Overview

• The WTA 125 event will be staged at Techset Academy in Vogue Square with a 32-player singles draw and 16 doubles teams offering 125 ranking points to the champions.
• Ingrid Martins will reunite with Laura Pigossi in doubles after their finalist run at last month’s São Paulo WTA 250, with additional Brazilian pairs including Rebeca Pereira/Julia Konishi and a wild card for Carol Meligeni Alves/Gabriela Cé.
• Coverage lists the tournament running from the 12th to the 19th, but reports conflict on whether those dates are in October or November and organizers have not publicly clarified the month.
• O Globo cites leading entrants such as Argentina’s Solana Sierra along with Mayar Sherif and Martina Trevisan, while Brazilian singles slots include Pigossi and Carol Meligeni Alves.
• Tickets are on sale via rioladiesopen.com, sponsors include MundoTênis Tours, ENGIE Brasil, BRB and Decathlon, and Terra reports prize money of US$115,000.