2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Date	12–19 April
Edition	109th
Category	Masters 1000
Draw	56S / 24D
Prize money	€3,288,530
Surface	Clay
Location	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France; (billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco)
Venue	Monte Carlo Country Club
Champions
Singles
	Novak Djokovic
Doubles
	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan

The 2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament for male professional players, played from 12 April through 19 April 2015, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the seventh time. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (though billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco).

Points and prize money

Points distribution

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
Singles^[3]	1,000	600	360	180	90	45	10	25	16	0
Doubles^[3]	1,000	600	360	180	90	45	0	—	—	—

Prize money

The total prize money pot for the 2015 competition is €3,288,530, distributed throughout both competitions.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
SRB	Novak Djokovic	1	1
SUI	Roger Federer	2	2
ESP	Rafael Nadal	5	3
CAN	Milos Raonic	6	4
ESP	David Ferrer	7	5
CZE	Tomáš Berdych	8	6
SUI	Stan Wawrinka	9	7
CRO	Marin Čilić	10	8
BUL	Grigor Dimitrov	11	9
FRA	Gilles Simon	13	10
FRA	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	14	11
ESP	Roberto Bautista Agut	15	12
LAT	Ernests Gulbis	17	13
FRA	Gaël Monfils	18	14
USA	John Isner	19	15
ESP	Tommy Robredo	20	16

Rankings are as of April 6, 2015

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players used a protected ranking to gain entry into the main draw:

Florian Mayer

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Nicolás Almagro →replaced by Robin Haase
Julien Benneteau →replaced by Víctor Estrella Burgos
Pablo Cuevas →replaced by Borna Ćorić
Richard Gasquet →replaced by Andreas Haider-Maurer
Nick Kyrgios →replaced by Pablo Carreño Busta
Sam Querrey →replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff

Retirements

Víctor Estrella Burgos
Milos Raonic (right foot injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
USA	Bob Bryan	USA	Mike Bryan	2	1
CRO	Ivan Dodig	BRA	Marcelo Melo	9	2
NED	Jean-Julien Rojer	ROU	Horia Tecău	22	3
POL	Marcin Matkowski	SRB	Nenad Zimonjić	25	4
ESP	Marcel Granollers	ESP	Marc López	27	5
CAN	Daniel Nestor	IND	Leander Paes	30	6
AUT	Alexander Peya	BRA	Bruno Soares	31	7
FRA	Nicolas Mahut	FRA	Édouard Roger-Vasselin	32	8

Rankings are as of April 6, 2015

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Nicolás Almagro (ankle injury)
Ernests Gulbis (stomach illness)

Retirements

Andreas Seppi (hip injury)

Finals

Singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Tomáš Berdych, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini, 7–6^(7–3), 6–1

References

^ "2015 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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[ms-1] "2015 Monte Carlo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

[2] Ranking points

[ATP_points-3] "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

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