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| Founded | 1985; 40 years ago (1985) | ||||||||
| Location | Delray Beach, Florida (1985) Boca West, Florida (1986) Key Biscayne, Florida (1987–2018) Miami Gardens, Florida (2019–current) | ||||||||
| Surface | Hard (Laykold) – outdoors | ||||||||
| Website | miamiopen.com | ||||||||
| Current champions (2025) | |||||||||
| Men's singles |  Jakub Menšík | ||||||||
| Women's singles |  Aryna Sabalenka | ||||||||
| Men's doubles |  Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić | ||||||||
| Women's doubles | Mirra AndreevaDiana Shnaider | ||||||||
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TheMiami Open (also known as theMiami Masters and as theMiami Open presented by Itaú forsponsorship reasons) is an annual professionaltennis tournament held inMiami Gardens, Florida, United States. It is played on outdoorhardcourts at theHard Rock Stadium, and is held in late March and early April.[1] The tournament is part of theATP Masters 1000 events on theATP Tour and part of theWTA 1000 events on theWTA Tour.
The tournament was held at theTennis Center at Crandon Park inKey Biscayne, Florida from 1987 through 2018, featuring the top 96 men and women tennis players in the world.[2] It moved to Miami Gardens for 2019. Following theIndian Wells Open, it is the second event of the "Sunshine Double" — a series of two elite, consecutive hard court tournaments in the United States in early spring.
In 2023, the 12-day tournament was attended by over 386,000 attendees, making it one of the largest tennis tournaments outside the fourGrand Slam tournaments.[3][2]
1985–1992;International Players Championships
1993–1999;Miami Open Championships
2000–2008;Miami Masters
2009–current;Miami Open
1985–1992;Lipton International Players Championships
1993–1999;Lipton Championships
2000–2001;Ericsson Open
2002–2006;NASDAQ-100 Open
2007–2012;Sony Ericsson Open
2013–2014;Sony Open Tennis
2015–present;Miami Open presented by Itaú
The initial idea of holding an international tennis tournament in Miami was born in the 1960s, when famous tennis players such as Pancho Gonzalez, Jack Kramer, Pancho Segura, Frank Sedgman, and Butch Buchholz toured across the country in a station wagon, playing tennis in fairgrounds with portable canvas court.[4] The tournament officially was founded by former playerButch Buchholz who was executive director of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in the 1980s. His original aim was to make the event the first major tournament of the year (theAustralian Open was held in December at that time), and he dubbed it the "WinterWimbledon". Buchholz approached the ATP and the WTA, offering to provide the prize-money and to give them a percentage of the ticket sales and worldwide television rights in return for the right to run the tournament for 15 years. The two associations agreed.
In 1982 the earlierWCT Gold Coast Cup tournament was played at Delray Beach that was usually held end of January early February. That event ran on theWCT Circuit until 1983 then was stopped. It was played at the Laver International Tennis Resort. This event was succeeded by the International Player's Championships hosted at the same venue and location in 1985.
The first tournament was held in February 1985 at Laver's International Tennis Resort inDelray Beach, Florida. Buchholz brought inAlan Mills, the tournament referee at Wimbledon, as the head referee, andTed Tinling, a well-known tennis fashion designer since the 1920s, as the director of protocol. At the time, the prize money of US$1.8 million was surpassed only by Wimbledon and theUS Open. The event's prize money has since grown to over $13 million.
The event was first sponsored by the Thomas J. Lipton Company under its brand name the Lipton International Players Championships.
