The 2017
Rio Open
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was a professional men's
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
clay court
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...
s. It was the 4th edition of the tournament, and part of the
ATP World Tour 500 series of the
2017 ATP World Tour
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. It took place in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil between 20 February and 26 February 2017. The women's tournament was discontinued starting this year.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings as of February 13, 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received
wildcards into the main draw:
*
Casper Ruud
*
João Souza
João Olavo Soares de Souza (; born 27 May 1988) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. Before receiving a lifetime ban for match-fixing, Souza competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his hi ...
*
Janko Tipsarević
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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Roberto Carballés Baena
*
Marco Cecchinato
*
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* Arthur De Greef (tennis) (born 1992), Belgian tennis player
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Nicolás Kicker
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The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
*
Víctor Estrella Burgos
Víctor Estrella Burgos (; born August 2, 1980) is a retired Dominican professional tennis player. In 2014, Estrella became the first Dominican to reach the top 100 in the ATP rankings. He also became the first Dominican player to reach the sem ...
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
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Gerald Melzer
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He is the younger brother of top ...
(illness) →replaced by
Víctor Estrella Burgos
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Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings as of February 6, 2017.
Other entrants
The following pairs received
wildcards into the main draw:
*
Thomaz Bellucci
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Bellucci used a string of ATP Challenger Tour victories early in ...
/
Thiago Monteiro
*
Fabrício Neis
Fabrício Neis (born 15 June 1990, in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian former tennis
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/
João Souza
João Olavo Soares de Souza (; born 27 May 1988) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. Before receiving a lifetime ban for match-fixing, Souza competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his hi ...
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Facundo Bagnis /
Gastão Elias
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Champions
Singles
*
Dominic Thiem def.
Pablo Carreño Busta 7–5, 6–4
Doubles
*
Pablo Carreño Busta /
Pablo Cuevas def.
Juan Sebastián Cabal /
Robert Farah, 6–4, 5–7,
0–8
References
External links
Official website
{{2017 ATP World Tour
Rio de Janeiro Open
The Rio de Janeiro Open was a men's tennis tournament was played as Banespa Rio de Janeiro Open from 1989 to 1990 on indoor carpet courts.2017
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Rio Open
The Rio Open, also known as the ''Rio Open presented by Claro'' for sponsorship reasons, is a tennis event on the ATP Tour and former WTA International Tournaments event. The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts at the Jockey Club Brasileir ...