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WTA Championships Wiki Information
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 event's current sponsored name is the Sony Ericsson Championships
.
The championships were held for the first time in August 1971 in Houston, Texas as one of a series of tournaments sponsored by Virginia Slims. This event, however, was staged before the end of the series. In 1972, the tournament was moved to Boca Raton, Florida (USA) as a climax event at the end of the series. 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-to-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, California from 2002 to 2005. The 2006 and 2007 editions were held in Madrid, Spain. Doha, Qatar hosted the 2008 event and is scheduled to host the 2009 and 2010 editions before passing the flag to Istanbul, Turkey, which is expected to host the 2011, 2012, and 2013 events. [1] [2]
From 1971-1978, 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
. Since then, the tournament has been named after other event sponsors. 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. Since 2005, with Sony Ericsson taking over as tour sponsor, the event has been called the Sony Ericsson 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 1971–1983.
The WTA Tour Championships are generally considered to be the fifth most prestigious event on the women's tour after the four Grand Slam tournaments. Venus Williams is the current champion.
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WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS TICKETS
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Past results
Singles
Venue
| Year
| Champion
| Runner-up
| Score in final
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Houston
| 1971
| Billie Jean King
| Kerry Melville Reid
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
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Boca Raton
| 1972
| Chris Evert
| Kerry Melville Reid
| 7–5, 6–4
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1973
| Chris Evert (2)
| Nancy Richey Gunter
| 6–3, 6–3
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Los Angeles
| 1974
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley
| Chris Evert
| 6–3, 6–4
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1975
| Chris Evert (3)
| Martina Navrátilová
| 6–4, 6–2
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1976
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2)
| Chris Evert
| 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
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New York City
| 1977
| Chris Evert (4)
| Sue Barker
| 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
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Oakland
| 1978
| Martina Navrátilová
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley
| 7–6(0), 6–4
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New York City
| 1979
| Martina Navrátilová (2)
| Tracy Austin
| 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
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1980
| Tracy Austin
| Martina Navrátilová
| 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
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1981
| Martina Navrátilová (3)
| Andrea Jaeger
| 6–3, 7–6(3)
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1982
| Sylvia Hanika
| Martina Navrátilová
| 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
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1983
| Martina Navrátilová (4)
| Chris Evert
| 6–2, 6–0
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1984
| Martina Navrátilová (5)
| Chris Evert
| 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
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1985
| Martina Navrátilová (6)
| Helena Suková
| 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
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1986 (Mar.)
| Martina Navrátilová (7)
| Hana Mandlíková
| 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1
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1986 (Nov.)
| Martina Navrátilová (8)
| Steffi Graf
| 7–6(6), 6–3, 6–2
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1987
| Steffi Graf
| Gabriela Sabatini
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
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1988
| Gabriela Sabatini
| Pam Shriver
| 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
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1989
| Steffi Graf (2)
| Martina Navrátilová
| 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
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1990
| Monica Seles
| Gabriela Sabatini
| 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
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1991
| Monica Seles (2)
| Martina Navrátilová
| 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
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1992
| Monica Seles (3)
| Martina Navrátilová
| 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
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1993
| Steffi Graf (3)
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
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1994
| Gabriela Sabatini (2)
| Lindsay Davenport
| 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
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1995
| Steffi Graf (4)
| Anke Huber
| 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
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1996
| Steffi Graf (5)
| Martina Hingis
| 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
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1997
| Jana Novotná
| Mary Pierce
| 7–6(4), 6–2, 6–3
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1998
| Martina Hingis
| Lindsay Davenport
| 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
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1999
| Lindsay Davenport
| Martina Hingis
| 6–4, 6–2
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2000
| Martina Hingis (2)
| Monica Seles
| 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–4
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Munich
| 2001
| Serena Williams
| Lindsay Davenport
| walkover
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Los Angeles
| 2002
| Kim Clijsters
| Serena Williams
| 7–5, 6–3
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2003
| Kim Clijsters (2)
| Amélie Mauresmo
| 6–2, 6–0
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2004
| Maria Sharapova
| Serena Williams
| 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
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2005
| Amélie Mauresmo
| Mary Pierce
| 5–7, 7–6(3), 6–4
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Madrid
| 2006
| Justine Henin
| Amélie Mauresmo
| 6–4, 6–3
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2007
| Justine Henin (2)
| Maria Sharapova
| 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
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Doha
| 2008
| Venus Williams
| Vera Zvonareva
| 6–7(5), 6–0, 6–2
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2009
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2010
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Istanbul
| 2011
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2012
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2013
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Doubles
Year
| Champions
| Runner-ups
| Score in Final
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1971
| '''Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King
| Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Durr
| 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
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1972
| no doubles played
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1973
| '''Rosemary Casals Margaret Court
| Françoise Durr Betty Stöve
| 6-2, 6-4
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1974
| '''Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King
| Françoise Durr Betty Stöve
| 6-1, 6-7(2), 7-5
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1975
| no doubles played
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1976
| no doubles played
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1977
| no doubles played
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1978
| no doubles played
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1979
| '''Françoise Durr Betty Stöve
| Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura
| 7-6, 7-6
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1980
| '''Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
| Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull
| 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
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1981
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
| 6-0, 7-6(6)
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1982
