WTA Tour Championships
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The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis
tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association
(WTA) tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972. Since 2003 there have been eight singles players divided into two groups, and four doubles teams.
The WTA Tour Championships is generally considered to be the fifth most prestigious event on the women's tour after the four Grand Slam
tournaments. It also has the largest prize money and ranking points after the Grand Slams.
The most successful player by far has been Martina Navratilova with 8 singles titles and 12 in doubles.
A similar event on the men's tour is the ATP World Tour Finals (formerly the Tennis Masters Cup).
(USA
) as a climax event at the end of a series of tournaments sponsored by Virginia Slims
. From 1972 to 1974, the event was held in October, before switching to March from 1975 until 1986. The WTA then decided to adopt a January–November playing season, and so the event was switched to being held at the end of each year. As a consequence, there were two championships held in 1986.
The event was held in Los Angeles, California from 1974 to 1976 before moving to Madison Square Garden
(MSG) in New York City in 1977. With the exception of a one-year move to Oakland, California
in 1978, the Championships remained at MSG until 2000. The event then briefly moved to Munich
, Germany in 2001. More recently, it moved back to Los Angeles from 2002 to 2005. The 2006 and 2007 editions were held in Madrid
, Spain. Doha
, Qatar
hosted the 2008–2010 editions before passing the flag to Istanbul
, Turkey, which is scheduled to host the 2011–2013 editions.
From 1972–1978, the event was known as the Virginia Slims Championships. When Avon
took over as the tour sponsor from 1979–1982, the event was known as the Avon Championships. Virginia Slims
returned as the tour sponsor in 1983 and the event name reverted to the Virginia Slims Championships. It remained that way until 1994 when Virginia Slims ended their sponsorship of the WTA Tour. In 1995, without a tour sponsor, the event was simply referred to as the WTA Tour Championships. From 1996 to 2000, it was called the Chase Championships. In 2001, it was the Sanex Championships while in 2002, it was the Home Depot Championships. In 2003 and 2004, the event name was once again the WTA Tour Championships. From 2005 to 2010, with Sony Ericsson
as tour sponsor, the event was called the Sony Ericsson Championships. The 2011 WTA Tour
has no name sponsor and the 2011 event is called the WTA Championships.
From 1984–1998, the final of the championships was a best-of-five-set match, making it the only tournament on the women's tour to have a best-of-five-set match at any round of the competition. In 1999, the final reverted to being a best-of-three-set match, as had been the case from 1972–1983.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
(WTA) tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972. Since 2003 there have been eight singles players divided into two groups, and four doubles teams.
The WTA Tour Championships is generally considered to be the fifth most prestigious event on the women's tour after the four Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments. It also has the largest prize money and ranking points after the Grand Slams.
The most successful player by far has been Martina Navratilova with 8 singles titles and 12 in doubles.
A similar event on the men's tour is the ATP World Tour Finals (formerly the Tennis Masters Cup).
History
The championships were held for the first time in October 1972 in Boca Raton, FloridaFlorida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) as a climax event at the end of a series of tournaments sponsored by Virginia Slims
Virginia Slims
Virginia Slims is a brand of cigarette manufactured by Altria Group . The brand was introduced in 1968 and marketed to young professional women using the slogan "You've come a long way, baby." Some media watch groups considered this campaign to be responsible for a rapid increase in smoking among...
. From 1972 to 1974, the event was held in October, before switching to March from 1975 until 1986. The WTA then decided to adopt a January–November playing season, and so the event was switched to being held at the end of each year. As a consequence, there were two championships held in 1986.
The event was held in Los Angeles, California from 1974 to 1976 before moving to Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
(MSG) in New York City in 1977. With the exception of a one-year move to Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
in 1978, the Championships remained at MSG until 2000. The event then briefly moved to Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany in 2001. More recently, it moved back to Los Angeles from 2002 to 2005. The 2006 and 2007 editions were held in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain. Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
hosted the 2008–2010 editions before passing the flag to Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey, which is scheduled to host the 2011–2013 editions.
