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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 championships were held for the first time in 1972 at Boca Raton, Florida (USA). From 1972-1986, the event was held in March. 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. Because of this changeover, two championships were held in 1986. From 1979-2000, the event was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event then briefly moved to Germany (2001). More recently, it has been held in Los Angeles, California (2002-2005). The 2006 edition was held in Madrid, Spain, the site of the 2007 tournament as well.
From 1972-1994, the event was known as the Virginia Slims Championships. Since then it has been officially known by the names of other sponsors (it was called the Chase Championships for a few years in the late-1990s), but is more commonly referred to as the "WTA Tour 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 was reverted to being a best-of-three-set match.
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.
[edit] Past Results
[edit] Singles
|
Year
|
Venue
|
Champion
|
Runner-up
|
Score in final
|
| 2007 |
Madrid |
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| 2006 |
Madrid |
 Justine Henin-Hardenne |
 Amélie Mauresmo |
6-4, 6-3 |
| 2005 |
Los Angeles |
Amélie Mauresmo |
Mary Pierce |
5-7, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 2004 |
Los Angeles |
 Maria Sharapova |
 Serena Williams |
4-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2003 |
Los Angeles |
Kim Clijsters |
Amélie Mauresmo |
6-2, 6-0 |
| 2002 |
Los Angeles |
Kim Clijsters |
Serena Williams |
7-5, 6-3 |
| 2001 |
Munich |
Serena Williams |
Lindsay Davenport |
w/o (injury) |
| 2000 |
New York |
 Martina Hingis |
Monica Seles |
6-7, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1999 |
New York |
Lindsay Davenport |
Martina Hingis |
6-4, 6-2 |
| 1998 |
New York |
Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport |
7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 |
| 1997 |
New York |
 Jana Novotná |
Mary Pierce |
7-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1996 |
New York |
 Steffi Graf |
Martina Hingis |
6-3, 4-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0 |
| 1995 |
New York |
Steffi Graf |
Anke Huber |
6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1994 |
New York |
 Gabriela Sabatini |
Lindsay Davenport |
6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1993 |
New York |
Steffi Graf |
 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 1992 |
New York |
 Monica Seles |
Martina Navrátilová |
7-5, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1991 |
New York |
Monica Seles |
Martina Navrátilová |
6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 |
| 1990 |
New York |
Monica Seles |
Gabriela Sabatini |
6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1989 |
New York |
Steffi Graf |
Martina Navrátilová |
6-4, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 1988 |
New York |
Gabriela Sabatini |
Pam Shriver |
7-5, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1987 |
New York |
Steffi Graf |
Gabriela Sabatini |
4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1986 (2) |
New York |
Martina Navrátilová |
Steffi Graf |
7-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1986 (1) |
New York |
Martina Navrátilová |
Hana Mandlíková |
6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 1985 |
New York |
Martina Navrátilová |
Helena Suková |
6-3, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1984 |
New York |
Martina Navrátilová |
Chris Evert |
6-3, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1983 |
New York |
Martina Navrátilová |
Chris Evert |
6-2, 6-0 |
| 1982 |
New York |
Sylvia Hanika |
Martina Navrátilová |
1-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1981 |
New York |
Martina Navrátilová |
Andrea Jaeger |
6-3, 7-6 |
| 1980 |
New York |
Tracy Austin |
Martina Navrátilová |
6-2, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 1979 |
New York |
Martina Navrátilová |
Tracy Austin |
6-3, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1978 |
Boca Raton |
Martina Navrátilová |
 Evonne Goolagong |
7-6, 6-4 |
| 1977 |
Boca Raton |
Chris Evert |
 Sue Barker |
2-6, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1976 |
Boca Raton |
Evonne Goolagong |
Chris Evert |
6-3, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 1975 |
Boca Raton |
Chris Evert |
Martina Navrátilová |
6-4, 6-2 |
| 1974 |
Boca Raton |
Evonne Goolagong |
Chris Evert |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 1973 |
Boca Raton |
Chris Evert |
Nancy Richey |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 1972 |
Boca Raton |
Chris Evert |
Kerry Reid |
7-5, 6-4 |
[edit] Doubles Champions
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