2011 Sony Ericsson Open Player Field Announced

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Grand Slam Player Field meets Glam Slam Event at Sony Ericsson Open.

MIAMI, Fla. (www.sonyericssonopen.com) – The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open men’s and women’s player fields were announced today and the tournament will host a field worthy of a Grand Slam event with each of the top 77 ranked men’s players and 74 of the top 75 ranked women’s players in the world attending.

Once again the world’s best players including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki will come together at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park, March 21-April 3 to compete for one of the most prestigious titles in tennis.

Tickets to the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open are on sale now and can be purchased by phone (305-442-3367) or via internet at www.sonyericssonopen.com. An electrifying two weeks of tennis conclude with the women’s final on Saturday, April 2 and the men’s final on Sunday, April 3.

The qualifying rounds will be played March 21-22 and will determine 12 more slots in each singles draw, while the tournament will award five men’s wildcards and eight women’s wildcards. Women’s main draw play will begin Tuesday, March 22 with the men’s main draw starting on Wednesday, March 23.

Clijsters, the defending Sony Ericsson Open women’s champion, and Djokovic, the Sony Ericsson Open men’s champion in 2007, are coming off victories at the Australian Open and will certainly be considered two of the favorites to win in Miami this year.

But the contenders to claim the Sony Ericsson Open’s Butch Buchholz trophy in 2011 are numerous indeed.

Rafael Nadal, a two-time Sony Ericsson Open finalist, will look build upon his incredible 2010 season which saw the Spanish star claim three Grand Slam titles and reclaim the World No. 1 ranking. Roger Federer, a 16-time Grand Slam champion, will return to Miami looking to claim his third Sony Ericsson Open title and his first since 2006. Andy Murray, the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open champion, is already playing in mid-season form having reached the Australian Open final and you can’t overlook defending Sony Ericsson Open champion Andy Roddick who always seems to play his best tennis on the purple courts at Crandon Park.

The women’s field is also loaded. In order for Clijsters to repeat as champion she will have to navigate through a stellar field including five-time Sony Ericsson Open champion Serena Williams, three-time champion Venus Williams, three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova, World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, third-ranked Vera Zvonareva, and 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone.

The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open will once again be a global event with players representing 37 countries competing.

But the Sony Ericsson Open is more than just tennis, it is a total entertainment experience. High fashion, fine food, fabulous shopping and celebrity musical performances have made the tournament the most glamorous on tour.

Come see why huge crowds as well as the biggest names in music, entertainment and sports like Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Kim Kardashian, Anna Wintour, Jimmy Buffett, Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Alejandro Sanz, Kelly Rowland, Enrique Iglesias, Anna Kournikova, Jack Nicklaus, Dwyane Wade, Terrell Owens and Helio Castroneves visit the Sony Ericsson Open each spring.

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.

2011 SONY ERICSSON OPEN ACCEPTANCE LISTS

ATP World Tour Acceptance List
1 Nadal, Rafael ESP
2 Federer, Roger SUI
3 Djokovic, Novak SRB
4 Soderling, Robin SWE
5 Murray, Andy GBR
6 Ferrer, David ESP
7 Berdych, Tomas CZE
8 Roddick, Andy USA
9 Verdasco, Fernando ESP
10 Melzer, Jurgen AUT
12 Almagro, Nicolas ESP
13 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS
14 Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI
15 Fish, Mardy USA
16 Ljubicic, Ivan CRO
17 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA
18 Troicki, Viktor SRB
20 Cilic, Marin CRO
21 Gasquet, Richard FRA
22 Baghdatis, Marcos CYP
23 Dolgopolov, Alexandr UKR
24 Querrey, Sam USA
25 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP
26 Montanes, Albert ESP
27 Llodra, Michael FRA
29 Bellucci, Thomaz BRA
30 Monaco, Juan ARG
31 Simon, Gilles FRA
32 Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG
33 Isner, John USA
34 Gulbis, Ernests LAT
35 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER
36 Mayer, Florian GER
38 Stakhovsky, Sergiy UKR
39 Golubev, Andrey KAZ
40 Anderson, Kevin RSA
41 Lopez, Feliciano ESP
42 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS
43 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE
44 Giraldo, Santiago COL
45 Tipsarevic, Janko SRB
47 Starace, Potito ITA
48 Seppi, Andreas ITA
49 Chardy, Jeremy FRA
50 Granollers, Marcel ESP
51 Nieminen, Jarkko FIN
52 Malisse, Xavier BEL
53 de Bakker, Thiemo NED
54 Fognini, Fabio ITA
55 Istomin, Denis UZB
56 Haase, Robin NED
57 Dodig, Ivan CRO
58 Hanescu, Victor ROU
59 Mannarino, Adrian FRA
60 Becker, Benjamin GER
61 Gimeno-Traver, Daniel ESP
62 Kukushkin, Mikhail KAZ
63 Nishikori, Kei JPN
64 Hewitt, Lleyton AUS
65 Petzschner, Philipp GER
66 Cuevas, Pablo URU
67 Stepanek, Radek CZE
68 Kamke, Tobias GER
69 Andujar, Pablo ESP
70 Berlocq, Carlos ARG
72 Riba, Pere ESP
73 Serra, Florent FRA
74 Berankis, Richard LTU
75 Mello, Ricardo BRA
76 Hidalgo Ramirez, Ruben ESP
77 Gabashvili, Teymuraz RUS
78 Berrer, Michael GER
80 Brands, Daniel GER
82 Benneteau, Julien FRA
84 Devvarman, Somdev IND
96 Andreev, Igor RUS
102 Zverev, Mischa GER

