Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2026, where to watch and live stream

The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters runs in Monte-Carlo, Monaco from 5-12 Apr, played on slow red clay. Bounces sit higher than on any other tour surface and rallies run longer, which suits heavy topspin and punishes flat hitters. It is a Masters 1000 / WTA 1000, the tier directly below the Slams and mandatory for the world top thirty outside of injury. The singles champion takes 1,000 ranking points, plus a prize pool that sits second only to the Slams.

First held in 1897, played at Monte Carlo Country Club. The 2026 edition has wrapped. The full results sit below; the recap and the 2027 dates are above.

Carlos Alcaraz defends the men's title.

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The Monte Carlo Country Club is built into a hillside in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, terraced down toward the Mediterranean, and almost every court has a view of water through the cypress trees. The clay is European red, laid over a brick foundation, and the cooler April mornings produce the slowest pace of the spring swing. Sea breezes off the Med shift direction across the day; on Court Rainier III a player serving from the south end at 2pm can be hitting into a different wind by the time he serves out the set. Long rallies are the default. The thirty-shot exchange is not a highlight reel here, it is the texture of the tournament.

Tactically Monte Carlo rewards patience and footwork over ball-strike. The cross-court forehand to the deuce corner is the spine of every point, and the player who can change direction with the down-the-line backhand at the right moment is usually the one who wins it. Best-of-three rather than best-of-five keeps the pressure forward from the first ball, which is why first-time finalists are rare. The honour roll skews heavily Spanish: the Big Three between them won eighteen titles here, Tsitsipas added three after that, and the surface punishes anyone who has not put in a proper week of clay practice before arriving.