Acura Classic
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Location | San Diego, California, USA |
Date | July 31-August 6, 2006 |
Category | Tier I |
Prize Money | $1,340,000 |
Draw | 56M/32Q/32D |
Surface | Hardcourt (O) |
Directors | Raquel Giscafre & Jane Stratton |
The Acura Classic is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every summer at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament beginning in 2004.
The tournament is known for its strong player fields, location in the hills, and its atmosphere.
Although the tournament achieved the Tier I status only recently, it has become a draw to the heavyweights in women's tennis since its inception in the 1980s, being a crucial warm-up tournament leading to the US Open. Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, and Justine Henin-Hardenne.
The event will see its last year of play in 2007 [1].
Contents |
[edit] Past finals
[edit] Singles
Since 1996:
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1996 | Kimiko Date | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 |
1997 | Martina Hingis | Monica Seles | 7-6 (4), 6-4 |
1998 | Lindsay Davenport | Mary Pierce | 6-3, 6-1 |
1999 | Martina Hingis | Venus Williams | 6-4, 6-0 |
2000 | Venus Williams | Monica Seles | 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-2 |
2001 | Venus Williams | Monica Seles | 6-2, 6-3 |
2002 | Venus Williams | Jelena Dokic | 6-2, 6-2 |
2003 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Kim Clijsters | 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
2004 | Lindsay Davenport | Anastasia Myskina | 6-1, 6-1 |
2005 | Mary Pierce | Ai Sugiyama | 6-0, 6-3 |
2006 | Maria Sharapova | Kim Clijsters | 7-5, 7-5 |
2007 |
[edit] Doubles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2006 | Cara Black & Rennae Stubbs |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld & Meghann Shaughnessy |
6-2, 6-2 |
2007 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
WTA Tier I Tournaments |
Tokyo | Indian Wells | Miami | Charleston | Berlin | Rome | San Diego | Montreal/Toronto | Moscow | Zürich |