Miami is one of the most glamorous and upbeat cities in the world, which is why it is the perfect host for the Miami Open presented by Itaú - the largest tennis event in the world outside of the Grand Slams.
A combined ATP/WTA two-week extravaganza in March, this Premier Mandatory event was first held in Delray Beach in 1985. After moving to Boca Raton in 1986, it settled in its permanent home in Miami's Key Biscayne in 1987 - its 30-acre facility eventually becoming known as the Tennis Center at Crandon Park.
Serena Williams became one of just four players in the Open Era with at least seven titles at one event by capturing Miami yet again in 2014. Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, five-time champ Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, Monica Seles and Venus Williams also have multiple Miami Open titles. Jana Novotna has the Miami doubles record with seven titles.
Miami has twice been honored as the WTA Premier Tournament Of The Year - in 1995 and 2004.
Miami, United States 21 March - 3 April, 2016, $6,844,139 - WTA Premier Mandatory, Hard, Laykold
THE DRAW
1 WILLIAMS, Serena USA
2 BYE
3 DOI, Misaki JPN
4 MCHALE, Christina, USA
5 GOVORTSOVA, Olga, BLR
6 DIYAS, Zarina, KAZ
7 BYE
8 GAVRILOVA, Daria, AUS
9 PETKOVIC, Andrea, GER
10 BYE
11 LUCIC-BARONI, Mirjana, CRO
12 GARCIA, Caroline, FRA
13 WITTHOEFT, Carina, GER
14 QUALIFIER
15 BYE
16 KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana, RUS
17 SVITOLINA, Elina, UKR
18 BYE
19 ZHANG, Shuai CHN
20 ZHUK, Sofya RUS
21 KING, Vania USA
22 QUALIFIER
23 BYE
24 WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN
25 MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS
26 BYE
27 DULGHERU, Alexandra ROU
28 TSURENKO, Lesia UKR
29 QUALIFIER
30 FALCONI, Irina USA
31 BYE
32 KVITOVA, Petra CZE
33 RADWANSKA, Agnieszka POL
34 BYE
35 VOSKOBOEVA, Galina KAZ
36 CORNET, Alizé FRA
37 BRENGLE, Madison USA
38 GIORGI, Camila ITA
39 BYE
40 SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna Karolina SVK
41 BACSINSZKY, Timea SUI
42 BYE
43 GASPARYAN, Margarita RUS
44 BECK, Annika GER
45 PEREIRA, Teliana BRA
46 HADDAD MAIA, Beatriz BRA
47 BYE
48 IVANOVIC, Ana SRB
49 SAFAROVA, Lucie CZE
50 BYE
51 WICKMAYER, Yanina BEL
52 KNAPP, Karin ITA
53 CETKOVSKA, Petra CZE
54 WATSON, Heather GBR
55 BYE
56 STEPHENS, Sloane USA
57 STOSUR, Samantha AUS
58 BYE
59 HIBINO, Nao JPN
60 GOERGES, Julia GER
61 BONDARENKO, Kateryna UKR
62 KASATKINA, Daria RUS
63 BYE
64 HALEP, Simona ROU
65 SUÃREZ NAVARRO, Carla ESP
66 BYE
67 QUALIFIER
68 VANDEWEGHE, CoCo USA
69 PENG, Shuai CHN
70 VAN UYTVANCK, Alison BEL
71 BYE
72 NICULESCU, Monica ROU
73 KONTA, Johanna GBR
74 BYE
75 ALLERTOVA, Denisa CZE
76 KOVINIC, Danka MNE
77 QUALIFIER
78 QUALIFIER
79 BYE
80 WILLIAMS, Venus USA
81 AZARENKA, Victoria BLR
82 BYE
83 BELLIS, Catherine USA
84 PUIG, Monica PUR
85 MATTEK-SANDS, Bethanie USA
86 QUALIFIER
87 BYE
88 JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB
89 MLADENOVIC, Kristina FRA
90 BYE
91 PUTINTSEVA, Yulia KAZ
92 GIBBS, Nicole USA
93 CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK
94 LARSSON, Johanna SWE
95 BYE
96 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe ESP
97 BENCIC, Belinda SUI
98 BYE
99 QUALIFIER
100 BADOSA GIBERT, Paula ESP
101 QUALIFIER
102 BEGU, Irina-Camelia ROU
103 BYE
104 LISICKI, Sabine GER
105 KEYS, Madison USA
106 BYE
107 ROBSON, Laura GBR
108 FLIPKENS, Kirsten BEL
109 BOUCHARD, Eugenie CAN
110 HRADECKA, Lucie CZE
111 BYE
112 VINCI, Roberta ITA
113 ERRANI, Sara ITA
114 BYE
115 OSAKA, Naomi JPN
116 QUALIFIER
117 BABOS, Timea HUN
118 QUALIFIER
119 BYE
120 PLISKOVA, Karolina CZE
121 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS
122 BYE
123 QUALIFIER
124 ZHENG, Saisai CHN
125 FRIEDSAM, Anna-Lena GER
126 STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE
127 BYE
128 KERBER, Angelique GER
