TOURNAMENT INFO
Tier: International
Prize Money: $250,000
Surface: Clay
Director: Luiz Carvalho
Not only is the Rio Open presented by Claro hdtv the first clay tournament on the WTA calendar, it is the only combined ATP World Tour 500 and WTA International event in South America. The tournament will be held on the eight clay courts of the iconic Jockey Club Brasileiro, which includes a 6,200-seat stadium court, specially built for the occasion. Rio de Janeiro will be in the spotlight throughout 2014, as in addition to hosting a WTA event for the first time in February, Carnival starts a few days later and the FIFA World Cup a few months later. It is a historic time for Brazilian tennis, in that Teliana Pereira became the first Brazilian player to crack the Top 100 in 23 years in 2013.
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