2013 Brasil Open

2013 Brasil Open
Date	February 11 – February 17
Edition	13th
Category	ATP World Tour 250
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$519,775
Surface	Clay
Location	São Paulo, Brazil
Champions
Singles
Rafael Nadal
Doubles
Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares

The 2013 Brasil Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the event known as the Brasil Open, and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place from February 11 through February 17, 2013, in São Paulo, Brazil.^[1]

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking^1	Seed
ESP	Rafael Nadal	5	1
ESP	Nicolás Almagro	11	2
ARG	Juan Mónaco	15	3
FRA	Jérémy Chardy	26	4
BRA	Thomaz Bellucci	35	5
ITA	Fabio Fognini	42	6
ESP	Pablo Andújar	45	7
ESP	Albert Ramos	50	8

• ¹ Rankings as of February 4, 2013.

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Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Ricardo Mello
• Rafael Nadal^[3]
• Tommy Robredo

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Jorge Aguilar
• Paul Capdeville
• Guilherme Clezar
• João Souza

The following player received entry as lucky loser:

• Martín Alund

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Aljaž Bedene
• Leonardo Mayer (back injury)
• Stanislas Wawrinka

Retirements

• Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (right ankle sprain)
• Horacio Zeballos (general fatigue)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
ITA	Daniele Bracciali	BRA	Marcelo Melo	40	1
AUT	Alexander Peya	BRA	Bruno Soares	42	2
CZE	František Čermák	SVK	Michal Mertiňák	79	3
CZE	Lukáš Dlouhý	BRA	André Sá	118	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of February 4, 2013.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

• Guilherme Clezar / Gastão Elias
• Marcelo Demoliner / Pedro Zerbini

Withdrawals

During the tournament

• Fabio Fognini (left leg injury)
• Rafael Nadal (knee overuse)

Champions

Singles

• Rafael Nadal def. David Nalbandian, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

• Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares def. František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2, [10–7]

References

1. "Sem À espera de Nadal, Brasil Open anuncia lista com Monaco e Wawrinka". Terra Brasil. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
2. "Sem Nadal, Brasil Open anuncia lista de inscritos". Diario do Grande ABC. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
3. "Ufficiale: Rafael Nadal sara´ presente a San Paolo!". Tennis World Italia. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

External links

• Official website