	6	6

	Lars Burgsmüller	6	3	4
						Arne Thoms	1	5

					Alt	Luis Morejón	6	7
	Juan Albert Viloca	3	2

Alt	Luis Morejón	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

7	Byron Black	2	2

	Albert Portas	6	6
						Albert Portas	5	6	6

						Dirk Dier	7	1	4
	Jérôme Golmard	2	4

	Dirk Dier	6	6
											Albert Portas	6	5	6

										8	Marc-Kevin Goellner	2	7	1
	Mikael Tillström	6	6

	Félix Mantilla	3	4
						Mikael Tillström	6	1	6

					8	Marc-Kevin Goellner	1	6	7
	Hicham Arazi	6	6	5

8	Marc-Kevin Goellner	7	3	7

References

^ "ATP Classic: Muster's stunning Monte-Carlo comeback against Becker in 1995". Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Monte Carlo. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ Krastev, Todor (31 October 2018). "Men Tennis Monte Carlo MON - 1995 Winner Thomas Muster (AUT) 9". Todor 66. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ "MUSTER V BECKER | 1995 MONTE-CARLO FINAL ATP". ATP Tour.

External links

[1] "ATP Classic: Muster's stunning Monte-Carlo comeback against Becker in 1995". Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Monte Carlo. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[2] Krastev, Todor (31 October 2018). "Men Tennis Monte Carlo MON - 1995 Winner Thomas Muster (AUT) 9". Todor 66. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[3] "MUSTER V BECKER | 1995 MONTE-CARLO FINAL ATP". ATP Tour.

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