Rio is in full swing, as the highest level of the South American clay season at the beginning of the year, although its history is not long, but it still attracts a lot of attention. Let's take a look at who the champions and runners-up in the history of the tournament are.

2024

Báez 6-2 6-1 Navone

South American players have a long history of performing well on clay, and this time it was Argentina and Chile who reached the final. In the end, Báez won another tour, the only title he had won during that highlight-reel period, and Navone became the dark horse of the entire clay season, overtaking Jarry to become Chile's new big brother, and also attended the Laver Cup.

2023

Norrie 5-7 6-4 7-5 Alcaraz

In recent years, Arca has been habitually appearing in back-to-back finals of certain tournaments, such as Wimbledon, Madrid, Indian Wells Masters and Barcelona, but this time is different from the above, due to injury constraints, Arca has not been able to defend his title as he hoped, and it is rare to lose in the final again.

2022

Alcaraz 6-4 6-2 Schwarzerman

This was the year when Acre began a full-scale outbreak. At the coming-of-age ceremony the year before, he had already reached the quarterfinals at the US Open the year before, after facing his idol Nadal but withdrawing from injury. Ahead of the New Year, the Spanish youngster began to drive at full speed, facing the Argentine Bantam, who had reached the final again, and did not give his opponent any chance.

2021

Due to the full-scale outbreak of the epidemic that year, the event was suspended for one year.

2020

Garin 7-6 7-5 Maje

Although both of them are close to the state of no such person at present, they were also famous actors who could be among the finals of such a level back then, but no one is good for a thousand days, and there is no flower for a hundred days. Even though he later reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, both his stability and ranking were far from those years.

2019

Djere 6-3 7-5 Aliassime

Deyo's younger brother is not exactly a runner, as early as six years ago, he won the 500 championship, and the opponent who won was not weak, it was Aliassime, the record holder of the post-00 generation at that time.

2018

Schwartzman 6-2 6-3 Verdasco

It's a conversation between a pair of clay masters. Playing half of his home game, the Argentine eventually won the 500 race, the only and most important of his career's four titles.

2017

Thiem 7-5 6-4 Busta

In the first year of the tournament, it was the two clay masters who met in the final. Thiem, who had already reached the semi-finals of the French Open, was clearly the better side, beating the Spaniard in straight sets. Unfortunately, one of them has now returned to the field, and the other is plagued by injuries, and it is difficult to replicate the style of winning Barcelona and Rogers Cup in the past.

How much do you remember about the champions of those years?(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)