In 1986, the tournament was played atBoca West. After its successful year there,Merrett Stierheim, Dade County manager andWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) president, helped Buchholz move the tournament to its long-term home inKey Biscayne from 1987.[5] In keeping with ambitions of its founder, the tournament has been maintained as one of the premier events in pro tennis after the Grand Slam tournaments and the ATPWorld Tour Finals sometimes referred to as the "Fifth major" up until the mid-2000s.[6] In 1999, Buchholz sold the tournament toIMG.[7] In 2004, theIndian Wells Masters also expanded to a multi-week 96 player field, and since then, the two events have been colloquially termed the "Sunshine Double".[8][9]
The aging Crandon Park facility had been criticized as the slowest hard court on the tour, subjecting players to endless grinding rallies in extreme heat and humidity.[10] The land on which the Crandon Park facility stands had been donated toMiami-Dade County by the Matheson family in 1992 under a stipulation that only one stadium could be built on it. The tournament organizers proposed a $50 million upgrade of Crandon Park that would have added several permanent stadiums, and the family responded with a lawsuit.[11] In 2015, an appeals court ruled in the family's favor, preventing upgrades from being made to the aging complex. The organizers decided not to pursue further legal action and started looking for a new site. In November 2017, the Miami Open signed an agreement withMiami-Dade County to move the annual tournament from the tennis complex inKey Biscayne toHard Rock Stadium inMiami Gardens, Florida beginning in 2019.[12][13]
The stadium is primarily used forAmerican football; a modified seating layout with temporary grandstands is used as center court. While it has the same number of seats as the center court at Crandon Park, it also has access to the stadium's luxury seating and suites. New permanent courts were also built on the site's parking lots, including a new grandstand court.[14][15]
The 2020 Miami Open was postponed to 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic; the tournament was held with limited attendance, and Hard Rock Stadium proper was therefore not used.[16]
The tournament has had multiple sponsorships in its history. During its inaugural playing in 1985, the tournament was known as the Lipton International Players Championships and it was a premier event of theGrand Prix Tennis Tour. In 2000, the event was renamed the Ericsson Open and in 2002, the event became known as the NASDAQ-100 Open. In 2007, the tournament was renamed the Sony Ericsson Open. Since 2015, the international bankItaú has been the presenting sponsor.[17]
Beside the fourmajor championships, the Miami Open is one of a small number of events on the ATP and WTA Tours where the main singles draw (for both the men and the women) involves more than 64 players, and where main draw play extends beyond one week. 96 men and 96 women compete in the singles competition, and 32 teams compete in each of the doubles competitions with the event lasting 12 days.
In 2006, the tournament became the first event in the United States to useHawk-Eye to allow players to challenge close line calls. Players were allowed three challenges per set, with an additional challenge allowed fortiebreaks. The first challenge was made byJamea Jackson againstAshley Harkleroad in the first round.
From 1985 until 1990, from 1996 to 2002, and again from 2004 to 2007, the men's final was held as a best-of-five set match, similar to the Grand Slam events. From 1987 to 1989, the entire tournament, in every round, was best-of-five sets. After 2007, the ATP required that the handful ofATP World Tour Masters 1000 events which had best-of-five finals switch to the usual ATP best-of-three match format because several times the participants in long finals matches ended up withdrawing from tennis tournaments they were scheduled to participate in which were commencing in only two or three days. The last best-of-five set final was won byNovak Djokovic againstGuillermo Cañas in 2007.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ | |||
| 1985 |  Tim Mayotte(1/1) | Scott Davis | 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1986 | Ivan Lendl(1/2) |  Mats Wilander | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| 1987 | Miloslav Mečíř(1/1) | Ivan Lendl | 7–5, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander(1/1) | Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Ivan Lendl(2/2) |  Thomas Muster | walkover[a] |
| ↓ ATP Tour Masters 1000[b] ↓ | |||
| 1990 | Andre Agassi(1/6) | Stefan Edberg | 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2 |
| 1991 | Jim Courier(1/1) | David Wheaton | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1992 | Michael Chang(1/1) |  Alberto Mancini | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1993 | Pete Sampras(1/3) | MaliVai Washington | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras(2/3) | Andre Agassi | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1995 | Andre Agassi(2/6) | Pete Sampras | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| 1996 | Andre Agassi(3/6) | Goran Ivanišević | 3–0ret.[c] |
| 1997 | Thomas Muster(1/1) |  Sergi Bruguera | 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1998 |  Marcelo Ríos(1/1) | Andre Agassi | 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1999 |  Richard Krajicek(1/1) |  Sébastien Grosjean | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2000 | Pete Sampras(3/3) |  Gustavo Kuerten | 6–1, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8) |
