Miami Open Player Field Once Again Unrivaled on Tour
Miami, FL (PRWEB) February 10, 2016 -- SPANISH VERSION ATTACHED.
The Miami Open, the most glamorous event on both the men’s and women’s tours, will once again be bringing the brightest stars in tennis to the Crandon Park Tennis Center for a two-week sports and entertainment spectacle that has become the place to be in Miami each spring. The event received its 2016 official acceptance lists from the ATP and WTA tours and, once again, the line-up is unrivaled among tour events.
With all 76 of the top ranked men and 72 of the top 73 ranked women currently entered, the Miami Open player field ranks best on the tennis calendar. The player field includes a combined 16 Grand Slam singles champions, seven men and nine women, so whether you are looking to see a future Hall of Famer, a multiple Grand Slam champion, or a rising star, all will be on display at the Crandon Park Tennis Center during the event’s two weeks, March 21- April 3.
Tickets to the 2016 Miami Open are on sale now and can be purchased by phone (305-442-3367) or online at http://www.miamiopen.com. An exhilarating two weeks of tennis, fashion, food and fun conclude with the women’s final on Saturday, April 2 and the men’s final on Sunday, April 3.
Individual session tickets start at just $31 and packages begin at only $136. Don’t miss the chance to be a part of the most glamorous event on both tours.
The 2016 ATP acceptance list features World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, an 11-time Grand Slam winner and the two-time defending Miami Open champion, 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal, two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray, two-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, and former US Open champions Juan Martin del Potro and Marin Cilic.
The women’s field for 2016 just as fierce, featuring 21-time Grand Slam champion and eight-time Miami Open winner Serena Williams, seven-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams, five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova, two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka and two-time Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova and reigning Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber.
The Miami Open is more than just a tennis event. Located in one of the world’s most beautiful vacation destinations with a diverse fan base and exquisite dining and luxury shopping offerings, the Miami Open has an energy and excitement that is uniquely Miami.
Qualifying rounds will be played March 21-22 and will determine 12 additional slots in each singles draw. The Miami Open will also award wildcards to five men and eight women. The main draw begins on Tuesday, March 22 as the women take the court, followed by the first round of the men’s main draw on Wednesday, March 23.
2016 Miami Open – ATP Acceptance List
Name, Country, Rank
Novak Djokovic SRB 1
Andy Murray GBR 2
Roger Federer SUI 3
Stan Wawrinka SUI 4
Rafael Nadal ESP 5
David Ferrer ESP 6
Kei Nishikori JPN 7
Juan Martin Del Potro ARG 7
Tomas Berdych CZE 8
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA 9
Richard Gasquet FRA 10
Milos Raonic CAN 11
John Isner USA 12
Marin Cilic CRO 13
Kevin Anderson RSA 14
Gilles Simon FRA 15
David Goffin BEL 16
Roberto Bautista Agut ESP 17
Gael Monfils FRA 18
Dominic Thiem AUT 19
Bernard Tomic AUS 20
Benoit Paire FRA 21
Viktor Troicki SRB 22
Jack Sock USA 23
Fabio Fognini ITA 24
Feliciano Lopez ESP 25
Ivo Karlovic 26
Grigor Dimitrov BUL 27
Jeremy Chardy FRA 28
Steve Johnson USA 29
Thomaz Bellucci BRA 30
Alexandr Dolgopolove UKR 31
Philipp Kohlschreiber GER 32
Joao Sousa POR 33
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ESP 34
Pablo Cuevas URU 35
Andreas Seppit ITA 36
Leonardo Mayer ARG 37
Borna Coric CRO 38
Tommy Robredo ESP 39
Janko Tipsarevic SRB 39
Gilles Muller LUX 40
Vasek Pospisil CAN 41
Nick Kyrgios AUS 42
Martin Klizan SVK 43
Teymuraz Gabashvili RUS 44
Federico Delbonis ARG 45
Albert Ramos-Vinolas ESP 46
Lukas Rosol CZE 47
Donald Young 48
Adrian Mannarino FRA 49
Aljaz Bedene GBR 50
Jiri Vesely CZE 51
Paolo Lorenzi ITA 52
Andrey Kuznetssov RUS 53
Nicolas Mahut FRA 54
Juan Monaco ARG 55
Victor Estrella Burgos DOM 56
Fernando Verdasco ESP 57
Sam Querrey USA 58
Denis Kudla USA 59
Pablo Andujar ESP 60
Marcos Baghdatiss CYP 61
Simone Bolelli ITA 62
Robin Haase NED 63
Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 64
Denis Istomin UZB 65
John Millman AUS 66
Sergiy Stakhovsky UKR 67
