The Miami Grand Prix is a defunct men's tennis tournament founded in 1968 as the WCT Miami Pro Championships 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 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 In February 1968 the event was named the WCT Miami Pro Championships, also referred to as the Miami Tennis Classic. 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 YearChampionsRunners-upScore1968 Butch Buchholz Tony Roche 31–22, 31–26 1969–70 Not held1971 Cliff Drysdale Rod Laver 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.The Miami Herald (1971)1972 Ken Rosewall Cliff Drysdale 3–6, 6–2, 6–41973 Rod Laver Dick Stockton 7–6, 6–3, 7–51974 Cliff Drysdale Tom Gorman 6–4, 7–5 1975–76 Not held1977 Eddie Dibbs Raúl Ramírez 6–0, 6–31978 Ilie Năstase Tom Gullikson 6–3, 7–5
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1971 John Newcombe Tony Roche Roy Emerson Rod Laver 7–6, 7–61972 Tom Okker Marty Riessen Roy Emerson Rod Laver 7–5, 6–41973 Roy Emerson Rod Laver Terry Addison Colin Dibley 6–4, 6–41974 John Alexander Phil Dent Tom Okker Marty Riessen 4–6, 6–4, 7–51975–76 Not held1977 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher 7–5, 6–41978 Tom Gullikson Gene Mayer Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher 7–6, 6–3
Event names 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
Sources ATP Tour: Tournaments: North Miami Beach: Overview
External links ATP results archives