From 1972–1978, the event was known as the Virginia Slims Championships. When Avon
Avon Products
Avon Products, Inc. is a US cosmetics, perfume and toy seller with markets in over 140 countries across the world and sales of $9.9 billion worldwide as of 2007.-Business Model:...
took over as the tour sponsor from 1979–1982, the event was known as the Avon Championships. Virginia Slims
Virginia Slims
Virginia Slims is a brand of cigarette manufactured by Altria Group . The brand was introduced in 1968 and marketed to young professional women using the slogan "You've come a long way, baby." Some media watch groups considered this campaign to be responsible for a rapid increase in smoking among...
returned as the tour sponsor in 1983 and the event name reverted to the Virginia Slims Championships. It remained that way until 1994 when Virginia Slims ended their sponsorship of the WTA Tour. In 1995, without a tour sponsor, the event was simply referred to as the WTA Tour Championships. From 1996 to 2000, it was called the Chase Championships. In 2001, it was the Sanex Championships while in 2002, it was the Home Depot Championships. In 2003 and 2004, the event name was once again the WTA Tour Championships. From 2005 to 2010, with Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
as tour sponsor, the event was called the Sony Ericsson Championships. The 2011 WTA Tour
2011 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA...
has no name sponsor and the 2011 event is called the WTA Championships.
From 1984–1998, the final of the championships was a best-of-five-set match, making it the only tournament on the women's tour to have a best-of-five-set match at any round of the competition. In 1999, the final reverted to being a best-of-three-set match, as had been the case from 1972–1983.
Venues
| Town | Years | Stadium | Surface | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boca RatonBoca Raton, Florida Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about... |
1972–1973 | – | Clay | – |
| Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
1974–1976 | – | Carpet | – |
| New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1977 | Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the... |
Carpet | 18,000 |
| Oakland Oakland, California Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724... |
1978 | Oakland Arena Oakland Arena The Oracle is an indoor arena, in Oakland, California, located in the Coliseum Industrial area... |
Carpet | – |
| New York City |
1979–2000 | Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the... |
Carpet | 18,000 |
 MunichMunich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... |
2001 | Olympiahalle Olympiahalle Olympiahalle is a multi-purpose arena in Munich, Germany, part of the Olympic Park and close to the Olympic Stadium.The arena is used for concerts, sporting events, exhibitions or trade fairs. In the past, it served as a part-time home for the defunct ice hockey team EC Hedos München... |
Hard | 12,000 |
| Los Angeles |
2002–2005 | Staples Center Staples Center Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles... |
Hard | 17,000 |
 MadridMadrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
2006–2007 | Madrid Arena Madrid Arena Madrid Arena is an indoor arena located in the city of Madrid, at the fairgrounds in the Casa de Campo, just minutes from downtown... |
Hard | 10,500 |
 DohaDoha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
2008–2010 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex | Hard | 6,911 |
 IstanbulIstanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
2011–2013 | Sinan Erdem Dome | Hard | 15,000 |
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
 Kerry Melville Reid |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 1973 1973 Virginia Slims Championships The 1973 Virginia Slims Championships were the second season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1973 Virginia Slims circuit... |
Chris Evert (2) |
Nancy Richey Gunter |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1974 1974 Virginia Slims Championships The 1974 Virginia Slims Championships were the third season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1974 Virginia Slims circuit... |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Chris Evert |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1975 1975 Virginia Slims Championships The 1975 Virginia Slims Championships were the fourth season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1975 WTA Tour. It was held in the week of March 31 to April 5, in Los Angeles, California... |
Chris Evert (3) |
 Martina Navratilova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 1976 1976 Virginia Slims Championships The 1976 Virginia Slims Championships were the fifth season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1976 Virginia Slims circuit. It was held from April 12 to 17, in Los Angeles, United States. The prize money for the event... |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2) |
Chris Evert |
6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1977 1977 Virginia Slims Championships The 1977 Virginia Slims Championships were the sixth season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1977 WTA Tour. It was held from March 24 to 27 in Madison Square Garden in New York City.-Singles: Chris Evert def. Sue... |
Chris Evert (4) |
 Sue BarkerSue Barker Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3... |
2–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1978 1978 Virginia Slims Championships The 1978 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventh WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1978 WTA Tour. It was held from March 29 to April 2, 1978, in the Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, United States.-Singles: Martina... |
Martina Navratilova |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
7–6(7–0), 6–4 |
| 1979 1979 Avon Championships The 1979 Avon Championships were the eighth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1979 WTA Tour. It was held on indoor carpet courts from March 21 to 25 1979, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States.-Singles:... |
Martina Navratilova (2) |