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
| 6-4, 6-3
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1983
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff
| 7-5, 6-2
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1984
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura
| 6-3, 6-1
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1985
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(5)
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1986 (1)
| '''Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3
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1986 (2)
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
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1987
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 6-1, 6-1
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1988
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natalia Zvereva
| 6-3, 6-4
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1989
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natalia Zvereva
| 6-3, 6-2
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1990
| '''Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
| Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 7-6(4), 6-4
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1991
| '''Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
| Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná
| 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
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1992
| '''Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková
| Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland
| 7-6(4), 6-1
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1993
| '''Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
| Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland
| 6-3, 7-5
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1994
| '''Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
| Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3
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1995
| '''Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
| 6-2, 6-1
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1996
| '''Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
| Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 6-3, 6-2
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1997
| '''Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
| Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
| 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2
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1998
| '''Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
| Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
| 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-3
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1999
| '''Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Savchenko Neiland
| 6-4, 6-4
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2000
| '''Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
| Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
| 6-2, 6-3
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2001
| '''Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
| Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
| 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
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2002
| '''Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová
| Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
| 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
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2003
| '''Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
| Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
| 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
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2004
| '''Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy
| Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
| 7-5, 6-2
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2005
| '''Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
| Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
| 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4
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2006
| '''Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
| Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
| 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
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2007
| '''Cara Black Liezel Huber
| Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
| 5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
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2008
| '''Cara Black Liezel Huber
| Kveta Peschke Rennae Stubbs
| 6-1, 7-5
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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Results by country
Titles won
| Country
| Years Won
| Runners Up
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17
| United States
| 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986[1], 1986[2], 1999, 2001, 2008 (17)
| 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 (20)
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6
| Germany
| 1982, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 (6)
| 1986[2], 1995 (2)
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4
| Belgium
| 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 (4)
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3
| Yugoslavia
| 1990, 1991, 1992 (3)
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2
| Argentina
| 1988, 1994 (2)
| 1987, 1990 (2)
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Australia
| 1974, 1976 (2)
| 1971, 1972, 1978 (3)
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Switzerland
| 1998, 2000 (2)
| 1996, 1999 (2)
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1
| Czech Republic
| 1997 (1)
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France
| 2005 (1)
| 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006 (4)
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Russia
| 2004 (1)
| 2007, 2008 (2)
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0
| Czechoslovakia
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| 1985, 1986[1] (2)
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Great Britain
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| 1977 (1)
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Spain
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| 1993
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Final Appearances
Singles
'''Player
| '''Appearances
| '''Titles
| '''Year(s)
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Martina Navratilova
| 14
| 8
| 1975, 1978
, 1979
, 1980, 1981
, 1982, 1983
, 1984
, 1985
, 1986(1)
, 1986(2)
, 1989, 1991, 1992
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Chris Evert
| 8
| 4
| 1972
, 1973
, 1974, 1975
, 1976, 1977
, 1983, 1984
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Steffi Graf
| 6
| 5
| 1986(2), 1987
, 1989
, 1993
, 1995
, 1996
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Monica Seles
| 4
| 3
| 1990
, 1991
, 1992
, 2000
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Gabriela Sabatini
| 4
| 2
| 1987, 1988
, 1990, 1994
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Martina Hingis
| 4
| 2
| 1996, 1998
, 1999, 2000
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Lindsay Davenport
| 4
| 1
| 1994, 1998, 1999
, 2001
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Evonne Goolagong Cawley
| 3
| 2
| 1974
, 1976
, 1978
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Serena Williams
| 3
| 1
| 2001
, 2002, 2004
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Amélie Mauresmo
| 3
| 1
| 2003, 2005
, 2006
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Kim Clijsters
| 2
| 2
| 2002
, 2003
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Justine Henin
| 2
| 2
| 2006
, 2007
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Tracy Austin
| 2
| 1
| 1979, 1980
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Maria Sharapova
| 2
| 1
| 2004
, 2007
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Mary Pierce
| 2
| 0
| 1997, 2005
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Billie Jean King
| 1
| 1
| 1971
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Sylvia Hanika
| 1
| 1
| 1982
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Jana Novotná
| 1
| 1
| 1997
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Venus Williams
| 1
| 1
| 2008
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 1
| 0
| 1993
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Anke Huber
| 1
| 0
| 1995
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Vera Zvonareva
| 1
| 0
| 2008
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See also
- ATP World Tour Finals
- 2009 WTA Tour
References
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
- Istanbul Cup WTA Tour / WTA SAMPIYONASI 2011 DE ISTANBUL DA!!!
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