Miami Open (tennis)
Miami Open | ||
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Founded | 1985 | |
Location | Miami, Florida USA | |
Venue | Tennis Center at Crandon Park | |
Surface | Hard (Laykold) / Outdoors | |
Official website | ||
ATP World Tour | ||
Category | Masters 1000 | |
Draw | 96S / 48Q / 32D | |
Prize Money | $6,134,605 | |
WTA Tour | ||
Category | Premier Mandatory | |
Draw | 96S / 48Q / 32D | |
Prize Money | $6,134,605 |
The Miami Open is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour, played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The tournament is held in March each year. It is owned by IMG.
The tournament has had multiple sponsorships in its history. It was initially known as the Lipton International Players Championships and was a premier event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour from 1985 until 1990 as part of the Grand Prix Super Series. In 2000, the event was renamed the Ericsson Open. In 2002, the event became known as the NASDAQ-100 Open. In 2007, the tournament was renamed the Sony Ericsson Open, in a deal by which the company would pay $20 million over the next four years, until 2014. From 2015–2019, the international bank Itaú became the presenting sponsor, making the official name of the tournament Miami Open presented by Itaú.[1]
In 2010, a record 300,000 visitors attended matches at the 12-day Sony Ericsson Open, making it one of the largest tennis tournaments outside the four Majors.[2] In 2011, 316,267 visitors attended the Open.[3]
The court has been criticized as the slowest hardcourt on the tour, subjecting players to endless grinding rallies in extreme heat and humidity.[4][5]
History
The tournament was founded by former player Butch Buchholz. His original aim was to make the event the first major tournament of the year (the Australian Open was held in December at that time), and he dubbed it the "Winter Wimbledon". 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.
The first tournament was held in February 1985 at Laver's International Tennis Resort at Delray Beach, Florida. Buchholz brought in Alan Mills, the tournament referee at Wimbledon, as the head referee; and Ted 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 the US Open. (The event's prize money has since grown to over US$9 million.)
In 1986, the tournament relocated to Boca West. After its successful second year there, Merrett Stierheim, Dade County Manager and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) President, helped Buchholz in 1987 to move the tournament to its current home in Key Biscayne.[6] In keeping with the ambitions of its founder, the tournament has been maintained as one of the premiere events in tennis.[7]
In 1999, Buchholz sold the tournament to IMG.[8]
Event characteristics
Beside the four Major championships, the Miami Open is one of the few events on the Association of Tennis Professionals (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. The event lasts 12 days. As of 2012, ESPN televises early-round coverage in the U.S., and CBS broadcasts the men's and women's finals.
In 2006, the tournament became the first event in the United States to use Hawk-Eye to allow players to challenge close line calls. Players were allowed two challenges per set, with an additional challenge allowed for tiebreaks. The first challenge was made by Jamea Jackson against Ashley Harkleroad in the first round.
Points and prize money
As an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, the tournament will distribute up to 1000 ATP Rankings points to the singles and doubles champions. This is a table detailing the points and prize money allocation for each round of the 2016 Miami ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier Mandatory event:
Point distribution
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
Men's Singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 25* | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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Men's Doubles | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
Women's Singles | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35* | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
Women's Doubles | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
- Players with byes receive first round points.
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q2 | Q1 |
Men's Singles | $1,028,300 | $501,815 | $251,500 | $128,215 | $67,590 | $36,170 | $19,530 | $11,970 | $3,565 | $1,825 |
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Women's Singles[9][10] | ||||||||||
Men's Doubles | $336,920 | $164,420 | $82,410 | $42,000 | $22,140 | $11,860 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Women's Doubles[11] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Past results
Men's singles
- The men's final has been abandoned three times since the tournament's inception.
- In 1989, Thomas Muster was hit by a drunk driver just hours after his semifinal victory, severing left knee ligaments, which put him in a wheelchair for months. He won the championship eight years later.
- In 1996, Goran Ivanišević retired from the final early with a stiff neck, after sleeping awkwardly the night before.
- In 2004, Guillermo Coria was visibly bothered by back pain from late in the first set of the final. Coria eventually retired during the first game of the fourth set due to this back pain. The problem turned out to be kidney stones.
