Auger-Aliassime, Djere Meet in Clash of First-Time Finalists in Rio

RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: 24 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES

Jockey Club Brasileiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,786,690 | Surface: Outdoor Clay

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AUGER-ALIASSIME, DJERE MEET IN CLASH OF FIRST-TIME FINALISTS IN RIO

• Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada and Laslo Djere of Serbia both made their tournament debuts at the Rio Open presented by Claro this year, and both were rewarded for that choice, as they each reached the first ATP Tour singles finals of their respective careers. On Sunday, one of them will emerge as a first-time ATP Tour singles champion, and at an ATP 500-level tournament to boot.

• 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime received a wild card into the event, and caused a sensation right off the bat by eliminating No. 2 seed and World No. 16 Fabio Fognini in the first round, for the Canadian’s biggest career win by ranking. Auger-Aliassime continued to impress, beating Christian Garin in the second round, one week after he had lost to the Chilean at Buenos Aires. He did not flinch in his first-ever ATP Tour semi-final on Saturday, outlasting 2016 Rio Open champion Pablo Cuevas in three sets to reach his debut ATP Tour final, and becoming the youngest ATP 500 finalist since that tournament level was established in 2009. If Auger-Aliassime wins the final, he will become the youngest ATP Tour singles titlist since Kei Nishikori won at Delray Beach in 2008. Win or lose, Auger-Aliassime is projected to move inside the Top 60 for the first time after his Rio run.

• Djere knocked out the other Top 2 seed in his first-round match, defeating No. 1 seed and 2017 Rio champion Dominic Thiem to garner his first-ever victory over a Top 10 player. The Serbian went on to make the fourth ATP Tour semi-final of his career, where he received a walkover from an injured Aljaz Bedene that sent Djere into the first ATP Tour singles final of his career. 23-year-old Djere will come close to a Top 50 debut with a runner-up showing and will make a Top 40 debut with the title. He leads the event in percentage of first-serve return points won (46 of 110, 41%).

INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS

Rio Open presented by Claro Laslo Djere [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime Aces 18 18 1st-Serve Percentage 56% (85 of 153) 68% (189 of 280) 1st-Serve Points Won 78% (66 of 85) 72% (137 of 189) 2nd-Serve Points Won 60% (41 of 68) 44% (40 of 91) Service Games Won 86% (25 of 29) 81% (35 of 43) Break Points Saved 20% (1 of 5) 65% (15 of 23) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 41% (46 of 110) 36% (58 of 162) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 52% (38 of 73) 59% (66 of 112) Return Games Won 41% (12 of 29) 40% (17 of 42) Break Points Converted 55% (12 of 22) 49% (17 of 35) BOLD: Leads all players at Rio Open presented by Claro.

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Laslo Djere (SRB) vs [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Meeting

Djere 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-4 (3-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 2, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 90 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2019 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: In first-ever Rio Open match on Tuesday, upset top-seeded Thiem, the World No. 8 and 2017 champion, 6-3 6-3, to claim the first Top 10 victory of his career (0-1 vs. Top 10 previously). Followed up with straight-set win over Daniel in 2R, then defeated [Q] Ruud to reach 4th career ATP Tour SF. Advanced to first ATP Tour final of career via walkover after SF opponent Bedene withdrew from their match with a right leg injury. • Leads the tournament in percentage of first-serve return points won (46 of 110, 41%) • Will set a new career-high ranking on Monday: projected to reach No. 51 with a runner-up showing and the Top 40 with a title. Current career-high ranking is No. 83, set on 24 September 2018. • Advanced to Pune 2R (l. to eventual champion Anderson in only previous match against Top 10 player). • Retired in Auckland 1R vs. Struff as LL due to lower back injury. • Suffered Australian Open 1R loss to Donskoy, falling to 1-6 lifetime in Grand Slam main draw matches. • Lost to Kukushkin in Sofia 1R.

Auger-Aliassime 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 5-3 (5-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 8, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 104 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-0 (2019 Finalist)

• Tournament Note: In first-ever Rio Open match, upset No. 2 seed and World No. 16 Fognini on Tuesday for his biggest career win by ranking. In 2R, avenged last week’s loss to Garin in Buenos Aires 1R, to reach 2nd career ATP Tour QF (first at 500-level). Defeated Munar in QF to attain first-ever ATP Tour SF appearance, then ousted 2016 Rio champion Cuevas in 3 sets to make first-ever ATP Tour singles final. • This week, became the youngest finalist at an ATP 500 event since that tournament tier was established in 2009. Previous youngest ATP 500 finalist was Alexander Zverev, 19, at 2016 Halle. • Also became the youngest finalist at any level on tour since Taylor Fritz, 18 years and 109 days old, at 2016 Memphis. • Bidding to become the youngest champion at any level on tour since Kei Nishikori, 18 years and 50 days old, at 2008 Delray Beach. • Achieved career-high No. 103 in ATP Rankings on 11 February. Will make Top 100 debut and beyond on Monday’s new rankings: projected to reach the Top 60 with his finalist showing and the Top 45 with a title. • Last week at Buenos Aires, dropped opening match as wild card to Garin. • Qualified at Pune (l. to eventual finalist Karlovic in 1R). Advanced to Australian Open qualifying 2R (l. to Eubanks). • Lost opening match at Rennes, FRA Challenger (l. to Karatsev in 2R). • Clinched Canada’s 3-2 road win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Gombos).

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Jockey Club Brasileiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,786,690 | Surface: Outdoor Clay

CUEVAS MEETS AUGER-ALIASSIME, DJERE FACES BEDENE IN RIO SEMIS

• Saturday’s semi-finals are set at the Rio Open presented by Claro, with 2016 Rio champion Pablo Cuevas joined by three players who each seek their first ATP Tour singles title. The four unseeded semi-finalists also happen to be the four players who ousted the Top 4 seeds in the opening round.

• The first semi-final pits Laslo Djere against Aljaz Bedene. Djere got his first-ever Top 10 win over No. 1 seed Dominic Thiem in the first round, and progressed all the way to his fourth career ATP Tour semi-final. The Serbian is still seeking his first singles final. Bedene beat Buenos Aires titlist and No. 3 seed Marco Cecchinato in his first match, and he aims to make his first ATP Tour final since Buenos Aires just over one year ago, as he seeks a first-ever title. Bedene has won their two prior Tour-level tilts, but he needed a final-set tiebreak in their last meeting at Moscow last year.

• The second semi-final finds 2016 champion Cuevas against 18-year-old wild card Felix Auger- Aliassime. In the first round, Cuevas was up 6-1 4-1 on defending champion and No. 4 seed Diego Schwartzman when the Argentine had to retire due to a leg injury. Cuevas moved from there into the final four, improving to a stellar 8-2 on the Golden Swing this year. He will now face #NextGenATP contender Auger-Aliassime, who took out No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini in the opening round and continued into his first-ever ATP Tour semi-final. It will be the first meeting between Cuevas and Auger-Aliassime.

• The doubles final will also take place on Saturday, and the fans will have an all-Brazilian team to support in the final. The wild card duo of Thomaz Bellucci and Rogerio Dutra Silva upset No. 1- seeded compatriots Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares en route to the final in their homeland. They will meet Maximo Gonzalez and Nicolas Jarry, who upset No. 2 seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the semi-finals. Gonzalez and Jarry have made at least the round of 16 at the last four Grand Slam events. Gonzalez has also made every final in the 2019 Golden Swing so far.

