title: 2017 Brasil Open – Singles
text: # 2017 Brasil Open – Singles
  
  Pablo Cuevas was the two-time defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in the final, $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 6–4, 6–4.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Pablo Carreño Busta (semifinals)
  * Albert Ramos Viñolas (final)
  * Pablo Cuevas (champion)
  * João Sousa (semifinals)
  * Fabio Fognini (quarterfinals)
  * Diego Schwartzman (quarterfinals)
  * Federico Delbonis (quarterfinals)
  * Carlos Berlocq (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | $7^7$ | | 3 | Pablo Cuevas | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Albert Ramos Viñolas | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 |
  | 4 | João Sousa | $7^7$ | 5 | 2 | 2 | Albert Ramos Viñolas | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 |
  | 2 | Albert Ramos Viñolas | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Zeballos | 2 | $6^3$ | WC | J Souza | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Souza | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | 1 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | R Dutra Silva | 4 | 3 | | | | | 5 | F Fognini | 0 | $6^1$ | | | | | |
  | Q | A Giannessi | 6 | 6 | Q | A Giannessi | $6^1$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Cecchinato | 4 | $6^4$ | 5 | F Fognini | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | F Fognini | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Carreño Busta | 3 | $6^2$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Bagnis | 6 | 7 | | F Bagnis | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Lajović | 2 | 5 | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | G Melzer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | 6 | D Schwartzman | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | V Estrella Burgos | 2 | $6^3$ | | G Melzer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci | 2 | 0 | 6 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | F Delbonis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Kovalík | 4 | $6^5$ | | 7 | F Delbonis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Santillan | 4 | 4 | | SE | C Ruud | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | F Delbonis | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Í Cervantes | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | R Olivo | $7^8$ | 6 | | | R Olivo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Sousa | $7^7$ | 5 | 2 |
  | 8 | C Berlocq | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Ramos Viñolas | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 |
  | | T Monteiro | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | C Berlocq | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Pella | 6 | 6 | | | G Pella | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Clezar | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | G Pella | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | G Elias | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | O Luz | 2 | 5 | | | G Elias | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Jozef Kovalík (qualified)
  * Taro Daniel (first round)
  * Nicolás Kicker (qualifying competition)
  * Alessandro Giannessi (qualified)
  * Roberto Carballés Baena (qualifying competition)
  * Guido Andreozzi (qualifying competition, retired)
  * Arthur De Greef (qualifying competition)
  * Leonardo Mayer (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Jozef Kovalík
  * Guilherme Clezar
  * Marco Cecchinato
  * Alessandro Giannessi
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jozef Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alt | João Pedro Sorgi | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Alt | João Pedro Sorgi | 2 | 1 | 1 | Jozef Kovalík | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | | | | 5 | Roberto Carballés Baena | 3 | 6 | 1 |
  | | Jordi Samper Montaña | 2 | 2 | 5 | Roberto Carballés Baena | 3 | 6 | 1 |
  | 5 | Roberto Carballés Baena | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Taro Daniel | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Guilherme Clezar | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Guilherme Clezar | 7 | 6 | WC | Guilherme Clezar | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | 7 | Arthur De Greef | 5 | 0 |
  | Alt | Caio Zampieri | 2 | 4 | 7 | Arthur De Greef | 5 | 0 |
  | 7 | Arthur De Greef | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Nicolás Kicker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Gustavo Teisen Pereira | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Gustavo Teisen Pereira | 0 | 0 | | 3 | Nicolás Kicker | 1 | 7 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | 8 | Leonardo Mayer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Alessandro Giannessi | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
  | Alt | Federico Coria | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
  | Alt | Federico Coria | 0 | $0^r$ | 4 | Alessandro Giannessi | 4 | $7^7$ | 2 |
  | | | | | 6 | Guido Andreozzi | 6 | $6^5$ | $0^r$ |
  | | Máximo González | 3 | $6^5$ | 6 | Guido Andreozzi | 6 | $6^5$ | $0^r$ |
  | 6 | Guido Andreozzi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  