1995 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

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. 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.[1] Becker was attempting to win his first clay court title, but would never win one.

Singles
1995 Monte Carlo Open
Final
ChampionAustria Thomas Muster
Runner-upGermany Boris Becker
Score4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–0
Details
Draw56 (7Q / 5WC)
Seeds16
Events
SinglesDoubles
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Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Richard Fromberg.

Seeds

  1. Pete Sampras (second round, retired)
  2. Boris Becker (final)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  4. Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
  5. Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
  6. Michael Stich (second round)
  7. Alberto Berasategui (third round)
  8. Magnus Larsson (second round)
  9. Thomas Muster (champion)
  10. Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
  11. Andriy Medvedev (first round)
  12. Stefan Edberg (first round)
  13. Marc Rosset (third round)
  14. Andrea Gaudenzi (semifinals)
  15. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  16. Jacco Eltingh (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

SemifinalsFinal
            
9 Thomas Muster677 
14 Andrea Gaudenzi365 
9 Thomas Muster456786
2 Boris Becker671660
4 Goran Ivanišević6961
2 Boris Becker71136

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1 P Sampras61r
  J Yzaga24   P Haarhuis41 
  P Haarhuis66   P Haarhuis2774
  D Wheaton66   D Wheaton6646
Q D Poliakov42   D Wheaton66 
  K Nováček166  K Nováček33 
16 J Eltingh643  D Wheaton44 
9 T Muster66 9 T Muster66 
  G Forget22 9 T Muster66 
  B Karbacher266  B Karbacher22 
  S Doseděl6309 T Muster786 
  C Pioline67 7 A Berasategui662 
  H Skoff25   C Pioline22 
7 A Berasategui66 

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
3 Y Kafelnikov66 
Q A Voinea53   M Woodforde22 
  M Woodforde76 3 Y Kafelnikov655
WC H Leconte24 14 A Gaudenzi177
Q D Rikl66 Q D Rikl24 
  P Korda22 14 A Gaudenzi66 
14 A Gaudenzi66 14 A Gaudenzi776 
11 A Medvedev2645 S Bruguera642 
  R Fromberg636  R Fromberg66 
  C Costa67   C Costa34 
Q D Vacek15   R Fromberg24 
  P Rafter13 5 S Bruguera66 
  J Sánchez66   J Sánchez6762
5 S Bruguera7906

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
6 M Stich651 
WC E Sánchez613  G Schaller776 
  G Schaller466  G Schaller66 
Q J Burillo467  F Santoro31 
  Á Costa635Q J Burillo6361
  F Santoro66   F Santoro3677
12 S Edberg31   G Schaller6645
13 M Rosset4664 G Ivanišević4777
WC G Raoux62313 M Rosset66 
  A Chesnokov31 Q A Portas03 
Q A Portas66 13 M Rosset43 
  F Clavet66 4 G Ivanišević66 
  A Krickstein20   F Clavet634
4 G Ivanišević366

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
8 M Larsson363 
Q Á López Morón776277Q Á López Morón677 
  A Boetsch637761Q Á López Morón44 
  R Furlan36210 R Krajicek66 
  J Siemerink636  J Siemerink634
WC D Nargiso31 10 R Krajicek366
10 R Krajicek66 10 R Krajicek25 
15 T Enqvist2762 B Becker67 
WC T Champion65415 T Enqvist44 
  Á Corretja66   Á Corretja66 
  O Delaître12   Á Corretja22 
  L Roux35 2 B Becker66 
  J Björkman67   J Björkman31 
2 B Becker66 

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