85-year-old Dolphins owner Stephen Ross isn’t slowing down.
Gillian Tan of FrontOfficeSports.com reports that Ross is closing in on a deal to buy 45 percent of the Miami Open, a premier, non-Grand Slam tennis event.
The transaction will be part of the event’s sales by Endeavor to a group led by Ari Emanuel.
The Miami Open is played at Ross’s Hard Rock Stadium. This year’s event drew over 405,000 attendees, a record.
Last year, Ross sold 13 percent of the Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium, and the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. While the price he’ll pay for the 45-percent stake in the Miami Open wasn’t disclosed, it’s surely less than the money he made by selling a piece of his NFL teams.
Ross, a real-estate mogul, became the principal owner of the Dolphins in 2009. The team has not yet won a playoff game under his stewardship.