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1985 | Heinz Günthardt Martina Navratilova |
Wojciech Fibak Carling Bassett |
6–3, 6–4 |
1986 | John Fitzgerald Elizabeth Smylie |
Emilio Sánchez Steffi Graf |
6–4, 7–5 |
1987 | Miloslav Mečíř Jana Novotná |
Christo van Rensburg Elna Reinach |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
1988 | Michiel Schapers Ann Henricksson |
Jim Pugh Jana Novotná |
6–4, 6–4 |
1989 | Ken Flach Jill Hetherington |
Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Records and Stats
- Most wins men: Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic (6).
- Most wins women: Serena Williams (8).
- Most finals men: Andre Agassi (8).
- Most finals women:Serena Williams (10).
Player | Record | Year | |
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Most Singles Titles | |||
Men's Singles | Andre Agassi (USA) Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
1990, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
Women's Singles | Serena Williams (USA) | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
Most Consecutive Titles | |||
Men's Singles | Andre Agassi (USA) Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
2001, 2002, 2003 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
Women's Singles | Steffi Graf (GER) Serena Williams (USA) |
1994, 1995, 1996 2002, 2003, 2004; 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
Most Consecutive Matches Won | |||
Men's Singles | Andre Agassi (USA) | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | |
Women's Singles | Steffi Graf (GER) Venus Williams (USA) |
1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 | |
Most Times Seeded No. 1 at the Tournament | |||
Men's Singles | Roger Federer (SUI) | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 | |
Women's Singles | Serena Williams (USA) | 2003, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
Unseeded Players Who Advanced to the Finals | |||
Men's Singles | Sébastien Grosjean (FRA) David Wheaton (USA) Tim Mayotte (USA) (winner) Scott Davis (USA) |
1999 1991 1985 1985 | |
Women's Singles | Kim Clijsters (BEL) (winner) | 2005 | |
Youngest & Oldest Winners | |||
Youngest Men's Singles | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 316 days old |
2007 |
Youngest Women's Singles | Monica Seles (YUG) | 111 days old |
1990 |
Oldest Men's Singles | Andre Agassi (USA) | 335 days old |
2003 |
Oldest Women's Singles | Serena Williams (USA) | 190 days old |
2015 |
Most Finals Reached | |||
Men's Singles | Andre Agassi (USA) | 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 | |
Women's Singles | Serena Williams (USA) | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
Most Doubles Titles – Teams | |||
Men's Doubles | Woodbridge (AUS) / Woodforde (AUS) Bryan (USA) / Bryan (USA) |
1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015 | |
Women's Doubles | Novotná (CZE) / Suková (CZE) Novotná (CZE) / Sánchez (ESP) Novotná (CZE) / Hingis (SUI) Raymond (USA) / Stosur (AUS) |
1989, 1990 1995, 1996 1998, 1999 2006, 2007 | |
Most Doubles Titles – Individual | |||
Men's Doubles | Todd Woodbridge (AUS) Mark Woodforde (AUS) Max Mirnyi (BLR) Bob Bryan (USA) Mike Bryan (USA) |
1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015 | |
Women's Doubles | Jana Novotná (CZE) | 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 |
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Open Carrying Slam Appeal". Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Sony Ericsson a hit with Fans". Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ↑ Rusedski, Greg. "Miami courts too slow". blogs.reuters.com. Reuters.
- ↑ Nemeroff, Nick. "On Purple Clay: Miami and the Homogenization of Tennis". thetennisisland.com. The MH Magazine Theme.
- ↑ "Sony Ericsson Open". Prolebrity. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ "Murray wins Miami Masters title". BBC Online. 2009-05-04.
- ↑ Buchholz Is Selling, But Not Giving Up, Tournament He Founded
- ↑ http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/837/MDS.pdf
- ↑ http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/837/QS.pdf
- ↑ http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/837/MDD.pdf
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miami Masters. |
- Official tournament website
- Satellite view of the tournament venue (Google Maps)
- Miami Masters Tennis news & live streams
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by None San Diego |
Favorite WTA Tier I – II Tournament 1995 2004 |
Succeeded by Indian Wells Moscow |
Preceded by Indianapolis |
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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Coordinates: 25°42′29″N 80°09′32″W / 25.70806°N 80.15889°W