SEE THE WORLD’S GREATEST PLAYERS AT THE NEW MIAMI OPEN
Miami Open will host a Grand Slam quality field at its new Hard Rock Stadium home
Player field boasts 19 Grand Slam singles champions
See the best players in the world while enjoying world-class amenities
Miami Gardens, FL (February 6, 2019) – The 2019 Miami Open presented by Itaú will make its debut at Hard Rock Stadium March 18-31, and fans will have the opportunity to see one of the best player fields in tennis at its new lifestyle and entertainment venue.
This year’s extraordinary lineup features 19 players who have combined to win 108 career Grand Slam singles titles including all-time record holders Roger Federer and Serena Williams. Reigning Australian Open champions, and the world’s No. 1 ranked players, Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka top one of the strongest ATP and WTA tournament draws of 2019.
Overall, each of the top 79 ranked men and 76 ranked women have entered to compete in Miami.
Federer and Djokovic lead a men’s field that includes 17-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal, three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, and former US Open champions Juan Martin del Potro and Marin Cilic, along with defending Miami Open champion John Isner.
The player field also boasts the next generation of ATP stars including World No. 3 Alexander Zverev, Australian Open semifinalist Stefanos Tsitsipas, American Frances Tiafoe and Australian Nick Kyrgios.
The women’s field is even more impressive. Osaka, winner of the last two Grand Slam singles titles, leads a field that includes 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and defending Miami Open champion Sloane Stephens. Fans also will have the opportunity to see seven-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams, five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova, two-time Grand Slam winner Garbiñe Muguruza, two-time Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, reigning French Open champion Simona Halep, 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
The player field however is just part of the story.
Tournament Owner IMG and Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross partnered to keep the Miami Open in Miami and have worked together to build a permanent world-class tennis facility that will provide an elevated fan experience while incorporating a unique Miami look and feel. The improved amenities will allow the tournament to host a true lifestyle and entertainment event featuring the best in tennis, art, food and music.
Tickets to the 2019 Miami Open are on sale now and available by phone at 305-943-6736 or online at www.miamiopen.com. Individual session tickets start at just $28 so get your tickets today. Ticket packages, group programs, and luxury hospitality offerings also are available.
Qualifying rounds will be March 18-19 and will determine 12 additional slots in each singles draw. The Miami Open also will award wildcards to five men and eight women. The women’s main draw begins on Tuesday, March 19, followed by the first round of the men’s main draw on Wednesday, March 20.
ATP Acceptance List (as of February 6, 2019)
Name Country Rank
Novak Djokovic, SRB, 01
Rafael Nadal, ESP, 02
Alexander Zverev, GER, 03
Juan Martin del Potro, ARG, 04
Kevin Anderson, RSA, 05
Roger Federer, SUI, 06
Kei Nishikori, JPN, 07
Dominic Thiem, AUT, 08
John Isner, USA, 09
Marin Cilic, CRO, 10
Karen Khachanov, RUS, 11
Stefanos Tsitsipas, GRE, 12
Borna Coric, CRO, 13
Milos Raonic, CAN, 14
Fabio Fognini, ITA, 15
Daniil Medvedev, RUS, 16
Lucas Pouille, FRA, 17
