The Sony Ericsson Open is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Florida. The event is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour. The tournament is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The event is currently held in March each year. The event was initially known as the Lipton International Players Championships . In 2000, there was a change of title sponsor and 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 where the company will pay US$20 million over the next four years. It is sometimes called the Miami Masters .

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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 and offered to provide the prize-money and 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. The prize money of US$1.8 million was surpassed only by Wimbledon and the US Open at the time. (The event's prize money has since grown to over US$9 million.)

In 1986, the tournament relocated to Boca Raton. It moved to its permanent home in Key Biscayne in 1987. In keeping with the ambitions of its founder, the tournament is today considered by many as the "fifth major". ^[1]

Event characteristics

Besides the four Grand Slam championships, the Sony Ericsson Open is one of the few events on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (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.

Given its size, history, and the fact that it is a combined event involving both men and women, this event has had the nickname "the 5th grand slam", since many consider the Sony Ericsson Open to be the fifth most prestigious event on the ATP and WTA tours – behind the four Grand Slam tournaments but ahead of the ATP World Tour Finals / WTA Tour Championships. In 2006, the tournament became the first event in the United States to use instant replay 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.

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 the night before the final, which put him in a wheelchair for months. He was able to win the championship eight years later.
• * In 1996, Goran Ivaniševic retired from the match early with a stiff neck.
• * In 2004, Guillermo Coria retired during the first game of the fourth set due to back pain and an inability to move properly. The problem later turned out to be kidney stones.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Name
1985	'''Tim Mayotte	Scott Davis	4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Lipton International Players Championships
1986	'''Ivan Lendl	Mats Wilander	3–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4
1987	'''Miloslav Mecír	Ivan Lendl	7–5, 6–2, 7–5
1988	'''Mats Wilander	Jimmy Connors	6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1989	'''Ivan Lendl	Thomas Muster	walkover
?  ATP Masters 1000 tournament  ?
1990	'''Andre Agassi	Stefan Edberg	6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2
1991	'''Jim Courier	David Wheaton	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1992	'''Michael Chang	Alberto Mancini	7–5, 7–5
1993	'''Pete Sampras	MaliVai Washington	6–3, 6–2	Lipton Championships
1994	'''Pete Sampras	Andre Agassi	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1995	'''Andre Agassi	Pete Sampras	3–6, 6–2, 7–6(3)
1996	'''Andre Agassi	Goran Ivaniševic	3–0, retired
1997	'''Thomas Muster	Sergi Bruguera	7–6(6), 6–3, 6–1
1998	'''Marcelo Ríos	Andre Agassi	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
1999	'''Richard Krajicek	Sébastien Grosjean	4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
2000	'''Pete Sampras	Gustavo Kuerten	6–1, 6–7(2), 7–6(5), 7–6(8)	Ericsson Open
2001	'''Andre Agassi	Jan-Michael Gambill	7–6(4), 6–1, 6–0
2002	'''Andre Agassi	Roger Federer	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	NASDAQ-100 Open
2003	'''Andre Agassi	Carlos Moyà	6–3, 6–3
2004	'''Andy Roddick	Guillermo Coria	6–7, 6–3, 6–1, retired
2005	'''Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
2006	'''Roger Federer	Ivan Ljubicic	7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
2007	'''Novak Djokovic	Guillermo Cañas	6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Sony Ericsson Open
2008	'''Nikolay Davydenko	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–2
2009	'''Andy Murray	Novak Djokovic	6–2, 7–5





Women's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1985	'''Martina Navratilova	Chris Evert	6–2, 6–4
1986	'''Chris Evert	Steffi Graf	6–4, 6–2
1987	'''Steffi Graf	Chris Evert	6–1, 6–2
?  Tier I tournament  ?
1988	'''Steffi Graf	Chris Evert	6–4, 6–4
1989	'''Gabriela Sabatini	Chris Evert	6–1, 4–6, 6–2
1990	'''Monica Seles	Judith Wiesner	6–1, 6–2
1991	'''Monica Seles	Gabriela Sabatini	6–3, 7–5
1992	'''Arantxa Sánchez	Gabriela Sabatini	6–1, 6–4
1993	'''Arantxa Sánchez	Steffi Graf	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1994	'''Steffi Graf	Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1995	'''Steffi Graf	Kimiko Date	6–1, 6–4
1996	'''Steffi Graf	Chanda Rubin	6–1, 6–3
1997	'''Martina Hingis	Monica Seles	6–2, 6–1
1998	'''Venus Williams	Anna Kournikova	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
1999	'''Venus Williams	Serena Williams	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
2000	'''Martina Hingis	Lindsay Davenport	6–3, 6–2
2001	'''Venus Williams	Jennifer Capriati	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(4)
2002	'''Serena Williams	Jennifer Capriati	7–5, 7–6(4)
2003	'''Serena Williams	Jennifer Capriati	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
2004	'''Serena Williams	Elena Dementieva	6–1, 6–1
2005	'''Kim Clijsters	Maria Sharapova	6–3, 7–5
2006	'''Svetlana Kuznetsova	Maria Sharapova	6–4, 6–3
2007	'''Serena Williams	Justine Henin	0–6, 7–5, 6–3
2008	'''Serena Williams	Jelena Jankovic	6–1, 5–7, 6–3
?  Premier Mandatory tournament  ?
2009	'''Victoria Azarenka	Serena Williams	6–3, 6–1





Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2009	Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram	Ashley Fisher / Stephen Huss	6–7(4), 6–2, [10–7]
2008	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles	6–2, 6–2
2007	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	Martin Damm / Leander Paes	6–7(7), 6–3, [10–7]
2006	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	6–4, 6–4
2005	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	6–1, 6–2
2004	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge	6–2, 7–6(12)
2003	Roger Federer / Max Mirnyi	Leander Paes / David Rikl	7–5, 6–3
2002	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2001	Jirí Novák / David Rikl	Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge	7–5, 7–6(3)
2000	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	Martin Damm / Dominik Hrbatý	6–3, 6–4
1999	Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle	Boris Becker / Jan-Michael Gambill	6–1, 6–1
1998	Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach	Alex O'Brien / Jonathan Stark	6–2, 6–4
1997	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	7–6, 7–6
1996	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith	6–1, 6–3
1995	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	Jim Grabb / Patrick McEnroe	6–3, 7–6
1994	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	Mark Knowles / Jared Palmer	7–6, 7–6
1993	Richard Krajicek / Jan Siemerink	Patrick McEnroe / Jonathan Stark	6–7, 6–4, 7–6
1992	Ken Flach / Todd Witsken	Kent Kinnear / Sven Salumaa	6–4, 6–3
1991	Wayne Ferreira / Piet Norval	Ken Flach / Robert Seguso	5–7, 7–6, 6–2
1990	Rick Leach / Jim Pugh	Boris Becker / Cassio Motta	6–3, 6–4
1989	Jakob Hlasek / Anders Järryd	Jim Grabb / Patrick McEnroe	6–3, retired
1988	John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd	Ken Flach / Robert Seguso	7–6, 6–1, 7–5
1987	Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg	Ken Flach / Robert Seguso	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1986	Brad Gilbert / Vince Van Patten	Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd	walkover
1985	Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg	Sherwood Stewart / Kim Warwick	7–5, 7–5, 6–4





Women's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1985	''' Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová	Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková	7–6(4), 6–2
1986	''' Pam Shriver Helena Suková	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 6–3
1987	''' Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–3, 7–6(6)
1988	''' Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison	7–6(6), 6–3
1989	''' Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	7–6(5), 6–4
1990	''' Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Betsy Nagelsen Robin White	6–4, 6–3
1991	''' Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison Jackson	Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná	7–5, 6–2
1992	''' Arantxa Sánchez Larisa Savchenko Neiland	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
1993	''' Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	6–2, 7–5
1994	''' Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–3, 6–1
1995	''' Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 2–6, 6–3
1996	''' Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez	Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko Neiland	6–4, 6–4
1997	''' Arantxa Sánchez Natasha Zvereva	Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans	6–4, 6–2
1998	''' Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	Arantxa Sánchez Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1999	''' Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	0–6, 6–4, 7–6(1)
2000	''' Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
2001	''' Arantxa Sánchez Nathalie Tauziat	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–0, 6–4
2002	''' Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Virginia Ruano Paola Suárez	7–6(4), 6–7(4), 6–3
2003	''' Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
2004	''' Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva	6–2, 6–3
2005	''' Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	7–5, 6–7(5), 6–2
2006	''' Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	Liezel Huber Martina Navrátilová	6–4, 7–5
2007	''' Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
2008	''' Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama	Cara Black Liezel Huber	7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
2009	''' Svetlana Kuznetsova Amélie Mauresmo	Kveta Peschke Lisa Raymond	4–6, 6–3, [10–3]





Mixed doubles

A mixed doubles competition was also held at the inaugural tournament in 1985, and was won by Heinz Günthardt & Martina Navrátilová.



References

1. Murray wins Miami Masters title