The 2019 Rio Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the Rio Open, and formed part of the ATP Tour 500 series of the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between February 18 and 24, 2019.
There was a plan to move the tournament from the clay court surface in Jockey Club Brasileiro to the outdoor hard courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre, which hosted the tennis events of the 2016 Summer Olympics situated in Barra Olympic Park. The intention was to attract more world class players in the tournament such as Novak Djokovič, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray who consistently declined to play the event. Juan Martín del Potro once said to the Rio Open director Luiz Carvalho that he would play Rio Open when the surface changes.
Finals Singles
Laslo Đere defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime, 6–3, 7–5
Doubles
Máximo González / Nicolás Jarry defeated Thomaz Bellucci / Rogério Dutra Silva, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–7]
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles5003001809045020100 Doubles0 4525
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1Singles$369,000$185,325$93,500$49,140$24,560$13,590$5,225$2,610Doubles$115,940$56,750$28,460$14,600$7,550 Doubles prize money per team 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedDominic Thiem81Fabio Fognini152Marco Cecchinato183Diego Schwartzman194João Sousa415Dušan Lajović436Malek Jaziri447Nicolás Jarry478 1 Rankings as of February 11, 2018.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Félix Auger-Aliassime Thiago Monteiro Thiago Seyboth Wild
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Hugo Dellien Juan Ignacio Londero Casper Ruud Elias Ymer
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Carlos Berlocq
Withdrawals Before the tournament Pablo Andújar → replaced by Carlos Berlocq Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Cameron Norrie
Retirements Diego Schwartzman Aljaž Bedene
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMarcelo MeloBruno Soares171Juan Sebastián CabalRobert Farah202Nikola MektićHoracio Zeballos373Pablo CuevasMarc López794 1 Rankings as of February 11, 2019.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Thomaz Bellucci / Rogério Dutra Silva Thiago Monteiro / Fernando Romboli
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Cameron Norrie / João Sousa
The following pairs received entry as lucky losers: Mateus Alves / Thiago Seyboth Wild Nicholas Monroe / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Withdrawals Before the tournament Fabio Fognini Diego Schwartzman
References
External links Official website