The Miami Grand Prix is a defunct men's

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tournament founded in 1935 as the Miami Beach Pro Championships then revived in 1948, then 1968 when it was part of the

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from 1968, 1971–1974 and the

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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

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s event in 1978. The tournament was last held in Hollywood, Miami, Florida,

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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

. In 1977 the event was reestablished as the Miami Grand Prix Tennis Classic, a one star category

ILTF Grand Prix Circuit The ITF Grand Prix Circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players founded in 1970 as the ILTF Grand Prix Tennis Circuit it was administered by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and ran annually until 1989 when it and the rival ...

event that was played in Hollywood, Miami, Florida,

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

Doubles

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

Sources

ATP Tour: Tournaments: North Miami Beach: Overview

External links

ATP results archives
{{World Championship Tennis seasons Grand Prix tennis circuit 1948 establishments in Florida WCT Miami Open Recurring sporting events established in 1968 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1978 1978 disestablishments in Florida Sports competitions in Miami