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Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Bedene Leads 2-0 17 Budapest (Hungary) Clay SF Aljaz Bedene 6-2 6-4 18 Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Aljaz Bedene 5-7 6-4 7-6(2) Other Meeting 13 Banja Luka CH (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Clay R32 Aljaz Bedene 6-1 7-6(6)

Djere 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-4 (3-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 2, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 90 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2019 Semi-finals)

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Bedene 2019 Summary: QF (1): Cordoba (l. Cuevas) YTD W-L: 6-4 (6-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 83 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (2019 Semi-finals)

• Tournament Note: Upset No. 3 seed and last week’s Buenos Aires champion Cecchinato in 1R, then followed with win over [WC] Monteiro in 2R. Beat [Q] Dellien in QF to make an ATP 500-level-or-higher SF for the first time. 3-time ATP Tour singles finalist is seeking his 1st title. • Tournament Note: Lost to Fognini in each of his 3 prior showings: in QF last year, and in 1R in 2014 and 2016. • Last week, lost to eventual finalist Schwartzman in 2R at Buenos Aires. • Picked up 1st wins of the season to reach Cordoba QF (def. Fognini in 2R, l. to Cuevas). • Fell to 0-7 lifetime at Australian Open (l. to A. Zverev). • Also lost in 1R at Brisbane (l. to Raonic) and fell in Sydney qualifying 1R (l. to Garcia-Lopez).

Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Meeting

Cuevas 2019 Summary: SF (1): Cordoba (l. Pella); QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem) YTD W-L: 9-4 (8-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 (33) ATP Ranking: 63 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 13-4 (2016 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Claimed 1R win after defending champion [4] Schwartzman retired while down 61 41 due to a right leg injury. Defeated Cordoba champion [Q] Londero in 2R, then improved head-to-head record against Ramos- Vinolas to 7-1 in QF, coming back from a break down in the 3rd set. Seeking 10th career singles final (6-3 in finals). • Tournament Note: Defeated No. 5 Nadal in SF and Pella in final to claim 2016 title. Reached QF in 2015 (l. to No. 3 Nadal) and last year (l. to Jarry). • Made Buenos Aires QF last week (def. J. Sousa in 2R, l. to Thiem). • Reached first SF of season at Cordoba (def. Bedene in QF, l. to Pella). • Advanced to Australian Open 2R for 3rd time (d. Lajovic, l. to Dimitrov). Lost in Auckland 1R as LL (l. to Humbert). • Fell to No. 94 in ATP Rankings on 14 January -- lowest since 7 July 2014.

Auger-Aliassime 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-3 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 8, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 104 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-0 (2019 Semi-finals)

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POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS

Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) Djere Leads 1-0 18 Umag (Croatia) Clay R32 Laslo Djere 6-4 1-6 6-3

Laslo Djere (SRB) vs [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Meeting

Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) Cuevas Leads 2-0 18 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Pablo Cuevas 6-4 6-3 6-2 19 Cordoba (Argentina) Clay QF Pablo Cuevas 7-6(2) 6-1

Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Meeting

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: DOUBLES FINAL

[WC] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) / Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs First Meeting Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Nicolas Jarry (CHI)

Bellucci/Dutra Silva Summary | Team Tour-Level Debut: 2017 Wimbledon | 3-1 team win loss record (3-0 in 2019) • Wild card team’s only prior Tour-level match was a 1R loss at 2017 Wimbledon to F. Martin/Nestor. Also played 3 ITF Futures events together in 2006, posting 5-3 record (1 final) in those events. • All-Brazilian team upset all-Brazilian No. 1-seeded team Melo/Soares in QF, then beat Cordoba champions Jebavy/Molteni in SF. • No. 450 Bellucci has won 1 doubles title (2013 Stuttgart w/Bagnis) and made 1 other final (2016 Quito w/Demoliner). • No. 313 Dutra Silva has won 1 doubles title (2017 Sao Paulo w/Sa) and reached 1 other final (2012 Hamburg w/Munoz de la Nava).

Gonzalez/Jarry Summary | Team Tour-Level Debut: 2018 Lyon | 15-7 team win-loss record (6-2 in 2019) | 1st team final • Team has made at least round of 16 at the last four Grand Slam events: 2018 French Open and US Open quarter- finalists, and round of 16 at 2018 Wimbledon and 2019 Australian Open. This is the 1st ATP Tour final for the team. • Upset No. 3 seeds Mektic/Zeballos in QF and No. 2 seeds Cabal/Farah in SF, both via match tiebreaks. • No. 34 Gonzalez (career-high) has won 5 doubles titles and reached 2 other finals. He has reached every final on the Golden Swing so far this year: he won the title last week at Buenos Aires and reached the final at Cordoba, both w/Zeballos, who was one of the players he beat in the QF this week. • No. 58 Jarry has won 1 doubles title (2018 Quito w/Podlipnik-Castillo). This is his 2nd career final.

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Jockey Club Brasileiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,786,690 | Surface: Outdoor Clay

2016 CHAMP CUEVAS MEETS FREQUENT RIVAL RAMOS-VINOLAS IN RIO

• Quarter-final matches at the Rio Open presented by Claro take place on Friday, and though no seeded players made it to their projected spots in the final eight, several of the Golden Swing’s top players are still in contention for the title. 2016 Rio champion Pablo Cuevas is 7-2 on the Golden Swing so far this year, and he will take a 6-1 head-to-head lead into his quarter-final encounter with fellow former Top 20 player Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Ramos-Vinolas’s season was also kickstarted by the Golden Swing, as the Spaniard ended a five-match Tour-level losing streak at Cordoba.

• Jaume Munar, like Cuevas, has made the quarter-finals at each of the three Golden Swing events thus far this year. Munar ended 2018 with one ATP Tour quarter-final appearance to his name but has already added four more this year. Last year’s 4th-place finisher at the Next Gen ATP Finals will have to beat a #NextGenATP contender to reach his second semi-final: 18-year-old wild card Felix Auger-Aliassime, who is into his second career ATP Tour quarter-final, and first at 500-level.

• Laslo Djere backed up his first-round upset of top seed and 2017 champion Dominic Thiem with a second-round victory and a spot in his first quarter-final of the season. Djere will face qualifier Casper Ruud, who had his breakthrough event in Rio two years ago, making the semi-finals as a 208th-ranked wild card. Ruud ousted the only seed to make the second round, No. 5 Joao Sousa.

• Hugo Dellien, another qualifier, claimed a spot in his first-ever ATP Tour quarter-final this week. Dellien is the first Bolivian to reach this stage of an ATP Tour event since Mario Martinez made the semi-finals at Washington in 1983. Dellien will face Aljaz Bedene, who defeated last week’s Buenos Aires titlist Marco Cecchinato en route to his second straight Rio quarter-final showing.

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Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [Q] Hugo Dellien (BOL) First Meeting

Bedene 2019 Summary: QF (1): Cordoba (l. Cuevas) YTD W-L: 5-4 (5-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 83 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2018-19 Quarter-finals)

• Tournament Note: Upset No. 3 seed and last week’s Buenos Aires champion Cecchinato in 1R, then followed with win over [WC] Monteiro in 2R. • Tournament Note: Lost to Fognini in each of his 3 prior showings: in QF last year, and in 1R in 2014 and 2016. • Last week, lost to eventual finalist Schwartzman in 2R at Buenos Aires. • Picked up 1st wins of the season to reach Cordoba QF (def. Fognini in 2R, l. to Cuevas). • Fell to 0-7 lifetime at Australian Open (l. to A. Zverev). • Also lost in 1R at Brisbane (l. to Raonic) and fell in Sydney qualifying 1R (l. to Garcia-Lopez).

