See the World’s Greatest Players in Miami
02.11.20
SEE THE WORLD’S GREATEST PLAYERS IN MIAMI
Williams, Djokovic, Kenin, Nadal, Osaka and more to compete at Hard Rock stadium
See the best players in the world while enjoying world-class amenities
Miami Gardens, FL (February 20, 2020) – The 2020 Miami Open presented by Itaú returns for its second year at Hard Rock Stadium, March 23-April 5, and fans will have the opportunity to see tennis’ biggest stars while enjoying all the new fan experiences at the event’s world-class venue.
The Miami Open announced today the full player field for the 2020 tournament. The player field features 18 players who have a combined 80 career Grand Slam singles titles, including all-time women’s record holder Serena Williams and reigning Australian Open champions Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin.
Overall, 75 of the top 76 ranked men and each of the top 74 ranked women have entered to compete in Miami.
Djokovic leads a men’s field that includes 19-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and boasts the next generation of ATP stars including World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev, 2019 ATP Finals Champion Stefanos Tsitsipas, World No. 7 Alexander Zverev and Australian star Nick Kyrgios.
The player field also included three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, 2018 Miami Open champion John Isner, 2020 Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem and nine-time ATP tour winner Gael Monfils.
The women’s field is even more impressive.
Kenin, who hails from Pembroke Pines, Florida, is fresh off her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne and joins an impressive list of Grand Slam singles champions competing in Miami.
Leading the way is 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, who is looking to win her ninth title in Miami, and defending Miami Open champion Ashleigh Barty, the reigning French Open champion.
The list of Grand Slam champions in the 2020 Miami Open player field includes 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep, defending US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka, Garbiñe Muguruza, Victoria Azarenka, Petra Kvitova, Angelique Kerber, Sloane Stephens, Jelena Ostapenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Other qualified players to watch include 2019 Miami Open finalist Karolina Pliskova, World No. 4 Elina Svitolina, Swiss star Belinda Bencic and American, Madison Keys.
The future stars of women’s tennis will also be on display with 18-year-old Amanda Anisimova, from Aventura, and 15-year-old Coco Gauff, from Delray Beach, in the field. Both claimed their first WTA singles title in 2019.
Following a spectacular Hard Rock Stadium debut last March, fans can expect an even greater guest experience that includes the best in art, food, fashion and music. Some new and exciting changes in 2020 include the Sky View at Hard Rock Stadium, a gondola ride that will give fans the opportunity to see the venue from a unique perspective. The site will also have increased shade structures and a new Grandstand video board.
Tickets to the 2020 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 only $26 so get your tickets today. Ticket packages, group programs, and luxury hospitality offerings also are available.
Qualifying rounds will be March 23-24 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 24, followed by the first round of the men’s main draw on Wednesday, March 25.
ATP Acceptance List (as of February 11, 2020)
Name | Country | Rank |
Novak Djokovic | SRB | 1 |
Rafael Nadal | ESP | 2 |
Dominic Thiem | AUT | 4 |
Daniil Medvedev | RUS | 5 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | GRE | 6 |
Alexander Zverev | GER | 7 |
Matteo Berrettini | ITA | 8 |
Gael Monfils | FRA | 9 |
David Goffin | BEL | 10 |
Fabio Fognini | ITA | 11 |
Roberto Bautista Agut | ESP | 12 |
Stan Wawrinka | SUI | 13 |
Diego Schwartzman | ARG | 14 |
Kevin Anderson | RSA | 14 EP |
Andrey Rublev | RUS | 15 |
Denis Shapovalov | CAN | 16 |
Karen Khachanov | RUS | 17 |
John Isner | USA | 18 |
Benoit Paire | FRA | 19 |
Nick Kyrgios | AUS | 20 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime | CAN | 21 |
Grigor Dimitrov | BUL | 22 |
Dusan Lajovic | SRB | 23 |
Alex de Minaur | AUS | 24 |
Kei Nishikori | JPN | 25 |
Cristian Garin | CHI | 26 |
Guido Pella | ARG | 27 |
Nikoloz Basilashvili | GEO | 28 |
Hubert Hurkacz | POL | 29 |
Pablo Carreno Busta | ESP | 30 |
Borna Coric | CRO | 31 |
Milos Raonic | CAN | 32 |
Daniel Evans | GRB | 33 |
Jan-Lennard Struff | GER | 34 |
Laslo Djere | SRB | 35 |
Taylor Fritz | USA | 36 |
Marin Cilic | CRO | 37 |
Sam Querrey | USA | 38 |
Filip Krajinovic | SRB | 39 |
Reilly Opelka | USA | 40 |
John Millman | AUS | 41 |
Albert Ramos-Vinolas | ESP | 42 |
Ugo Humbert | FRA | 43 |
Adrian Mannarino | FRA | 44 |
