Miami Grand Prix (tennis)

For the Miami Masters tournament, see Miami Open (tennis).
Miami Grand Prix
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameMiami Beach Pro (1935)
Miami Pro Championships (1948)
WCT Miami Pro Championships (1968)
Aventura Tennis Classic(1971)
Saga Bay Tennis Classic (1972-74)
Miami Grand Prix Tennis Classic (1977)
Miami Grand Prix Coca Cola Classic (1978)
TourWCT circuit
Grand Prix circuit
Founded1935
Abolished1978
Editions9
LocationNorth Miami Beach
Miami, Florida, USA
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Clay / outdoor
Carpet / indoor

The Miami Grand Prix[1] is a defunct men's tennis tournament founded in 1935 as the Miami Beach Pro Championships then revived in 1948, then 1968 when it was part of the WCT Circuit from 1968, 1971–1974 and the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1977–1978. The event was played on outdoor asphalt hard courts in 1935, 1948, 1968, 1971–1974,[2] then switching to outdoor clay courts in 1977, and becoming an indoor carpet courts event in 1978. The tournament was last held in Hollywood, Miami, Florida, United States.

  1. ^ "SPORTS WEEK: The Miami Grand Prix". Fort Lauderdale News. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: newspapers.com. 6 Feb 1977. p. 61. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "World Cup Tennis to get overhaul". The Miami News. 12 February 1968. pp. 4C.