Miami is one of the most glamorous and upbeat cities in the world, which is why it is the perfect host for the Sony Open Tennis - the largest tennis event in the world outside of the Grand Slams.

A combined ATP/WTA two-week extravaganza in March, this Premier Mandatory event was first held in Delray Beach in 1985. After moving to Boca Raton in 1986, it settled in its permanent home in Miami's Key Biscayne in 1987 - its 30-acre facility eventually becoming known as the Tennis Center at Crandon Park.

Serena Williams became one of just four players in the Open Era with at least six titles at one event by capturing Miami for the sixth time in 2013. Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, five-time champ Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, Monica Seles and Venus Williams also have multiple Sony Open Tennis titles. Jana Novotna has the Miami doubles record with seven titles.

Miami has twice been honored as the WTA's Premier Tournament Of The Year - in 1995 and 2004.