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Can Sinner Achieve the ‘Sunshine Double’? Aiming for Glory in Miami
The Italian star looks to etch his name in history by overcoming Lehecka this Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.
March 29, 2026
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Jannik Sinner in action at the 2026 Miami Open presented by Itau.
By ATP Staff
Jannik Sinner is on the verge of joining an elite group in ATP Tour history this Sunday at the Miami Open presented by Itau.
If the world No. 2 can triumph over Jiri Lehecka in the final at Hard Rock Stadium, he will become the eighth male player to achieve the coveted ‘Sunshine Double’. Discover more about this remarkable accomplishment below.
What is the Sunshine Double?
The term ‘Sunshine Double’ signifies claiming victory at both the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Miami Open presented by Itau within the same season.
Which ATP players have achieved the Sunshine Double?
A total of seven distinguished male players have accomplished the Sunshine Double at least once, including: Jim Courier (1991), Michael Chang (1992), Pete Sampras (1994), Marcelo Rios (1998), Andre Agassi (2001), Roger Federer (2005-06), and Novak Djokovic (2011, 2014-16).
Who last completed the Sunshine Double?
Sinner is striving to become the first male player to complete the Sunshine Double since Roger Federer did so in 2017.
Who holds the record for the most Sunshine Double completions?
No one has achieved the Sunshine Double more times than Novak Djokovic, who did so four times: in 2011 and consecutively from 2014 to 2016. Roger Federer is the only other player to claim this honor more than once, winning in 2005, 2006, and again in 2017.
Aryna Sabalenka completed the ‘Sunshine Double’ on Saturday. How many times have both ATP and WTA players claimed this achievement in the same year?
With Sinner aiming to join Sabalenka as a 2026 Sunshine Double champion, the two could make history together, as it would mark the fourth instance of an ATP and WTA player achieving this milestone in the same year. The first occurrence was in 1994 with Sampras and Steffi Graf, followed by Federer and Kim Clijsters in 2005, and Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka in 2016.