Tracy Austin Tracy Austin Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated... |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1980 1980 Avon Championships The 1980 Avon Championships were the ninth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1980 WTA Tour... |
Tracy Austin |
Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1981 1981 Avon Championships The 1981 Avon Championships were the tenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1981 WTA Tour... |
Martina Navratilova (3) |
Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger is a former World No. 2 professional tennis player from the United States whose brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger reached the singles final of Wimbledon in 1983 and the French Open in 1982... |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| 1982 1982 Avon Championships The 1982 Avon Championships were the eleventh WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1982 WTA Tour... |
Sylvia Hanika Sylvia Hanika Sylvia Hanika is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is best remembered for finishing runner-up at the French Open in 1981, and for winning the Avon Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world and played left-handed.-Career:Hanika turned professional in 1977... |
Martina Navratilova |
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (4) |
Chris Evert |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 1984 1984 Virginia Slims Championships The 1984 Virginia Slims Championships were the thirteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1984 WTA Tour... |
Martina Navratilova (5) |
Chris Evert |
6–3, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1985 1985 Virginia Slims Championships The 1985 Virginia Slims Championships were the fourteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1985 WTA Tour... |
Martina Navratilova (6) |
Helena Suková Helena Suková Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles... |
6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1986 (Mar.) | Martina Navratilova (7) |
Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open... |
6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1986 (Nov.) | Martina Navratilova (8) |
Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1987 1987 Virginia Slims Championships The 1987 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventeenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1987 WTA Tour... |
Steffi Graf |
 Gabriela SabatiniGabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s... |
4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1988 1988 Virginia Slims Championships The 1988 Virginia Slims Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 17th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 13th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part... |
Gabriela Sabatini |
Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
7–5, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1989 1989 Virginia Slims Championships The 1989 Virginia Slims Championships were the nineteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1989 WTA Tour... |
Steffi Graf (2) |
Martina Navratilova |
6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1990 1990 WTA Tour Championships The 1990 Virginia Slims Championships were held in New York, United States between November 18 and November 24.-Singles: Monica Seles def. Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2-Doubles:... |
 Monica SelesMonica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... |
Gabriela Sabatini |
6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1991 1991 WTA Tour Championships The 1991 Virginia Slims Championships were held in New York, United States between November 18 and November 24.-Singles: Monica Seles def. Martina Navrátilová, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0-Doubles:... |
Monica Seles (2) |
Martina Navratilova |
6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1992 1992 WTA Tour Championships The 1992 Virginia Slims Championships were held in New York, United States between November 16 and November 22.-Singles: Monica Seles def. Martina Navrátilová, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1-Doubles:... |
Monica Seles (3) | Martina Navratilova |
7–5, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1993 1993 WTA Tour Championships The 1993 Virginia Slims Championships were held in New York, United States between November 15 and November 21.-Singles: Steffi Graf def. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1-Doubles:... |
Steffi Graf (3) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1994 1994 WTA Tour Championships The 1994 Virginia Slims Championships were held in New York, United States between November 14 and November 20. It marked the last singles tournament for Czech superstar Martina Navratilova until her comeback in 2002-Singles:... |
Gabriela Sabatini (2) |
Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... |
6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1995 1995 WTA Tour Championships The 1995 WTA Tour Championships were held in New York, United States between November 13 and November 19.-Singles: Steffi Graf def. Anke Huber, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3-References:*... |
Steffi Graf (4) |
Anke Huber Anke Huber Anke Huber is a German retired professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open. Her career-high singles ranking was fourth, also in 1996.-Early life:... |
6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1996 1996 WTA Tour Championships The 1996 Chase Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 25th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 21st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the... |
Steffi Graf (5) |
 Martina HingisMartina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 1997 1997 WTA Tour Championships The 1997 Chase Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 26th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 22nd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the... |
 Jana NovotnáJana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... |
 Mary PierceMary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... |
