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The Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo is a professional tennis

Tennis

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals

Association of Tennis Professionals

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(ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Parque Villa Lobos in São Paulo

São Paulo

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, Brazil

Brazil

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, since 2001.

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2011 2011 Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo The 2011 Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...	Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...	Rafael Camilo	6–2, 6–1
2010 2010 Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo The 2010 Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...	Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...	Eduardo Schwank Eduardo Schwank Eduardo Jonatan Schwank is a professional tennis player from Argentina on the ATP Tour. He is currently coached by Javier Nalbandian, the brother of David Nalbandian....	6–3, 6–1
2009 2009 Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo The 2009 Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour...	Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...	Paul Capdeville Paul Capdeville Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean tennis player.Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76....	6–2, 6–4
2008	Thiago Alves Thiago Alves (tennis) Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the...	Carlos Berlocq Carlos Berlocq Carlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:...	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
2007	Guillermo Cañas Guillermo Cañas Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he...	Diego Hartfield Diego Hartfield Diego Hartfield , nicknamed El Gato Hartfield is a tennis player on the ATP Tour from Argentina.-Career:...	6–3, 6–4
2006	Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Filho is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1998....	Thiago Alves Thiago Alves (tennis) Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the...	7–6, 6–3
2005	Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...	Giovanni Lapentti Giovanni Lapentti Giovanni Lapentti Gómez is a Ecuadorian tennis player. His brother is Nicolás Lapentti, another professional tennis player, while a third brother, Leonardo, has also been active at the lower levels of professional tennis....	4–6, 6–2, 7–6
2004	Juan Mónaco Juan Mónaco Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...	Adrián García Adrián García Adrián Alonso García Sobarzo is a Chilean tennis player.García was born in Concepción, Chile. On September 13, 2004, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 103.-Source:* ATP Tour profile for...	6–4, 7–6
2003	Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Filho is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1998....	Andrés Dellatorre	7–6, 6–3
2002	Frédéric Niemeyer Frederic Niemeyer Frédéric Niemeyer is a retired, veteran minor tour and Canadian Davis Cup tennis player who now is a Tennis Canada coach. Born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Niemeyer hails from Deauville, Sherbrooke, Quebec...	Martín Vassallo Argüello Martín Vassallo Argüello Martin Miguel Vassallo Argüello is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #47 .He turned pro in 1999...	7–6, 0–1 retired
2001	Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Filho is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1998....	Guillermo Coria Guillermo Coria Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...	7–6, 6–2