Roberto Bautista Agut, ESP, 18
Marco Cecchinato, ITA, 19
Diego Schwartzman, ARG, 20
David Goffin, BEL, 21
Nikoloz Basilashvili, GEO, 22
Pablo Carreno Busta, ESP, 23
Grigor Dimitrov, BUL, 24
Denis Shapovalov, CAN, 25
Fernando Verdasco, ESP, 26
Richard Gasquet, FRA, 27
Alex de Minaur, AUS, 28
Kyle Edmund, GBR, 29
Frances Tiafoe, USA, 30
Gilles Simon, FRA, 31
Philipp Kohlschreiber, GER, 32
Gael Monfils, FRA, 33
Steve Johnson, USA, 34
Jeremy Chardy, FRA, 35
John Millman, AUS, 36
Andreas Seppi, ITA, 37
Martin Klizan, SVK, 38
Joao Sousa, POR, 39
Taylor Fritz, USA, 40
Nicolas Jarry, CHI, 41
Dusan Lajovic, SRB, 42
Malek Jaziri, TUN, 43
Pierre-Hugues Herbert, FRA, 44
Matthew Ebden, AUS, 45
Adrian Mannarino, FRA, 46
Marton Fucsovics, HUN, 47
Sam Querrey, USA, 48
Leonardo Mayer, ARG, 49
Hyeon Chung, KOR, 50
Jan-Lennard Struff, GER, 51
Damir Dzumhur, BIH, 52
Matteo Berrettini, ITA, 53
Robin Haase, NED, 54
Mikhail Kukushkin, KAZ, 55
Marius Copil, ROM, 56
Stan Wawrinka, SUI, 57
Benoit Paire, FRA, 58
Guido Pella, ARG, 59
Jordan Thompson, AUS, 60
Peter Gojowczyk, GER, 61
Feliciano Lopez, ESP, 62
Denis Kudla, USA, 63
Cameron Norrie, GBR, 64
Aljaz Bedene, SLO, 65
Nick Kyrgios, AUS, 66
Mischa Zverev, GER, 67
Yoshihito Nishioka, JPN, 68
Taro Daniel, JPN, 69
Guido Andreozzi, ARG, 70
Albert Ramos-Vinolas, ESP, 71
Filip Krajinovic, SRB, 72
Hubert Hurkacz, POL, 73
Roberto Carballes Baena, ESP, 74
Tennys Sandgren, USA, 75
Maximilian Marterer, GER, 76
Federico Delbonis, ARG, 77
Ivo Karlovic, CRO, 78
Tomas Berdych, CZE, 79
WTA Acceptance List (as of February 6, 2019)
Name Country Rank
Naomi Osaka, JPN, 01
Petra Kvitova, CZE, 02
Simona Halep, ROU, 03
Sloane Stephens, USA, 04
Karoilina Pliskova, CZE, 05
Angelique Kerber, GER, 06
Elina Svitolina, UKR, 07
Kiki Bertens, NED, 08
Aryna Sabalenka, BLR, 09
Caroline Wozniacki, DEN, 10
Serena Williams, USA, 11
Anastasija Sevastova, LAT, 12
Ashleigh Barty, AUS, 13
Daria Kasatkina, RUS, 14
Garbiñe Mugaruza, ESP, 15
Julia Goerges, GER, 16
Madison Keys, USA, 17
Wang Qiang, CHN, 18
Caroline Garcia, FRA, 19
Anett Kontaveit, EST, 20
Elise Mertens, BEL, 21
Jelena Ostapenko, LAT, 22
Danielle Collins, USA, 23
Lesia Tsurenko, UKR, 24
Donna Vekic, CRO, 25
Carla Suarez Navarro, ESP, 26
Maria Sharapova, RUS, 27
Camila Giorgi, ITA, 28
Mihaela Buzarnescu, ROU, 29
Dominika Cibulkova, SVK, 30
Su-Wei Hsieh, TPE, 31
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS, 32
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, BLR, 33
Dayana Yastremska, UKR, 34
Venus Williams, USA, 35
Petra Martic, CRO, 36
Sofia Kenin, USA, 37
Maria Sakkari, GRE, 38
Johanna Konta, GBR, 39
Zhang Shuai, CHN, 40
Ajla Tomljanovic, AUS, 41
Zheng Saisai, CHN, 42
Yulia Putintseva, KAZ, 43
Katerina Siniakova, CZE, 44
Belinda Bencic, SUI, 45
Viktoria Kuzmova, SVK, 46
Daria Gavrilova, AUS,47
Victoria Azarenka, BLR, 48
Barbora Strycova, CZE, 49
Alison Van Uytvanck, BEL, 50
Anna-Lena Friedsam, GER, 50 SR
Alize Cornet, FRA, 51
Alison Riske, USA, 52
Kirsten Flipkens, BEL, 53
Rebecca Paterson, SWE, 54
Pauline Parmentier, FRA, 55
Ons Jabeur, TUN, 56
Aleksandra Krunic, SRB, 57
Monica Puig, PUR, 58
Amanda Anisimova, USA, 59
Vera Lapko, BLR, 60
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, SVK, 61
Wang Yafan, CHN, 62
Tamara Zidansek, SLO, 63
Kristina Mladenovic, FRA, 64
Ekaterina Alexandrova, RUS, 65
Ekaterina Makarova, RUS, 66
Tatjana Maria, GER, 67
Andrea Petkovic, GER, 68
Magdalena Rybarikova, SVK, 69
Bianca Andreescu, CAN, 70
Johanna Larsson, SWE, 71
Marketa Vondrousova, CZE, 72
Samantha Stosur, AUS, 73
Evgeniya Rodina, RUS, 74
Irina-Camelia Begu, ROU, 75
SR – Secured Ranking
