Tennis Miami 2012 - Ticket Information, Tournament Preview, Players, TV Schedule

The Sony Ericsson Open 2012, the biggest tennis tournament outside of the Grand Slams and the year-ending championships, will be held in Miami, Florida, USA from March 19 - April 1, 2012. [View Players | Schedules | Scores | News | Photos | Video | Tickets | Watch Live | Sponsors at the Tennis Miami 2012]. The defending champions in both the men's and ladies singles draw are the current world #1 players - Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka. Prior to winning last year, both players also won the Sony Ericsson Open one other time previously. Djokovic first won in 2007 while Azarenka won also in 2009.

Tennis Miami 2012 - Players

19 of the top 20 players in the ATP tour have confirmed attendance in the tennis tournament at Miami. World #2 Rafael Nadal hasn't won this title in the past, and would be hoping to add this tournament to his growing collection of tennis titles. World #3 Roger Federer was the back-to-back champion in 2005 and 2006. The other member of men's tennis big four - Andy Murray - won the title in 2009. American Andy Roddick won this tennis tournament in 2004 and 2010 but will not be seeded this year as his ranking has plummeted below the top 16. However, two American players in the top 20 will be expected to contend - #8 Mardy Fish and #17 John Isner.

On the women's side, all top 30 players are in attendance. Top challengers to Azarenka's title will be 5-time champion Serena Williams, world #2 Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and 2-time champion Kim Clijsters. Sharapova has not won the title but has shown good form in the past 12 months including reaching the finals at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Svetlana Kuznetsova is also entered in the tournament; Kuznetsova won in 2006 and joins Serena, Clijsters, and Azarenka as the only winners in this tournament in the past 10 years. US Open champion Sam Stosur, French Open champion Na Li, and previous world #1 Caroling Wozniacki are also in the tournament and will be vying for their first Sony Ericsson Open title.

Tennis Miami 2012 - Tickets Information

The best 100-level box seats at the Sony Ericsson Open 2012 are a staggering $2,875 per seat. Tickets for the 300-level series seats have now been sold out. The final four tickets, which includes women's and men's semifinals and women's (Saturday) and men's (Sunday) finals are selling at a more affordable $175 per package. Cheapest tickets are the 400-level AFTER HOURS reserved chair back seat costing $102 per package. For additional Tennis Miami 2012 tickets information, call 1.800.725.5472.

Tennis Miami 2012 - TV Schedule

The 2012 Sony Ericsson Open daily television coverage and schedule will include broadcasts over the TENNIS CHANNEL, ESPN2, and CBS Sports. View the days, times and broadcast below. The men’s and women’s finals are broadcast live on CBS. In 2011, the Sony Ericsson Open received over 77 hours of live coverage in the United States and over 2,400 hours of coverage was broadcast to over 153 million viewers worldwide.

1. Tennis Channel

Saturday, March 24 11 am - 12 am Live
Sunday, March 25 11 am - 11:30 pm Live
Monday, March 26 11 am - 11:30 pm Live
Tuesday, March 27 11 am - 11:30 pm Live

2. ESPN2

Wednesday, March 28 1 pm - 5 pm Live 7 pm - 11 pm Live
Thursday, March 29 1 pm - 5 pm Live 7 pm - 9 pm Live
Friday, March 30 3 pm - 5 pm Live 7 pm - 9 pm Live

3. CBS Sports

Saturday, March 31 12:30 pm Live
Sunday, April 1 1 pm Live


Tennis Miami 2012 - Tournament Fact Sheet

Dates: Monday, March 19 – Sunday, April 1, 2012
Qualifying Rounds: Monday & Tuesday, March 19-20, 2012
Women’s Main Draw opens: Tuesday, March 20
Men’s Main Draw opens: Wednesday, March 21

Site:
Tennis Center at Crandon Park
7300 Crandon Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33149
Tournament Main Office: 305-446-2200
Tournament Fax: 305-446-9080
Media Contact: Sam Henderson

Website: www.SonyEricssonOpen.com

Tennis Miami 2012 - History and Records

2011 Champions

Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka def. Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4
Men's Doubles: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes def. Daniel Nestor/Max Mirnyi 6-7(5), 6-2, 11-9
Women's Doubles: Daniela Hantuchova/Agnieszka Radwanska def. Liezel Huber/Nadia Petrova 7-6(5), 2-6, 10-8

Record Titles and Consecutive Wins

Andre Agassi holds the record for most wins by a tennis player at six. His wife, Steffi Graf, shares the number of wins with Serena Williams at 5 titles. These three players also won three consecutive titles at the Sony Ericsson Open. Agassi did it from 2001 to 2003, Graf did the same in 1994 to 1996, and Serena was the last player to achieve the feat from 2002 to 2004.

Male: 6 - Andre Agassi: 1990, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003
Female:
5 - Steffi Graf: 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996
5 - Serena Williams: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008

Agassi holds the record for most consecutive matches won for male tennis players with 20. He won the title from 2001 to 2003 before losing to Agustin Calleri in the 2004 fourth round. Graf shares the female tennis player record consecutive wins with Venus Williams at 22. Graf won from 1994 to 1996 and lost to Venus in the 1999 semifinal round. Venus won from 1998 to 2001 before losing to sister Serena in the 2002 semifinal.

The tennis in Miami 2012 will be a treat for tennis fans attending, and those viewing on TV and online.