The Banana Bowl - held in Criciuma since moving from Porto Alegre in 2019 - has a rich heritage and can boast an array of future Grand Slam winners and headline acts.
Three-time Roland Garros winner Gustavo Kuerten, Andy Roddick, a US Open champion in 2013, and Olympic gold medallist Monica Puig have all topped the tournament’s podium.
More recent winners include Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, who finished as the runner-up to Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open final, and last year’s Wimbledon girls’ champion Ane Mintegi del Olmo of Spain.
China’s Juncheng Shang and Oceane Babel of France topped the singles podiums 12 months ago. Not only were these the first Grade A titles of their careers, but the starting point for progressive seasons.