We provided a generalization of the existence and uniqueness of fixed points in partially ordered metric spaces for a monotone map. We applied the major results in the investigation of coupled fixed points for ordered pairs of two maps that met various monotone features, which included a mixed monotone property or a total monotone property. To ascertain necessary requirements for the existence and uniqueness of solutions to systems of matrix equations, the results regarding coupled fixed points for ordered pairs of maps were utilized. These results are illustrated with numerical examples. Some of the known results are a consequence of the results we obtained.