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Doha is done, so the only final is at the ATP 500 in Rio.
No. 5 seed Sebastian Baez vs. unseeded Alexandre Müller was not what people had on their bingo card. But it is what it is.
And the undersized and underrated Baez got through to defend his title.
In Dubai, Acapulco and Santiago, the final round of qualifying took place. And Doha finalist Jack Draper has withdrawn from Dubai, which left room for a lucky loser.
Canadian Gabriel Diallo made it through – but with a tough first round in store.
(Rio and Santiago are 2 hours ahead of ET; Dubai 9 hours ahead and Acapulco an hour behind)
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Rio Open
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: Feb. 17 – 23, 2025
Prize Money: $2,574,145
Draws: S32 – D16
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025
Final results
Singles final
[5] Sebastian Baez (ARG) def Alexandre Muller (FRA) 62 63
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Dubai Duty Free Championships
Location: Dubai, UAE
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 24 – March 1, 2025
Prize Money: $3,415,700
Draws: S32 – D16
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025
Final results
Qualifying, final round
(First-round opponents in brackets)
[4] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) def [5] Luca Nardi (ITA) 76 (5) 64 ([LL] Luca Nardi)
[2] Quentin Halys (FRA) def [8] Pavel Kotov (RUS) 76 (3) 75 ([3] Andrey Rublev)
[3] Christopher O’Connell (AUS) def [6] Botic Van de Zandschulp (NED) 76 (5) 64 ([6] Grigor Dimitrov)
[1] Roman Safiullin (RUS) def [7] Otto Virtanen (FIN) 63 76 (5) (Tallon Griekspoor)
[LL] Luca Narti ([Q] Marton Fucsovics)
Doubles qualifying, final round
[1] Robin Haase (NED) / Hendrik Jebens (GER) def. Matwe Middelkoop (NED) / Andreas Mies (GER) 63 63 ([WC] Pavlos Tsitsipas / Petros Tsitsipas)
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Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Location: Acapulco, Mexico
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 24 – March 1, 2025
Prize Money: $2,763,440
Draws: S32 – D16
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025
Final results
Qualifying, final round
(First-round opponents in brackets)
[6] Gabriel Diallo (CAN) def [1] Mattia Bellucci (ITA) 61 60 ([3] Tommy Paul)
Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) def [WC] Stefan Kozlov (USA) 62 64 ([9] Denis Shapovalov)
[7] Adam Walton (AUS) def [2] Alexander Kovacevic (USA) 36 62 63 (Marcos Giron)
[4] Learner Tien (USA) def [5] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 75 76 (7) (Cameron Norrie)
[LL] Mattia Bellucci (Alejandro Davidovich Fokina)
Doubles qualifying, final round
[1] Christian Harrison / Evan King (USA) def [2] Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG) / Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (MEX) 63 75 (Rinky Hijikata / Ben Shelton)
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Movistar Chile Open
Location: Santiago, Chile
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: Feb. 24 – March 2, 2025
Prize Money: $710,735
Draws: S28 – D16
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025
Final results
Qualifying, final round
(First-round opponents in brackets)
[1] Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) def [ALT] Orlando Luz (BRA) 63 62 (Thiago Monteiro)
[6] Juan Pablo Ficovich (ARG) def [3] Roman Andres Burruchuga (ARG) 64 67 (3) 62 ([WC] Cristian Garin)
[5] Gustavo Heide (BRA) def [2] Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) 67 (4) 62 75 (Thiago Seyboth Wild)
[4] Fernando Meligeni Alves (BRA) def [8]Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) 64 62 (Francesco Comesana)
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