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The Miami Grand Prix 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, 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.

History

The tournament first had it origins in the Miami Beach Pro Championships held in February 1935 that was staged one time. In March 1948 a revived Miami Pro Championships was held in Miami Beach, Florida for one edition only. In February 1968 that event was revived as the WCT Miami Pro Championships. The tournament was discontinued again, but was revived as the Aventura Tennis Classic in 1971, a WCT event held in Aventura Florida. In 1972 the tournament was rebranded again as the Saga Bay Tennis Classic and was played in Hollywood, Florida until 1974 when it was discontinued again, and ceased to part of the WCT Circuit. In 1977 the event was reestablished as the Miami Grand Prix Tennis Classic, a one star category ILTF Grand Prix Circuit event that was played in Hollywood, Miami, Florida, United States until the end of its run. In 1978 it was branded as the Miami Grand Prix Coca Cola Classic for sponsorship reasons.

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1935	Hans Nüsslein	Karel Koželuh	3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1.
1948	Frank Kovacs	Jimmy Evert	6–1, 7–9, 9–7.
1968.	Butch Buchholz	Tony Roche	31–22, 31–26
1969–70	Not held
1971	Cliff Drysdale	Rod Laver	6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.
1972	Ken Rosewall	Cliff Drysdale	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1973	Rod Laver	Dick Stockton	7–6, 6–3, 7–5
1974	Cliff Drysdale	Tom Gorman	6–4, 7–5
1975–76	Not held
1977	Eddie Dibbs	Raúl Ramírez	6–0, 6–3
1978	Ilie Năstase	Tom Gullikson	6–3, 7–5

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	7–6, 7–6
1972	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	7–5, 6–4
1973	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	Terry Addison Colin Dibley	6–4, 6–4
1974	John Alexander Phil Dent	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
1975–76	Not held
1977	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	7–5, 6–4
1978	Tom Gullikson Gene Mayer	Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher	7–6, 6–3

Event names

• Miami Beach Pro Championships (1935)
• Miami Pro Championships (1948)
• WCT Miami Pro Championships (1968)
• Miami Aventura Tennis Classic(1971)
• Miami Saga Bay Tennis Classic (1972–74)
• Miami Grand Prix Tennis Classic (1977)
• Miami Grand Prix Coca Cola Classic (1978)

References

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.
3. "Nusslein Masters Karel Kozeluh". La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press. La Crosse, Wisconsin: Newspaper Archive. 25 February 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
4. ^ McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: Short Run Book Company. pp. 193, 250. ASIN B001EOVE56.
5. "South African Wins Aventura's $10,000 Top Prize". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida: newspapers.com. 5 Apr 1971. p. 81. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
6. "Come Back Nets Win For Dibbs". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida: newspapers.com. 8 Feb 1977. p. 93. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
7. La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press. p.8.
8. "Buchholz over Roche". South Bend Tribune. 12 February 1968. p. 16.
9. The Miami Herald (1971)

Sources

• ATP Tour: Tournaments: North Miami Beach: Overview

External links

• ATP results archives

• Grand Prix tennis circuit
• 1948 establishments in Florida
• Defunct tennis tournaments in Florida
• Recurring sporting events established in 1968
• Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1978
• 1978 disestablishments in Florida
• Sports competitions in Miami