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Dellien 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-1 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 16, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 113 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2019 Quarter-finals)

• Tournament Note: In first Rio appearance, def. Berlocq to qualify for main draw, then beat Andreozzi in 1R and Carballes Baena in 2R to claim first 2 main-draw wins at an ATP Tour event of career, and make first ATP Tour QF. • First Bolivian to win an ATP Tour or Grand Slam match since Mario Martinez at 1984 Roland Garros. • First Bolivian to reach ATP Tour QF since Mario Martinez at 1983 Washington. • Reached first ATP Tour main draw of career at Cordoba earlier this month (l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 1R). • Fell in 2R of qualifying at Buenos Aires (l. to Bagnis). • Made QF at his first tournament of season, the ATP Challenger Tour event at Punta del Este, URU (l. to Bagnis).

Laslo Djere (SRB) vs [Q] Casper Ruud (NOR) First Meeting

Djere 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-4 (2-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 2, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 90 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2019 Quarter-finals)

• Tournament Note: In first-ever Rio Open match on Tuesday, upset top-seeded Thiem, the World No. 8 and 2017 champion, 6-3 6-3, to claim the first Top 10 victory of his career (0-1 vs. Top 10 previously). Followed up with straight-set win over Daniel in 2R. • Advanced to Pune 2R (l. to eventual champion Anderson in only previous match against Top 10 player). • Retired in Auckland 1R vs. Struff as LL due to lower back injury. • Suffered Australian Open 1R loss to Donskoy, falling to 1-6 lifetime in Grand Slam main draw matches. • Lost to Kukushkin in Sofia 1R.

Ruud 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-0 (2-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 22, 1998 (20) ATP Ranking: 135 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 5-2 (2017 Semi-finals)

• Tournament Note: After qualifying to make 3rd straight Rio main draw appearance, beat LL Berlocq in 1R, then upset last remaining seed [5] J. Sousa to reach 2nd Rio QF in 3 showings. • Tournament Note: Made 1st ATP Tour SF of career at Rio in 2017 as 208th-ranked wild card (d. Carballes Baena in 2R and Monteiro in QF, l. to Carreno Busta in SF). Retired vs. eventual champion Schwartzman in 1R last year. • Lost in 1R of qualifying at Cordoba (l. to F. Coria) and Buenos Aires (l. to Dutra Silva). • Fell in Australian Open qualifying 1R (l. to Laaksonen). • Advanced to Playford, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Dutra Silva). • Reached Koblenz, GER Challenger 3R as No. 1 seed (l. to T. Griekspoor).

Jaume Munar (ESP) vs [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 18 Barletta CH (Italy) Clay R32 Jaume Munar 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 18 Roland Garros Q (France) Clay Q2 Jaume Munar 6-3 6-3

Munar 2019 Summary: QF (3): Pune (l. Anderson); Cordoba (l. Delbonis); Buenos Aires (l. Pella) YTD W-L: 8-4 (6-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 5, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 66 (Career-High) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2019 Quarter-finals)

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• Tournament Note: In event debut, def. L. Mayer in 1R, then outlasted Norrie in final-set TB to reach 4th QF of 2019. • Advanced to 2nd ATP Tour QF of career at Pune (l. to eventual champion Anderson). • Reached 3rd career ATP Tour QF at Cordoba (d. Cecchinato in 2R, l. to Delbonis). • Made 4th ATP Tour QF of career last week at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini in 2R, l. to Pella). • Fell in Sydney qualifying 1R (l. to Bolt). Retired in Australian Open 1R vs. Fognini due to cramping.

Auger-Aliassime 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 8, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 104 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-0 (2019 Quarter-finals)

• Tournament Note: In first-ever Rio Open match, upset World No. 16 Fognini on Tuesday for his biggest career win by ranking. In 2R, avenged last week’s loss to Garin in Buenos Aires 1R, to reach 2nd career ATP Tour QF (first at 500-level). • Achieved career-high No. 103 in ATP Rankings on 11 February. • Last week at Buenos Aires, dropped opening match as wild card to Garin. • Qualified at Pune (l. to eventual finalist Karlovic in 1R). Advanced to Australian Open qualifying 2R (l. to Eubanks). • Lost opening match at Rennes, FRA Challenger (l. to Karatsev in 2R). • Clinched Canada’s 3-2 road win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Gombos).

Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) Cuevas Leads 6-1 10 Valencia (Spain) Hard R32 Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-4 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 3-6 6-3 6-4 16 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Pablo Cuevas 7-5 6-2 16 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Pablo Cuevas 6-4 7-5 17 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay F Pablo Cuevas 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 17 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R32 Pablo Cuevas 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-2 18 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Pablo Cuevas 6-1 6-7(2) 6-2 Other Meetings 10 Valencia Q (Spain) Hard Q2 Pablo Cuevas 7-5 6-3

Ramos-Vinolas 2019 Summary: QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 5-5 (5-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 (31) ATP Ranking: 93 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 8-5 (2017 Semi-finals)

• Tournament Note: Def. Sonego in 1R, then overcame 1-3 Tour-level head-to-head record vs. Delbonis to attain 2R win. In 2017 SF run, def. Fognini in 2R and Kicker in QF before losing to eventual champion Thiem. • Last week, advanced to 1st QF of season at Buenos Aires (def. WC Ferrer in 2R saving 2 MPs, l. to eventual finalist Schwartzman). • Broke losing streak of 5 Tour-level matches (since Antwerp in October 2018) with 1R win over Dellien at Cordoba (l. in 2R to eventual finalist Pella). • Suffered 1R losses at Doha (l. to Basilashvili), Sydney (l. to Opelka) and Australian Open (l. to Fucsovics). • Fell to No. 96 in ATP Rankings on 11 February -- lowest since No. 96 on 18 August 2014.

Cuevas 2019 Summary: SF (1): Cordoba (l. Pella); QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem) YTD W-L: 8-4 (7-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 (33) ATP Ranking: 63 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 12-4 (2016 Champion)

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• Tournament Note: Claimed 1R win after defending champion [4] Schwartzman retired while down 61 41 due to a right leg injury. Defeated Cordoba champion [Q] Londero in 2R. • Tournament Note: Defeated No. 5 Nadal in SF and Pella in final to claim 2016 title. Reached QF in 2015 (l. to No. 3 Nadal) and last year (l. to Jarry). • Made Buenos Aires QF last week (def. J. Sousa in 2R, l. to Thiem). • Reached first SF of season at Cordoba (def. Bedene in QF, l. to Pella). • Advanced to Australian Open 2R for 3rd time (d. Lajovic, l. to Dimitrov). Lost in Auckland 1R as LL (l. to Humbert). • Fell to No. 94 in ATP Rankings on 14 January -- lowest since 7 July 2014.

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Jockey Club Brasileiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,786,690 | Surface: Outdoor Clay

CUEVAS LAST FORMER CHAMP, SOUSA LAST SEED STANDING IN RIO

• Only one former champion and one seeded player are still active in the Rio Open presented by Claro singles draw, and both will try to make the quarter-finals at Rio on Thursday when 2016 titlist Pablo Cuevas and No. 5 seed Joao Sousa contest their second-round matches.

