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Revision as of 23:16, 26 February 2011

Sony Ericsson Championships

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.

History

The championships were held for the first time in October 1972[1] in Boca Raton, Florida (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.[2]

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.

Venues

Town Years Stadium Surface Capacity
United States Boca Raton 1972–1973 Clay
United States Los Angeles 1974–1976 Carpet
United States New York City 1977 Madison Square Garden Carpet 18,000
United States Oakland 1978 Oakland Coliseum Carpet
United States New York City 1979–2000 Madison Square Garden Carpet 18,000
Germany Munich 2001 Olympiahalle Hard 12,000
United States Los Angeles 2002–2005 Staples Center Hard 17,000
Spain Madrid 2006–2007 Madrid Arena Hard 10,500
Qatar Doha 2008–2010 Khalifa International Tennis Complex Hard 6,911
Turkey Istanbul 2011–2013 Sinan Erdem Dome Hard 15,000

Past results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
1972 United States Chris Evert Australia Kerry Melville Reid 7–5, 6–4
1973 United States Chris Evert (2) United States Nancy Richey Gunter 6–3, 6–3
1974 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley United States Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4
1975 United States Chris Evert (3) Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová 6–4, 6–2
1976 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2) United States Chris Evert 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1977 United States Chris Evert (4) United Kingdom Sue Barker 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
1978 Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7–6 (7–0), 6–4
1979 Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová (2) United States Tracy Austin 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1980 United States Tracy Austin Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1981 Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová (3) United States Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 7–6 (7–3)
1982 Germany Sylvia Hanika United States Martina Navrátilová 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1983 United States Martina Navrátilová (4) United States Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0
1984 United States Martina Navrátilová (5) United States Chris Evert 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1985 United States Martina Navrátilová (6) Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1986 (Mar.) United States Martina Navrátilová (7) Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1
1986 (Nov.) United States Martina Navrátilová (8) Germany Steffi Graf 7–6 (7–6), 6–3, 6–2
1987 Germany Steffi Graf Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1988 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini United States Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1989 Germany Steffi Graf (2) United States Martina Navrátilová 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
1990 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1991 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles (2) United States Martina Navrátilová 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
1992 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles (3) United States Martina Navrátilová 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1993 Germany Steffi Graf (3) Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1994 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (2) United States Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1995 Germany Steffi Graf (4) Germany Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1996 Germany Steffi Graf (5) Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
1997 Czech Republic Jana Novotná France Mary Pierce 7–6 (7–4), 6–2, 6–3
1998 Switzerland Martina Hingis United States Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1999 United States Lindsay Davenport Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–2
2000 Switzerland Martina Hingis (2) United States Monica Seles 6–7 (5–7), 6–4, 6–4
2001 United States Serena Williams United States Lindsay Davenport walkover
2002 Belgium Kim Clijsters United States Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3
2003 Belgium Kim Clijsters (2) France Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–0
2004 Russia Maria Sharapova United States Serena Williams 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2005 France Amélie Mauresmo France Mary Pierce 5–7, 7–6 (7–3), 6–4
2006 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne France Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3
2007 Belgium Justine Henin (2) Russia Maria Sharapova 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
2008 United States Venus Williams Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–7 (5–7), 6–0, 6–2
2009 United States Serena Williams (2) United States Venus Williams 6–2, 7–6 (7–4)
2010 Belgium Kim Clijsters (3) Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 5–7, 6–3

Template:Timeline WTA Tour Championships winners

Doubles

Year Champions Runner-ups Score in Final
1972 no doubles played
1973 United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Margaret Court
France Françoise Durr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–4
1974 United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
France Françoise Durr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–1, 6–7(2), 7–5
1975 no doubles played
1976 no doubles played
1977 no doubles played
1978 no doubles played
1979 France Françoise Durr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
7–6, 7–6
1980 United States Billie Jean King
Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová
United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1981 Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
6–0, 7–6(6)
1982 United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
6–4, 6–3
1983 United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
West Germany Eva Pfaff
7–5, 6–2
1984 United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
United Kingdom Jo Durie
United States Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 6–1
1985 United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–7(4), 6–4, 7–6(5)
1986 (1) Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3
1986 (2) United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
1–6, 6–1, 6–1
1987 United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–1, 6–1
1988 United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 6–4
1989 United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 6–2
1990 United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Argentina Mercedes Paz
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(4), 6–4
1991 United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Pam Shriver
United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1992 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
7–6(4), 6–1
1993 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
6–3, 7–5
1994 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3
1995 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–1
1996 United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–2
1997 United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2
1998 United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–7(6), 7–5, 6–3
1999 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
6–4, 6–4
2000 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
6–2, 6–3
2001 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2002 Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2003 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2004 Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 6–2
2005 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–7(5), 7–5, 6–4
2006 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2007 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
2008 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 7–5
2009 Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
7–6(0), 5–7, [10–7]
2010 Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–4

Honour roll (2000-present)

