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Amelia Island Championships Founded 1980 Abolished 2010 Editions 31 Location Amelia Island and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida United StatesVenue Amelia Island Plantation and Sawgrass Country Club Category International Surface Green Clay / outdoors Draw 32M / 32Q / 16D Prize money $220,000
The Amelia Island Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in Amelia Island Plantation and later Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida , United States. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event was an International series tournament played on outdoor green clay courts from 1980 to 2010.
History
Formerly the Bausch & Lomb Championships , the tournament lost its title sponsor when Bausch & Lomb did not renew its contract following the 2008 event at Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida . Tournament organizers Octagon hired Axia Public Relations , a public relations firm, to find a new title sponsor. In August 2008, Axia and Octagon announced Fortune 1000 global staffing firm MPS Group (NYSE:MPS) of Jacksonville, Florida as the official tournament title sponsor. Octagon moved the annual event to Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach as part of the tournament changes to attract more attendees and enjoy upgraded facilities.
On May 21, 2010 tournament officials announced that the event would not be held in 2011. The WTA wanted to reduce the number of spring clay court events and the MPS Group Championships offered the smallest prize money. The WTA offered replacement dates in February and July, but no facility was available in February, and temperatures in July can be unbearable.[ 1]
One of the most unusual matches in the tournament's history occurred in the first round of the 2002 event. Anne Kremer defeated Jennifer Hopkins 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, with both players serving a combined 29 double faults. An investigation discovered that the court markings had been incorrectly measured, resulting in a smaller service box than normal.[ 2]
1980–1983: Murjani WTA Championships
1984: Lipton WTA Champions
1984: NutraSweet WTA Championships
1985–1986: Sunkist WITA Championships
1987–2008 : Bausch & Lomb Championships
2009–2010 : The MPS Group Championships
Past finals
Singles
Location
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
Amelia Island
1980
Martina Navratilova
Hana Mandlíková
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1981
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
6–0, 6–0
1982
Chris Evert (2)
Andrea Jaeger
6–3, 6–1
1983
Chris Evert (3)
Carling Bassett
6–3, 2–6, 7–5
1984
Martina Navratilova (2)
Chris Evert
6–2, 6–0
1985
Zina Garrison
Chris Evert
6–4, 6–3
1986
Steffi Graf
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
1987
Steffi Graf (2)
Hana Mandlíková
6–3, 6–4
1988
Martina Navratilova (3)
Gabriela Sabatini
6–0, 6–2
1989
Gabriela Sabatini
Steffi Graf
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1990
Steffi Graf (3)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–1, 6–0
1991
Gabriela Sabatini (2)
Steffi Graf
7–5, 7–6
1992
Gabriela Sabatini (3)
Steffi Graf
6–2, 1–6, 6–3
1993
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Gabriela Sabatini
6–2, 5–7, 6–2
1994
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Gabriela Sabatini
6–1, 6–4
1995
Conchita Martínez
Gabriela Sabatini
6–1, 6–4
1996
Irina Spîrlea
Mary Pierce
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1997
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Pierce
6–2, 6–3
1998
Mary Pierce
Conchita Martínez
6–7(8–10) , 6–0, 6–2
1999
Monica Seles
Ruxandra Dragomir
6–2, 6–3
2000
Monica Seles (2)
Conchita Martínez
6–3, 6–2
2001
Amélie Mauresmo
Amanda Coetzer
6–4, 7–5
2002
Venus Williams
Justine Henin
2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2003
Elena Dementieva
Lindsay Davenport
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2004
Lindsay Davenport (2)
Amélie Mauresmo
6–4, 6–4
2005
Lindsay Davenport (3)
Silvia Farina Elia
7–5, 7–5
2006
Nadia Petrova
Francesca Schiavone
6–4, 6–4
2007
Tatiana Golovin
Nadia Petrova
6–2, 6–1
2008
Maria Sharapova
Dominika Cibulková
7–6(9–7) , 6–3
Ponte Vedra Beach
2009
Caroline Wozniacki
Aleksandra Wozniak
6–1, 6–2
2010
Caroline Wozniacki (2)
Olga Govortsova
6–2, 7–5
Doubles
Location
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
Amelia Island
1980
Rosemary Casals Ilana Kloss
Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver
7–6, 7–6
1981
Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Joanne Russell Pam Shriver
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
1982
Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec
Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
6–1, 7–5
1983
Candy Reynolds Rosalyn Fairbank
Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková
6–4, 6–2
1984
Kathy Jordan (2) Anne Smith (2)
Anne Hobbs Mima Jaušovec
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1985
Rosalyn Fairbank (2) Hana Mandlíková
Carling Bassett Chris Evert
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
1986
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
Gabriela Sabatini Catherine Tanvier
6–2, 5–7, 7–6
1987
Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1988
Zina Garrison Jackson Eva Pfaff
Katrina Adams Penny Barg-Mager
4–6, 6–2, 7–6
1989
Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
7–6, 2–6, 6–1
1990
Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Regina Rajchrtová Andrea Temesvári
7–6, 6–4
1991
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Helena Suková (2)
Mercedes Paz Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1992
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) Natasha Zvereva (2)
Zina Garrison-Jackson Jana Novotná
6–1, 6–0
1993
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Leila Meskhi
Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1994
Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4)
Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1995
Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
1996
Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (5)
Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
6–1, 6–1
1997
Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
6–3, 6–0
1998
Sandra Cacic Mary Pierce
Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
1999
Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
2000
Rain prevented play
2001
Conchita Martínez (2) Patricia Tarabini (2)
Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–2
2002
Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (6)
María Emilia Salerni Åsa Svensson
6–4, 6–2
2003
Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
7–5, 6–2
2004
Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy
Myriam Casanova Alicia Molik
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
2005
Bryanne Stewart Samantha Stosur
Květa Peschke Patty Schnyder
6–4, 6–2
2006
Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik
Liezel Huber Sania Mirza
6–2, 6–4
2007
Mara Santangelo Katarina Srebotnik (2)
Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2008
Bethanie Mattek Vladimíra Uhlířová
Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–1
Ponte Vedra Beach
2009
Chuang Chia-jung Sania Mirza
Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
2010
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2) Yan Zi
Chuang Chia-jung Peng Shuai
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
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