Rio Pro

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Rio Pro
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg Oi Rio Pro 2019
Oi-rio-pro-e1429811867418.jpg
Sport Surfing
Country Brazil
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Brazil.svg Ítalo Ferreira (men)
Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Simmers (woman)
Most titles Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Toledo 4 titles (men)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sally Fitzgibbons, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Wright 3 titles (Woman)
Official website

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.

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Results

Men's

Men
YearWinnerNationScoreRunner-UpNationScore
2024 Ítalo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 13.67 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 10.60
2023 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 14.83 Ethan Ewing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 10.83
2022 Filipe Toledo (4)Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 18.67 Samuel Pupo Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 10.73
2019 Filipe Toledo (3)Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 18.04 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg  ZAF 8.43
2018 Filipe Toledo (2)Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 17.10 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 8.00
2017 Adriano de Souza (2)Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 17.63 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 17.23
2016 John John Florence (2)Flag of Hawaii.svg  HAW 18.97 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 16.13
2015 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 19.87 Bede Durbidge Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 14.70
2014 Michel Bourez Flag of French Polynesia.svg  PYF 13.84 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg  USA 10.83
2013 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg  ZAF 17.80 Adriano De Souza Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 16.34
2012 John John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg  HAW 16.37 Joel Parkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 11.44
2011 Adriano De Souza Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 15.63 Taj Burrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 12.17
2002 Taj Burrow (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 14.25 Mick Fanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13.50
2001 Trent MunroFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 23.25 Mark Occhilupo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13.75
2000 Kalani RobbFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19.40 Taj Burrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 17.90
1999 Taj Burrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24.10
1998 Peterson Rosa Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 28.85Mick CampbellFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27.40
1997 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 25.50 Mark Occhilupo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20.15
1996 Taylor Knox Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 31.05Ross Williams Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 30.10
1995 Barton Lynch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29.00 Sunny Garcia Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 15.83
1994Shane PowellFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29.61 Rob Machado Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 15.84
1993Dave Macaulay (3)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28.20Fabio Gouveia Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 21.20
1992 Damien Hardman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27.90 Tom Carroll Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24.90
1991Flavio Padaratz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Sunny Garcia Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
1990Bradley GerlachFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Flavio Padaratz Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
1989Dave Macaulay (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 119.00 Martin Potter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 116.60
1988Dave MacaulayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1982Terry RichardsonFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Roberto Valério Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
1981Cheyne Horan (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Valdir Vagas Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
1980Joey BuranFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ismael Miranda Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
1978Cheyne HoranFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Peter Townend Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1977Daniel Friedmann Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Pepe Lopes Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
1976Pepe Lopes Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Jeff CrawfordFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States

Women's

YearWinnerNationScoreRunner-upNationScore
2024 Caitlin Simmers Flag of the United States.svg  USA 15.50 Sawyer Lindblad Flag of the United States.svg  USA 3.26
2023 Caitlin Simmers Flag of the United States.svg  USA 14.66 Tyler Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 9.80
2022 Carissa Moore Flag of Hawaii.svg  HAW 15.43 Johanne Defay Flag of France.svg  FRA 12.33
2019 Sally Fitzgibbons Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 14.64 Carissa Moore Flag of Hawaii.svg  HAW 12.57
2018 Stephanie Gilmore Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 11.53 Lakey Peterson Flag of the United States.svg  USA 8.00
2017 Tyler Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 17.17 Johanne Defay Flag of France.svg  FRA 13.20
2016 Tyler Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 13.10 Sally Fitzgibbons Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 10.34
2015 Courtney Conlogue Flag of the United States.svg  USA 14.50 Bianca Buitendag Flag of South Africa.svg  ZAF 11.10
2014 Sally Fitzgibbons Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 16.27 Carissa Moore Flag of Hawaii.svg  HAW 14.67
2013 Tyler Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 17.80 Sally Fitzgibbons Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 15.67
2012 Sally Fitzgibbons Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 14.10 Coco Ho Flag of Hawaii.svg  HAW 14.03
2011 Carissa Moore Flag of Hawaii.svg  HAW 14.87 Sally Fitzgibbons Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 13.80

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