BRASIL OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 27 February, 2018 Complexo Desportivo Constancio Vaz Guimaraes - Sao Paolo, Brazil February 26-March 4, 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $516,205 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Brasilopen.com.br/ Greg Sharko: gsharko@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BrasilOpenTenis Press Room: DGW Comunicação imprensa@dgwcomunicacao.com.br Facebook: @ATPWorldTour BrasilOpenTenis/ TV & Radio: TennisTV.com JARRY, FOUR BRAZILIANS HEADLINE DAY 2 ACTION IN SAO PAULO Nicolas Jarry looks to continue his solid start to the South American clay-court campaign when the Chilean meets Dusan Lajovic of Serbia in one of seven opening-round matches slated Tuesday at the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo. Competing for the first time in Sao Paulo, Jarry has reached career milestones over the month of February, reaching his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito three weeks ago and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro last week, losing to the eventual champion in both tournaments (l. to Carballes Baena in Quito and Schwartzman in Rio de Janeiro). The 22-year-old Chilean's recent success has catapulted him to a career-high No. 73 in the ATP Rankings this week. Lajovic, who reached the semi-finals at Sao Paulo in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas) and the QF in 2015 (l. to Vanni), looks to bounce back from a 1R loss to World No. 6 Dominic Thiem last week in Rio de Janeiro after reaching the R16 at Buenos Aires the week before (l. to Monfils). The Serbian won their only previous meeting in 2015 on clay in the R16 at Quito. In the second singles match on Centre Court, No. 7 seed Tennys Sandgren of the United States faces one of four Brazilians in action Tuesday when he meets Rogerio Dutra Silva for the first time on the ATP World Tour. Last month, Sandgren advanced to his first Grand Slam QF at the Australian Open (l. to Chung) and saw his ATP Ranking improve 42 spots from No. 97 to a career-high No. 55. Since his run in Melbourne. the 26-year-old American has struggled a bit on clay, failing to get out of the qualifying round at Buenos Aires (l. to Bagnis in Q1) before reaching the R16 at Rio de Janeiro last week (d. Carballes Baena, l. to Fognini). Dutra Silva is looking to get into the win column for the first time in 2018 after five straight defeats. The Brazilian's last victory on the ATP World Tour came in the R32 at Moscow last October (d. Donskoy, l. to Sela). The evening session on Centre Court features hometown favorite and 2009 finalist Thomaz Bellucci taking on Horacio Zeballos of Argentina. The Sao Paulo resident is making his 11th appearance in his home tournament, finishing runner-up to Tommy Robredo in the 2009 final and also reaching the SF in 2012 (l. to Volandri) and 2014 (l. to eventual champion Delbonis). Zeballos has the distinction of being the last player to defeat three-time defending champion Pablo Cuevas in Sao Paulo, winning their R32 encounter in 2014 en route to the QF (l. to Haas). The Argentine has also had doubles success in Sao Paulo, winning the 2016 title with Julio Peralta (d. Carreno Busta/Marrero). Bellucci won their only previous encounter in the R16 at Quito in 2015 in a third-set tie-break. Two Brazilians square off in the second evening match when qualifier Guilherme Clezar faces wild card Thiago Monteiro. The compatriots are no strangers to one another, having faced each other six times covering the Futures and Challenger circuits (splitting their six matches), although this will be their first meeting on the ATP World Tour. Clezar has never won a main draw match in Sao Paulo, losing six consecutive matches (2011, 2013-2017). Monteiro, a quarter-finalist here in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas), reached his first career ATP World Tour SF in Quito (d. Monfils in QF, l. to Ramos-Vinolas) three weeks ago, but followed that with 1R losses at Buenos Aires (l. to Verdasco) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas). In other opening-round action, Nicolas Kicker of Argentina faces Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic; Marco Cecchinato of Italy faces Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner; and #NextGenATP French teenager Corentin Moutet takes on No. 6 seed Guido Pella of Argentina.
Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads 1-0 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Jarry FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Schwartzman); QF: Quito (l. to Carballes Baena) YTD W-L: 8-4 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 ATP Ranking: 73 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Making his first appearance in Sao Paulo this week. Has played solid tennis of late, reaching his first ATP World Tour QF at Quito (l. to eventual champion Carballes Baena) and first ATP World Tour SF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Opened 2018 season by reaching the R16 at Pune (d. Andujar, l. to Haase in 2R). Lost to L. Mayer in Australian Open debut, falling to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam main draws. Lajovic FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 1-4 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 ATP Ranking: 91 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 5-3 (SF, 2016) Tournament Note: Advanced to the Sao Paulo SF in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas); also reached the QF in 2015 (l. to Vanni). Advanced to the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils). Lost to World No. 6 Thiem in the R32 last week at Rio de Janeiro. In Australian Open 1R, suffered 6th straight loss in a 5-setter (l. to Schwartzman 11-9 in 5th). Extended streak of five-set losses to 7 after falling to Isner in the Davis Cup World Group 1st Round. Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs [7] Tennys Sandgren (USA) Dutra Silva FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-5 Date of Birth: February 5, 1984 ATP Ranking: 106 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-5 (R16, 2014) Tournament Note: Advanced to the R16 in 2014 (d. Garcia-Lopez in R32, l. to Lorenzi) and is 1-5 lifetime in Sao Paulo. Seeking his first ATP World Tour match win of 2018 after opening with five straight defeats. Last victory on the ATP World Tour came in the R32 at Moscow last October (d. Donskoy, l. to Sela). Qualified at Auckland (l. to Shapovalov in 1R). Fell to No. 1 Aussie Kyrgios in Australian Open 1R. Lost to Martin in R32 at Quito, fell to Mayer in R32 at Buenos Aires and lost to Ramos-Vinolas in the R32 at Rio de Janeiro.
Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Sandgren FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Australian Open (l. to Chung) YTD W-L: 5-4 Date of Birth: July 22, 1991 ATP Ranking: 58 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Competing in his maiden Sao Paulo event this week. Reached 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open after 1st 4 Grand Slam main draw wins (l. to Chung). Got first 2 Top 10 wins of career at Australian Open (def. No. 8 Wawrinka in 2R and No. 5 Thiem in 4R). Won more than two consecutive Tour-level main draw matches for first time ever at Australian Open. Improved ranking from No. 97 to career-high No. 55 on 29 January following Australian Open run; achieved another career-high ranking the following week by moving up to No. 54. Advanced to the R16 at Rio de Janeiro (d. Carballes Baena, l. to Fognini). Failed to get out of the qualifying round at Buenos Aires (l. to Bagnis in Q1). Qualified for Auckland (l. to Chung 1R) and fell 1R in Pune (l. to eventual champion Simon). Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Bellucci Leads 1-0 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(6) Bellucci FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Buenos Aires (l. to Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 1-3 Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 ATP Ranking: 132 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 13-10 (F, 2009) Tournament Note: Sao Paulo resident is making his 11th appearance in his home tournament; advanced to the final in 2009 (l. to Robredo) and the SF in 2012 (l. to Volandri) and 2014 (l. to eventual champion Delbonis). Advanced to the R16 at Buenos Aires (d. Cachin, l. to Schwartzman). Lost to Fognini in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro. Withdrew from Australian Open qualifying. In 2017, played 5 straight 3-setters at Houston, reaching 8th ATP World Tour final (l. to Johnson 76 in 3rd). Ended 22-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents by beating World No. 5 Nishikori at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monteiro in 2R). Zeballos FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov); Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem) YTD W-L: 2-5 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 69 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-5 (QF, 2014) Tournament Note: Advanced to the QF in 2014 (d. Cuevas, Pella, l. to Haas). Lost to Schwartzman in the R32 in 2016 and to Souza in the R32 last year. Won the 2016 Sao Paulo doubles title with Julio Peralta (d. Carreno Busta/Marrero). Reached the R16 at Buenos Aires (d. Cecchinato, l. to Thiem) and fell in the 1R at Quito (l. to Monteiro) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monfils). Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov).
