2015 Rio Open

2015 Rio Open
Date	16–22 February
Edition	2nd
Category	ATP World Tour 500 WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$1,548,755 (ATP) $250,000 (WTA)
Surface	Clay
Location	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue	Jockey Club Brasileiro
Champions
Men's singles
David Ferrer
Women's singles
Sara Errani
Men's doubles
Martin Kližan / Philipp Oswald
Women's doubles
Ysaline Bonaventure / Rebecca Peterson
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The 2015 Rio Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 16 February and 22 February 2015.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's singles	500	300	180	90	45	0	20	—	10	0
Men's doubles					—	—		—
Women's singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Women's doubles					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's singles	$343,000	$154,620	$73,240	$35,340	$18,020	$9,910	$1,115	$615	—
Men's doubles *	$101,310	$45,710	$21,550	$10,420	$5,350	—	—	—	—
Women's singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Women's doubles *	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—	—
Doubles prize money per team

_{¹ Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money}

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking1	Seed
ESP	Rafael Nadal	3	1
ESP	David Ferrer	9	2
ESP	Tommy Robredo	17	3
ITA	Fabio Fognini	26	4
ARG	Leonardo Mayer	30	5
URU	Pablo Cuevas	32	6
COL	Santiago Giraldo	33	7
SVK	Martin Kližan	38	8

• ¹ Rankings as of February 9, 2015.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Guilherme Clezar
• João Souza
• Elias Ymer

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Facundo Argüello
• Marco Cecchinato
• Thiemo de Bakker
• Daniel Gimeno Traver

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Marcel Granollers → replaced by Albert Montañés

Retirements

• Thiemo de Bakker (stomach pain)
• Santiago Giraldo (dehydration)
• Leonardo Mayer (dehydration)
• Diego Schwartzman (cramping)

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
AUT	Alexander Peya	BRA	Bruno Soares	22	1
COL	Juan Sebastián Cabal	COL	Robert Farah	42	2
AUT	Julian Knowle	BRA	Marcelo Melo	48	3
URU	Pablo Cuevas	ESP	David Marrero	68	4

• ¹ Rankings as of February 9, 2015.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

• Fabiano de Paula / Marcelo Demoliner
• André Sá / João Souza

Withdrawals

During the tournament

• David Marrero (illness)

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking1	Seed
ITA	Sara Errani	13	1
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	34	2
ITA	Roberta Vinci	40	3
USA	Madison Brengle	46	4
SWE	Johanna Larsson	71	5
SVK	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	75	6
SLO	Polona Hercog	76	7
RSA	Chanelle Scheepers	83	8

• ¹ Rankings as of February 9, 2015

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Gabriela Cé
• Paula Cristina Gonçalves
• Beatriz Haddad Maia

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ana Bogdan
• Estrella Cabeza Candela
• Verónica Cepede Royg
• Montserrat González
• María Irigoyen
• Sara Sorribes Tormo

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Jana Čepelová → replaced by Andreea Mitu
• Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Olivia Rogowska
• Nicole Gibbs → replaced by Paula Ormaechea
• Christina McHale → replaced by Teliana Pereira
• Sílvia Soler Espinosa → replaced by Lucie Hradecká

Retirements

• Ana Bogdan (heat illness)
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (cramping)
• María Teresa Torró Flor (left thigh injury)

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	ARG	María Irigoyen	135	1
TPE	Chan Chin-wei	ROU	Raluca Olaru	141	2
GBR	Jocelyn Rae	GBR	Anna Smith	192	3
ARG	Florencia Molinero	LIE	Stephanie Vogt	216	4

• ¹ Rankings as of February 9, 2015.

Other entrants

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Estrella Cabeza Candela / Gaia Sanesi

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• María Teresa Torró Flor (left thigh injury)

During the tournament

• Beatriz Haddad Maia

Retirements

• Irina-Camelia Begu (right rib injury)

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2015 Rio Open – Men's singles

• David Ferrer defeated Fabio Fognini, 6–2, 6–3

Women's singles

Main article: 2015 Rio Open – Women's singles

• Sara Errani defeated Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 7–6^(7–2), 6–1 ^[1]

Men's doubles

Main article: 2015 Rio Open – Men's doubles

• Martin Kližan / Philipp Oswald defeated Pablo Andújar / Oliver Marach, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4

Women's doubles

Main article: 2015 Rio Open – Women's doubles

• Ysaline Bonaventure / Rebecca Peterson defeated Irina-Camelia Begu / María Irigoyen, 3–0, retired.

References

1. "Sara Errani ends the title drought by winning the Rio Open". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

External links

• Official website