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ATP Buenos Aires 2026

Buenos Aires will become a tournament on concrete starting in 2028.

The Buenos Aires tournament dies as we know it: it will be on hard court starting in 2028

From Argentina, they are revealing what is already an open secret: 2027 will be the last edition of the Buenos Aires tournament as we know it today, on clay courts.

The entire Latin American clay court tour will not be played on hardcourts... for now. Photo: Getty

The entire Latin American clay court swing will not be played on hard courts... for now

Yesterday, there was information that this tour (Buenos Aires, Rio, Santiago) will switch to being played on hard court in 2028. That is not true... for now.

Fran Cerúndolo: "I didn't want to lose three finals in Buenos Aires". Source: Getty

Fran Cerúndolo: "I didn't want to lose three finals in Buenos Aires"

And the Argentine didn't do it, dominant in his battle against Darderi to become champion at home. "I don't know if it's a weight off my shoulders, but I really wanted to win this tournament."

The ATP events in Buenos Aires, Dallas, and Rotterdam make history and break a 44-year drought. Photo: Gettyimages

The ATP tournaments in Buenos Aires, Dallas, and Rotterdam make history and break a 44-year drought

For the first time since 1981 and the third in the Open Era, the first and second seeds will play the final of three ATP circuit tournaments in the same week.

Are tournaments like the Argentina Open in danger? Source: Getty

The South American Tour Is in Danger… and Tennis Would Lose a Lot Without It

Gaudenzi's presence in Buenos Aires and Rio, without granting words to the press, raises doubts at a time of the year that could be influenced by the arrival of the Masters 1000 in Saudi Arabia.