MIAMI — The Miami Open tennis tournament won permission to move to the Miami Dolphins’ stadium, with the kickoff planned in 2019.
Miami-Dade County commissioners unanimously approved an agreement Tuesday, which ended a brief impasse and allows the tournament to leave its longtime home on Key Biscayne. The event will be held there one final time beginning in March.
The agreement involved the county, Dolphins and IMG, which owns the Miami Open. Mayor Carlos Gimenez said the commission vote seals the deal for the tournament to move to the N.F.L. team’s site.
Showcase matches will be held in the 65,000-seat stadium, temporarily revamped for tennis.