2012 Ticket Packages On Sale Now

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.sonyericssonopen.com) - Ticket packages for the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open are now on sale. This is your chance to secure your tickets early and be a part of what has become the most glamorous event on the WTA and ATP World Tours.

The 28th edition of the Sony Ericsson Open is scheduled for March 19-April 1 and will once again feature the top players in the world competing at the Crandon Park Tennis Center for one of the most prestigious titles in tennis.

Get your tickets today and see why the biggest names in music, entertainment and sports visit the Sony Ericsson Open each spring. Whether it is Lebron James and Dwyane Wade doing the coin toss prior to Rafael Nadal’s match, Kim Kardashian having dinner in the Collectors Club, Owen Wilson in the stands for a Serena Williams match, or Grammy winner Brandy hitting with Jelena Jankovic on one of the practice courts, you never know who you may bump into on the tournament grounds.

Last year’s Sony Ericsson Open was one for the record books with over 316,000 people visiting the tournament during the event’s two weeks.

With the likes of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters on hand the Sony Ericsson Open always delivers the best tennis action imaginable.

But the Sony Ericsson Open offers more than just a tennis tournament; it is a complete entertainment experience. Whether it is high fashion, fine food, fabulous shopping or celebrity musical performances the tournament has something for everyone.

With ticket packages starting at just $102 the Sony Ericsson Open has packages to suit everyone’s budget.

Don’t miss any of the action. Secure your seats for 2012 and watch the best players in the world as they battle on the purple courts for one of the most coveted titles on tour.

You can call the Sony Ericsson Open ticket office at 305-442-3367 or email the ticket office at tickets@imgworld.com for more information.

ABOUT THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN: The 2012 Sony Ericsson Open will be played March 19-April 1 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The two-week combined event, founded by Butch Buchholz in 1985, is owned and operated by IMG. The Sony Ericsson Open is one of nine ATP Masters 1000 Series events on the ATP calendar, a Premier Mandatory event on the WTA calendar, and features the top men's and women's tennis players in the world. In 2011 Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal for his second Sony Ericsson Open title, while Victoria Azarenka knocked off Maria Sharapova to capture her second title in Miami. For ticket information, call (305) 442-3367 or visit the website at www.SonyEricssonOpen.com.

ABOUT SONY ERICSSON: Sony Ericsson celebrates its 11th year as a joint venture between Sony Corporation and Ericsson in October, 2012. Over the years the company has brought together the best communication technologies with superior entertainment user experiences to create its Xperia™ line of the most entertaining smartphones in the mobile handset industry. With its global corporate functions in London, Sony Ericsson has sales and marketing operations in all major regions of the world, as well as manufacturing in China, and product development sites in China, Japan, Sweden and Silicon Valley, California. For more information, please visit: www.sonyericsson.com/press.