2017 Rio Open – Singles

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Singles
2017 Rio Open
Final
Champion Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2016  · Rio Open ·  2018  

Pablo Cuevas was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Arthur De Greef.

Contents

Dominic Thiem won the title, defeating Pablo Carreño Busta in the final, 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (first round)
  2. Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (champion)
  3. Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas (first round)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta (final)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (first round)
  7. Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Lorenzi (first round)
  8. Flag of Portugal.svg João Sousa (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 65 0
4 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 2 76
4 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 5 4
2 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 76
5 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas 1 4
2 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Japan.svg K Nishikori 4 3
Flag of Brazil.svg T Bellucci 66 Flag of Brazil.svg T Bellucci 6863
Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 2 776 Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 7103 6
Flag of Portugal.svg G Elias 6644 Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 2 62
WC Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 66WC Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 677
Flag of Brazil.svg R Dutra Silva 3 4 WC Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 64677
Q Flag of Spain.svg R Carballés Baena 66Q Flag of Spain.svg R Carballés Baena 774 63
8 Flag of Portugal.svg J Sousa 3 1 WC Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 65 0
4 Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 664 Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 2 76
WC Flag of Brazil.svg J Souza 3 2 4 Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 64 6
Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 2 5 LL Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg V Estrella Burgos 2 62
LL Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg V Estrella Burgos 674 Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 77621
Flag of Argentina.svg C Berlocq 2 3 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Dolgopolov 64770r
Flag of Argentina.svg H Zeballos 66 Flag of Argentina.svg H Zeballos 6464
Flag of Ukraine.svg A Dolgopolov 66 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Dolgopolov 774 6
6 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 4 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Spain.svg A Ramos Viñolas 66
Flag of France.svg S Robert 2 0 5 Flag of Spain.svg A Ramos Viñolas 66
PR Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 2 4 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 2 3
Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 665 Flag of Spain.svg A Ramos Viñolas 66
Q Flag of Argentina.svg N Kicker 76Q Flag of Argentina.svg N Kicker 2 3
Q Flag of Italy.svg M Cecchinato 5 0 Q Flag of Argentina.svg N Kicker 66
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A De Greef 63 7Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A De Greef 3 3
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 3 65 5 Flag of Spain.svg A Ramos Viñolas 1 4
7 Flag of Italy.svg P Lorenzi 61 4 2 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 66
Flag of Argentina.svg F Delbonis 4 66 Flag of Argentina.svg F Delbonis 4 61
Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman 63 6 Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman 677
Flag of Argentina.svg R Olivo 2 64 Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman 2 3
Flag of Argentina.svg F Bagnis 4 4 2 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 66
Flag of Serbia.svg D Lajović 66 Flag of Serbia.svg D Lajović 2 5
WC Flag of Serbia.svg J Tipsarević 4 5 2 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 67
2 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 67

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Estrella Burgos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Taro Daniel (qualifying competition)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kovalík (first round, retired)
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Kicker (qualified)
  5. Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi (first round)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena (qualified)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arthur De Greef (qualified)
  8. Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi (qualifying competition, retired)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Estrella Burgos

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Estrella Burgos 66
  Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 3 3
1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Estrella Burgos 4 4
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arthur De Greef 66
WC Flag of Brazil.svg João Pedro Sorgi 4 3
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arthur De Greef 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Japan.svg Taro Daniel 60 6
  Flag of Italy.svg Federico Gaio 1 61
2 Flag of Japan.svg Taro Daniel 1 2
  Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato 77646
5 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi 65772

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kovalík 1r
  Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Clezar 5
  Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Clezar 61 4
6 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena 1 66
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Meligeni Alves 3 60
6 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena 64 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Kicker 678
  Flag of Chile.svg Christian Garin 3 66
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Kicker 4 61
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi 64 0r
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Orlando Luz 73 4
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi 5 66

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