7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1998 1998 WTA Tour Championships The 1998 Chase Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 27th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 23rd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the... |
Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport |
7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1999 1999 WTA Tour Championships The 1999 Chase Championships were held in New York, United States between November 15 and November 21.-Singles: Lindsay Davenport def. Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2-Doubles:... |
Lindsay Davenport |
Martina Hingis |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2000 2000 WTA Tour Championships The 2000 WTA Tour Championships were held in New York, United States between November 13 and November 19.-Singles: Martina Hingis def. Monica Seles, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4-Doubles:... |
Martina Hingis (2) |
Monica Seles |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2001 2001 WTA Tour Championships The 2001 Sanex Championships were held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany between October 30 and November 4, 2001.-Singles: Serena Williams def. Lindsay Davenport, walkover*It was Williams's 1st WTA Championships title.-Doubles:... |
Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
Lindsay Davenport |
walkover |
| 2002 2002 WTA Tour Championships The 2002 Home Depot Championships were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States between November 6 and November 11, 2002.-Singles: Kim Clijsters def. Serena Williams, 7–5, 6–3-Doubles:... |
 Kim ClijstersKim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... |
Serena Williams |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 2003 2003 WTA Tour Championships The results of the 2003 WTA Tour Championships held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States. For the first time a round robin system was introduced, after the men's Tennis Masters Cup. Two groups of four players were formed and each contender had to play three matches... |
Kim Clijsters (2) |
Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 2004 2004 WTA Tour Championships The 2004 WTA Tour Championships were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States.-Singles: Maria Sharapova def. Serena Williams, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4-Doubles:... |
 Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open... |
Serena Williams |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2005 2005 WTA Tour Championships The 2005 Sony Ericsson Championships were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States from 8 November to 13 November 2005.-Singles: Amélie Mauresmo def. Mary Pierce, 5–7, 7–6, 6–4-Doubles:... |
Amélie Mauresmo |
Mary Pierce |
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| 2006 2006 WTA Tour Championships The 2006 Sony Ericsson Championships were held at the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain.-Singles: Justine Henin def. Amélie Mauresmo, 6–4, 6–3-Doubles:... |
Justine Henin-Hardenne |
Amélie Mauresmo |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2007 2007 WTA Tour Championships The 2007 WTA Tour Championships, officially Sony Ericsson Championships, is the thirty seventh season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the eight best female tennis players in singles, and four teams in doubles, on the 2007 WTA Tour... |
Justine Henin (2) |
Maria Sharapova |
5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2008 2008 WTA Tour Championships The 2008 WTA Tour Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 33rd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and is part of the 2008 WTA Tour... |
Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... |
Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the... |
6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 |
| 2009 2009 WTA Tour Championships The 2009 WTA Tour Championships was held in Doha, Qatar from October 27 to November 1. It was the second time the Khalifa International Tennis Complex hosted the WTA Tour Year-End Singles and Doubles Championships.Women's Tennis Association rank No... |
Serena Williams (2) |
Venus Williams |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2010 2010 WTA Tour Championships The 2010 WTA Tour Championships was held in Doha, Qatar from October 26 to October 31. It was the third and final time that the Khalifa International Tennis Complex hosted the WTA Tour Year-End Singles and Doubles Championships. In 2011 the competition will move to Istanbul, Turkey.Serena Williams... |
Kim Clijsters (3) |
 Caroline WozniackiCaroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks... |
6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 2011 2011 WTA Tour Championships The 2011 WTA Tour Championships was a tennis tournament to be played at Istanbul, Turkey from October 25 to October 30, 2011. It was the first time Turkey hosted the WTA Tour Championships. It was the 41st edition of the singles event and the 36th edition of the doubles competition... |
Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles... |
 Victoria AzarenkaVictoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots.... |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runner-ups | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | no doubles played | ||
| 1973 | Rosemary Casals Margaret Court |
Françoise Durr Betty StöveBetty Stöve Betty Stöve is a former Dutch professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977. She also won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.-Career:... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 1974 | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King |
Françoise Durr Betty Stöve |
6–1, 6–7(2–7), 7–5 |
| 1975 | no doubles played | ||
| 1976 | no doubles played | ||
| 1977 | no doubles played | ||
| 1978 | no doubles played | ||
| 1979 | Françoise Durr Betty Stöve |
Sue Barker Sue Barker Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3... Ann KiyomuraAnn Kiyomura Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi is a former professional tennis player.Kiyomura played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1984. She played in 11 US Opens, reaching the fourth round in 1978. In 1975, she won the Wimbledon women's doubles title, playing with Kazuko Sawamatsu... |
