Miami Open is a hardcourt tennis tournament played from March 16 to March 30, 2025. Founded in 1985, the tournament will host the 40th edition of the ATP 1000 and WTA 1000 events at Miami Gardens in Florida. In 2024, the champion of the Miami Open in the singles and doubles categories received $1.1 million and $447,300, respectively. As with any ATP and WTA 1000 events, the tournament winners will receive 1000 points.
Miami Open is the second tournament of the Sunshine Double after the Indian Wells Open. The 15-day tournament is played in the United States during early spring. It features 96 players in singles and 32 teams in doubles competing to win the title. This was the first tournament in the United States to introduce the Hawk-Eye system to help players challenge line calls. Jannik Sinner and Danielle Collins are the defending champions.
Where is the 2025 Miami Open played?
The 2025 Miami Open will be played on the hard courts of the Hard Rock Stadium. It has been the venue for the tournament since 2019. The stadium was restructured to increase the parking facility, thus increasing ticket sales for the tournament. Miami Open tournament director James Blakes said, "Once people get out to the site and see what we are building, they understand what an amazing event this is going to be." He further added, "Our main goal was always to keep the Miami Open in Miami, so when (Dolphins owner) Stephen Ross approached us with the idea of moving to Hard Rock Stadium, we were obviously intrigued,".
The new building will have 11 permanent courts and 18 practice courts, which include three stadium courts, along with a rooftop deck, a beer garden, and a food court. It is annually organized at the Miami Gardens in Florida, United States. The first Miami Open commenced in February 1985 at the Laver's International Tennis Resort located in Delray Beach, Florida.
It was shifted to Boca West in the year 1986. Later, the tournament founder Butch Buchholz shifted the tournament to Key Biscayne in 1987 with Dade County (WTA President) and Merrett Stierheim. From 1987 to 2018, the tournament was played at the Tennis Centre at Crandon Park, located in Key Biscayne.
Miami Open defending champions
In the men's singles category, Jannik Sinner defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-1, to lift the title in 2024. In the women's singles category, Danielle Collins registered a win over Elena Rybakina in straight sets. Moving forward to the men's doubles category, Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna defeated Austin Krajicek and Ivan Dodig in three sets (6-7, 6-3, 10-6). In women's doubles, Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands emerged victorious against Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski by 4-6, 7-6 (11-9).
FAQs on Miami Open
A. Miami stadium is popularly known as the Hard Rock Stadium.
A. The prize money pool for the 2024 Miami Open winners was $8,995,555.
A. Novak Djokovic (6) and Andre Agassi (6) have the most Miami Open titles in ATP while Serene Williams has the most (8) in WTA.
A. Miami Open is also known as the Miami Masters.
A. Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest champion at the Miami Open in men's singles. He was 18 years old when he emerged as the winner in 2022. (via ATP Tour's official website)
