Miami Open, Miami, FL, 2025 - WTA 1000

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DATE: March 18 - March 30, 2025
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $9,193,540
FIELD SIZE: 96
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Danielle Collins
Seeds:

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Iga Swiatek
3. Coco Gauff
4. Jessica Pegula
5. Madison Keys
6. Jasmine Paolini
7. Elena Rybakina
8. Emma Navarro
9. Zheng Qinwen
10.Paula Badosa
11. Mirra Andreeva
12. Daria Kasatkina
13.Diana Shnaider
14. Danielle Collins
15. Karolina Muchova
16.Beatriz Haddad Maia
17.Amanda Anisimova
18. Ekaterina Alexandrova
19. Yulia Putintseva
20.Clara Tauson
21.Donna Vekic
22.Elina Svitolina
23.Marta Kostyuk
24. Liudmila Samsonova
25. Jelena Ostapenko
26. Leylah Fernandez
27.Elise Merterns
28. Maria Sakkari
29. Magdalena Frech
30. Linda Noskova
31.Ons Jabeur
32. Anna Kalinskaya


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The Tournament:

The Miami Open (also known as the Miami Masters, and currently branded as the Miami Open presented by Itaú for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is part of the men's ATP Tour Masters 1000 circuit, and part of the women's WTA 1000 circuit. The Miami Open is usually held between March and April.

The tournament had historically been held at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida from 1987 through 2018, before moving to Miami Gardens for 2019. Behind the Indian Wells Masters, it is the second event of the "Sunshine Double"—a series of two consecutive hard court tournaments in the United States at the beginning of the season. They are the only tournaments besides majors where main draw play extends beyond eight days.

About Miami:

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is a coastal metropolis and the seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida. With a population of 442,241 as of the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in the state of Florida after Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area is the ninth-largest in the United States with a population of 6.138 million in 2020. The city has the third largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m).

Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida, with a gross domestic product of $344.9 billion as of 2017. According to a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities, Miami is the second richest city in the U.S. and the third richest globally in purchasing power. Miami is a majority-minority city with a Hispanic population of 310,472, or 70.2 percent of the city's population, as of 2020.

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A Special ceremony will be held prior to the first night session on Wednesday 19th March to recognize 40 years since Miami Open start in 1985 with the inaugural champions Martina Navratilova and Tim Mayotte along with tournament founder Butch Buchholz
 

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Some interesting Round 1 matches,
Kvitova WC vs Kenin
Pavlyuchenkova vs Linette
Mboko WC vs Osorio
Azarenka vs Kalinina
Bencic vs Yastremska
Boutler vs Stearns
Cirstea vs Cocciaretto
 

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The Top Half of the draw will be played on Tuesday, includes Osaka v Q, and 2023 champion Petra Kvitova (WC) vs Kenin
Bottom Half of the draw will be played on Wednesday, Swaitek,Keys and Andreeva will play their openers.
I wonder if Andreeva should have taken a break? playing back to back WTA1000 events? I guess we shall see
 

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I was sent a video of a young Canadian player, named Vicky Mboko, 18, who has been given a wild card into Miami. Vicky was a promising junior then a serious knee injury stalled her progress. Vicky has won 5 of the 6 ITF tournaments she has played so far this year, so it looks like she is back.Vicky will also play in the upcoming BJK Cup. A player to keep an eye on.Vicky has a strong serve, a varied game, good hands, likes to be aggressive, likes to dictate the court.
 

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Projected QFs ( if the seedings hold),
Sabalenka (1) vs Rybakina (7)
Swaitek (2) vs Keys (5)
Gauff (3) vs Paolini (6)
Pegula (4) vs Navarro (8)

The seedings for Miami were based on the seedings at the start of IW
 
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