7–6, 7–6 |
| 1980 | Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová |
Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull... |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1981 | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
Barbara Potter Barbara Potter Barbara Potter is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, winning five singles titles and eighteen doubles titles.-Career:... Sharon WalshSharon Walsh Sharon Walsh-Arnold is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Walsh enjoyed a long career by modern standards, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990. She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to... |
6–0, 7–6(8–6) |
| 1982 | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver |
Kathy Jordan Kathy Jordan Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles... Anne SmithAnne Smith Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 1983 | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver |
 Claudia Kohde-KilschClaudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:... Eva PfaffEva Pfaff Eva Pfaff is a former German tennis player.During her career she won 5 doubles WTA titles. Her peak world rankings in the sport were 17th in singles and 16th in doubles .... |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 1984 | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver |
Jo Durie Jo Durie Jo Durie is a former world number 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles.-Singles career:... Ann Kiyomura |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 1985 | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Helena Suková Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles... |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| 1986 (1) | Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open... Wendy Turnbull |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
| 1986 (2) | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
1–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1987 | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 1988 | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver |
 Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natalia Zvereva |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver |
Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natalia Zvereva |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 1990 1990 WTA Tour Championships The 1990 Virginia Slims Championships were held in New York, United States between November 18 and November 24.-Singles: Monica Seles def. Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2-Doubles:... |
Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993.... |
Mercedes Paz Mercedes Paz Mercedes María Paz is a former professional tennis player from Argentina, who won three singles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on April 29, 1991, when she became the number 28 of the world... Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| 1991 1991 WTA Tour Championships The 1991 Virginia Slims Championships were held in New York, United States between November 18 and November 24.-Singles: Monica Seles def. Martina Navrátilová, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0-Doubles:... |
Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver |
Gigi Fernández Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... Jana NovotnáJana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1992 1992 WTA Tour Championships The 1992 Virginia Slims Championships were held in New York, United States between November 16 and November 22.-Singles: Monica Seles def. Martina Navrátilová, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1-Doubles:... |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková |
Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| 1993 1993 WTA Tour Championships The 1993 Virginia Slims Championships were held in New York, United States between November 15 and November 21.-Singles: Steffi Graf def. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1-Doubles:... |
Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva |
Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 1994 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
| 1995 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 1996 | Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... Mary Joe FernándezMary Joe Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player... |
Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 1997 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná |
Alexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai is a former professional tennis player from France.Fusai turned professional in 1991. She was 1.76m tall and weighed about 60 kg in 1997. She played right-handed and lived in Nantes during her career... Nathalie TauziatNathalie Tauziat Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000.... |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1999 1999 WTA Tour Championships The 1999 Chase Championships were held in New York, United States between November 15 and November 21.-Singles: Lindsay Davenport def. Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2-Doubles:... |
Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... Anna KournikovaAnna Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name... |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Savchenko Neiland |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2000 2000 WTA Tour Championships The 2000 WTA Tour Championships were held in New York, United States between November 13 and November 19.-Singles: Martina Hingis def. Monica Seles, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4-Doubles:... |
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
Nicole Arendt Nicole Arendt Nicole J. Arendt is an American professional tennis player. Arendt won sixteen doubles titles in her career. The left-hander reached her highest singles ranking on the WTA Tour on June 16, 1997, when she was ranked forty-ninth in the world... Manon BollegrafManon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 2001 2001 WTA Tour Championships The 2001 Sanex Championships were held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany between October 30 and November 4, 2001.-Singles: Serena Williams def. Lindsay Davenport, walkover*It was Williams's 1st WTA Championships title.-Doubles:... |
Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles... Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs Rennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.... |
 Cara BlackCara Black Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles... Elena LikhovtsevaElena Likhovtseva Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1... |
7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2002 2002 WTA Tour Championships The 2002 Home Depot Championships were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States between November 6 and November 11, 2002.-Singles: Kim Clijsters def. Serena Williams, 7–5, 6–3-Doubles:... |
Elena Dementieva Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...  Janette HusárováJanette Husárová Janette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She is probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva... |
Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2003 2003 WTA Tour Championships The results of the 2003 WTA Tour Championships held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States. For the first time a round robin system was introduced, after the men's Tennis Masters Cup. Two groups of four players were formed and each contender had to play three matches... |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002... Paola SuárezPaola Suárez Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the... |
Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....  Ai SugiyamaAi Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992... |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2004 2004 WTA Tour Championships The 2004 WTA Tour Championships were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States.-Singles: Maria Sharapova def. Serena Williams, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4-Doubles:... |
Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005... Meghann ShaughnessyMeghann Shaughnessy Meghann Shaughnessy is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles... |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 2005 2005 WTA Tour Championships The 2005 Sony Ericsson Championships were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States from 8 November to 13 November 2005.-Singles: Amélie Mauresmo def. Mary Pierce, 5–7, 7–6, 6–4-Doubles:... |
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No... |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2006 2006 WTA Tour Championships The 2006 Sony Ericsson Championships were held at the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain.-Singles: Justine Henin def. Amélie Mauresmo, 6–4, 6–3-Doubles:... |
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2007 2007 WTA Tour Championships The 2007 WTA Tour Championships, officially Sony Ericsson Championships, is the thirty seventh season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the eight best female tennis players in singles, and four teams in doubles, on the 2007 WTA Tour... |
Cara Black Liezel Huber Liezel Huber Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,... |
 Katarina SrebotnikKatarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30... Ai Sugiyama |
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
| 2008 2008 WTA Tour Championships The 2008 WTA Tour Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 33rd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and is part of the 2008 WTA Tour... |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
Květa Peschke Kveta Peschke Květoslava Peschke, also known as Květa Peschkeová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. She plays mostly on the baseline, with her best shot being the forehand. Her favourite surfaces are hard court and carpet... Rennae Stubbs |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 2009 2009 WTA Tour Championships The 2009 WTA Tour Championships was held in Doha, Qatar from October 27 to November 1. It was the second time the Khalifa International Tennis Complex hosted the WTA Tour Year-End Singles and Doubles Championships.Women's Tennis Association rank No... |
Nuria Llagostera Vives Nuria Llagostera Vives Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish female tennis player. On June 6, 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her career-high singles ranking, World No. 35.During her career she has won 2 singles titles and 11 in doubles... María José Martínez SánchezMaría José Martínez Sánchez María José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She... |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7] |
| 2010 2010 WTA Tour Championships The 2010 WTA Tour Championships was held in Doha, Qatar from October 26 to October 31. It was the third and final time that the Khalifa International Tennis Complex hosted the WTA Tour Year-End Singles and Doubles Championships. In 2011 the competition will move to Istanbul, Turkey.Serena Williams... |
Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...  Flavia PennettaFlavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and... |
Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 2011 2011 WTA Tour Championships The 2011 WTA Tour Championships was a tennis tournament to be played at Istanbul, Turkey from October 25 to October 30, 2011. It was the first time Turkey hosted the WTA Tour Championships. It was the 41st edition of the singles event and the 36th edition of the doubles competition... |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond |
Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik |
6–4, 6–4 |
Honour roll (2003-present)
| Player | Result tF=Final (A)=Alternate | A p p e a r a n c e s | RR W–L | RR W Rate | SF&F W–L | SF&F W Rate | F W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots.... |
tF:11 RR:09,10 | 3 | 04–05 | 0.44 | 01-01 | 0.5 | 0-1 | 27 |
 Marion BartoliMarion Bartoli Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships.... |
RR:07,11(A) | 2 | 02–01 | 0.67 | 18 | |||
| Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca... |
SF:03 | 1 | 02–01 | 0.67 | 00-01 | 0 | 1 | |
| Anna Chakvetadze Anna Chakvetadze Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World... |
