Peugeot Tennis Cup

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Peugeot Tennis Cup
Tennisball current event.svg 2013 Peugeot Tennis Cup
ATP Challenger Tour
Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue Jockey Club Brasileiro
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Clay
Draw32S/16Q/16D
Prize moneyUS$50,000+H
Website Website

The Peugeot Tennis Cup is a tennis tournament held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2012 and 2013. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on clay courts.

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2013 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Velotti Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Rola 6–3, 6–4
2012 Flag of Portugal.svg Gastão Elias Flag of Serbia.svg Boris Pašanski 6–3, 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker
Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza
6–3, 6–2
2012 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza
Flag of Portugal.svg Frederico Gil
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Sousa
6–2, 6–4

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