• In an opening-round match between former champions that spanned two days, it was Cuevas who advanced when defending champion Diego Schwartzman retired due to a right leg injury. Cuevas will try to improve his excellent 11-4 win-loss record in Rio even further when he meets Juan Ignacio Londero on Thursday. Londero had the biggest breakthrough of the 2019 Golden Swing when he won his first five Tour-level matches to clinch his first ATP Tour singles title at Cordoba.

• Schwartzman’s retirement also meant that only one seed progressed beyond the first round, and it is Sousa who is the sole survivor from the seeded list. The Portuguese No. 1 will try to keep his quest for a fourth career title alive when he meets qualifier Casper Ruud on Thursday. Ruud had his breakthrough event in Rio two years ago, making the semi-finals as a 208th-ranked wild card.

• Federico Delbonis and Albert Ramos-Vinolas will face off in another second-round match; both players snapped 5-match Tour-level losing streaks with wins at Cordoba earlier this month. Also meeting on Thursday are Laslo Djere and Taro Daniel; Djere garnered the first Top 10 victory of his career on Tuesday when he knocked 2017 Rio champion Dominic Thiem out of the event.

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Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Delbonis Leads 3-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Federico Delbonis 6-3 6-2 16 Istanbul (Turkey) Clay QF Federico Delbonis 7-6(6) 6-4 18 Estoril (Portugal) Clay R32 Federico Delbonis 6-2 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 2-6 7-5 6-1 Other Meetings 10 Rome CH (Italy) Clay R16 Federico Delbonis 4-6 7-6(1) 6-2 11 Roland Garros Q (France) Clay Q2 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 4-6 6-1 6-2 11 Marburg CH (Germany) Clay R32 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 7-5

Delbonis 2019 Summary: SF (1): Cordoba (l. Londero) YTD W-L: 4-3 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 (28) ATP Ranking: 80 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 8-5 (2015-2016 Quarter-finals)

• Tournament Note: Defeated Schwartzman en route to 2015 QF, but lost to him in 2R in both 2017 and 2018. • Fell to Munar in 1R at Buenos Aires last week. • Ended Tour-level losing streak with run to Cordoba SF (def. Carballes Baena in 2R and Munar in QF, l. to eventual champion Londero in SF). • Suffered 5th straight tour-level loss in Australian Open 1R (l. to Millman). • Advanced to Noumea, CAL Challenger SF (l. to M. Ymer).

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Ramos-Vinolas 2019 Summary: QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 4-5 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 (31) ATP Ranking: 93 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 7-5 (2017 Semi-finals)

• Tournament Note: In 2017 SF run, def. Fognini in 2R and Kicker in QF before losing to eventual champion Thiem. • Last week, advanced to 1st QF of season at Buenos Aires (def. WC Ferrer in 2R saving 2 MPs, l. to eventual finalist Schwartzman). • Broke losing streak of 5 Tour-level matches (since Antwerp in October 2018) with 1R win over Dellien at Cordoba (l. in 2R to eventual finalist Pella). • Suffered 1R losses at Doha (l. to Basilashvili), Sydney (l. to Opelka) and Australian Open (l. to Fucsovics). • Fell to No. 96 in ATP Rankings on 11 February -- lowest since No. 96 on 18 August 2014.

[Q] Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) First Meeting

Londero 2019 Summary: W (1): Cordoba (d. Pella) YTD W-L: 6-1 (6-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 15, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 69 (Career-High) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2019 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: In Rio Open main-draw debut on Tuesday, ousted fellow qualifier E. Ymer from one set down. • Won first 5 Tour-level matches en route to 1st ATP Tour title of career at Cordoba as WC (def. Pella in final). Had been 0-3 at Tour-level before Cordoba. Ranking rocketed from No. 112 to No. 69 after Cordoba, for Top 100 debut. • Fell to J. Sousa in Buenos Aires 1R last week. • Reached QF of ATP Challenger Tour event at Punta del Este, URU (l. to eventual finalist Arguello). • Fell in 2R of Australian Open qualifying (def. Robredo, l. to Otte).

Cuevas 2019 Summary: SF (1): Cordoba (l. Pella); QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem) YTD W-L: 7-4 (6-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 (33) ATP Ranking: 63 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 11-4 (2016 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Defeated No. 5 Nadal in SF and Pella in final to claim 2016 title. Reached QF in 2015 (l. to No. 3 Nadal) and last year (l. to Jarry). • Made Buenos Aires QF last week (def. J. Sousa in 2R, l. to Thiem). • Reached first SF of season at Cordoba (def. Bedene in QF, l. to Pella). • Advanced to Australian Open 2R for 3rd time (d. Lajovic, l. to Dimitrov). Lost in Auckland 1R as LL (l. to Humbert). • Fell to No. 94 in ATP Rankings on 14 January -- lowest since 7 July 2014.

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Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Taro Daniel (JPN) Daniel Leads 1-0 18 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay R16 Taro Daniel 6-3 6-2 Other Meeting 15 Valencia Q (Spain) Hard Q1 Taro Daniel 6-0 4-0 ret.

Djere 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-4 (1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 2, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 90 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2019 2nd Round)

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• Tournament Note: In first-ever Rio Open match on Tuesday, upset top-seeded Thiem, the World No. 8 and 2017 champion, 6-3 6-3, to claim the first Top 10 victory of his career (0-1 vs. Top 10 previously). • Advanced to Pune 2R (l. to eventual champion Anderson). • Retired in Auckland 1R vs. Struff as LL due to lower back injury. • Suffered Australian Open 1R loss to Donskoy, falling to 1-6 lifetime in Grand Slam main draw matches. • Lost to Kukushkin in Sofia 1R.

Daniel 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-4 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 27, 1993 (26) ATP Ranking: 73 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2019 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Qualified in 2016 (l. to Cervantes in 1R). Lost in final round of qualifying in 2017 to Cecchinato. • Lost 1R match at Buenos Aires to Carballes Baena. • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Australian Open (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Shapovalov in 2R). • Received 1R bye and lost in 2R as LL at both at Brisbane (l. to Tsonga) and Sydney (l. to Thompson). • Led Japan to 3-2 road win over China in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Zhang Ze and Li).

[Q] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [5] Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting

Ruud 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-0 (1-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 22, 1998 (20) ATP Ranking: 135 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-2 (2017 Semi-finals)

• Tournament Note: Made 1st ATP Tour SF of career here in 2017 as 208th-ranked wild card (d. Carballes Baena in 2R and Monteiro in QF, l. to Carreno Busta in SF). Retired vs. eventual champion Schwartzman in 1R last year. • Lost in 1R of qualifying at Cordoba (l. to F. Coria) and Buenos Aires (l. to Dutra Silva). • Fell in Australian Open qualifying 1R (l. to Laaksonen). • Advanced to Playford, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Dutra Silva). • Reached Koblenz, GER Challenger 3R as No. 1 seed (l. to T. Griekspoor).