Day 2 Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 [Q] Guilherme Clezar (BRA) vs [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Other Meetings: 11 Brazil F33 (Brazil) Clay R32 Thiago Monteiro 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 12 Brazil F10 (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(3) 13 Sao Paulo1 CH (Brazil) Hard R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-4, 6-4 13 Porto Alegre CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Guilherme Clezar 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 13 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 17 Milan CH (Italy) Clay R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-3, 6-3 Clezar FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: December 31, 1992 ATP Ranking: 225 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-6 (R32, 2011, 2013-17) First Tour-Level Meeting Tournament Note: Seeking his first match win in Sao Paulo in seven tries; suffered 1R losses in 2011, 2013-2017 (l. to Souza in 2011; l. to Bellucci in 2013; l. to Klizan in 2014; l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 2015; l. to Gimeno-Traver in 2016; l. to Pella in 2017). Failed to get out of qualifying round in 2012 (l. to Galdon in Q1). Competing in his first ATP World Tour main draw of 2018. Failed to get out qualifying rounds in Quito (l. to Escobar in Q1); Buenos Aires (l. to Dutra Silva in Q2); and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Giannessi in Q1). Lost to Kozlov in the R32 at the Challenger event in Newport Beach, U.S. Monteiro FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Quito (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 5-5 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 ATP Ranking: 125 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (QF, 2016) Tournament Note: Advanced to his first career ATP World Tour QF at Sao Paulo in 2016 (l. to eventual champion Cuevas). Fell to Berlocq in the R32 last year. Advanced to his first career ATP World Tour SF in Quito (d. Monfils in QF, l. to Ramos-Vinolas). Followed up his run in Quito with 1R losses at Buenos Aires (l. to Verdasco) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas). Reached Pune 2R (d. Bemelmans in 3rd-set TB, ret. vs. Anderson due to left ankle injury). Fell in Grand Slam qualifying 1R for 4th time in as many attempts at Australian Open (l. to Sonego). Reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 74 on February 27, 2017 COURT 1 Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Kicker Leads 1-0 18 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Nicolas Kicker 6-3, 6-3 [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) [WC] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs [6] Guido Pella (ARG)
BRASIL OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 26 February, 2018 Complexo Desportivo Constancio Vaz Guimaraes - Sao Paolo, Brazil February 26-March 4, 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $516,205 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com Brasilopen.com.br/ Greg Sharko: gsharko@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @BrasilOpenTenis Press Room: DGW Comunicação imprensa@dgwcomunicacao.com.br Facebook: @ATPWorldTour BrasilOpenTenis/ TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN SAO PAULO 1) Clay Court Circuit Finale: This is the last of four weeks of clay court action in South America with the Brasil Open. This is also the only indoor clay court tournament on the ATP World Tour. Pablo Cuevas is the reigning three-time champ and the other former winner is Federico Delbonis (2014). 2) Ramos Vinolas Leads Field: The top seed is Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who reached last year s final and is making his seventh Sao Paulo visit (9-6). The Spaniard is playing his fourth straight week and he opened the clay court swing with a runner-up in Quito (l. to Carballes Baena). In 2017 he finished a year-end best No. 23 and also was runner-up at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo. 3) Fabio a Favorite: No. 2 seed Fabio Fognini, who reached the semi-finals in Rio (l. to Verdasco), has a 9-7 record in Sao Paulo. His best results are the SFs in 2008 and QF three other times. 4) King of Sao Paulo: No. 3 seed and three-time reigning champion Cuevas comes in with a 13- match Sao Paulo winning streak. Overall Cuevas has a 16-5 record in Sao Paulo. He also won the Rio title in 2016. His last four ATP titles have come on Brazilian soil. 5) Monfils Strong on Clay: No. 4 seed Gael Monfils is playing his fourth straight week on clay and thus far he is 6-3 with a QF in Quito, SF in Buenos Aires and QF in Rio where he beat No. 3 ranked Cilic in the 2R. He opened the season with his seventh career ATP World Tour title in Doha (d. Rublev). He won his first and only ATP World Tour clay court title in Sopot, POL in 2005. 6) Brazilian Title Hopes: There are five Brazilians in the draw, including one qualifier. Leading the way are the top Brazilian trio (as of 2/26) of Rogerio Dutra Silva, Thiago Monteiro and Thomaz Bellucci. The youngest player in the draw, 17-year-old wild card Thiago Seyboth Wild, makes his ATP World Tour debut. The last Brazilian to win the Sao Paulo title was Gustavo Kuerten in 2004. 