2015 Rio Open
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The 2015 Rio Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 16 February and 22 February 2015.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | —N/a | 10 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |||||||
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $343,000 | $154,620 | $73,240 | $35,340 | $18,020 | $9,910 | $1,115 | $615 | —N/a |
| Men's doubles * | $101,310 | $45,710 | $21,550 | $10,420 | $5,350 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
| Women's doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Doubles prize money per team |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Rafael Nadal | 3 | 1 |
| ESP | David Ferrer | 9 | 2 |
| ESP | Tommy Robredo | 17 | 3 |
| ITA | Fabio Fognini | 26 | 4 |
| ARG | Leonardo Mayer | 30 | 5 |
| URU | Pablo Cuevas | 32 | 6 |
| COL | Santiago Giraldo | 33 | 7 |
| SVK | Martin Kližan | 38 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 9, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Argentina Facundo Argüello
- Italy Marco Cecchinato
- Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker
- Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Spain Marcel Granollers → replaced by Spain Albert Montañés
Retirements
- Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker (stomach pain)
- Colombia Santiago Giraldo (dehydration)
- Argentina Leonardo Mayer (dehydration)
- Argentina Diego Schwartzman (cramping)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | Alexander Peya | BRA | Bruno Soares | 22 | 1 |
| COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL | Robert Farah | 42 | 2 |
| AUT | Julian Knowle | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 48 | 3 |
| URU | Pablo Cuevas | ESP | David Marrero | 68 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 9, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
Withdrawals
During the tournament
- Spain David Marrero (illness)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | Sara Errani | 13 | 1 |
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | 34 | 2 |
| ITA | Roberta Vinci | 40 | 3 |
| USA | Madison Brengle | 46 | 4 |
| SWE | Johanna Larsson | 71 | 5 |
| SVK | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 75 | 6 |
| SLO | Polona Hercog | 76 | 7 |
| RSA | Chanelle Scheepers | 83 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 9, 2015
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Romania Ana Bogdan
- Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
- Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg
- Paraguay Montserrat González
- Argentina María Irigoyen
- Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Slovakia Jana Čepelová → replaced by Romania Andreea Mitu
- Romania Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Australia Olivia Rogowska
- United States Nicole Gibbs → replaced by Argentina Paula Ormaechea
- United States Christina McHale → replaced by Brazil Teliana Pereira
- Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa → replaced by Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Retirements
- Romania Ana Bogdan (heat illness)
- Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia (cramping)
- Spain María Teresa Torró Flor (left thigh injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | ARG | María Irigoyen | 135 | 1 |
| TPE | Chan Chin-wei | ROU | Raluca Olaru | 141 | 2 |
| GBR | Jocelyn Rae | GBR | Anna Smith | 192 | 3 |
| ARG | Florencia Molinero | LIE | Stephanie Vogt | 216 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 9, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Spain María Teresa Torró Flor (left thigh injury)
During the tournament
Retirements
- Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (right rib injury)
Finals
Men's singles
- Spain David Ferrer defeated Italy Fabio Fognini, 6–2, 6–3
Women's singles
- Italy Sara Errani defeated Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Men's doubles
- Slovakia Martin Kližan / Austria Philipp Oswald defeated Spain Pablo Andújar / Austria Oliver Marach, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Women's doubles
- Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure / Sweden Rebecca Peterson defeated Romania Irina-Camelia Begu / Argentina María Irigoyen, 3–0, retired.