| 2001 | Andre Agassi(4/6) | Jan-Michael Gambill | 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2002 | Andre Agassi(5/6) |  Roger Federer | 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2003 | Andre Agassi(6/6) | Carlos Moyá | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2004 | Andy Roddick(1/2) | Guillermo Coria | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1, ret.[d] |
| 2005 | Roger Federer(1/4) | Rafael Nadal | 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2006 | Roger Federer(2/4) | Ivan Ljubičić | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6) |
| 2007 |  Novak Djokovic(1/6) | Guillermo Cañas | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2008 |  Nikolay Davydenko(1/1) | Rafael Nadal | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2009 |  Andy Murray(1/2) | Novak Djokovic | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2010 | Andy Roddick(2/2) | Tomáš Berdych | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2011 |  Novak Djokovic(2/6) | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic(3/6) | Andy Murray | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2013 | Andy Murray(2/2) | David Ferrer | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| 2014 | Novak Djokovic(4/6) | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic(5/6) | Andy Murray | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0 |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic(6/6) |  Kei Nishikori | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2017 | Roger Federer(3/4) | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2018 | John Isner(1/1) |  Alexander Zverev | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2019 | Roger Federer(4/4) | John Isner | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[19] | ||
| 2021 |  Hubert Hurkacz(1/1) |  Jannik Sinner | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| 2022 | Carlos Alcaraz(1/1) |  Casper Ruud | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2023 | Daniil Medvedev(1/1) | Jannik Sinner | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2024 | Jannik Sinner(1/1) |  Grigor Dimitrov | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2025 | Jakub Menšík(1/1) | Novak Djokovic | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova(1/1) | Chris Evert | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1986 | Chris Evert(1/1) | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1987 | Steffi Graf(1/5) | Chris Evert | 6–1, 6–2 |
| ↓ Tier I tournament ↓ | |||
| 1988 | Steffi Graf(2/5) | Chris Evert | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Gabriela Sabatini(1/1) | Chris Evert | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1990 |  Monica Seles(1/2) | Judith Wiesner | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1991 | Monica Seles(2/2) | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1992 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario(1/2) | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario(2/2) | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1994 | Steffi Graf(3/5) |  Natasha Zvereva | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1995 | Steffi Graf(4/5) |  Kimiko Date | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf(5/5) | Chanda Rubin | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis(1/2) | Monica Seles | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1998 | Venus Williams(1/3) | Anna Kournikova | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1999 | Venus Williams(2/3) | Serena Williams | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis(2/2) | Lindsay Davenport | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2001 | Venus Williams(3/3) | Jennifer Capriati | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2002 | Serena Williams(1/8) | Jennifer Capriati | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2003 | Serena Williams(2/8) | Jennifer Capriati | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2004 | Serena Williams(3/8) | Elena Dementieva | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2005 |  Kim Clijsters(1/2) | Maria Sharapova | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2006 | Svetlana Kuznetsova(1/1) | Maria Sharapova | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2007 | Serena Williams(4/8) | Justine Henin | 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2008 | Serena Williams(5/8) | Jelena Janković | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
| ↓ Premier Mandatory tournament ↓ | |||
| 2009 |  Victoria Azarenka(1/3) | Serena Williams | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2010 | Kim Clijsters(2/2) | Venus Williams | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2011 | Victoria Azarenka(2/3) | Maria Sharapova | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2012 | Agnieszka Radwańska(1/1) | Maria Sharapova | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2013 | Serena Williams(6/8) | Maria Sharapova | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2014 | Serena Williams(7/8) |  Li Na | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2015 | Serena Williams(8/8) | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 2016 |  Victoria Azarenka(3/3) | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2017 | Johanna Konta(1/1) |  Caroline Wozniacki | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2018 | Sloane Stephens(1/1) |  Jeļena Ostapenko | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| 2019 |  Ashleigh Barty(1/2) | Karolína Plíšková | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[19] | ||
| ↓ WTA 1000 tournament ↓ | |||