7) Jarry Breakthrough: Nicolas Jarry comes into Sao Paulo after advancing to his first career ATP World Tour SF in Rio (l. to Schwartzman). The 22-year-old Chilean is the top player from his country and he is projected to climb to a career-high No. 73 in the ATP Rankings. 8) Argentine Assault: There are a tournament-high six Argentines in the draw (with two in the final round of qualifying). No. 5 Leonardo Mayer is the highest Argentine seeded in the draw. Delbonis is the last Argentine winner in 2014. 9) Andre Bids Farewell: Reigning doubles champion Andre Sa is playing in his final ATP main draw. The 40-year-old, who is coaching and playing with Bellucci, enjoyed an outstanding career with 11 doubles titles in 30 finals. He reached a career-high No. 55 in singles and No. 17 in doubles. 10) Doubles Draw: The top seeds are Cuevas and Horacio Zeballos, who are 0-2 in ATP doubles finals. The No. 2 seeds are Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski, the No. 3 seeds are Guillermo Duran and Andres Molteni and No. 4 are Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak.
Page 2 of 7 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 9-6 2017 Finalist 2 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 9-7 2008 Semi-finalist 3 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 16-5 2015-17 Champion 4 Gael Monfils (FRA) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 5 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 4-4 2012, 2015 Quarter-finalist 6 Guido Pella (ARG) 4-4 2017 Quarter-finalist 7 Tennys Sandgren (USA) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 8 Federico Delbonis (ARG) 8-3 2014 Champion QUALIFIERS (4) Guilherme Clezar (BRA) Sebastian Ofner (AUT) Renzo Olivo (ARG) Joao Domingues (POR) OLDEST PLAYER Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 37 years, 6 months WILD CARDS (3) Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Corentin Moutet (FRA) Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) YOUNGEST PLAYER Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) 17 years, 11 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Argentina 7, Brazil 5, Spain 3, France 2, Portugal 2, Italy 2, Austria 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 7-5 2010 Champion Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 8-4 2016 Champion 2 Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) 3-2 2016 Semi-finalist Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 3 Guillermo Duran (ARG) 4-2 2016-17 Semi-finalist Andres Molteni (ARG) 2-2 2016 Semi-finalist 4 Wesley Koolhof (NED) 0-0 Main Draw Debut Artem Sitak (NZL) 1-1 2017 Quarter-finalist ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Brasil Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 92,085 48,500 26,275 14,970 8,820 5,225 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ($) 27,980 14,710 7,970 4,560 2,670 ---
Page 3 of 7 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 2016 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 7-6(4), 6-3 2015 Pablo Cuevas (URU) Luca Vanni (ITA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4) 2014 Federico Delbonis (ARG) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 2013 Rafael Nadal (ESP) David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-2, 6-3 2012 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 2011 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-3, 7-6(3) 2010 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-1, 6-0 2009 Tommy Robredo (ESP) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 BOLD: Player in 2018 Brasil Open singles draw. DOUBLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Rogerio Dutra Silva/Andre Sa Marcus Daniell/Marcelo Demoliner 7-6(5), 5-7, [10-7] 2016 Julio Peralta/Horacio Zeballos Pablo Carreno Busta/David Marrero 4-6, 6-1, [10-5] 2015 Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah Paolo Lorenzi/Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-2 2014 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez/Philipp Oswald Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah 5-7, 6-4, [15-13] 2013 Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak 6-7(5), 6-2, [10-7] 2012 Eric Butorac/Bruno Soares Michal Mertinak/Andre Sa 3-6, 6-4, [10-8] 2011 Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares Pablo Andujar/Daniel Gimeno/Traver 7-6(4), 6-3 2010 Pablo Cuevas/Marcel Granollers Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach 7-5, 6-4 2009 Marcel Granollers/Tommy Robredo Lucas Arnold Ker/Juan Monaco 6-4, 7-5 2008 Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa Albert Montanes/Santiago Ventura 4-6, 6-2, [10-7] 2007 Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo/Albert Montanes 6-2, 7-6(4) 2006 Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski 6-1, 4-6, [10-3] 2005 Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl Jose Acasuso/Ignacio Gonzalez King 6-4, 6-4 2004 Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski Tomas Behrend/Leos Friedl 6-2, 6-2 2003 Todd Perry/Thomas Shimada Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein 6-2, 6-4 2002 Scott Humphries/Mark Merklein Gustavo Kuerten/Andre Sa 6-3, 7-6(1) BOLD: Player in 2018 Brasil Open doubles draw. Dutra Silva/Sa are no longer intact.