J. Sousa 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 5-5 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: March 30, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 40 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2014 Quarter-finals)

• Tournament Note: Fell to eventual champion No. 1 Nadal 1-6 0-6 in QF of inaugural 2014 edition. • Reached 2R at Buenos Aires last week (d. Londero, l. to Cuevas). • Defeated both Pella and Kohlschreiber in 5 sets to reach Australian Open 3R for 3rd time (l. to Nishikori). • Fell in Auckland 2R (d. Shapovalov, l. to Norrie). • Upset Klaasen/Venus to reach 1st Grand Slam doubles SF w/Mayer at Australian Open (l. to Kontinen/Peers). • Lost singles matches to Bublik and Kukushkin in Portugal’s 3-1 loss to Kazakhstan in Davis Cup Qualifiers.

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Jockey Club Brasileiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,786,690 | Surface: Outdoor Clay

FORMER CHAMPS SCHWARTZMAN AND CUEVAS PLAY ON IN RIO

• The first round will come to an end and the second round will kick off on Wednesday at the Rio Open presented by Claro, as the tournament is back on track after a near-total rainout on Monday. Previous Rio champions Diego Schwartzman and Pablo Cuevas will complete their interrupted first-round clash, and all three wild cards, including two Brazilians, will compete on Wednesday.

• Defending champion Schwartzman and 2016 titlist Cuevas had their first-round match interrupted by rain with Cuevas leading 3-0. They have split their four prior Tour-level tilts, with Cuevas winning their most recent match at Sao Paulo in 2017. During the Golden Swing, Schwartzman reached the Buenos Aires final, while Cuevas made the Cordoba semi-finals and Buenos Aires quarter-finals.

• Brazilian wild card Thiago Monteiro takes on Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene in the second match on Quadra Guga Kuerten. Monteiro made the Rio quarter-finals in 2017, while Bedene made the same round last year. Bedene lost to Fabio Fognini in each of his three previous appearances at Rio.

• Another wild card follows on the center court, as Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has a rematch against Christian Garin. Auger-Aliassime was also a wild card at Buenos Aires last week, where he lost in the first round to Garin, who came back from a set down to get the win. Auger-Aliassime rebounded on Tuesday with a first-round upset of Fognini for his biggest career win by ranking.

• The third wild card, Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil, also had his first-round match suspended on Tuesday, while trailing Japan’s Taro Daniel 1-4 in the third set. The other courts also have second- round matches between Cameron Norrie and Jaume Munar, and Roberto Carballes Baena and Hugo Dellien. Dellien is the first Bolivian to win an ATP Tour or Grand Slam match since 1984.

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(Match suspended, to be finished 3-0) 1R: Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs [4] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Series Tied 2-2 15 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Pablo Cuevas 7-6(4) 6-4 16 Antwerp (Belgium) Hard QF Diego Schwartzman 7-6(8) 6-3 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 6-0 17 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay QF Pablo Cuevas 5-7 6-4 6-4 Other Meeting 13 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay SF Diego Schwartzman 6-2 6-2

Cuevas 2019 Summary: SF (1): Cordoba (l. Pella); QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem) YTD W-L: 6-4 (5-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 (33) ATP Ranking: 63 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 10-4 (2016 Champion)

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Schwartzman 2019 Summary: F (1): Buenos Aires (l. Cecchinato); SF (1): Sydney (l. Seppi); QF (1): Cordoba (l. Pella) YTD W-L: 8-4 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 (26) ATP Ranking: 19 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (2018 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Raced to 2nd career title last year without dropping a set, defeating Monfils, Jarry, and Verdasco in final 3 rounds. Lost to Thiem in 2016 2R and 2017 QF. • Reached 5th career final last week in his hometown of Buenos Aires (l. to Cecchinato). Saved 1 MP to defeat Thiem in 3rd-set TB in that event’s SF, handing Thiem his first-ever loss at Buenos Aires (Thiem was 11-0 previously). • Also made doubles final at Buenos Aires w/Thiem (l. to No. 1 seeds M. Gonzalez/Zeballos). • Fell to eventual finalist Pella in Cordoba QF. • Won 3rd-set TB over fellow 5-foot-7 player Nishioka in Sydney QF -- shortest tour-level match since 5-foot-8 Lisnard defeated 5-foot-6 O. Rochus in 2011 US Open 1R. Lost to Seppi in SF. • Beat Kudla in 5 sets to reach Australian Open 3R (l. to Berdych).

2R: Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) First Meeting

Bedene 2019 Summary: QF (1): Cordoba (l. Cuevas) YTD W-L: 4-4 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 83 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2018 Quarter-finals)

• Tournament Note: Lost to Fognini in each of his 3 prior showings: in QF last year, and in 1R in 2014 and 2016. • Last week, lost to eventual finalist Schwartzman in 2R at Buenos Aires. • Picked up 1st wins of the season to reach Cordoba QF (def. Fognini in 2R, l. to Cuevas). • Fell to 0-7 lifetime at Australian Open (l. to A. Zverev). • Also lost in 1R at Brisbane (l. to Raonic) and fell in Sydney qualifying 1R (l. to Garcia-Lopez).

Monteiro 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-2 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 (24) ATP Ranking: 126 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2017 Quarter-finals)

• Tournament Note: Defeated Elias and Bellucci to reach QF in 2017 (l. to WC Ruud). • Won 2nd ATP Challenger Tour title of career at Punta del Este, URU (def. Arguello in final). • Lost to Bagnis in 1R of Buenos Aires qualifying last week. • Fell in final round of qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Kecmanovic). Lost to Paire in Pune 1R as LL. • Went 1-1 against Belgium in Davis Cup Qualifiers (def. De Greef, l. to Coppejans).

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2R: Christian Garin (CHI) vs [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) Garin Leads 1-0 19 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Christian Garin 3-6 7-5 6-3

Garin 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-3 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 30, 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 91 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2019 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: In only prior appearance, lost to Kicker in 1R of qualifying in 2017. • Defeated Auger-Aliassime in Buenos Aires 1R last week (l. to eventual champion Cecchinato in 2R). • Withdrew from Cordoba due to fatigue. • Clinched Chile’s 3-2 road win over Austria in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Rodionov). • Lost to Goffin in Australian Open debut. • Fell in qualifying 2R at Brisbane (l. to Kokkinakis) and Sydney (l. to Nishioka).

Auger-Aliassime 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-3 (2-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 8, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 104 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2019 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: In first-ever Rio Open match, upset World No. 16 Fognini on Tuesday for his biggest career win by ranking. • Achieved career-high No. 103 in ATP Rankings on 11 February. • Last week at Buenos Aires, dropped opening match as wild card to Garin. • Qualified at Pune (l. to eventual finalist Karlovic in 1R). Advanced to Australian Open qualifying 2R (l. to Eubanks). • Lost opening match at Rennes, FRA Challenger (l. to Karatsev in 2R). • Clinched Canada’s 3-2 road win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Gombos).

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(Match suspended, to be finished 6-3 3-6 1-4) 1R: [WC] Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) vs Taro Daniel (JPN) First Meeting

Seyboth Wild 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 10, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 445 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut)

Daniel 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-4 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 27, 1993 (26) ATP Ranking: 73 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2016 1st Round)

2R: Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Jaume Munar (ESP) First Meeting

Norrie 2019 Summary: F (1): Auckland (l. Sandgren) YTD W-L: 5-3 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 23, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 62 (Career-High) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2019 2nd Round)

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Munar 2019 Summary: QF (3): Pune (l. Anderson); Cordoba (l. Delbonis); Buenos Aires (l. Pella) YTD W-L: 7-4 (5-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 5, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 66 (Career-High) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2019 2nd Round)

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2R: [Q] Hugo Dellien (BOL) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) First Meeting

Dellien 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-1 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 16, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 113 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-0 (2019 2nd Round)

Carballes Baena 2019 Summary: QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 4-4 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: March 23, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 114 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2017, 2019 2nd Round)

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Jockey Club Brasileiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,786,690 | Surface: Outdoor Clay

ALL FIRST-ROUND MATCHES HIT THE COURTS ON TUESDAY IN RIO

• At the Rio Open presented by Claro, rain prevented any matches on Monday’s slate from being completed, which means all 16 first-round singles matches will take place on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro. Defending champion Diego Schwartzman, previous titlists Dominic Thiem and Pablo Cuevas, and Top 20-ranked Italians Fabio Fognini and Marco Cecchinato will all hit the courts.

