The Cincinnati Masters is considered to be a Masters 1000 tournament on the men's side and a Premier 5 tournament on the women's side | The first tournament was held in February 1985 at Laver's International Tennis Resort in , Florida |
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On both the ATP and the WTA, this is the third highest level of event | The inaugural Miami Open took place in 1985 |
The aging Crandon Park facility had been criticized as the slowest hardcourt on the tour, subjecting players to endless grinding rallies in extreme heat and humidity.
14In 2019, the organizers moved the tournament to , which is also the home of the and the | In 2010, a record 300,000 visitors attended matches at the 12-day tournament, making it one of the largest tennis tournaments outside the |
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Since 2015, the international bank has been the presenting sponsor | The remaining players are spread throughout the rest of the bracket |
In its first few years of operation, the Miami Open bounced around the Palm Beach area | The Miami Open is a single-elimination tournament |
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed | This includes a 14,000-seat court inside the stadium, 29 competition courts, 18 practice courts and much more |
In 2004, the also expanded to a multi-week 96 player field, and since then, the two events have been colloquially termed the "Sunshine Double".