Challenger Rio de Janeiro

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Challenger Rio de Janeiro
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameChallenger Rio de Janeiro
Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Clay

The Challenger Rio de Janeiro is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1]

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2022 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Hanfmann 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2022 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán
Flag of Poland.svg Karol Drzewiecki
Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakub Paul
6–3, 6–2

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References

  1. "Rio de Janeiro | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.