Rafael Nadal's 46-match winning streak at the Monte-Carlo Masters

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Between 2005 and 2013 inclusive, Rafael Nadal won 46 consecutive matches at the Monte Carlo Masters, which is a record for most consecutive wins at one tournament by any man or woman. The streak started in the first round of the 2005 edition with a victory over Gaël Monfils, and ended in the final of the 2013 edition with a straight sets loss to Novak Djokovic.[1]

Streak

Win # Round Opponent Score
2005
1 1R France Gaël Monfils 6–3, 6–2
2 2R Belgium Xavier Malisse 6–0, 6–3
3 3R Belgium Olivier Rochus 6–1, 6–2
4 QF Argentina Gastón Gaudio 6–3, 6–0
5 SF France Richard Gasquet 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–3
6 F Argentina Guillermo Coria 6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5
2006
7 1R France Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–4
8 2R Monaco Jean-René Lisnard 6–4, 6–1
9 3R Belgium Kristof Vliegen 6–3, 6–3
10 QF Argentina Guillermo Coria 6–2, 6–1
11 SF Argentina Gastón Gaudio 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
12 F Switzerland Roger Federer 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2007
13 2R Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3, 6–1
14 3R Belgium Kristof Vliegen 6–3, 6–1
15 QF Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–2, 6–3
16 SF Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6–0, 7–5
17 F Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4
2008
18 2R Croatia Mario Ančić 6–0, 6–3
19 3R Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–4, 6–1
20 QF Spain David Ferrer 6–1, 7–5
21 SF Russia Nikolay Davydenko 6–3, 6–2
22 F Switzerland Roger Federer 7–5, 7–5
2009
23 2R Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 6–2, 6–3
24 3R Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 6–3, 6–0
25 QF Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6–3, 6–3
26 SF United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
27 F Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
2010
28 2R Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 6–1, 6–0
29 3R Germany Michael Berrer 6–0, 6–1
30 QF Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–4, 6–2
31 SF Spain David Ferrer 6–2, 6–3
32 F Spain Fernando Verdasco 6–0, 6–1
2011
33 2R Finland Jarkko Nieminen 6–2, 6–2
34 3R France Richard Gasquet 6–2, 6–4
35 QF Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6–1, 6–3
36 SF United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
37 F Spain David Ferrer 6–4, 7–5
2012
38 2R Finland Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 6–3
39 3R Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 6–1, 6–1
40 QF Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 7–5, 6–4
41 SF France Gilles Simon 6–3, 6–4
42 F Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–1
2013
43 2R Australia Marinko Matosevic 6–1, 6–2
44 3R Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–2, 6–4
45 QF Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
46 SF France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

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