• Last year’s victor Schwartzman and 2016 champion Cuevas face off right away in the first round. They have split their four prior Tour-level tilts, with Cuevas winning their most recent match at Sao Paulo in 2017. Both have had strong Golden Swings: Schwartzman made the Buenos Aires final last week, while Cuevas reached the semi-finals at Cordoba and the quarter-finals at Buenos Aires.

• Joining Schwartzman and Cuevas in the night session on Quadra Guga Kuerten is the other former titlist in the field, top seed Thiem, who won the Rio Open title in 2017. Thiem will face Laslo Djere in the first round, in Thiem’s first match since Schwartzman spoiled his undefeated (11-0) Buenos Aires record in their semi-final encounter on Saturday. This will be Thiem and Djere’s first meeting.

• No. 8 seed Nicolas Jarry and Roberto Carballes Baena will resume their suspended match on Quadra Guga Kuerten, with Carballes Baena leading 4-3. Prior to that resumption, No. 5 seed Joao Sousa of Portugal will meet Cordoba finalist Guido Pella on the center court; they have split their two previous meetings. Joao Sousa’s compatriot Pedro Sousa will play Brazilian wild card Thiago Monteiro later on that court; 30-year-old Pedro Sousa made his Top 100 debut two weeks ago.

• World No. 16 Fognini and World No. 17 Cecchinato will start their Rio Open campaigns on Quadra 1. The Italians have had opposing fortunes during the 2019 Golden Swing thus far: Cecchinato, who faces Aljaz Bedene, won the Buenos Aires title on Sunday, while Fognini, who meets 18-year- old wild card Felix Auger-Aliassime, is 0-2 on the Latin American clay courts so far this season.

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Guido Pella (ARG) vs [5] Joao Sousa (POR) Series Tied 1-1 18 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Guido Pella 6-2 6-3 6-4 19 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Joao Sousa 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2

Pella 2019 Summary: F (1): Cordoba (l. Londero); SF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 8-4 (7-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 17, 1990 (28) ATP Ranking: 46 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (2016 Finalist)

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• Tournament Note: Beat 2 Top 20 players in 2016 final run (No. 11 Isner in 1R and No. 19 Thiem in SF, l. to Cuevas). Lost twice in 1R since then. • Made 4th career ATP Tour singles final at Cordoba (def. Schwartzman in QF and Cuevas in SF, l. to [WC] Londero). • Reached SF at Buenos Aires last week (l. to eventual champion Cecchinato). • Fell in 1R at Auckland (l. to Gojowczyk) and Australian Open (l. to J. Sousa). • Conceded walkover to Cecchinato in Doha 2R due to lower back pain.

J. Sousa 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 4-5 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: March 30, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 40 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (2014 Quarter-finals)

• Tournament Note: Fell to eventual champion Nadal 1-6 0-6 in QF of inaugural 2014 edition. • Reached 2R at Buenos Aires last week (def. Londero, l. to Cuevas). • Defeated both Pella and Kohlschreiber in 5 sets to reach Australian Open 3R for 3rd time (l. to Nishikori). • Fell in Auckland 2R (d. Shapovalov, l. to Norrie). • Upset Klaasen/Venus to reach 1st Grand Slam doubles SF w/Mayer at Australian Open (l. to Kontinen/Peers). • Lost singles matches to Bublik and Kukushkin in Portugal’s 3-1 loss to Kazakhstan in Davis Cup Qualifiers.

(Match suspended, to be finished 4-3) Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs [8] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) Series Tied 1-1 18 Quito (Ecuador) Clay QF R. Carballes Baena 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) 18 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay R32 Nicolas Jarry 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-4 Other Meetings 14 Mohammedia CH (Morocco) Clay R32 Nicolas Jarry 6-1 7-6(7) 14 Guayaquil CH (Ecuador) Clay R32 R. Carballes Baena 7-5 6-3

Carballes Baena 2019 Summary: QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 3-4 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: March 23, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 114 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2017 2nd Round)

• Tournament Note: Qualified in 2017, def. J. Sousa in 1R before falling to wild card Ruud in 2R. Also qualified last year (ret. vs. Sandgren in 1R). • Reached first QF of season last week at Buenos Aires (l. to eventual champion Cecchinato). • Fell to Delbonis in 2R at Cordoba. • Suffered 1R losses at Pune (l. to Darcis) and Australian Open (l. to Troicki in 5 sets). • Lost in Canberra, AUS Challenger 2R (l. to Bourchier).

Jarry 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-4 (2-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 47 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2018 Semi-finals)

• Tournament Note: Last year, ousted No. 19 Ramos-Vinolas in 2R and 2016 champion Cuevas in QF before losing in SF to eventual champion Schwartzman. • Dropped 1R matches at Cordoba (l. to eventual champion Londero) and Buenos Aires (l. to Sonego). • Led Chile to 3-2 road win over Austria in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Rodionov and Novak). • Advanced to Doha 2R (l. to Wawrinka). Fell in Australian Open 1R for 2nd straight year (l. to Mayer). • Withdrew from Sydney due to foot injury.

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Pedro Sousa (POR) vs [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) First Meeting

P. Sousa 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-3 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 27, 1988 (30) ATP Ranking: 99 (Career-High) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut)

• Tournament Note: In only prior appearance, fell in 1R of qualifying last year to Olivo. • Made Top 100 debut at No. 100 on 11 February. Moved up to new career-high of No. 99 on 18 February. • Played first-ever Grand Slam main draw match at Australian Open (l. to de Minaur in 1R). • Fell in Pune 1R (l. to Gulbis) and 1R of qualifying at Sydney (l. to Garin). • Withdrew from Cordoba and Buenos Aires qualifying due to right elbow injury.

Monteiro 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 (24) ATP Ranking: 126 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2017 Quarter-finals)

[1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Laslo Djere (SRB) First Meeting

Thiem 2019 Summary: SF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 3-3 (2-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 11 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 8 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 10-2 (2017 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Defeated Schwartzman, Ramos-Vinolas, and Carreno Busta in final 3 rounds of 2017 title run. Also reached SF in 2016 tournament debut (def. No. 6 Ferrer in QF, l. to Pella) and QF last year (l. to Verdasco). • 11-0 record at Buenos Aires was upended by Schwartzman in SF last week (l. in 3rd-set TB, squandered 1 MP). • Reached Buenos Aires doubles final w/Schwartzman (l. to No. 1 seeds M. Gonzalez/Zeballos). • Defeated Paire in 5 sets to reach Australian Open 2R (ret. vs. Popyrin due to illness). • Fell in Doha 1R (l. to Herbert). Withdrew from Cordoba due to illness.

