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2019 - MIAMI - USA, FL
Miami heat: All the Miami Open champions this century
From Martina Hingis to Sloane Stephens via Serena Williams's all-time record, here are all of the Miami Open champions since 2000 in pictures.
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Martina Hingis's second title run in Miami was phenomenally dominant: the Swiss did not drop more than five games in any match, beating Monica Seles 6-0, 6-0 and Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 6-2 in the last two rounds (Getty)
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1998 and 1999 champion Venus Williams ended Martina Hingis's streak in the 2001 semifinals before saving eight match points to reclaim her title by defeating Jennifer Capriati 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4) in the final (Getty)
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Serena Williams's first Miami title in 2002 was won without the loss of a set: the American routed 1997-2001 champions Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-0 and Venus Williams 6-2, 6-2 before overcoming Jennifer Capriati 7-5, 7-6(4) in the final (Getty)
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After completing her first 'Serena Slam' at the 2003 Australian Open, Serena Williams just kept going: her Miami title, won in a reprise of the previous year's final over Jennifer Capriati 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, extended her 2003 record to 17-0 (Getty)
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Miami 2004 was Serena Williams's first event following an eight-month layoff due to a knee injury - but she sealed the hat-trick anyway, dropping one set to Elena Likhovtseva in the third round and beating Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-1 in the final (Getty)
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Kim Clijsters completed a remarkable Sunshine Double in 2005 on her return from a wrist injury, becoming the lowest-ranked (at World No.38) and first unseeded player to win the Miami title with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Maria Sharapova in the final (Getty)
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Svetlana Kuznetsova saved a match point against Martina Hingis to win their 2006 third-rounder 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(9), then stormed to the title without dropping another set, winning the only all-Russian Miami final to date over Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 (Getty)
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Serena reclaimed her Miami title for a fourth time in 2007, routing Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-1 in the fourth round and essaying a remarkable 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 comeback from two match points down against Justine Henin in the final (Getty)
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Serena Williams's fifth Miami title in 2008 was her toughest yet, and saw her battle through three-setters against Flavia Pennetta in the third round, Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals and Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 in the final (Getty)
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Victoria Azarenka won her third title and first at Premier level at Miami 2009, coming through a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals before ending Serena Williams's quest for a second hat-trick 6-3, 6-1 in the final (Getty)
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Kim Clijsters took her second Miami trophy in 2010, dethroning Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-0 in round four, edging Justine Henin 6-2, 6-7(3), 7-6(6) in the SFs and capturing her third post-maternity title 6-2, 6-1 over Venus Williams in the final (Getty)
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Victoria Azarenka reclaimed her title in 2011, fighting through three-setters against Lucie Hradecka, Dominika Cibulkova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first three rounds but blitzing Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final (Getty)
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Agnieszka Radwanska won her biggest title yet at Miami 2013 without dropping a set, including wins over Garbiñe Muguruza, Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-4 in the final (Getty)
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Serena Williams captured her sixth Miami title by doling out a fifth loss in the final to Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 - the American's 12th straight win in their head-to-head (Getty)
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Serena Williams continued to stamp her ownership of Miami on the tournament with a seventh crown in 2014, dropping one set to Caroline Garcia in the third round and beating Li Na 7-5, 6-1 in the final (Getty)
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A second hat-trick and a record eighth title overall: Serena Williams's reign as Queen of Miami continued in 2015 with a 6-2, 6-0 defeat of Carla Suárez Navarro in the final (Getty)
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Victoria Azarenka's 2016 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 sealed both her third Miami title and the fourth completion of the 'Sunshine Double' in history (Getty)
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Johanna Konta became the first British winner in Miami in 2017, recovering to beat Simona Halep 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 in the quarterfinals before dispatching Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to take her biggest title to date (Getty)
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