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ROLEX AND THE rolex MONTE-CARLO MASTERS
April 14, 2018 – Forged in 2006, the lasting partnership between Rolex and the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters is greatly valued by the leading Swiss watchmaker as a highlight of the brand’s inspiring portfolio in tennis.
The ties that bind Rolex and the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters illustrate the privileged relationship between Rolex and tennis, established in 1978 when the brand became the Official Timekeeper of Wimbledon, a pre-eminent Grand Slam®. Rolex’s support embraces many other top tournaments, including another Grand Slam event, the Australian Open, as well as some of the world’s most outstanding tennis players, including Rolex Testimonee Roger Federer, a living legend in the history of athletic achievement.
The first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season played on clay, the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters has been welcoming the world’s best players since 1987. This highly anticipated event is staged each year at the Monte Carlo Country Club, a stunning location overlooking the Mediterranean that combining elegance and refinement. Steeped in the prestige bestowed by its royal history and rich tradition, this Monegasque tournament offers the winner glory beyond that of a simple victory.
Since its inception in 1905, Rolex has always encouraged excellence and the pursuit of perfection, as well as a perfect balance between tradition and innovation, values also shared by tennis. Today, the partnership between Rolex and tennis extends beyond Wimbledon and the Australian Open to most of the major events on the international calendar:
THE MASTERS (MEN’S AND WOMEN’S)
➤ Nitto ATP Finals, London
➤ BNP Paribas WTA Finals, Singapore
THE ATP MASTERS 1000
➤ BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells
➤ Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
➤ Mutua Madrid Open
➤ Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome
➤ Rogers Cup, Montreal and Toronto
➤ Rolex Shanghai Masters
➤ Rolex Paris Masters
Through its partnership with the International Tennis Federation, Rolex is also associated with the Davis Cup.
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Rolex supports the International Tennis Hall of Fame, based in Newport (Rhode Island, US), into which legendary players are inducted each year on the occasion of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
In addition to Roger Federer, who won his 20th Grand Slam® title in January this year, Rolex counts other high-ranking players among its Testimonees. They include Germany’s Angelique Kerber and Spanish Venezuelan Garbiñe Muguruza, each winner of two Grand Slam® titles; Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki, who won this year her first ever Grand Slam® title at the Australian Open; France’s Jo Wilfried Tsonga; Canada’s Milos Raonic; Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov; Austria’s Dominic Thiem; Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and France’s Lucas Pouille and Caroline Garcia.
ABOUT ROLEX
Rolex, a Swiss watch manufacture headquartered in Geneva, is recognized the world over for its expertise and the quality of its products. Its Oyster and Cellini watches, all certified as Superlative Chronometers for their precision, performance and reliability, are symbols of excellence, elegance and prestige. Founded by Hans Wilsdorf in 1905, the brand pioneered the development of the wristwatch and is at the origin of numerous major watchmaking innovations, such as the Oyster, the first waterproof wristwatch, launched in 1926, and the Perpetual rotor self-winding mechanism invented in 1931. Rolex has registered over 400 patents in the course of its history. A truly integrated and independent manufacturing company, Rolex designs, develops and produces in-house all the essential components of its watches, from the casting of the gold alloys to the machining, crafting, assembly and finishing of the movement, case, dial and bracelet. Through philanthropic programmes and a broad palette of sponsorship activities, Rolex is also actively involved in supporting the arts, sports and exploration, and encourages the spirit of enterprise, as well as the conservation of natural environments.
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