17/10/2015 – The best players fought for the singles title since 1972, while the doubles teams fought since 1973.
WTA FINALS: PREVIOUS FINALS (IN DOUBLES) | |||
YEAR | CHAMPIONS | FINALISTS | RESULT (FINAL) |
1973 | Rosemary Casals, Margaret Court (USA, Australia) | Francoise Dürr, Betty Stöve (France, Netherlands) | 6:2, 6:4 |
1974 | Rosemary Casals, Billie Jean King (USA) | Francoise Dürr, Bettie Stöve (France, Netherlands) | 6:1, 6:7 (2-7), 7:5 |
1975 | Margaret Court, Virginia Wade (Australia, Great Britain) | Rosemary Casals, Billie Jean King (USA) | 6:7 (2-7), 7:6 (7-2), 6:2 |
1976 | No doubles played | ||
1977 | Martina Navratilova, Betty Stöve (Czechoslovakia, Netherlands) | Francoise Dürr, Virginia Wade (France, Great Britain) | 7:5, 6:3 |
1978 | No doubles played | ||
1979 | Francoise Dürr, Betty Stöve (France, Netherlands) | Sue Barker, Ann Kiyomura (Great Britain, USA) | 7:6, 7:6 |
1980 | Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova (USA, Czechoslovakia) | Rosemary Casals, Wendy Turnbull (USA, Australia) | 6:3, 4:6, 6:3 |
1981 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Barbara Potter, Sharon Walsh (USA) | 6:0, 7:6 (8-6) |
1982 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Kathy Jordan, Anne Smith (USA) | 6:4, 6:3 |
1983 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Eva Pfaff (West Germany) | 7:5, 6:2 |
1984 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Jo Durie, Ann Kiyomura (Great Britain, USA) | 6:3, 6:1 |
1985 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Sukova (West Germany, Czechoslovakia) | 6:7 (4-7), 6:4, 7:6 (7-5) |
1986 (március) | Hana Mandlikova, Wendy Turnbull (Czechoslovakia, Australia) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Sukova (West Germany, Czechoslovakia) | 6:4, 6:7 (4-7), 6:3 |
1986 (november) | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Sukova (West Germany, Czechoslovakia) | 7:6 (7-1), 6:3 |
1987 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Sukova (West Germany, Czechoslovakia) | 6:1, 6:1 |
1988 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Larisa Savchenko, Nataija Zvereva (Soviet Union) | 6:3, 6:4 |
1989 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Larisa Savchenko, Natalia Zvereva (Soviet Union) | 6:3, 6:2 |
1990 | Kathy Jordan, Elizabeth Smylie (USA, Australia) | Mercedes Paz, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Argentina, Spain) | 7:6 (7-4), 6:4 |
1991 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver (USA) | Gigi Fernandez, Jana Novotna (USA, Czech Republic) | 4:6, 7:5, 6:4 |
1992 | Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Helena Sukova (Spain, Czech Republic) | Jana Novotna, Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (Czech Republic, Latvia) | 7:6 (7-4), 6:1 |
1993 | Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva (USA, Belarus) | Jana Novotna, Larisa Neiland (Czech Republic, Latvia) | 6:3, 7:5 |
1994 | Gigi Fernandez, Natasha Zvereva (USA, Belarus) | Jana Novotna, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Czech Republic, Spain) | 6:3, 6:7 (4-7), 6:3 |
1995 | Jana Novotna, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Czech Republic, Spain) | Gigi Fernandez, Natasha Zvereva (USA, Belarus) | 6:2, 6:1 |
1996 | Lindsay Davenport, Mary-Joe Fernandez (USA) | Jana Novotna, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Czech Republic, Spain) | 6:3, 6:2 |
1997 | Lindsay Davenport, Jana Novotna (USA, Czech Republic) | Alexandra Fusai, Nathalie Tauziat (France) | 6:7 (5-7), 6:3, 6:2 |
