2015 Rio Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2015 Rio Open
Final
Champion Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer
Runner-up Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2014  · Rio Open ·  2016  

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fabio Fognini.

Contents

David Ferrer won the title, defeating Fognini in the final, 6–2, 6–3.

Seeds

01.   Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
02.   Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (champion)
03.   Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo (second round)
04.   Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini (final)
05.   Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Mayer (first round, retired)
06.   Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas (quarterfinals)
07.   Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Giraldo (first round, retired)
08.   Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 62 5
4 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 1 67
4 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 2 3
2 Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 66
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Haider-Maurer 5 1
2 Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 76

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 66
Flag of Brazil.svg T Bellucci 4 1 1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 76
Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 6636 Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 5 3
Flag of Argentina.svg C Berlocq 3 770 1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 4 76
Flag of Argentina.svg M González 64 0 6 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 65 0
Flag of Spain.svg A Montañés 4 66 Flag of Spain.svg A Montañés 2 2
Flag of Spain.svg N Almagro 63 4 6 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 66
6 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 4 661 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 62 5
4 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 1 7964 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 1 67
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Veselý 6671 4 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 66
Flag of Spain.svg P Andújar 3 66 Flag of Spain.svg P Andújar 3 2
Flag of Italy.svg P Lorenzi 60 3 4 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 6610711
Flag of Argentina.svg F Delbonis 68782 Flag of Argentina.svg F Delbonis 4 71269
Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman 710661r Flag of Argentina.svg F Delbonis 66
Flag of Serbia.svg D Lajović 4 64 8 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 2 1
8 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 60 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Argentina.svg L Mayer 6631r
Flag of Slovenia.svg B Rola 4 774 Flag of Slovenia.svg B Rola 4 7114
WC Flag of Brazil.svg J Souza 66WC Flag of Brazil.svg J Souza 6696
Q Flag of Argentina.svg F Argüello 2 1 WC Flag of Brazil.svg J Souza 6464
Flag of Spain.svg A Ramos-Viñolas 63 2 Flag of Austria.svg A Haider-Maurer 771 6
Flag of Austria.svg A Haider-Maurer 3 66 Flag of Austria.svg A Haider-Maurer 66
WC Flag of Sweden.svg E Ymer 4 3 3 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 3 2
3 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 66 Flag of Austria.svg A Haider-Maurer 5 1
7 Flag of Colombia.svg S Giraldo 3 0r2 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 76
Flag of Argentina.svg J Mónaco 63 Flag of Argentina.svg J Mónaco 677
Q Flag of Italy.svg M Cecchinato 63 5 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 1 64
Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 4 67 Flag of Argentina.svg J Mónaco 3 62
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg T de Bakker 5 662 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 64 6
WC Flag of Brazil.svg G Clezar 73 1 Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg T de Bakker 680r
Q Flag of Spain.svg D Gimeno-Traver 4 3 2 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 7102
2 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 66

Qualifying

Seeds

01.   Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Gimeno-Traver (qualified)
02.   Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Bagnis (first round)
03.   Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker (qualified)
04.   Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Argüello (qualified)
05.   Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Ungur (qualifying competition)
06.   Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato (qualified)
07.   Flag of Brazil.svg André Ghem (first round)
08.   Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Pella (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Gimeno-Traver 66
Flag of Brazil.svg José Pereira 1 3
1 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Gimeno-Traver 776
  Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri 644
  Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri 776
7/Alt Flag of Brazil.svg André Ghem 651

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Bagnis 0 64
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiano de Paula 677
  Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiano de Paula 66265
6 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato 4 7777
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Eduardo Severino4 3
6 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker 677
Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Monteiro 4 61
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker 66
5 Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Ungur 3 4
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Antonioni Fasano 3 2
5 Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Ungur 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Argüello 1 60
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Collarini 64 0r
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Argüello 66
WC Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Lindell 1 3
WC Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Lindell 7777
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Pella 6664

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