| 2021 | Ashleigh Barty(2/2) |  Bianca Andreescu | 6–3, 4–0 ret. |
| 2022 | Iga Świątek(1/1) | Naomi Osaka | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 2023 | Petra Kvitová(1/1) |  Elena Rybakina | 7–6(16–14), 6–2 |
| 2024 | Danielle Collins(1/1) | Elena Rybakina | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2025 | Aryna Sabalenka(1/1) | Jessica Pegula | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Heinz GünthardtMartina Navratilova | Wojciech FibakCarling Bassett | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1986 | John FitzgeraldElizabeth Smylie | Emilio SánchezSteffi Graf | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1987 | Miloslav MečířJana Novotná |  Christo van RensburgElna Reinach | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1988 | Michiel SchapersAnn Henricksson | Jim PughJana Novotná | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Ken FlachJill Hetherington | Sherwood StewartZina Garrison | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Player(s) | Record | Year(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most singles titles | |||
| Men's singles | Andre Agassi (USA) | 6 | 1990, '95–'96, '01–'03 |
| Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 2007, '11–'12, '14–'16 | ||
| Women's singles | Serena Williams (USA) | 8 | 2002–04, '07–'08, '13–'15 |
| Most consecutive titles | |||
| Men's singles | Andre Agassi (USA) | 3 | 2001–03 |
| Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 2014–16 | ||
| Women's singles | Steffi Graf (GER) | 3 | 1994–96 |
| Serena Williams (USA) | 2002–04 2013–15 | ||
| Unseeded winners | |||
| Men's singles | Tim Mayotte (USA) | 1 | 1985 |
| Jakub Menšík (CZE) | 1 | 2025 | |
| Women's singles | Kim Clijsters (BEL) | 1 | 2005 |
| Danielle Collins (USA) | 1 | 2024 | |
| Youngest & oldest winners | |||
| Youngest men's singles | Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) | 18 years, 333 days old | 2022 |
| Youngest women's singles | Monica Seles (YUG) | 16 years, 111 days old | 1990 |
| Oldest men's singles | Roger Federer (SUI) | 37 years, 235 days old | 2019 |
| Oldest women's singles | Serena Williams (USA) | 33 years, 190 days old | 2015 |
| Most finals reached | |||
| Men's singles | Andre Agassi (USA) | 8 | 1990, '94–'96, '98, '01–'03 |
| Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 2007, '09, '11–'12, '14–'16, '25 | ||
| Women's singles | Serena Williams (USA) | 10 | 1999, '02–'04, '07–'09, '13–'15 |
| Most doubles titles – teams | |||
| Men's doubles | Bob Bryan (USA) Mike Bryan (USA) | 6 | 2007–08, '14–'15, '18–'19 |
| Women's doubles | Jana Novotná (CZE) Helena Suková (CZE) | 2 | 1989–90 |
| Jana Novotná (CZE) Arantxa Sánchez (ESP) | 1995–96 | ||
| Jana Novotná (CZE) Martina Hingis (SUI) | 1998–99 | ||
| Lisa Raymond (USA) Samantha Stosur (AUS) | 2006–07 | ||
| Most doubles titles – individual | |||
| Men's doubles | Bob Bryan (USA) | 6 | 2007–08, '14–'15, '18–'19 |
| Mike Bryan (USA) | 2007–08, '14–'15, '18–'19 | ||
| Women's doubles | Jana Novotná (CZE) | 7 | 1989–90, '93, '95–'96, '98–'99 |
The Sunshine Double is a feat in tennis achieved when a player wins the titles of theIndian Wells Open and the Miami Open back-to-back.
To date, 11 players have achieved this in singles, and 23 in doubles.
| No. | Player[20] | Title(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Courier | 1 | 1991 |
| 2 | Michael Chang | 1 | 1992 |
| 3 | Pete Sampras | 1 | 1994 |
| 4 | Marcelo Ríos | 1 | 1998 |
| 5 | Andre Agassi | 1 | 2001 |
| 6 | Roger Federer | 3 | 2005–06, '17 |
| 7 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 2011, '14–'16 |
| No. | Player[20] | Title(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 2 | 1994, '96 |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | 1 | 2005 |
| 3 | Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 2016 |
| 4 | Iga Świątek | 1 | 2022 |
| No. | Team[21][22] | Title(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd WoodbridgeMark Woodforde | 1 | 1996 |
| 2 |  Wayne BlackSandon Stolle | 1 | 1999 |
| 3 |  Mark KnowlesDaniel Nestor | 1 | 2002 |
| 4 | Bob BryanMike Bryan | 1 | 2014 |
| 5 | Pierre-Hugues HerbertNicolas Mahut | 1 | 2016[23] |
| 6 | Marcelo ArévaloMate Pavić | 1 | 2025 |
These players won the Indian Wells Open and the Miami Open in the same year but with different partners.
| No. | Player (individually) | Title(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakob Hlasek | 1 | 1989 |
| 2 | John Isner | 1 | 2022[24] |
| No. | Team[21][22] | Title(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jana NovotnáHelena Suková | 1 | 1990 |
| 2 | Lisa RaymondRennae Stubbs | 1 | 2002 |
| 3 | Lisa RaymondSamantha Stosur | 2 | 2006–07 |
| 4 | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | 1 | 2015 |
| 5 | Elise MertensAryna Sabalenka | 1 | 2019 |
These players won the Indian Wells Open and the Miami Open in the same year but with different partners.
| No. | Player (individually) | Title(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natasha Zvereva | 1 | 1997 |
| 2 | Martina Hingis | 1 | 1999 |
| 3 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 1 | 2016 |
Top Miami Open Storylines:Transition from Desert Heat to Coastal Battles
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None San Diego | Favorite WTA Tier I – II Tournament 1995 2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | ATP Tournament of the Year 1998–2000 | Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by Monte-Carlo Monte-Carlo | ATP Masters Series Tournament of the Year 2002–2006 2008 | Succeeded by Monte-Carlo Shanghai |
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