Carlos Alcaraz, the current champion, is the tournament's top seed and is arguably the favourite to win it.
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On Monday, the ninth Rio Open will get underway. There will be some well-known names competing, even though the majority of the top players will not be present. These include Cameron Norrie, the second seed, and reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz. The ATP 500 tournament also features players like Dominic Thiem, Lorenzo Musetti, and Diego Schwartzman. Alcaraz won the Rio Open the previous year, and the Spaniard has a decent chance of retaining his crown. A clay-court competition called the Rio Open is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since its inception in 2014, it has been a yearly event in the ATP 500 series, with the exception of 2021.
Rafael Nadal defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 7-6 to win the tournament’s inaugural edition. The clay-court competition in Brazil has also produced winners like David Ferrer and Dominic Thiem. The previous year’s competition was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Diego Schwartzman in the championship match. The Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro will host the Rio Open.
The 2023 ATP Rio Open will have five rounds of play excluding the qualifying rounds. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals. The main draw of the tournament is scheduled to begin on Monday, February 20 and conclude on Sunday February 26. Here is the tentative round-wise schedule of the ATP 500 event.
| Tournament stage | Dates |
|---|---|
| Round of 32 | February 20-21 |
| Round of 16 | February 22-23 |
| Quarter-finals | February 24 |
| Semi-finals | February 25 |
| Final | February 26 |
Carlos Alcaraz, the current champion, is the tournament’s top seed and is arguably the favourite to win it. The Spaniard is a skilled clay-court player, so his rivals will undoubtedly have a difficult time defeating him. Cameron Norrie, the second seed, is one of the favourites to win the ATP 500 competition. The British player, who has won 11 of her 13 matches thus far this season, will play in the Argentina Open final on Sunday before moving on to Brazil.
| Player | Seed |
|---|---|
| Carlos Alcaraz | 1 |
| Cameron Norrie | 2 |
| Lorenzo Musetti | 3 |
| Francisco Cerundolo | 4 |
| Diego Schwartzman | 5 |
| Sebastian Baez | 6 |
| Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 7 |
| Dominic Thiem | 8 |
The winner of the men’s singles competition will receive $376,620 from the $2,013,940 total prize pool for the Rio Open.
| Tournament Stage | Prize Money (USD) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 376,620 | 500 |
| Finalist | 202,640 | 300 |
| Semifinalist | 108,000 | 180 |
| Quarterfinalist | 55,170 | 90 |
| Second Round | 29,455 | 45 |
| First Round | 15,710 | 0 |
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