Casper Ruud | NOR | 45 |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | FRA | 46 |
Fernando Verdasco | ESP | 47 |
Pablo Cuevas | URU | 48 |
Lorenzo Sonego | ITA | 49 |
Radu Albot | MDA | 50 |
Feliciano Lopez | ESP | 51 |
Aljaz Bedene | SLO | 52 |
Tennys Sandgren | USA | 53 |
Miomir Kecmanovic | SRB | 54 |
Richard Gasquet | FRA | 55 |
Alexander Bublik | KAZ | 56 |
Gilles Simone | FRA | 57 |
Pablo Andujar | ESP | 58 |
Cameron Norrie | GRB | 59 |
Lucas Pouille | FRA | 60 |
Jeremy Chardy | FRA | 61 |
Kyle Edmund | GRB | 62 |
Jordan Thompson | AUS | 63 |
Yoshihito Nishioka | JPN | 64 |
Ricardas Berankis | LTU | 65 |
Marton Fucsovics | HUN | 66 |
Mikhail Kukushkin | KAZ | 67 |
Joao Sousa | POR | 68 |
Juan Ignacio Londero | ARG | 69 |
Tommy Paul | USA | 70 |
Egor Gerasimov | BLR | 71 |
Lu Yen-Hsun | TPE | 71 EP |
Jiri Vesely | CZE | 72 |
Marco Cecchinato | ITA | 73 |
Vasek Pospisil | CAN | 73 EP |
Mikael Ymer | SWE | 74 |
Steve Johnson | USA | 75 |
Corentin Moutet | FRA | 76 |
EP – Entry Protection
WTA Acceptance List (as of February 11, 2020)
Name | Country | Rank |
Ashleigh Barty | AUS | 1 |
Simona Halep | ROU | 2 |
Karolina Pliskova | CZE | 3 |
Elina Svitolina | UKR | 4 |
Belinda Bencic | SUI | 5 |
Bianca Andreescu | CAN | 6 |
Sofia Kenin | USA | 7 |
Kiki Bertens | NED | 8 |
Serena Williams | USA | 9 |
Naomi Osaka | JPN | 10 |
Petra Kvitova | CZE | 11 |
Madison Keys | USA | 12 |
Aryna Sabalenka | BLR | 13 |
Johanna Konta | GBR | 14 |
Petra Martic | CRO | 15 |
Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP | 16 |
Marketa Vondrousova | CZE | 17 |
Alison Riske | USA | 18 |
Elise Mertens | BEL | 19 |
Angelique Kerber | GER | 20 |
Maria Sakkari | GRE | 21 |
Anett Kontaveit | EST | 22 |
Donna Vekic | CRO | 23 |
Karolina Muchova | CZE | 24 |
Elena Rybakina | KAZ | 25 |
Dayana Yastremska | UKR | 26 |
Wang Qiang | CHN | 27 |
Ekaterina Alexandrova | RUS | 28 |
Amanda Anisimova | USA | 29 |
Barbora Strycova | CZE | 30 |
Julia Goerges | GER | 31 |
Zhang Shuai | CHN | 32 |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | RUS | 33 |
Yulia Putintseva | KAZ | 34 |
Sloane Stephens | USA | 35 |
Zheng Saisai | CHN | 36 |
Kristina Mladenovic | FRA | 37 |
Veronika Kudermetova | RUS | 38 |
Hsieh Su-Wei | TPE | 39 |
Jelena Ostapenko | LAT | 40 |
Anastasija Sevastova | LAT | 41 |
Magda Linette | POL | 42 |
Polona Hercog | SLO | 43 |
Rebecca Peterson | SWE | 44 |
Ons Jabeur | TUN | 45 |
Caroline Garcia | FRA | 46 |
Alison Van Uytvanck | BEL | 47 |
Yaroslava Shvedova | KAZ | 47 SR |
Iga Swiatek | POL | 48 |
Svetlana Kuznetsova | RUS | 49 |
Danielle Collins | USA | 50 |
Coco Gauff | USA | 51 |
Jennifer Brady | USA | 52 |
Victoria Azarenka | BLR | 53 |
Anna Blinkova | RUS | 54 |
Carla Suárez Navarro | ESP | 55 |
Wang Yafan | CHN | 56 |
Ajla Tomljanovic | AUS | 57 |
Fiona Ferro | FRA | 58 |
Katerina Siniakova | CZE | 59 |
Marie Bouzkova | CZE | 60 |
Alizé Cornet | FRA | 61 |
Lauren Davis | USA | 62 |
Zarina Diyas | KAZ | 63 |
Bernarda Pera | USA | 64 |
Viktoria Kuzmova | SVK | 65 |
Venus Williams | USA | 66 |
Kristyna Pliskova | CZE | 67 |
Jil Teichmann | SUI | 68 |
Sorana Cirstea | ROU | 69 |
Zhu Lin | CHN | 70 |
Daria Kasatkina | RUS | 71 |
Taylor Townsend | USA | 72 |
Laura Siegemund | GER | 73 |
Heather Watson | GBR | 74 |
SR – Secured Ranking
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About the Miami Open presented by Itaú
The 2020 Miami Open will be played March 23 – April 5 at Hard Rock Stadium. 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 Miami’s unique personality, thriving nightlife, five-star hotels and restaurants, beautiful weather and beaches, and celebrity appeal, as well as its close proximity to both Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach. For ticket information, call +1.305.442.3367 or visit www.miamiopen.com.
About Itaú
Itaú is the largest Latin America privately owned bank, with approximately 94,000 employees and operations in 19 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, fashion, events and media, operating in more than 30 countries. The company manages some of the world’s greatest sports figures and fashion icons; stages hundreds of live events and branded entertainment experiences annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media. IMG also specializes in sports training and league development, as well as marketing, media and licensing for brands, sports organizations and collegiate institutions. IMG is part of the Endeavor (formerly WME | IMG) network.
About Hard Rock Stadium
Hard Rock Stadium is a global entertainment destination that serves as home to the Miami Dolphins, University of Miami football team, Orange Bowl, Super Bowl LIV and the 100th anniversary of the NFL, College Football Playoffs 2021 Final, major concerts, international soccer matches and a host of world-class events. The facility has undergone a $500 million, multi-year renovation privately funded by Owner Stephen Ross.