Miami, 1000 masters almost exclusively for Grand Slam champions

March is synonymous with Sunshine Double. Indian Wells term opens the way to another of the great attractions of tennis: the Miami Open. He Second Masters 1000 of the calendar It has a long and prestigious list of champions and champions that, for the most part, have also been winners of Grand Slam. What are the exceptions to the rule?

On the male side, only Six of the twenty champions that the tournament has had throughout its history did not win Grand Slam title. They are: Hubert Hurkacz (2021), John Isner (2018), Nikolay Davydenko (2008), Marcelo Ríos (1998), Miloslav Mecir (1987) and Tim Mayotte (1985).

The rest, that is, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Pete Sampras, Thomas Muster, Richard Krajicek, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner, in 2024 adorned the list of Miami winners open with its category as owners of Majors.

On the women’s side, the list of WTA 1000 Florida champions becomes even more prestigious since 16 of the 19 who won the contest are owners of Grand Slam titles. The only ones who did not get it were Agnieszka Radwanska (2012) and Johanna Konta (2017) and Danielle Collins (2024, Australia finalist 2022).

Meanwhile Navratilova, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini, Monica Seles, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Martina Hingis, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Victoria Azarenka, Sloane Stephens, Ashleight Barty, Iga Barty Swiatek and Petra Kvitova hold that double consecration.

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