Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan (pictured) clinched their first title at ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo presented by Rolex on Sunday.

The Bryan brothers defeated the French team of Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-1 in 43 minutes. They had lost to Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjic in the 2005 final.

The Bryans did not drop one set en route to the title and lost just 16 games in total during the week.

It was the Bryans 38th career title and their seventh ATP Masters Series shield. They have reached the final of all nine ATP Masters Series events.

They now have an ATP-best five titles for the season, and extend their lead in the Stanford ATP Doubles Race. They will split €111,000 in prize money.

The Americans are 38-22 lifetime together in finals, putting them in seventh place on the Open Era doubles team list.

The pair is 26-2 on the season with other titles at the Australian Open, Las Vegas, ATP Masters Series Indian Wells and Houston. They improve their career record to 407-165.

Benneteau and Gasquet won 25 of 79 total points and converted one of six break point opportunities in the final.

They had defeated three seeds en route to the final, including No. 6 Erlich-Ram, No. 2/defending champions Bjorkman-Mirnyi and No. 7 Aspelin-Knowle.

The pair, who split €63,000 in prize money, has an 8-2-career record together from three ATP-level tournaments.

The last French duo to reach the final was Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro in 2003 and the last French squad to capture the title was Guy Forget and Yannick Noah in 1986.

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