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2011 Sony Ericsson Open

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Date
  
March 22 – April 3

Surface
  
Hard / Outdoor

Edition
  
27th

2011 Sony Ericsson Open

Category
  
Masters 1000 (ATP) Premier Mandatory (WTA)

Location
  
Key Biscayne, Florida, United States

Venue
  
Tennis Center at Crandon Park

The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open (also known as 2011 Miami Masters), a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 22 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The tournament was a part of 2011 ATP World Tour and 2011 WTA Tour, classified as ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and Premier Mandatory event respectively.

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Tournament

The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. This was the twenty seventh edition of the event and took place from March 22 to April 3, 2011. The tournament was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour. It was a Masters 1000 series event on the ATP Tour and a Premier Mandatory series event on the WTA Tour. It was the second event to be staged in 2011 in either category. The tournament was played on 12 Laykold Cushion Plus courts which have been rated slow by the ITF.

Prize Money

The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $4,500,000 each (WTA Tour and ATP World Tour).

References

2011 Sony Ericsson Open Wikipedia