title: 1995 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
text: # 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. 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
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Thomas Muster | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Andrea Gaudenzi | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Andrea Gaudenzi | 3 | $6^5$ | | 9 | Thomas Muster | 4 | 5 | 6 | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 7 | 1 | $6^6$ | 0 |
  | 4 | Goran Ivanišević | $6^9$ | 6 | 1 | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 7 | 1 | $6^6$ | 0 |
  | 2 | Boris Becker | $7^{11}$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Yzaga | 2 | 4 | | | P Haarhuis | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Haarhuis | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 6 | $6^4$ | 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 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | C Pioline | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | A Berasategui | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | H Skoff | 2 | 5 | | | C Pioline | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 11 | A Medvedev | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Bruguera | $6^4$ | 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 | $6^7$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | S Bruguera | $7^9$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | M Stich | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Sánchez | 6 | 1 | 3 | | G Schaller | $7^7$ | 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 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | F Santoro | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | S Edberg | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Schaller | 6 | $6^4$ | 5 |
  | 13 | M Rosset | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Ivanišević | 4 | $7^7$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | M Larsson | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Á López Morón | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | Q | Á López Morón | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Boetsch | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | $6^1$ | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
  