Page 4 of 7 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Gerald Melzer (AUT) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Melzer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Quito (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 3-3 Date of Birth: July 13, 1990 ATP Ranking: 109 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (R16, 2017) Tournament Note: Advanced to the R16 in his Sao Paulo debut last year (d. Estrella Burgos, l. to Schwartzman). Reached the QF at Quito (d. Cecchinato and Estrella Burgos, l. to Ramos-Vinolas). Lost to Andujar in the 1R last week at Rio de Janeiro. Fell to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam matches with 1R loss at Australian Open (l. to Basilashvili). In 2017, won his sixth and seventh Challenger titles, respectively, in Lima, PER (d. Kovalik) and Guayaquil, ECU (d. Bagnis). Garcia-Lopez FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis) YTD W-L: 3-5 Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: June 4, 1983 ATP Ranking: 67 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 1-3 (R16, 2005) Tournament Note: Reached the R16 at Sao Paulo in 2005 (d. Monaco, l. to Zabaleta); fell in the 1R in 2013 (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and 2014 (l. to Dutra Silva). Advanced to the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Berlocq and Carreno Busta, l. to Delbonis). Made 14th straight Australian Open appearance (d. Paire, l. to Berdych in 2R). Lost 3rd-set TB to countryman Lopez in Doha 1R; fell in the 1R to Rublev at Montpellier and Jarry at Rio de Janeiro. Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Seppi). [8] Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) Delbonis FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: SF: Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene) YTD W-L: 4-4 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1990 ATP Ranking: 65 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (Champion, 2014) Tournament Note: Is the last player other than Pablo Cuevas to win the Sao Paulo title (d. Lorenzi) and is 8-3 lifetime here, also reaching the QF in 2016 (l. to Cervantes) and 2017 (l. to Sousa). Advanced to the SF at Buenos Aires (l. to Bedene). Reached the R16 at Rio de Janeiro last week (d. Vesely, l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Suffered 4th Australian Open 1R loss in last 5 years (l. to Muller). Lost to #NextGenATP players in Brisbane 1R (l. to Mmoh) and Sydney Q1 (l. to Popyrin).