1998 | Lindsay Davenport, Natasha Zvereva (USA, Belarus) | Alexandra Fusai, Nathalie Tauziat (France) | 6:7 (6-8), 7:5, 6:3 |
1999 | Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova (Switzerland, Russia) | Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Larisa Neiland (Spain, Latvia) | 6:4, 6:4 |
2000 | Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova (Switzerland, Russia) | Nicole Arendt, Manon Bollegraf (USA, Netherlands) | 6:2, 6:3 |
2001 | Lisa Raymond, Rennae Stubbs (USA, Australia) | Cara Black, Elena Likhovtseva (Zimbabwe, Russia) | 7:5, 3:6, 6:3 |
2002 | Elena Dementieva, Janette Husarova (Russia, Slovakia) | Cara Black, Elena Likhovtseva (Zimbabwe, Russia) | 4:6, 6:4, 6:3 |
2003 | Virginia Ruano-Pascual, Paola Suarez (Spain, Argentina) | Kim Clijsters, Ai Sugiyama (Belgium, Japan) | 6:4, 3:6, 6:3 |
2004 | Nadia Petrova, Meghann Shaughnessy (Russia, USA) | Cara Black, Rennae Stubbs (Zimbabwe, Australia) | 7:5, 6:2 |
2005 | Lisa Raymond, Samantha Stosur (USA, Australia) | Cara Black, Rennae Stubbs (Zimbabwe, Australia) | 6:7 (5-7), 7:5, 6:4 |
2006 | Lisa Raymond, Samantha Stosur (USA, Australia) | Cara Black, Rennae Stubbs (Zimbabwe, Australia) | 3:6, 6:3, 6:3 |
2007 | Cara Black, Liezel Huber (Zimbabwe, USA) | Katarina Srebotnik, Ai Sugiyama (Slovenia, Japan) | 5:7, 6:3, 10-8 |
2008 | Cara Black, Liezel Huber (Zimbabwe, USA) | Kveta Peschke, Rennae Stubbs (Czech Republic, Australia) | 6:1, 7:5 |
2009 | Nuria Llagostera Vives, Maria-José Martínez-Sanchez (Spain) | Cara Black, Liezel Huber (Zimbabwe, USA) | 7:6 (7-0), 5:7, 10-7 |
2010 | Gisela Dulko, Flavia Pennetta (Argentina, olasz) | Kveta Peschke, Katarina Srebotnik (Czech Republic, szlovén) | 7:5, 6:4 |
2011 | Liezel Huber, Lisa Raymond (USA) | Kveta Peschke, Katarina Srebotnik (Czech Republic, Slovenia) | 6:4, 6:4 |
2012 | Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petrova (Russia) | Andrea Hlavackova, Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) | 6:1, 6:4 |
2013 | Su Wei Hsieh, Peng Shuai (Chinese Taipei, China) | Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina (Russia) | 6:4, 7:5 |
2014 | Cara Black, Sania Mirza (Zimbabwe, India) | Su Wei Hsieh, Shuai Peng (Chinese Taipei, China) | 6:1, 6:0 |
WTA FINALS: PREVIOUS NAMES | ||
YEAR | MAIN SPONSOR | NAME |
1972-1978 | Virginia Slims | Virginia Slims Championships |
1979-1982 | Avon | Avon Championships |
1983-1994 | Virginia Slims | Virginia Slims Championships |
1995 | – | WTA Tour Championships |
1996-2000 | Chase | Chase Championships |
2001 | Sanex | Sanex Championships |
2002 | The Home Depot | Home Depot Championships |
2003 | Bank of America | Bank of America WTA Tour Championships |
2004 | – | WTA Tour Championships |
2005-2010 | Sony Ericsson | Sony Ericsson Championships |
2011-2013 | BNP Paribas & Türk Ekonomi Bankasi | TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships |
2014 | BNP Paribas & SCglobal | BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore Presented by SCglobal |
WTA FINALS: PREVIOUS HOST CITIES | ||
YEAR | CITY | VENUE |
1972-1973 | Boca Raton | – |
1974-1976 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Arena |
1977 | New York | Madison Square Garden |
1978 | Oakland | Oakland Arena |
1979-2000 | New York | Madison Square Garden |
2001 | München | Olympiahalle |
2002-2005 | Los Angeles | Staples Center |
2006-2007 | Madrid | Madrid Arena |
2008-2010 | Doha | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
2011-2013 | Istanbul | Sinan Erdem Dome |
2014 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadiom |