15-year-old Coco Gauff will make her first WTA-level appearance after cutting her teeth on the Challenger and 125K level this season. The American receives a wild card into the Miami Open along with seven other women, including Mari Osaka, the older sister of World No.1 Naomi Osaka.
On the men’s side David Ferrer has been awarded a wild card and will make his final Miami Open appearance. The Spaniard will finish his ATP career later this spring when he plays his last event at Madrid.
Other men receiving wildcards into the main draw include Miomir Kecmanovic, Nicola Kuhn, Tseng Chung Hsin and Chris Eubanks. The Miami Open also granted women’s main draw wildcards to Caty McNally, Olga Danilovic, Wang Xinyu , Wang Xiyu, Whitney Osuigwe, and Natalia Vikhlyantseva.