Current season, competition or edition: Oi Rio Pro 2019 | |
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| Sport | Surfing |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Yago Dora (men)  Caitlin Simmers (woman) |
| Most titles | Filipe Toledo 4 titles (men)  Sally Fitzgibbons, Tyler Wright 3 titles (Woman) |
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Rio Pro is an event on the WSL World Surfing Tour. The event is held every year at Rio de Janeiro, (RJ, Brazil) in May.
| Year | Winner | Nation | Score | Runner-up | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Caitlin Simmers | USA | 14.66 | Tyler Wright | AUS | 9.80 |
| 2022 | Carissa Moore |  HAW | 15.43 | Johanne Defay |  FRA | 12.33 |
| 2019 | Sally Fitzgibbons | AUS | 14.64 | Carissa Moore | HAW | 12.57 |
| 2018 | Stephanie Gilmore | AUS | 11.53 | Lakey Peterson | USA | 8.00 |
| 2017 | Tyler Wright | AUS | 17.17 | Johanne Defay | FRA | 13.20 |
| 2016 | Tyler Wright | AUS | 13.10 | Sally Fitzgibbons | AUS | 10.34 |
| 2015 | Courtney Conlogue | USA | 14.50 | Bianca Buitendag |  ZAF | 11.10 |
| 2014 | Sally Fitzgibbons | AUS | 16.27 | Carissa Moore | HAW | 14.67 |
| 2013 | Tyler Wright | AUS | 17.80 | Sally Fitzgibbons | AUS | 15.67 |
| 2012 | Sally Fitzgibbons | AUS | 14.10 | Coco Ho | HAW | 14.03 |
| 2011 | Carissa Moore | HAW | 14.87 | Sally Fitzgibbons | AUS | 13.80 |
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