2019 Rio Open
| 2019 Rio Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 – 24 February |
| Edition | 6th |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $1,471,315 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Venue | Jockey Club Brasileiro |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Laslo Đere | |
| Doubles | |
 Máximo González /  Nicolás Jarry | |
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 World Tour 500 series of the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between February 18th-24th, 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.[1] The intention was to attract more world class players in the tournament such as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray who consistently declined to play the event. Juan Martin del Potro once said to the Rio Open director Luiz Carvalho that he would play Rio Open when the surface changes.[2]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 0 | — | 45 | 25 |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $369,000 | $185,325 | $93,500 | $49,140 | $24,560 | $13,590 | $5,225 | $2,610 |
| Doubles * | $115,940 | $56,750 | $28,460 | $14,600 | $7,550 | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUT
|
Dominic Thiem | 8 | 1 |
 ITA
|
Fabio Fognini | 15 | 2 |
| ITA
|
Marco Cecchinato | 18 | 3 |
| ARG
|
Diego Schwartzman | 19 | 4 |
 POR
|
João Sousa | 41 | 5 |
| SRB
|
Dušan Lajović | 43 | 6 |
 TUN
|
Malek Jaziri | 44 | 7 |
| CHI
|
Nicolás Jarry | 47 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 11, 2018.[3]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Pablo Andújar → replaced by 
Carlos Berlocq- Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by
Cameron Norrie
Retirements
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 17 | 1 |
 COL
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL
|
Robert Farah | 20 | 2 |
 CRO
|
Nikola Mektić | ARG
|
Horacio Zeballos | 37 | 3 |
 URU
|
Pablo Cuevas |  ESP
|
Marc López | 79 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 11, 2019.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pairs received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Champions
Singles
Laslo Đere def. 
Félix Auger-Aliassime, 6–3, 7–5
Doubles
- Máximo González /
Nicolás Jarry def. 
Thomaz Bellucci / Rogério Dutra Silva, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–7]
References
- ^ "Parceria avança, e Rio Open deve mudar para Parque Olímpico em 2019". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "Rio Open hoping to move to Olympic Tennis Centre, surface change possible". Ubitennis. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "Thiem, Fognini, Cecchinato and Schwartzman lead Rio Open entry list". 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Thiem, Fognini, Cecchinato and Schwartzman lead Rio Open entry list". 10 January 2019.