Paul Henri-Mathieu FRA 68
Hyeon Chung KOR 69
Alexander Zverev GER 70
Guido Pella ARG 71
Nicolas Almagro ESP 72
Santiago Giraldo COL 73
Daniel Munoz de la Nava ESP 74
Inigo Cervantes ESP 75
Andreas Haider-Maurer AUT 76
2016 Miami Open – WTA Acceptance List
Name, Country, Rank
Serena Williams USA 1
Angelique Keber GER 2
Simona Halep ROU 3
Agnieszka Radwanska POL 4
Garbiñe Muguruza ESP 5
Maria Sharapova RUS 6
Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 8
Petra Kvitova CZE 9
Lucie Safarova CZE 10
Belinda Bencic SUI 11
Venus Williams USA 12
Karolina Pliskova CZE 13
Victoria Azarenka BLR 14
Timea Bacsinszky SUI 15
Roberta Vinci ITA 16
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 17
Caroline Wozniacki DEN 18
Jelena Jankovic SRB 19
Ana Ivanovic SRB 20
Elina Svitolina UKR 21
Sara ErraniITA 22
Andrea Petkovic GER 23
Madison Keys USA 24
Sloane Stephens USA 25
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 26
Samantha Stosur AUS 27
Shuai Peng CHN 27 SR
Johanna Konta GBR 28
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova SVK 29
Kristina Mladenovic FRA 30
Ekaterina Makarova RUS 31
Sabine Lisicki GER 32
Daria Gavrilova AUS 33
Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 34
Lesia Tsurenko UKR 35
Alizé Cornet FRA 36
Monica Niculescu ROU 37
Caroline Garcia FRA 38
Annika Beck GER 39
Camila Giorgi ITA 40
Barbora Strycova CZE 41
Alison Van Uytvanck BEL 42
Margarita Gasparyan RUS 43
Teliana Pereira BRA 44
Mona Barthel GER 45
Coco Vandeweghe USA 46
Monica Puig PUR 47
Johanna Larsson SWE 48
Varvara Lepchenko USA 49
Danka Kovinic MNE 50
Timea Babos HUN 51
Anna-Lena Friedsam GER 52
Julia Goerges GER 53
Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 54
Yanina Wickmayer BEL 55
Nao Hibino JPN 56
Petra Cetkovska CZE 56 SR
Madison Brengle USA 57
Eugenie Bouchard CAN 58
Denisa Allertover CZE 59
Karin Knapp ITA 60
Misaki Doi JPN 61
Christina McHale USA 62
Daria Kasatkina RUS 63
Yulia Putintseva KAZ 64
Galina Voskoboeva KAZ 64 SR
Shuai Zhang CHN 65
Dominika Cibulkova SVK 66
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO 67
Zarina Diyas KAZ 68
Kirsten Flipkens BEL 69
Saisai Zheng CHN 70
Lucie Hradecka CZE 71
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 72
Olga Govortsova BLR 73
Vania King USA 73 SR
About the Miami Open presented by Itaú
The 2016 Miami Open will be played March 21-April 3 at the Crandon Tennis Center in Miami. The two-week combined event is owned and operated by IMG. The Miami Open is one of nine ATP Masters 1000 Series events on the ATP calendar, a Premier Mandatory event on the WTA calendar, and features the top men's and women's tennis players in the world. The tournament is widely regarded as the most glamorous on the ATP and WTA calendars because of its exotic Miami location, thriving nightlife, five-star hotels and restaurants, beautiful weather and beaches, and its celebrity appeal. For ticket information, call +1.305.442.3367 or visit http://www.miamiopen.com.
About Itaú
Itau is the largest Latin America privately owned bank, with approximately 95,000 employees and operations in 20 countries throughout the Americas, Asia and Europe. Itaú’s relationship with sport goes back to the 1970s, when Itaú first sponsored the Itaú Tennis Cup in Brazil in 1970. Itaú has been a sponsor of the Miami Open for the last six years, and also sponsors the Rio Open, the only combined ATP/WTA event in South America. Itaú also supports the Brazilian Women’s Tennis Circuit, only female professional tournament in South America, certified by the Brazilian Tennis Confederation (CBT) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), as well as the Tennis Institute Training Center, responsible for the development of young, new talent.
About IMG
IMG is a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion, operating in more than 25 countries. The company represents and manages some of the world’s greatest sports figures and fashion icons; stages thousands of live events and branded entertainment experiences annually; and is the world’s largest independent producer and distributor of sports media. IMG also specializes in sports training; league development; and marketing, media and licensing for brands, sports organizations and collegiate institutions. In 2014, IMG was acquired by WME, the world’s leading entertainment agency, to form WME | IMG.
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Hilda Vazquez, Miami Open, http://www.miamiopen.com, +1 (347) 601-8378, [email protected]
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