Punta del Este is a seaside city and peninsula on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small town, Punta del Este grew to become a resort for the Latin and North American jet set and tourists. The city has been called "The Monaco of the South", "The Pearl of the Atlantic", "The Hamptons of South America", "The Miami Beach of South America", or "The St. Tropez of South America".
The ATP Challenger Tour is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. It was founded in 1976 as a replacement for the ILTF Satellite Circuit as the second tier of tennis.
The Chile Open is a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts in Santiago, Chile. The tournament was originally founded as the Chile International Championships in 1930 as a combined men's and women's tennis event. In its history it was held alternately in Viña del Mar city and in 2010, Colina. It is part of the ATP Tour 250 of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour and part of the four-tournament Golden Swing.
Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan former professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open men's doubles title with Luis Horna, and was especially noted throughout his career for spectacular trickshots.
The Isla de Lobos is a small island located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Punta del Este (Uruguay) in the Atlantic Ocean. An islet lies east of the island.
The Uruguay Sevens, branded as Seven Punta, is an annual international rugby sevens tournament. Currently held in the capital Montevideo, it was hosted as the Punta del Este Sevens in the resort city of the same name for three decades from 1989 onwards. The tournament retains that history in its branding.
Julio Leonardo Peralta Martínez is an inactive professional tennis player from Chile. Peralta has found success in the late stage of his career, reaching no. 29 in the ATP rankings in doubles. He captured six doubles titles at ATP World Tour and one singles challenger title. He went on hiatus from 2005 to 2007, from 2009 to 2011, from 2012 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.
The history of the Jews in Uruguay goes back to colonial times. In the 1700s, Jews escaping from the Inquisition arrived in the Banda Oriental, territory of present-day Uruguay. However, the most important influx of Jews to Uruguay occurred during the end of the 19th century and to a greater extent during the first half of the 20th century, especially during World War I and II.
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 128 achieved on 22 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 75 achieved on 20 June 2022. He is currently the No. 4 Brazilian tennis player.
Marco Meneschincheri is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Trump Tower Punta del Este is a 26-story luxury apartment tower in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The project was announced in November 2012, and YY Development Group began construction in January 2014. The tower is named after Donald Trump, and was overseen by his son, Eric Trump. It was originally scheduled for completion in 2016 but has been postponed; construction was held up by legal and funding issues. Progress on the project stopped in October 2019, but its construction was recovered in November 2020, through a trust formed by its owners. The building opened in October 2022.
The 2018 Punta Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Punta del Este, Uruguay between 26 February and 4 March 2018.
The 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the thirteenth edition of the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, the continental championship for rugby sevens in South America. The competition took place as a series over two legs, the first tournament at Punta del Este in Uruguay, and the second at Viña del Mar in Chile.
The 2019 Punta Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Punta del Este, Uruguay between 21 and 27 January 2019.
Alejandro Tabilo Álvarez is a Canadian-Chilean professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 19 in singles, achieved on 1 July 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 108, attained on 6 January 2025. He is currently the No. 1 player from Chile.
The 2020 Punta Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Punta del Este, Uruguay between 27 January and 2 February 2020.
Events in the year 2020 in Uruguay.
Francisco Comesaña is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 84, achieved on 25 November 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 257, achieved on 8 May 2023.
The 2024 Punta del Este Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on clay courts that took place between January 22 and 28 in Punta del Este, Uruguay. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2024 ATP Challenger Tour 75.
The 2025 Punta del Este Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on clay courts that took place between 20 and 26 January in Punta del Este, Uruguay. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2025 ATP Challenger Tour.
2025 Punta Open 
