The 2016 Monte-Carlo Masters was a tennis tournament for male professional players, played from 10 April through 17 April 2016, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, sponsored by Rolex for the eighth time. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (though billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco).
| 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 – 17 April |
| Edition | 110th |
| Category | Masters 1000 |
| Draw | 56S / 24D |
| Prize money | €3,748,925 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco) |
| Venue | Monte Carlo Country Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Rafael Nadal[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut | |
Points edit
Because the Monte Carlo Masters is the non-mandatory Masters 1000 event, special rules regarding points distribution are in place. The Monte Carlo Masters counts as one of a player's 500 level tournaments, while distributing Masters 1000 points.[2]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[3] | 1,000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[3] | 0 | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SRB
|
Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
 GBR
|
Andy Murray | 2 | 2 |
 SUI
|
Roger Federer | 3 | 3 |
| SUI
|
Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 4 |
| ESP
|
Rafael Nadal | 5 | 5 |
 CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 6 |
| ESP |
|||
| FRA
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 9 | 8 |
| FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 10 | 9 |
 CAN
|
Milos Raonic | 12 | 10 |
 BEL
|
David Goffin | 13 | 11 |
 AUT
|
Dominic Thiem | 14 | 12 |
| FRA
|
Gaël Monfils | 16 | 13 |
| ESP
|
Roberto Bautista Agut | 17 | 14 |
| FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 19 | 15 |
| FRA
|
Benoît Paire | 22 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of April 4, 2016
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Taro Daniel
Damir Džumhur
Daniel Gimeno-Traver
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Filip Krajinović- Stéphane Robert
Jan-Lennard Struff
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Marin Čilić →replaced by 
Robin Haase- Tommy Haas →replaced by Alexander Zverev
Martin Kližan →replaced by Íñigo Cervantes- Tommy Robredo →replaced by Adrian Mannarino
Bernard Tomic →replaced by Nicolás Almagro- David Ferrer(late withdrawal) →replaced by Marcel Granollers
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 7 | 1 |
 CRO
|
Ivan Dodig |  BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 11 | 2 |
| FRA
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 11 | 3 |
| GBR
|
Jamie Murray | BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 13 | 4 |
 USA
|
Bob Bryan | USA
|
Mike Bryan | 15 | 5 |
 IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | ROU
|
Florin Mergea | 24 | 6 |
| FRA
|
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | SRB
|
Nenad Zimonjić | 33 | 7 |
 POL
|
Łukasz Kubot | POL
|
Marcin Matkowski | 45 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 4, 2016
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals edit
- During the tournament
- Fernando Verdasco (calf injury)
Finals edit
Singles edit
- Rafael Nadal defeated Gaël Monfils, 7–5, 5–7, 6–0
Doubles edit
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut defeated
Jamie Murray / 
Bruno Soares, 4–6, 6–0, [10–6]
References edit
- ^ "2016 Monte Carlo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ Ranking points
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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