Crandon Park Tennis Center

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The ATP Miami Masters Tennis Tournament
(also known as NASDAQ-100 Open or Key Biscayne)
Miami, Florida // USA

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The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament held at Key Biscayne, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The official sponsored title of the event is the NASDAQ-100 Open, and the tennis media also frequently refer to it simply as “Key Biscayne”. The event is part of the Tennis Masters Series on the men’s tour and is a Tier 1 event on the women’s tour. The tournament is played on hard courts.

The 13,300-seat Stadium Court is the centerpiece of the Tennis Center at Crandon Park facility, home of the Miami Masters since 1987. The Miami Masters uses 12 courts in competition courts, plus six practice courts. The facility is also home to four European red clay, four American green clay courts and two grass courts.

The Tennis Center at Crandon Park is actually the third home of the NASDAQ-100 Open. It all started in Delray in 1985, moved to Boca Raton in 1986 before permanently settling in Miami in 1987. The Tennis Center is also home to the United States Tennis Miami-Dade County dedicates the new 14,000 seat stadium which includes 24 luxury suites, and state-of-the-art areas for media and players.

Time Line:

March 1989 A new clubhouse was dedicated on the Crandon Park grounds, the first step to building a permanent stadium.

November 1990 Miami-Dade County approved plans for a new stadium on the grounds.

April 1992 Stadium construction begins.

Summer, 1992 The site is rechristened The Tennis Center at Crandon Park

November, 1992 After legal delays and Hurricane Andrew (August 24, 1992) halt construction, the way is cleared to open Stadium for 1994 tournament.

February 12, 1994 Miami-Dade County dedicates the new 14,000 seat stadium which includes 24 luxury suites, and state-of-the-art areas for media and players.

March 11, 1994 The first match is played on Stadium Court as 1994 Tournament begins. Karin Kschwendt defeats Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel, 6-3, 6-4.

August-October, 2005 Crandon Park weathers two powerful storms, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Wilma.

March, 2006 A new chairback seating system debuts in the 400-level of the stadium court. The seats replace the bleacher-seating system that had been in place since the stadium`s inception. Capacity of the stadium court is reduced from 14,000 to 13,300, with every seat having a back for the first time.

(source .. Nasdaq 100 Open)

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ATP Miami Masters (NASDAQ-100 Open) website
Miami Masters wikipedia entry
Crandon Park Tennis Center wikipedia entry

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	March 1989		A new clubhouse was dedicated on the Crandon Park grounds, the first step to building a permanent stadium.
	November 1990		Miami-Dade County approved plans for a new stadium on the grounds.
	April 1992		Stadium construction begins.
	Summer, 1992		The site is rechristened The Tennis Center at Crandon Park
	November, 1992		After legal delays and Hurricane Andrew (August 24, 1992) halt construction, the way is cleared to open Stadium for 1994 tournament.
	February 12, 1994		Miami-Dade County dedicates the new 14,000 seat stadium which includes 24 luxury suites, and state-of-the-art areas for media and players.
	March 11, 1994		The first match is played on Stadium Court as 1994 Tournament begins. Karin Kschwendt defeats Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel, 6-3, 6-4.
	August-October, 2005		Crandon Park weathers two powerful storms, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Wilma.
	March, 2006		A new chairback seating system debuts in the 400-level of the stadium court. The seats replace the bleacher-seating system that had been in place since the stadium`s inception. Capacity of the stadium court is reduced from 14,000 to 13,300, with every seat having a back for the first time.