Djere 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-4 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 2, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 90 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

• Advanced to Pune 2R (l. to eventual champion Anderson). • Retired in Auckland 1R vs. Struff as LL due to lower back injury. • Suffered Australian Open 1R loss to Donskoy, falling to 1-6 lifetime in Grand Slam main draw matches. • Lost to Kukushkin in Sofia 1R.

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Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs [4] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Series Tied 2-2 15 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Pablo Cuevas 7-6(4) 6-4 16 Antwerp (Belgium) Hard QF Diego Schwartzman 7-6(8) 6-3 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 6-0 17 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay QF Pablo Cuevas 5-7 6-4 6-4 Other Meeting 13 Montevideo CH (Uruguay) Clay SF Diego Schwartzman 6-2 6-2

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[Q] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs Pablo Andujar (ESP) First Meeting

Ruud 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: December 22, 1998 (20) ATP Ranking: 135 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2017 Semi-finals)

Andujar 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-3 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 23, 1986 (33) ATP Ranking: 86 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (2014 Semi-finals)

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(Match suspended, to be finished 3-5) [7] Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) First Meeting

Jaziri 2019 Summary: QF (1): Pune (l. Darcis) YTD W-L: 2-5 (1-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: January 20, 1984 (35) ATP Ranking: 44 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

Delbonis 2019 Summary: SF (1): Cordoba (l. Londero) YTD W-L: 3-3 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 (28) ATP Ranking: 80 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 7-5 (2015-2016 Quarter-finals)

[3] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Bedene Leads 1-0 15 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Aljaz Bedene 6-2 6-2 Other Meetings 15 Todi CH (Italy) Clay SF Aljaz Bedene 7-6(3) 6-3 16 Rome 2 CH (Italy) Clay R32 Aljaz Bedene 6-1 6-1 17 Sophia Antipolis CH (France) Clay SF Aljaz Bedene 6-2 6-2 17 Barletta CH (Italy) Clay QF Aljaz Bedene 6-2 6-1

Cecchinato 2019 Summary: W (1): Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman); SF (1): Doha (l. Berdych) YTD W-L: 6-4 (4-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: September 30, 1992 (26) ATP Ranking: 17 (Career-High) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-4 (2015-2018 1st Round)

Bedene 2019 Summary: QF (1): Cordoba (l. Cuevas) YTD W-L: 3-4 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 83 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2018 Quarter-finals)

[WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) First Meeting

Auger-Aliassime 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-3 (1-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 8, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 104 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

Fognini 2019 Summary: QF (1): Auckland (l. Kohlschreiber) YTD W-L: 3-4 (0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: May 24, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 16 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 11-5 (2015 Finalist)

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[WC] Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) vs Taro Daniel (JPN) First Meeting

Seyboth Wild 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 10, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 445 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut)

Daniel 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-4 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 27, 1993 (26) ATP Ranking: 73 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2016 1st Round)

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Jaume Munar (ESP) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG) First Meeting

Munar 2019 Summary: QF (3): Pune (l. Anderson); Cordoba (l. Delbonis); Buenos Aires (l. Pella) YTD W-L: 6-4 (4-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 5, 1997 (21) ATP Ranking: 66 (Career-High) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

Mayer 2019 Summary: QF (1): Auckland (l. Sandgren) YTD W-L: 4-5 (1-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 55 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-3 (2014-15, 2018 1st Round)

Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) First Meeting

Sonego 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-2 (2-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 11, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 103 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

Ramos-Vinolas 2019 Summary: QF (1): Buenos Aires (l. Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 3-5 (3-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 (31) ATP Ranking: 93 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 6-5 (2017 Semi-finals)

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Christian Garin (CHI) vs Maximilian Marterer (GER) First Meeting

Garin 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-3 (2-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 30, 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 91 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut)

Marterer 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-5 (1-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 15, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 95 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

[Q] Elias Ymer (SWE) vs [Q] Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 18 Bastad CH (Sweden) Clay R32 Juan Ignacio Londero 6-1 6-4

Ymer 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-2 (0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 10, 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 117 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2015 1st Round)

Londero 2019 Summary: W (1): Cordoba (d. Pella) YTD W-L: 5-1 (5-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 15, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 69 (Career-High) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

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[6] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Lajovic Leads 1-0 18 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Dusan Lajovic 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4 Other Meeting 18 Beijing Q (China) Hard Q2 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 6-4

Lajovic 2019 Summary: QF (1): Doha (l. Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 3-5 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 (28) ATP Ranking: 43 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (2014, 2017 2nd Round)

Norrie 2019 Summary: F (1): Auckland (l. Sandgren) YTD W-L: 4-3 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 23, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 62 (Career-High) Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

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Guido Andreozzi (ARG) vs [Q] Hugo Dellien (BOL) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 14 San Juan CH (Argentina) Clay R32 Guido Andreozzi 6-1 7-6(4) 15 Guayaquil Q (Ecuador) Clay Q3 Guido Andreozzi 6-2 6-4

Andreozzi 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-4 (0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 5, 1991 (27) ATP Ranking: 76 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut)

Dellien 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 16, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 113 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

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RIO OPEN PRESENTED BY CLARO: PREVIEW & 18 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES

Jockey Club Brasileiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18-24 February 2019 Draw: S-32, D-16 | Prize Money: $1,786,690 | Surface: Outdoor Clay

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN RIO DE JANEIRO

1) Golden Hour: The month-long “Golden Swing” continues through Latin America, with the Rio Open presented by Claro as the third stop, and the first 500-level clay-court event of the year. Defending champion Diego Schwartzman and 2017 titlist Dominic Thiem are two of the Top 4 seeds, with Italians Fabio Fognini and Buenos Aires winner Marco Cecchinato rounding out the top quartet.

2) Winning Thiem: Thiem comes into Rio as the No. 1 seed and World No. 8, aiming to reclaim the title he won in 2017, having lost to Fernando Verdasco in last year’s quarter-finals. The Austrian, who reached his first Grand Slam final on the red clay of Roland Garros last year, has a 10-2 record overall at the Rio Open, including a semi-final showing in his first appearance in 2016.

3) Fog Rolling In: No. 2 seed Fognini has had a slow start to the Golden Swing, as the World No. 16 lost his opening-round matches at Cordoba and Buenos Aires to Aljaz Bedene and Jaume Munar respectively. But the top-ranked Italian has had some of his finest results at Rio, notably defeating Rafael Nadal in the 2015 semi-finals en route to his career-best finalist showing at the tournament.

4) Turn It Around: No. 3 seed Cecchinato is 0-4 in main-draw matches at the Rio Open, having fallen in the first round in each of the last four editions. However, the No. 2 Italian had a similar 0-3 win- loss record at Buenos Aires going into that event last week, and he ended up hoisting the champion’s trophy. Cecchinato has been rewarded with a new career-high ranking of No. 17.

5) The Champ Returns: Schwartzman won his second career title, and first at ATP 500-level, with his run to the Rio trophy last year. He has yet to win a title since then, but he clinched a finalist showing last week in his hometown of Buenos Aires, before falling to Cecchinato. Schwartzman also made the doubles final in Buenos Aires, partnering Thiem, who he had beaten in the singles semi-finals.

6) Growing Seeds: Joao Sousa, Dusan Lajovic, Malek Jaziri, and Nicolas Jarry occupy the other four seeded positions this week, just as they did last week in Buenos Aires. Each of the four players listed have yet to make a quarter-final during the Golden Swing so far this season.