Player Years
participated
Matches W-L W Rate Best result
Belarus Victoria Azarenka 2009-10(2) 6 2-4 33% RR (2009-10)
France Marion Bartoli 2007(1) 2 1-1 50% RR (2007)
United States Jennifer Capriati 2000-03(4) 9 5–4 55% SF (2003)
Russia Anna Chakvetadze 2007(1) 4 2–2 50% SF (2007)
Belgium Kim Clijsters 2000-03, 2005-06, 2010(7) 26 19–7 73% W (2002–03, 2010)
United States Lindsay Davenport 2000-02, 2004-05(5) 10 7–3 70% W (1999)
Russia Elena Dementieva 2000-06, 2008-10(10) 26 7–19 27% SF (2000, 2008)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić 2001-02(2) 4 2-2 50% QF (2001-02)
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 2002, 2007(2) 4 1–3 25% 1R (2002), RR (2007)
Belgium Justine Henin 2001-03, 2006-07(5) 18 13–5 72% W (2006–07)
Switzerland Martina Hingis 2000, 2006(2) 7 5-2 71% W (1998, 2000)
Serbia Ana Ivanović 2007-08(2) 6 2–4 33% SF (2007)
Serbia Jelena Janković 2007-10(4) 14 4–10 29% SF (2008-09)
Russia Anna Kournikova 2000(1) 3 2-1 66% SF (2000)
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 2004, 2006-09(5) 15 3–12 20% RR (2004, 2006-09)
Spain Conchita Martínez 2000(1) 2 1-1 50% QF (2000)
France Amélie Mauresmo 2001, 2003-06(5) 21 12–9 57% W (2005)
Russia Anastasia Myskina 2002-04(3) 8 3–5 38% SF (2004)
Russia Nadia Petrova 2005-06, 2008(ALT)(3) 7 2–5 29% RR (2005-06, 2008)
France Mary Pierce 2005(1) 5 4–1 80% F (2005)
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 2008-09 (ALT)(2) 2 2-0 100% RR (2008-09)
United States Chanda Rubin 2000, 2002-03(3) 5 1–4 20% RR (2003)
Russia Dinara Safina 2008-09(2) 4 0-4 0% RR (2008-09)
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2000-01(2) 3 1-2 33% QF (2001)
Italy Francesca Schiavone 2010(1) 3 1–2 33% RR(2010)
Switzerland Patty Schnyder 2002, 2005(2) 4 1–3 25% 1R (2002), RR (2005)
United States Monica Seles 2000, 2002(2) 6 4-2 66% F (2000)
Russia Maria Sharapova 2004-07(4) 18 13–5 72% W (2004)
Australia Samantha Stosur 2010(1) 4 2–2 50% SF (2010)
Japan Ai Sugiyama 2003(1) 3 1–2 33% RR (2003)
France Nathalie Tauziat 2000-01(2) 3 1-2 33% QF (2000)
United States Serena Williams 2001-02, 2004, 2007-09(6) 21 16–5 76% W (2001, 2009)
United States Venus Williams 2002, 2008-09(3) 13 9-4 69% W (2008)
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 2009-10(2) 9 5-4 56% F (2010)
Russia Vera Zvonareva 2004, 2008, 2009(ALT), 2010(4) 13 7–6 54% F (2008)

Results by country

Titles won Country Years Won Runners Up
14 United States 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 Germany 1982, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 1986[2], 1995
5 Belgium Belgium 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010
3 Czech Republic Czechoslovakia 1978, 1979, 1981 1975, 1980, 1985, 1986[1]
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1990, 1991, 1992
2 Argentina Argentina 1988, 1994 1987, 1990
Australia Australia 1974, 1976 1972, 1978
Switzerland Switzerland 1998, 2000 1996, 1999
1 Czech Republic Czech Republic 1997
France France 2005 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006
Russia Russia 2004 2007, 2008
0 Denmark Denmark 2010
United Kingdom Great Britain 1977
Spain Spain 1993

Final Appearances

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 8 4 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984
Steffi Graf 6 5 1986(2), 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
Monica Seles 4 3 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000
Gabriela Sabatini 4 2 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994
Martina Hingis 4 2 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
Serena Williams 4 2 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009
Lindsay Davenport 4 1 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001
Kim Clijsters 3 3 2002, 2003, 2010
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 3 2 1974, 1976, 1978
Amélie Mauresmo 3 1 2003, 2005, 2006
Justine Henin 2 2 2006, 2007
Tracy Austin 2 1 1979, 1980
Maria Sharapova 2 1 2004, 2007
Venus Williams 2 1 2008, 2009
Mary Pierce 2 0 1997, 2005
Sylvia Hanika 1 1 1982
Jana Novotná 1 1 1997
Sue Barker 1 0 1977
Helena Suková 1 0 1985
Hana Mandlíková 1 0 1986(1)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 0 1993
Anke Huber 1 0 1995
Vera Zvonareva 1 0 2008
Caroline Wozniacki 1 0 2010

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tournament History". WTA Tour. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  2. ^ "2011 Calendar Announced". WTA Tour. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.

External links