Bank of the West Classic

Bank of the West Classic
2012 Bank of the West Classic
WTA Tour
Location	Stanford, California United States
Venue	Stanford University, Taube Tennis Center Civic Auditorium
Category	WTA Tier II (1990–2008) WTA Premier tournaments (2009–current)
Surface	Hardcourt / Outdoor
Draw	32S / 32SQ / 16D
Prize Money	US$ 700,000
Website	bankofthewestclassic.com

The Bank of the West Classic is a week-long tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. The 2011 event was held on July 25 to July 31. Started in 1971, the tournament is the oldest women's-only tournament in the world and is played on outdoor hardcourts. It is the first women's tournament in the annual US Open Series.

The tournament started out as the British Motor Cars Invitation in 1971 on the Virginia Slims circuit. Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most singles titles: five (1979–1980, 1988, 1991, and 1993).

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
1971	Billie Jean King	Rosemary Casals	6–3, 6–4
1972	Billie Jean King	Kerry Melville Reid	7–6, 7–6
1973	Margaret Court	Kerry Melville Reid	6–3, 6–3
1974	Billie Jean King	Chris Evert	7–6(2), 6–2
1975	Chris Evert	Billie Jean King	6–1, 6–1
1976	Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	7–5, 7–6(2)
1977	Sue Barker	Virginia Wade	6–3, 6–4
1978	Not held
1979	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert	7–5, 7–5
1980	Martina Navrátilová	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–1, 7–6(4)
1981	Andrea Jaeger	Virginia Wade	6–3, 6–1
1982	Andrea Jaeger	Chris Evert	7–6(5), 6–4
1983	Bettina Bunge	Sylvia Hanika	6–3, 6–3
1984	Hana Mandlíková	Martina Navratilova	7–6(6), 3–6, 6–4
1985	Hana Mandlíková	Chris Evert	6–2, 6–4
1986	Chris Evert	Kathy Jordan	6–2, 6–4
1987	Zina Garrison	Sylvia Hanika	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
1988	Martina Navratilova	Larisa Savchenko Neiland	6–1, 6–2
1989	Zina Garrison	Larisa Savchenko Neiland	6–1, 6–1
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
1990	Monica Seleš	Martina Navratilova	6–3, 7–6(5)
1991	Martina Navratilova	Monica Seleš	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1992	Monica Seleš	Martina Navratilova	6–3, 6–4
1993	Martina Navratilova	Zina Garrison	6–2, 7–6(1)
1994	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Martina Navratilova	1–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(5)
1995	Magdalena Maleeva	Ai Sugiyama	6–3, 6–4
1996	Martina Hingis	Monica Seleš	6–2, 6–0
1997	Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez	6–0, 6–2
1998	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1999	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	7–6(1), 6–2
2000	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport	6–1, 6–4
2001	Kim Clijsters	Lindsay Davenport	6–4, 6–7(5), 6–1
2002	Venus Williams	Kim Clijsters	6–3, 6–3
2003	Kim Clijsters	Jennifer Capriati	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2004	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	7–6(4), 5–7, 7–6(4)
2005	Kim Clijsters	Venus Williams	7–5, 6–2
2006	Kim Clijsters	Patty Schnyder	6–4, 6–2
2007	Anna Chakvetadze	Sania Mirza	6–3, 6–2
2008	Aleksandra Wozniak	Marion Bartoli	7–5, 6–3
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2009	Marion Bartoli	Venus Williams	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
2010	Victoria Azarenka	Maria Sharapova	6–4, 6–1
2011	Serena Williams	Marion Bartoli	7–5, 6–1
2012	Serena Williams	Coco Vandeweghe	7–5, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Dürr Ann Haydon-Jones	6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1972	Rosemary Casals Virginia Wade	Françoise Dürr Judy Tegart Dalton	6–3, 5–7, 6–2
1973	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	6–1, 7–5
1974	Chris Evert Billie Jean King	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6–4, 6–2
1975	Chris Evert Billie Jean King	Rosemary Casals Virginia Wade	6–2, 7–5
1976	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr	6–4, 6–1
1977	Kerry Melville Reid Greer Stevens	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6–3, 6–1
1978	not held
1979	Rosemary Casals Chris Evert	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1980	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	6–0, 6–4
1981	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull	Martina Navrátilová Virginia Wade	6–1, 6–4
1982	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver	6–1, 3–6, 7–65
1983	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1984	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	Rosemary Casals Alycia Moulton	6–2, 6–3
1985	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1986	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková	7–65, 6–1
1987	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini	6–4, 7–64
1988	Rosemary Casals Martina Navrátilová	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–4
1989	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
1990	Meredith McGrath Anne Smith	Rosalyn Fairbank Robin White	2–6, 6–0, 6–4
1991	Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–4, 7–5
1992	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Gretchen Rush Magers	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1993	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	6–2, 6–0
1994	Lindsay Davenport Arantxa Sánchez	Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová	7–5, 6–4
1995	Lori McNeil Helena Suková	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison Jackson	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1996	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	Irina Spîrlea Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–3
1997	Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–1, 6–3
1998	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Elena Tatarkova	6–4, 6–4
1999	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu	Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 6–4
2000	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	Cara Black Amy Frazier	6–4, 6–4
2001	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya	Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2002	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez	6–1, 6–1
2003	Cara Black Lisa Raymond	Cho Yoon-jeong Francesca Schiavone	7–65, 6–1
2004	Eleni Daniilidou Nicole Pratt	Iveta Benešová Claudine Schaul	6–2, 6–4
2005	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva	6–3, 7–5
2006	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Shahar Pe'er	Maria Elena Camerin Gisela Dulko	6–1, 6–4
2007	Sania Mirza Shahar Pe'er	Victoria Azarenka Anna Chakvetadze	6–4, 7–65
2008	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva	6–4, 6–3
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2009	Serena Williams Venus Williams	Chan Yung-jan Monica Niculescu	6–4, 6–1
2010	Lindsay Davenport Liezel Huber	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie	7–5, 6–78, 10–8
2011	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	6–1, 6–3
2012	Marina Erakovic Heather Watson	Jarmila Gajdošová Vania King	7–5, 7–67

External links

• Official website