7) Surprise, Surprise: One player who has had a stellar Golden Swing is Juan Ignacio Londero, who won his first five Tour-level matches at Cordoba as a wild card, clinching his maiden ATP Tour singles title in the process. Londero made it through qualifying to grab a main draw spot at Rio.

8) Title Taker: 2016 champion Pablo Cuevas is the third former Rio titlist to feature in this week’s field. The Uruguayan has won six ATP Tour singles titles, all on clay, and four of the six have come in Brazil. Cuevas has won three times in Sao Paulo to go alongside his lone Rio Open title.

9) Going Wild: Two 18-year-olds were given wild cards this week, Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada and the aptly-named Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil. They also happen to be two of the most recent US Open boys’ singles champions: Auger-Aliassime won the title in 2016, and Seyboth Wild claimed it last year. The third wild card went to Thiago Monteiro, a 2017 Rio Open quarter-finalist.

10) Double Duty: Brazilian doubles stars Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares are teaming up for the first time at an ATP Tour event since 2016 Stockholm. Former World No. 1 Melo has won 32 ATP Tour doubles titles and former World No. 2 Soares has won 30, but neither player has ever lifted the Rio title. Melo made the 2014 final. Soares has lost in the semi-finals in each of the event’s 5 editions.

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WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES

SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Dominic Thiem (AUT) 10-2 2017 Champion 2 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 11-5 2015 Finalist 3 Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 0-4 2015-2018 1st Round 4 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 8-3 2018 Champion 5 Joao Sousa (POR) 2-2 2014 Quarter-finals 6 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 2-5 2014, 2017 2nd Round 7 Malek Jaziri (TUN) 0-0 Debut 8 Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 3-2 2018 Semi-finals

QUALIFIERS (4) OLDEST PLAYER YOUNGEST PLAYER Hugo Dellien (BOL) Malek Jaziri (TUN) Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) 35 years, 1 month 18 years, 6 months Casper Ruud (NOR) Elias Ymer (SWE) WILD CARDS (3) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) Argentina 6, Spain 4, Italy 3, Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Brazil 2, Chile 2, Portugal 2, Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) Serbia 2

DOUBLES

SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH Marcelo Melo (BRA) 7-5 2014 Finalist 1 Bruno Soares (BRA) 10-5 2014-2018 Semi-finals Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) 13-3 2014, 2016 Champion 2 Robert Farah (COL) 13-3 2014, 2016 Champion Nikola Mektic (CRO) 3-1 2018 Finalist 3 Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 5-3 2017-2018 Semi-finals Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-1 2017 Champion 4 Marc Lopez (ESP) 1-2 2014 Quarter-finals

PAST FINALISTS

SINGLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2018 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-2 6-3 2017 Dominic Thiem (AUT) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 7-5 6-4 2016 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Guido Pella (ARG) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 2015 David Ferrer (ESP) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-2 6-3 2014 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-3 7-6(3)

BOLD: Player in 2019 Rio Open singles draw.

DOUBLES

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2018 David Marrero/Fernando Verdasco Nikola Mektic/Alexander Peya 5-7 7-5 [10-8] 2017 Pablo Carreno Busta/Pablo Cuevas Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah 6-4 5-7 [10-8] 2016 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah Pablo Carreno Busta/David Marrero 7-6(5) 6-1 2015 Martin Klizan/Philipp Oswald Pablo Andujar/Oliver Marach 7-6(3) 6-4 2014 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah David Marrero/Marcelo Melo 6-4 6-2

BOLD: Player in 2019 Rio Open doubles draw.

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ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Rio Open presented W F SF QF R16 R32 by Claro Singles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 45 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 369,000 185,325 93,515 49,140 24,560 13,590 Doubles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ($) 115,940 56,750 28,460 14,600 7,550 ---

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN

Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs [8] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) Series Tied 1-1 18 Quito (Ecuador) Clay QF R. Carballes Baena 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) 18 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay R32 Nicolas Jarry 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-4 Other Meetings 14 Mohammedia CH (Morocco) Clay R32 Nicolas Jarry 6-1 7-6(7) 14 Guayaquil CH (Ecuador) Clay R32 R. Carballes Baena 7-5 6-3

Jarry 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-4 (2-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 47 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2018 Semi-finals)

[WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) First Meeting

Auger-Aliassime 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-3 (1-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 8, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 104 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

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• Achieved career-high No. 103 in ATP Rankings on 11 February. • Last week at Buenos Aires, dropped opening match as wild card to Garin. • Qualified at Pune (l. to eventual finalist Karlovic in 1R). Advanced to Australian Open qualifying 2R (l. to Eubanks). • Lost opening match at Rennes, FRA Challenger (l. to Karatsev in 2R). • Clinched Canada’s 3-2 road win over Slovakia in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Gombos).

• Tournament Note: Defeated No. 3 Nadal in SF 1-6 6-2 7-5 to reach 2015 final (l. to Ferrer). Also made SF last year (l. to Verdasco) and QF in 2014 (l. to eventual finalist Dolgopolov). • Dropped opening matches at Cordoba (l. to Bedene after 1R bye) and Buenos Aires (l. to Munar after 1R bye). • Advanced to Australian Open 3R (l. to Carreno Busta). • Reached Auckland QF for 2nd time (l. to Kohlschreiber).

[WC] Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) vs Taro Daniel (JPN) First Meeting

Seyboth Wild 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: March 10, 2000 (18) ATP Ranking: 445 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut)

• Tournament Note: In first appearance last year, fell in 1R of qualifying to Moutet. • Received wild card into Cordoba, where he lost in 1R to Giannessi after being up a break in the final set. • Fell to Villanueva in 1R of ATP Challenger Tour event at Punta del Este, URU. • 2018 US Open boys’ singles champion (def. 2019 Australian Open boys’ singles champion Musetti in final).

Daniel 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 3-4 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 27, 1993 (26) ATP Ranking: 73 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2016 1st Round)

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[7] Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) First Meeting

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[6] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Lajovic Leads 1-0 18 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Dusan Lajovic 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4 Other Meeting 18 Beijing Q (China) Hard Q2 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 6-4

Norrie 2019 Summary: F (1): Auckland (l. Sandgren) YTD W-L: 4-3 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 23, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 62 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

[Q] Elias Ymer (SWE) vs [Q] Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 18 Bastad CH (Sweden) Clay R32 Juan Ignacio Londero 6-1 6-4

Ymer 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-2 (0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 10, 1996 (22) ATP Ranking: 117 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2015 1st Round)

Londero 2019 Summary: W (1): Cordoba (d. Pella) YTD W-L: 5-1 (5-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: August 15, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 69 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

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Andreozzi 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-4 (0-2 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 5, 1991 (27) ATP Ranking: 76 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main draw debut)

Dellien 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 (0-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: June 16, 1993 (25) ATP Ranking: 113 Rio de Janeiro W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)

FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

[1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Laslo Djere (SRB) First Meeting

[Q] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs Pablo Andujar (ESP) First Meeting

Guido Pella (ARG) vs [5] Joao Sousa (POR) Series Tied 1-1 18 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Guido Pella 6-2 6-3 6-4 19 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Joao Sousa 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2

Pedro Sousa (POR) vs [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) First Meeting

Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) First Meeting

Jaume Munar (ESP) vs Leonardo Mayer (ARG) First Meeting

Christian Garin (CHI) vs Maximilian Marterer (GER) First Meeting

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