Stefanos Tsitsipas joins Nadal, Djokovic and Murray on exclusive list after Monte Carlo title

Stefanos Tsitsipas achieved a lot with his latest victory in Monte Carlo—not only was it his first title of the year, but it’ll also propel him back into the Top 10 on Monday. His win over Casper Ruud in the final was also the milestone 100th clay-court win of his career.

But he also added his name to a very exclusive list.

He’s now won Monte Carlo three times, making him just the fourth active player to win the same Masters 1000 event three or more times in their career, and the other three names on the list are absolute legends—Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

ACTIVE PLAYERS TO WIN SAME MASTERS 1000 EVENT 3+ TIMES:
~ Nadal [Indian Wells, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, Canada]
~ Djokovic [Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai, Paris]
~ Murray [Canada, Shanghai]
~ Tsitsipas [Monte Carlo]

With Nadal, Djokovic and Murray all born in the 1980s, Tsitsipas—who was born in 1998—is also the first player born in 1990 or later to achieve the feat. He also won Monte Carlo in 2021 and 2022.

And with his championship victory over Ruud being his 100th clay-court win, he’s now just the third man born in 1995 or later to have 100 career wins on both hard and clay courts, after Alexander Zverev (born in 1997) and Ruud (also born in 1998).

MEN BORN IN 1995 OR LATER WITH 100+ WINS ON HARD & CLAY:
~ Zverev [251 wins on hard, 129 wins on clay]
~ Ruud [100 wins on hard, 127 wins on clay]
~ Tsitsipas [197 wins on hard, 100 wins on clay]

Zverev and Ruud were actually two of the three Top 10 players that Tsitsipas defeated en route to the Monte Carlo title—he beat the No. 5-ranked Zverev in the third round, No. 2-ranked Jannik Sinner in the semifinals and the No. 10-ranked Ruud in the final.

It was the third time he's beaten three or more Top 10 players at the same tournament, also doing it in Canada in 2018 and at the ATP Finals in 2019 (he beat four Top 10 players at each of those events).