logo size | 200px |
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city | Istanbul |
country | (2011–2013) |
venue | Sinan Erdem Dome |
tier | Premier tournaments |
surface | Hard / Outdoors |
draw | 8S / 4D |
prize money | US$4,900,000 (2011) |
web site | WTA 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 has 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.
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.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
Chris Evert | Kerry Melville Reid | 7–5, 6–4 | |
Chris Evert (2) | Nancy Richey Gunter | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Chris Evert | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Chris Evert (3) | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2) | Chris Evert | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | |
Chris Evert (4) | Sue Barker | 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 | |
Martina Navratilova | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 7–6 (7–0), 6–4 | |
Martina Navratilova(2) | Tracy Austin | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | |
Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | |
Martina Navratilova(3) | Andrea Jaeger | 6–3, 7–6 (7–3) | |
Sylvia Hanika | Martina Navratilova | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Martina Navratilova (4) | Chris Evert | 6–2, 6–0 | |
Martina Navratilova(5) | Chris Evert | 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 | |
Martina Navratilova(6) | Helena Suková | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 | |
1986 (Mar.) | Martina Navratilova(7) | Hana Mandlíková | 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1 |
1986 (Nov.) | Martina Navratilova(8) | Steffi Graf | 7–6 (8–6), 6–3, 6–2 |
Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 | |
Gabriela Sabatini | Pam Shriver | 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 | |
Steffi Graf (2) | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 | |
Monica Seles | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
Monica Seles (2) | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 | |
Monica Seles (3) | Martina Navratilova | 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 | |
Steffi Graf (3) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | |
Gabriela Sabatini (2) | Lindsay Davenport | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | |
Steffi Graf (4) | Anke Huber | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | |
Steffi Graf (5) | Martina Hingis | 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 | |
Jana Novotná | Mary Pierce | 7–6 (7–4), 6–2, 6–3 | |
Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport | 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | |
Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Martina Hingis (2) | Monica Seles | 6–7 (5–7), 6–4, 6–4 | |
Serena Williams | Lindsay Davenport | walkover | |
Kim Clijsters | Serena Williams | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Kim Clijsters (2) | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–2, 6–0 | |
Maria Sharapova | Serena Williams | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | |
Amélie Mauresmo | Mary Pierce | 5–7, 7–6 (7–3), 6–4 | |
Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Justine Henin (2) | Maria Sharapova | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 | |
Venus Williams | Vera Zvonareva | 6–7 (5–7), 6–0, 6–2 | |
Serena Williams (2) | Venus Williams | 6–2, 7–6 (7–4) | |
Kim Clijsters (3) | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | |
!Year | Champions | Runner-ups | Score in Final |
1972 | |||
1973 | '''Rosemary Casals Margaret Court | Françoise Durr Betty Stöve | 6–2, 6–4 |
1974 | '''Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King | Françoise Durr Betty Stöve | 6–1, 6–7(2), 7–5 |
1975 | |||
1976 | |||
1977 | |||
1978 | |||
1979 | '''Françoise Durr Betty Stöve | Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura | 7–6, 7–6 |
1980 | '''Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
1981 | '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 6–0, 7–6(6) |
1982 | '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6–4, 6–3 |
1983 | '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 7–5, 6–2 |
1984 | '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver | Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura | 6–3, 6–1 |
1985 | '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–7(4), 6–4, 7–6(5) |
1986 (1) | '''Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–7(4), 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 |
'''Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7–6(4), 6–4 | |
'''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
'''Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková | Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland | 7–6(4), 6–1 | |
'''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), 6–3 |
1995 | '''Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6–2, 6–1 |
'''Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–2 | |
'''Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2 | |
'''Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6–7(6), 7–5, 6–3 | |
'''Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Savchenko Neiland | 6–4, 6–4 | |
'''Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6–2, 6–3 | |
'''Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | |
'''Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
'''Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
'''Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 7–5, 6–2 | |
'''Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 6–7(5), 7–5, 6–4 | |
'''Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
'''Cara Black Liezel Huber | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 5–7, 6–3, [10–8] | |
'''Cara Black Liezel Huber | Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs | 6–1, 7–5 | |
'''Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 7–6(0), 5–7, [10–7] | |
'''Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik | 7–5, 6–4 | |
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