Page 5 of 7 Carballes Baena FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: W: Quito (d. Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 5-3 YTD Titles: 1 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: March 23, 1993 ATP Ranking: 79 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (QF, 2016) Tournament Note: As a lucky loser, advanced to the Sao Paulo QF in 2016 (d. Daniel and Bellucci, l. to Carreno Busta); failed to get out of qualifying round in 2017 (l. to Kovalik in Q2). Entered the Quito main draw as a qualifier, went on to capture his first ATP World Tour title (d. Gaio, Lorenzi, Jarry, Martin and Ramos-Vinolas, winning the last three matches in 3 sets). Seeking his first match win since taking the Quito crown, falling in the 1R to Elias in Buenos Aires and to Sandgren in Rio de Janeiro. Lost in the 1R at Pune (l. to Ramanathan) and failed to get out of Australian Open qualifying (l. to Kudla in Q1). Achieved a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 72 on February 19, 2018. [5] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Gastao Elias (POR) Mayer Leads 1-0 17 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R32 Leonardo Mayer 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Mayer FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: QF: Buenos Aires (l. to Monfils) YTD W-L: 4-5 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 ATP Ranking: 49 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 4-4 (QF, 2012, 2015) Tournament Note: Reached the Sao Paulo QF in 2012 (l. to Bellucci) and 2015 (l. to Souza) and is 4-4 lifetime. Reached the QF at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils). Los to eventual finalist Verdasco in the R32 last week in Rio de Janeiro. Advanced to 2R at Sydney (l. to Paire) and Australian Open (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to eventual finalist Harrison). Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 21 on June 22, 2015. Elias FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas) YTD W-L: 2-2 Date of Birth: November 24, 1990 ATP Ranking: 102 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (QF, 2016) Tournament Note: Advanced to the Sao Paulo QF in 2016 (l. to Lajovic) and is 3-3 lifetime, losing to eventual finalist Ramos-Vinolas in the R16 last year. As a qualifier, reached the R16 at Buenos Aires (l. to Delbonis) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas). Failed to get out of Australian Open qualifying round (l. to Kovalik in Q1). Lost to Guinard in the 1R at the Challenger event in Rennes, FRA. In 2017, reached the QF at Lyon as a qualifier (d. del Potro, l. to Raonic). Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 57 on October 24, 2016.
Page 6 of 7 Carlos Berlocq (ARG) vs [WC] Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) Berlocq FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32: Quito (l. to Ruud); Buenos Aires (l. to Garcia-Lopez); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cilic) YTD W-L: 0-3 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 ATP Ranking: 131 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 10-8 (QF, 2010, 2012-13) Tournament Note: Advanced to three QF at Sao Paulo (2010, l. to Ferrero); 2012 (l. to Almagro) and 2013 (l. to eventual champion Nadal) and is 10-8 lifetime. Seeking his first match win of 2018 after three 1R defeats (Quito, l. to Ruud; Buenos Aires, l. to Garcia-Lopez; Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cilic). In 2017, defeated Kovalik, Ferrer and Monteiro en route to Buenos Aires SF (l. to Nishikori in 3 sets). Qualified and reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Rome (l. to Berdych). Reached career-high ATP Ranking of No. 37 on March 19, 2012. Seyboth Wild FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: March 10, 2000 ATP Ranking: 620 Sao Paulo W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Youngest player in the draw (17 years, 11 months) makes his ATP World Tour main draw debut after accepting a wild card into his homeland tournament. Failed to get out of qualifying round last week in his home city of Rio de Janeiro (l. to Moutet in Q1). Played primarily on the Futures circuit in 2017, winning the title at the Turkey F42 event in Antalya (d. Bonadio) and reaching the final at the Turkey F39 tournament a few weeks earlier in the same city (l. to Samper-Montana). Advanced to the R16 at the Challenger event in Rio de Janeiro, BRA (d. Jarry, l. to Hernandez-Fernandez) last November. COURT 1 [Q] Renzo Olivo (ARG) vs [Q] Joao Domingues (POR) FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES [Q] Guilherme Clezar (BRA) vs [WC] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Other Meetings: 11 Brazil F33 (Brazil) Clay R32 Thiago Monteiro 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 12 Brazil F10 (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(3) 13 Sao Paulo1 CH (Brazil) Hard R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-4, 6-4 13 Porto Alegre CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Guilherme Clezar 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 13 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto CH (Brazil) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 17 Milan CH (Italy) Clay R32 Guilherme Clezar 6-3, 6-3 Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads 1-0 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 First Tour-Level Meeting
Page 7 of 7 [WC] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs [6] Guido Pella (ARG) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Bellucci Leads 1-0 15 Quito (Ecuador) Clay R16 Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(6) Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Kicker Leads 1-0 18 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Nicolas Kicker 6-3, 6-3 Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs [7] Tennys Sandgren (USA) [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) -