Rio Open

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Rio Open
Founded2014
LocationRio de Janiero
 Brazil
VenueJockey Club Brasileiro
SurfaceClay / Outdoors
Official Website
 ATP World Tour
CategoryATP World Tour 500 series
(2014current)
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize MoneyUS$1,250,000
 WTA Tour
CategoryWTA International Tournaments
(2014current)
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize MoneyUS$250,000

The Rio Open, also known as the Rio Open presented by Claro hdtv for sponsorship reasons, is a combined tennis event on the ATP and WTA tours. The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is the only combined ATP World Tour 500 and WTA International event in South America. [1] The first edition will be headlined by world number one, Rafael Nadal and fellow Spanish player David Ferrer.

References

  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Rio-de-Janeiro.aspx

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