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2025 Rio Ladies Open
October 13 - October 19
Last Updated on October 20, 2025
The 2025 Rio Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament for women, which was a new event on the 2025 WTA 125 series calendar. As the inaugural edition of the tournament, it marked the return of high-level women’s tennis to Rio de Janeiro after a period away. The event took place from October 13 to October 19, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was played on outdoor clay courts.
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Champions
| Event | Champion(s) | Runner(s)-up |
| Singles | 🇨🇭 Simona Waltert | 🇫🇷 Alice Ramé |
| 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Doubles | 🇪🇸 Leyre Romero Gormaz 🇭🇷 Tara Würth |
🇪🇸 Irene Burillo 🇬🇪 Ekaterine Gorgodze |
| 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Tournament History
The 2025 Rio Ladies Open was the first edition of the tournament. While Rio de Janeiro had previously hosted a WTA event as part of the Rio Open (a combined ATP 500 and WTA 250 event until 2016), the Rio Ladies Open was established in 2025 to create a dedicated WTA 125 stop in South America. The foundation of this tournament aimed to provide more opportunities for women players in the region and abroad to compete for significant ranking points and prize money on the South American clay court swing. The timing of the tournament positioned it as a key event late in the season.
Venue
The tournament was held at the Techset Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The choice of the Techset Academy, a facility known for its commitment to developing tennis talent, provided an ideal clay court setting for the WTA 125 event. The outdoor clay courts offered a traditional South American tennis experience, demanding physical endurance and strategic clay-court skills from the players.
Organization and Sponsorship
The Rio Ladies Open was established as a new addition to the WTA 125 circuit, reflecting a strategic effort by the WTA to expand its footprint and provide more playing opportunities globally. The organization of the event involved the Brazilian Tennis Confederation and local promoters. The tournament was part of a larger push in 2025 to increase the number of WTA 125 events, demonstrating a strong international and local investment in women’s tennis.
Player Field
As a WTA 125 event, the 2025 Rio Ladies Open attracted a diverse international field, featuring players ranked between the top 80 and 150 who were looking to improve their ranking for qualification into WTA 500 and Grand Slam main draws. The singles main draw consisted of 32 players, with a qualifying draw of 8 players, and the doubles draw featured 16 teams.
The singles seeds included Mayar Sherif of Egypt, Julia Riera of Argentina, and Martina Trevisan of Italy, with the full roster featuring a strong contingent of clay-court specialists. Wildcards were awarded to several local Brazilian players, including Carolina Alves, Ana Candiotto, and Luiza Fullana, giving local talent a chance to compete at a high professional level. Other notable entrants with protected rankings included Polona Hercog.
Schedule
The official schedule for the WTA 125 Rio Ladies Open is presented below. Game times will be published daily after 8 PM (Brasília time) on the day before the matches. Please note: The program is subject to change.
| Date | Day | Start Time | Schedule of Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 12 | Domingo (Sunday) | From 9:00 | Kids Day |
| From 11:00 | Qualifying | ||
| October 13 | 2ª Feira (Monday) | From 13:00 | 1st Round of Doubles 1st Round of Singles |
| October 14 | 3ª Feira (Tuesday) | From 13:00 | 1st Round of Doubles 1st Round of Singles |
| October 15 | 4ª Feira (Wednesday) | From 13:00 | 8th Final of Singles (**Round of 16**) 1st Round of Doubles |
| October 16 | 5ª Feira (Thursday) | From 15:00 | 8th Final of Singles (**Round of 16**) 4th Final of Doubles (**Quarter-finals**) |
| October 17 | 6ª Feira (Friday) | From 9:00 | Tennis Clinics (Clínicas de Tênis) |
| From 15:00 | 4th Final of Singles (**Quarter-finals**) Semi-final of Doubles #1 |
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| October 18 | Sábado (Saturday) | From 9:00 | Carol Open |
| From 14:00 | Semi-finals of Singles Semi-final of Doubles #2 |
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| October 19 | Domingo (Sunday) | From 14:00 | Singles Final Doubles Final |
Prize Money and Ranking Points
The 2025 Rio Ladies Open was a WTA 125 tournament with a total prize money commitment of $115,000. The distribution of prize money and ranking points was as follows:
| Round |
Prize Money (USD) and Ranking Points | |
| Singles | Doubles | |
| Winner | $15,500 | 125 | $5,700 | 125 |
| Runner-up | $8,400 | 81 | $2,900 | 81 |
| Semifinals | $5,300 | 49 | $1,700 | 49 |
| Quarterfinals | $3,450 | 27 | $1,175 | 17 |
| Round of 16 | $2,000 | 15 | $850 | 1 |
| Round of 32 | $1,200 | 1 | – |