SF:07 | 1 | 02-01 | 0.67 | 00-01 | 0 | 19 | |
| Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... |
W:03,10 SF:06 RR:05 | 4 | 08–04 | 0.67 | 04-01 | 0.8 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... |
SF:05 RR:04 | 2 | 04-02 | 0.67 | 00-01 | 0 | 11 | |
| Elena Dementieva Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a... |
SF:08 RR:03-06,09,10 | 7 | 05–16 | 0.24 | 00-01 | 0 | 3 | |
| Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos... |
RR:07 | 1 | 01–02 | 0.33 | 20 | |||
| Justine Henin |
W:06,07 SF:03 | 3 | 07-02 | 0.78 | 04-01 | 0.8 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
RR:06 | 1 | 01–02 | 0.33 | 17 | |||
 Ana IvanovićAna Ivanovic Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open... |
SF:07 RR:08 | 2 | 02-03 | 0.4 | 00-01 | 0 | 21 | |
| Jelena Janković Jelena Janković Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no... |
SF:08,09 RR:07,10 | 4 | 04-08 | 0.33 | 00-02 | 0 | 22 | |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles... |
RR:04,06-09 | 5 | 03–12 | 0.2 | 12 | |||
| Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles... |
W:11 | 1 | 03-00 | 1 | 02-00 | 1 | 1-0 | 31 |
| Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... |
W:05 tF:03,06 SF:04 | 4 | 09-03 | 0.75 | 04-03 | 0.57 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Anastasia Myskina Anastasia Myskina Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first... |
SF:04 RR:03 | 2 | 03–03 | 0.5 | 00-01 | 0 | 6 | |
 Li NaLi Na (tennis) Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;... |
RR:11 | 1 | 01-02 | 0.33 | 30 | |||
| Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005... |
RR:05,06,08(A) | 3 | 02-05 | 0.29 | 14 | |||
| Mary Pierce Mary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... |
tF:05 | 1 | 03–00 | 1 | 01-01 | 0.5 | 0-1 | 15 |
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Results by country
| Titles won | |Country | |Years Won | |Runners Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | United States |
1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986[1], 1986[2], 1999, 2001, 2008, 2009 |
1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009 |
| 6 | Germany |
1982, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 | 1986[2], 1995 |
| 5 | Belgium |
2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010 | |
| Czech Republic/ Czechoslovakia |
1978, 1979, 1981, 1997,2011 | 1975, 1980, 1985, 1986[1] | |
| 3 | / Yugoslavia |
1990, 1991, 1992 | |
| 2 | Argentina |
1988, 1994 | 1987, 1990 |
| Australia |
1974, 1976 | 1972, 1978 | |
| Switzerland |
1998, 2000 | 1996, 1999 | |
| 1 | France |
2005 | 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
| Russia |
2004 | 2007, 2008 | |
| 0 | Belarus |
2011 | |
| Denmark |
2010 | ||
| Great Britain |
1977 | ||
| Spain |
1993 |
Singles
| Player | Appearances | Titles | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Navratilova | 14 | 8 | 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986(1), 1986(2), 1989, 1991, 1992 |
| Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
8 | 4 | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984 |
| Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
6 | 5 | 1986(2), 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
| Monica Seles Monica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... |
4 | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000 |
| Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s... |
4 | 2 | 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994 |
| Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
4 | 2 | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
4 | 2 | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009 |
| Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... |
4 | 1 | 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001 |
| Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... |
3 | 3 | 2002, 2003, 2010 |
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 3 | 2 | 1974, 1976, 1978 |
| Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... |
3 | 1 | 2003, 2005, 2006 |
| Justine Henin | 2 | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Tracy Austin Tracy Austin Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated... |
2 | 1 | 1979, 1980 |
| Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open... |
2 | 1 | 2004, 2007 |
| Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... |
2 | 1 | 2008, 2009 |
| Mary Pierce Mary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... |
2 | 0 | 1997, 2005 |
| Sylvia Hanika Sylvia Hanika Sylvia Hanika is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is best remembered for finishing runner-up at the French Open in 1981, and for winning the Avon Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world and played left-handed.-Career:Hanika turned professional in 1977... |
1 | 1 | 1982 |
| Jana Novotná Jana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... |
1 | 1 | 1997 |
| Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles... |
1 | 1 | 2011 |
| Sue Barker Sue Barker Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3... |
1 | 0 | 1977 |
| Helena Suková Helena Suková Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles... |
1 | 0 | 1985 |
| Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open... |
1 | 0 | 1986(1) |
| Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
1 | 0 | 1988 |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
1 | 0 | 1993 |
| Anke Huber Anke Huber Anke Huber is a German retired professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open. Her career-high singles ranking was fourth, also in 1996.-Early life:... |
1 | 0 | 1995 |
| Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the... |
1 | 0 | 2008 |
| Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks... |
1 | 0 | 2010 |
See also
- ATP World Tour Finals
- 2010 WTA Tour2010 WTA TourThe Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end...
- WTA Tour Championships appearancesWTA Tour Championships appearancesThis list shows the appearances of all participants in the women's tennis singles WTA Tour Championships since their inception in 1972.Since 2003, the tournament pits the top eight players on the WTA tour against each other in two groups in which they play three round-robin matches...