WTA Tour Acceptance List
1  Wozniacki, Caroline   DEN
2  Clijsters, Kim    BEL  
3  Zvonareva, Vera   RUS
4 Schiavone, Francesca   ITA
5 Stosur, Samantha   AUS
7 Li, Na     CHN
8 Jankovic, Jelena   SRB
9 Azarenka, Victoria   BLR
10  Radwanska, Agnieszkra  POL
11 Peer, Shahar    ISR
13 Sharapova, Maria  RUS
14 Kvitova, Petra   CZE
14 Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia  RUS
15 Pennetta, Flavia  ITA
15  Bartoli, Marion   FRA
17 Kanepi, Kaia   EST
19 Ivanovic, Ana   SRB
20 Petrova, Nadia   RUS
21 Rezai, Aravane   FRA
22 Kleybanova, Alisa  RUS
23 Kuznetsova, Svetlana  RUS
24 Petkovic, Andrea  GER
25 Kirilenko, Maria  RUS
26 Wickmayer, Yanina  BEL
27 Cibulkova, Dominika  SVK
28 Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose ESP
29 Dulgheru, Alexandra  ROU
30 Safarova, Lucie   CZE
31  Groth, Jarmila   AUS
32 Hantuchova, Daniela  SVK
33 Pironkova, Tsvetana K  BUL
34 Goerges, Julia   GER
35 Zakopalova, Klara  CZE
36 Peng, Shuai   CHN
37 Szavay, Agnes   HUN
38 Vinci, Roberta   ITA
40 Errani, Sara   ITA
41 Makarova, Ekaterina  RUS
42 Schnyder, Patty   SUI
42 Shvedova, Yaroslava  KAZ
43 Mattek-Sands, Bethanie  USA
43 Zheng, Jie   CHN
45 Benesova, Iveta   CZE 
46 Bacsinszky, Timea  SUI
47 Hercog, Polona   SLO
49  Chakvetadze, Anna  RUS
50 Kerber, Angelique  GER
51 Vesnina, Elena   RUS
52 Dushevina, Vera   RUS
53 Jovanovski, Bojana  SRB
54 Date-Krumm, Kimiko  JPN
55 Zahlavova Strycova, Barbora  CZE 
56 Baltacha, Elena   GBR
57 Morita, Ayumi   JPN
58 Arn, Greta   HUN
59 Arvidsson, Sofia  SWE
60 Oudin, Melanie J  USA
61 Dulko, Gisela   ARG
62 Halep, Simona   ROU
63 Rodionova, Anastasia  AUS
64 Parra Santonja, Arantxa  ESP
65 Suarez Navarro, Carla  ESP
66 Cornet, Alize   FRA
67 Niculescu, Monica  ROU
68 Oprandi, Romina S  ITA
70 Kudryavtseva, Alla  RUS
71 Amanmuradova, Akgul  UZB
72SR   Czink, Melinda   HUN
73 Govortsova, Olga  BLR
74 Larsson, Johanna J  SWE
75 Lepchenko, Varvara  USA
75R Radwanska, Urszula  POL
76 Gallovits-Hall, Edina ROU
77 Dominguez Lino, Lourdes ESP
78 Kristina Barrois GER
79 Sybille Bammer AUT

ABOUT THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN: The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open will be played March 21-April 3 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The two-week combined event is owned and operated by IMG and is widely regarded as the most glamorous event on the ATP and WTA Tours drawing over 300,000 guests each year including the biggest names in music, entertainment and sports. The Sony Ericsson Open is one of nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series events and a Premier Mandatory event on the WTA Tour, and features the top men's and women's tennis players in the world including defending champions Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters.  For ticket information, call (305) 442-3367 or visit the website at http://www.SonyEricssonOpen.com.

ABOUT SONY ERICSSON: Sony Ericsson is a 50:50 joint venture by Sony and Ericsson established in October 2001, with global corporate functions located in London and operations in all major markets.  Our vision is to become the industry leader in Communication Entertainment; where new styles of communicating through the internet and social media, become entertainment.  Sony Ericsson offers exciting consumer experiences through phones, accessories, content and applications, for more information please visit: www.sonyericsson.com.  Sony Ericsson is the lead sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association, and works with the Association to promote the WTA Tour in over 80 cities during the year. For more information, please visit www.sonyericssonwtatour.com.