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The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973 on green clay courts in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament. The event was held in Hilton Head for many years before moving to Charleston in 2001 [1].
The tournament is known for its strong player fields.
[edit] Singles finals
|
Year
|
Champion
|
Runner-up
|
Score in final
|
| 2006 |
 Nadia Petrova |
 Patty Schnyder |
6-3, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 2005 |
 Justine Henin-Hardenne |
Elena Dementieva |
7-5, 6-4 |
| 2004 |
 Venus Williams |
 Conchita Martínez |
2-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2003 |
Justine Henin-Hardenne |
Serena Williams |
7-6(5), 6-4 |
| 2002 |
 Iva Majoli |
Patty Schnyder |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 2001 |
Jennifer Capriati |
Martina Hingis |
6-0, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 2000 |
 Mary Pierce |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6-1, 6-0 |
| 1999 |
Martina Hingis |
Anna Kournikova |
6-4, 6-3 |
| 1998 |
 Amanda Coetzer |
 Irina Spîrlea |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 1997 |
Martina Hingis |
Monica Seles |
3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) |
| 1996 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
 Barbara Paulus |
6-2, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 1995 |
Conchita Martínez |
 Magdalena Maleeva |
6-1, 6-1 |
| 1994 |
Conchita Martínez |
 Natasha Zvereva |
6-4, 6-0 |
| 1993 |
 Steffi Graf |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7-6(8), 6-1 |
| 1992 |
 Gabriela Sabatini |
Conchita Martínez |
6-1, 6-4 |
| 1991 |
Gabriela Sabatini |
 Leila Meskhi |
6-1, 6-1 |
| 1990 |
Martina Navratilova |
Jennifer Capriati |
6-2, 6-4 |
| 1989 |
Steffi Graf |
Natasha Zvereva |
6-1, 6-1 |
| 1988 |
Martina Navratilova |
Gabriela Sabatini |
6-1, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1987 |
Steffi Graf |
Manuela Maleeva |
6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1986 |
Steffi Graf |
Chris Evert Lloyd |
6-4, 7-5 |
| 1985 |
Chris Evert Lloyd |
Gabriela Sabatini |
6-4, 6-0 |
| 1984 |
Chris Evert Lloyd |
Claudia Kohde |
6-2, 6-3 |
| 1983 |
Martina Navratilova |
Tracy Austin |
5-7, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1982 |
Martina Navratilova |
Andrea Jaeger |
6-4, 6-2 |
| 1981 |
Chris Evert Lloyd |
Pam Shriver |
6-3, 6-2 |
| 1980 |
Tracy Austin |
 Regina Maršíková |
3-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1979 |
Tracy Austin |
 Kerry Melville Reid |
7-6(3), 7-6(7) |
| 1978 |
Chris Evert |
Kerry Melville Reid |
6-2, 6-0 |
| 1977 |
Chris Evert |
Billie Jean King |
6-0, 6-1 |
| 1976 |
Chris Evert |
Kerry Melville Reid |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 1975 |
Chris Evert |
Martina Navrátilová |
7-5, 6-4 |
| 1974 |
Chris Evert |
Kerry Melville Reid |
6-1, 6-3 |
| 1973 |
Rosemary Casals |
Nancy Richey |
3-6, 6-1, 7-5 |
[edit] Trivia
- Only three champions of the Family Circle Cup never won/have not yet won a Grand Slam singles title during their careers: Rosie Casals (1973), Amanda Coetzer (1998) and Nadia Petrova (2006).
