Claro to Sponsor ATP’s Rio Open

December 5, 2013

Brazilian operator Embratel has announced that its pay-TV unit Claro HDTV will be the major sponsor of the largest tennis tournament in South America, buy the Rio Open ATP World Tour 500 and WTA International.

The tournament will now be called Claro HDTV Presents Rio Open. Besides the sponsorship of the pay-TV operator, the event will feature the telecommunications infrastructure of Embratel.

The Rio Open will take place from 15 to 23 February in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament will be broadcast in HD, with four daily games on the SporTV channels, and ATP Media will distribute the signal from the Rio Open daily to over 50 countries