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Rio Tennis Classic | |
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ATP Challenger Tour | |
Event name | Rio Tennis Classic |
Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Venue | Rio de Janeiro Country Club (2017) Olympic Tennis Centre (2021) Rio Tennis Academy (2022) |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Hard (2021) Clay (2017, 2022) |
Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
Prize money | $53,120 |
The Rio Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. The tournament took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was cancelled due lack of sponsors in 2018 and returned with another venue and surface in 2021. [1]
In 2022, the event was called Challenger Rio de Janeiro and was held on the clay courts of the Rio Tennis Academy. [2] [3]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2021 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
2018–2020 | Not held | ||
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 3–0 ret. |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2021 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
2018–2020 | Not held | ||
2017 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, [10–4] |
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