Tennis-X Stat Freak: All-Time Monte Carlo Top 10

Even though he was outed in the first round Tuesday by countryman Alex Corretja at the Masters Series-Monte Carlo, Juan Carlos Ferrero maintained his record with the all-time best winning percentage at the event.

Ferrero won back-to-back Monte Carlo titles in 2002-03, and remains ahead of three-time winner and fellow former No. 1 Thomas Muster.

Gustavo Kuerten, who was also ousted in the first round by Rainer Schuettler, falls from 4 to No. 6 on the all-time Monte Top 10, while 1998 winner Carlos Moya climbs from 5 to No. 4 with two wins through Wednesday.

Among the retired players in the Top 10 at Monte Carlo, Muster first won in 1992, then went on to capture back-to-back titles in 1995-96. Spain's Sergi Bruguera won in 1991 and '93, while Andrei Chesnokov beat Muster in the inaugural 1990 final, and Cedric Pioline (d. Dominik "The Dominator" Hrbaty) won in 1990. Hanging on at No. 9 is Boris Becker, who never won a career claycourt title, but reached the Monte Carlo final in 1989 (l. to Alberto Mancini), '91 (l. to Bruguera), and '95 (l. to Muster).

At No. 3 is 1997 winner Marcelo Rios with a 16-4 win-loss record. Rios skipped Monte this year as he is making a comeback from back surgery, playing select events at challenger-level tournaments to find his game once again.

Top 10 All-Time at Masters Series-Monte Carlo
Last year's runner-up Guillermo Coria, playing in his fourth Monte Carlo event in 2004, is one match from cracking the all-time Top 10 (Minimum 15 matches, through Wednesday, April 21, 2004, active players in bold):

1. Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP) 16-3 .842
2. Muster, Thomas (AUT) 29-7 .806
3. Rios, Marcelo (CHI) 16-4 .800
4. Moya, Carlos (ESP) 25-7 .781
5. Bruguera, Sergi (ESP) 25-8 .758
6. Kuerten, Gustavo (BRA) 14-5 .737
7. Chesnokov, Andrei (RUS) 13-5 .722
8. Pioline, Cedric (FRA) 25-11 .694
9. Becker, Boris (GER) 16-8 .667
10. Henman, Tim (GBR) 10-5 .667