Exhibits trophies and memories… The Rio Open has consolidated itself as the greatest tournament on the South American swing, and the 2019 edition proved to be an even greater success. In a statement Luiz Carvalho, Tournament Director of the Rio…
Not entirely absent for the 6th edition… The Rio Open is missing Maria Esther Bueno this year, a tournament that she supported from the outset and worked diligently to promote, even last year when she was already unwell. “It will…
Brazil’s Maria Esther Bueno passed away six months ago and she is still profoundly missed. Now she is being honoured at her home club, the Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis in São Paulo, where a tournament bearing her name was held…
Awarded to Maria Esther Bueno for services to sport: Maria Esther Bueno received many important awards and medals throughout her lifetime, including the São Paulo medal and diploma, Medalha Anchieta e o Diploma de Gratidão de São Paulo, the highest…
Since the weekend tributes, both public and personal, have been pouring in following the death of Maria Esther Bueno, a highly revered champion who was much loved around the world. This great champion battled cancer for over a year and…
It is with great sadness that the tennis world has learned of Maria Esther Bueno’s death in São Paulo on 8 June after a long battle with cancer at the age of 78. She had her family around her and…
