The tournament was played at other locations until 1977 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF Independent Tour. From 1946 this tournament also carried the joint denomination of West Palm Beach Open. The tournament was first played in Miami, Florida, United States.
The South Florida Open Championships also known as the South Florida Championships or South Florida Open was an international men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1922. Tennis tournament South Florida Open Championships