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Rio Tennis Classic
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameRio Tennis Classic
Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
VenueRio de Janeiro Country Club (2017)
Olympic Tennis Centre (2021)
Rio Tennis Academy (2022-)
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Clay (2017)
Hard (2021)
Clay (2017)
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$53,120

The Rio Tennis Classic is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. The tournament takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was cancelled due lack of sponsors in 2018 and returned with another venue and surface in 2021. [1]

In 2022, the event had another change and is now held on the clay courts of the Rio Tennis Academy. [2]

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2021 Japan Kaichi Uchida Spain Nicolás Álvarez Varona 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2018–2020 Not held
2017 Argentina Carlos Berlocq Spain Jaume Munar 6–4, 2–6, 3–0 ret.

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2021 Brazil Orlando Luz
Brazil Rafael Matos
United States James Cerretani
Brazil Fernando Romboli
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2018–2020 Not held
2017 Argentina Máximo González
Brazil Fabrício Neis
El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
5–7, 6–4, [10–4]

References

  1. ^ "Centro Olímpico de Tênis recebe primeiro torneio da modalidade após a Rio 2016".
  2. ^ "ATP Challenger na Rio Tennis Academy terá tenistas do top 100 e semifinalista de Roland Garros".