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2011 2011 Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo – Doubles Brian Dabul and Sebastián Prieto were the defending champions but decided not to participate.Franco Ferreiro and André Sá clinched their first title of this year...	Franco Ferreiro Franco Ferreiro Franco Ferreiro is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He qualified for the 2009 French Open, but lost to Feliciano López in five sets in the first round after leading two sets to love.-Doubles: 2 :... André Sá André Sá André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...	Santiago González Horacio Zeballos	7–5, 7–6(12)
2010 2010 Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo – Doubles Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year.Brian Dabul and Sebastián Prieto won in the final 6-3, 6-3 against Tomasz Bednarek and Mateusz Kowalczyk.-Seeds:...	Brian Dabul Brian Dabul Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:... Sebastián Prieto Sebastián Prieto Sebastián Prieto is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Primarily a doubles specialist, Prieto has won 9 doubles titles in his career. He began playing for the Argentina Davis Cup team in 1999....	Tomasz Bednarek Tomasz Bednarek Tomasz Bednarek born November 12, 1981 in Pabianice, Poland) is a professional tennis player from Poland.-Career:He is a doubles' specialist. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of 81 on April 19, 2010... Mateusz Kowalczyk Mateusz Kowalczyk -Career:He reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 82 on July 19, 2010. His current partner is Tomasz Bednarek, but he played with Błażej Koniusz and Marcin Gawron in the long term too.-ATP World Tour Doubles finals :...	6-3, 6-3
2009 2009 Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo – Doubles Jamie Delgado and Bruno Soares were the defending champions, however they chose to not participate this year.Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer won in the final 7–6, 6–3, against Mariano Hood and Horacio Zeballos.-Seeds:...	Carlos Berlocq Carlos Berlocq Carlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:... Leonardo Mayer Leonardo Mayer Leonardo Martin Mayer is an Argentine professional tennis player.Mayer achieved a singles career high of world no. 51 on June 7, 2010. His career high in doubles was world no. 94 on March 1, 2010.http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=100049039 He is coached by Emiliano Redondi...	Mariano Hood Mariano Hood Mariano Hood is a retire left-handed professional Argentine tennis player who specialized in doubles.In his career, Hood won 13 out of the 26 top level doubles finals he was in. He turned professional in 1993, and currently resides in his city of birth, Buenos Aires. He won $US806,888 in earnings... Horacio Zeballos	7–6, 6–3
2008	Jamie Delgado Jamie Delgado Jamie Delgado is a professional male tennis player from Great Britain. Delgado has represented the UK in the Davis Cup, most recently in 2006. His best performance at Wimbledon was reaching the second round on three occasions, most notably in 2001 where he played against former champion Andre... Bruno Soares Bruno Soares Bruno Soares is a professional tennis player from Brazil.Soares's highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is World No. 221, which he reached in March 2004. Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 14, reached on May 4, 2009...	Brian Dabul Brian Dabul Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:... Horacio Zeballos	6–1, 6–3
2007	Pablo Cuevas Pablo Cuevas Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open Men's Doubles title with Luis Horna.... Adrián García Adrián García Adrián Alonso García Sobarzo is a Chilean tennis player.García was born in Concepción, Chile. On September 13, 2004, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 103.-Source:* ATP Tour profile for...	Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open... Alexandre Simoni Alexandre Simoni Alexandre Torres Simoni is a retired professional Brazilian tennis player. After being ranked as high as #23 in the ITF World Junior Ranking, he turned professional in 1997....	6–4, 6–2
2006	Thiago Alves Thiago Alves (tennis) Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the... Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Filho is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1998....	Lucas Engel André Ghem André Ghem André Ghem is a professional Brazilian tennis player.- Career :He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 14, 2006, when he became the World No. 181....	7–6, 6–3
2005	André Sá André Sá André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:... Bruno Soares Bruno Soares Bruno Soares is a professional tennis player from Brazil.Soares's highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is World No. 221, which he reached in March 2004. Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 14, reached on May 4, 2009...	Tomas Behrend Tomas Behrend Tomas Ugo Behrend is a former professional German Brazilian-born tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 74th, which he reached on October 3, 2005. His career high in doubles was at 43 set at October 15, 2007.Behrend retired in 2007 and said he regrets never having the opportunity to... Marcos Daniel Marcos Daniel Marcos Diniz Daniel is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 14, 2009, when he became World No. 56...	6–2, 6–2
2004	Ramón Delgado Ramon Delgado Ramón Delgado is a tennis player from Paraguay, who turned professional in 1995. At the 1998 French Open, he defeated Pete Sampras in the second round. He has not won a single title during his career so far... André Sá André Sá André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...	Franco Ferreiro Franco Ferreiro Franco Ferreiro is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He qualified for the 2009 French Open, but lost to Feliciano López in five sets in the first round after leading two sets to love.-Doubles: 2 :... Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...	7–5, 7–6
2003	Federico Browne Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen is a Dutch tennis player who competes regularly on the ATP Tour as a doubles player.Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September 2007 when he became world no. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles...	Ignacio Hirigoyen Andy Ram Andy Ram Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...	7–6, 7–6
2002	Brandon Coupe Brandon Coupe Bramdon Coupe , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... Frédéric Niemeyer Frederic Niemeyer Frédéric Niemeyer is a retired, veteran minor tour and Canadian Davis Cup tennis player who now is a Tennis Canada coach. Born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Niemeyer hails from Deauville, Sherbrooke, Quebec...	Federico Browne Luis Horna Luis Horna Luis Horna Biscari is a former tour professional tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays right-handed, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke. He uses a single-handed backhand and his favourite surface is clay...	6–7, 7–6, 6–4
2001	Noam Okun Noam Okun Noam Okun is a professional tennis player.In 2002, Okun reached a career-high singles ranking of # 95 in the world... André Sá André Sá André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...	Cédric Kauffman Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Filho is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1998....	6–4, 1–6, 6–4

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