Bank of the West Classic

Bank of the West Classic

WTA Tour
Location	Palo Alto, California United States
Venue	Stanford University, Taube Family Tennis Center Civic Auditorium
Category	WTA Tier II (1990–2008) WTA Premier tournaments (2009–current)
Surface	Hardcourt / Outdoor
Draw	32S / 32SQ / 16D
Prize Money	US$ 700,000
Website	bankofthewestclassic.com

The Bank of the West Classic is a week-long tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States. The 2011 event will be held on July 25th to July 31st. Started in 1971, the tournament is the oldest women's-only tournament in the world and is played on outdoor hardcourts.^[1] It is the first women's tournament in the annual US Open Series.

The tournament started out as the British Motor Cars Invitation in 1971 on the Virginia Slims circuit.^[2] Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most singles titles: five (1979-1980, 1988, 1991, and 1993).

1 Past finals
- 1.1 Singles
- 1.2 Doubles
2 External links
3 References

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
1971	Billie Jean King	Rosemary Casals	6–3, 6–4
1972	Billie Jean King	Kerry Melville Reid	7–6, 7–6
1973	Margaret Court	Kerry Melville Reid	6–3, 6–3
1974	Billie Jean King	Chris Evert	7–6(2), 6–2
1975	Chris Evert	Billie Jean King	6–1, 6–1
1976	Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	7–5, 7–6(2)
1977	Sue Barker	Virginia Wade	6–3, 6–4
1978	Not held
1979	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert	7–5, 7–5
1980	Martina Navrátilová	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–1, 7–6(4)
1981	Andrea Jaeger	Virginia Wade	6–3, 6–1
1982	Andrea Jaeger	Chris Evert	7–6(5), 6–4
1983	Bettina Bunge	Sylvia Hanika	6–3, 6–3
1984	Hana Mandlíková	Martina Navratilova	7–6(6), 3–6, 6–4
1985	Hana Mandlíková	Chris Evert	6–2, 6–4
1986	Chris Evert	Kathy Jordan	6–2, 6–4
1987	Zina Garrison	Sylvia Hanika	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
1988	Martina Navratilova	Larisa Savchenko Neiland	6–1, 6–2
1989	Zina Garrison	Larisa Savchenko Neiland	6–1, 6–1
↓ Tier II tournament ↓
1990	Monica Seleš	Martina Navratilova	6–3, 7–6(5)
1991	Martina Navratilova	Monica Seleš	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1992	Monica Seleš	Martina Navratilova	6–3, 6–4
1993	Martina Navratilova	Zina Garrison	6–2, 7–6(1)
1994	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Martina Navratilova	1–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(5)
1995	Magdalena Maleeva	Ai Sugiyama	6–3, 6–4
1996	Martina Hingis	Monica Seleš	6–2, 6–0
1997	Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez	6–0, 6–2
1998	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1999	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	7–6(1), 6–2
2000	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport	6–1, 6–4
2001	Kim Clijsters	Lindsay Davenport	6–4, 6–7(5), 6–1
2002	Venus Williams	Kim Clijsters	6–3, 6–3
2003	Kim Clijsters	Jennifer Capriati	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2004	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	7–6(4), 5–7, 7–6(4)
2005	Kim Clijsters	Venus Williams	7–5, 6–2
2006	Kim Clijsters	Patty Schnyder	6–4, 6–2
2007	Anna Chakvetadze	Sania Mirza	6–3, 6–2
2008	Aleksandra Wozniak	Marion Bartoli	7–5, 6–3
↓ Premier tournament ↓
2009	Marion Bartoli	Venus Williams	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
2010	Victoria Azarenka	Maria Sharapova	6–4, 6–1
2011	Serena Williams	Marion Bartoli	7–5, 6–1

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Durr Ann Haydon Jones	6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1972	Rosemary Casals Virginia Wade	Françoise Durr Judy Tegart Dalton	6–3, 5–7, 6–2
1973	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	6–1, 7–5
1974	Chris Evert Billie Jean King	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	6–4, 6–2
1975	Chris Evert Billie Jean King	Rosemary Casals Virginia Wade	6–2, 7–5
1976	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	Rosemary Casals Françoise Durr	6–4, 6–1
1977	Kerry Melville Reid Greer Stevens	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6–3, 6–1
1978	not held
1979	Rosemary Casals Chris Evert	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1980	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	6–0, 6–4
1981	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull	Martina Navrátilová Virginia Wade	6–1, 6–4
1982	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver	6–1, 3–6, 7–6⁵
1983	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1984	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	Rosemary Casals Alycia Moulton	6–2, 6–3
1985	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1986	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková	7–6⁵, 6–1
1987	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini	6–4, 7–6⁴
1988	Rosemary Casals Martina Navrátilová	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–4
1989	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
1990	Meredith McGrath Anne Smith	Rosalyn Fairbank Robin White	2–6, 6–0, 6–4
1991	Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–4, 7–5
1992	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Gretchen Rush Magers	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1993	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	6–2, 6–0
1994	Lindsay Davenport Arantxa Sánchez	Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová	7–5, 6–4
1995	Lori McNeil Helena Suková	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison Jackson	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1996	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	Irina Spîrlea Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–3
1997	Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–1, 6–3
1998	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Elena Tatarkova	6–4, 6–4
1999	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu	Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 6–4
2000	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	Cara Black Amy Frazier	6–4, 6–4
2001	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya	Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2002	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez	6–1, 6–1
2003	Cara Black Lisa Raymond	Cho Yoon-jeong Francesca Schiavone	7–6⁵, 6–1
2004	Eleni Daniilidou Nicole Pratt	Iveta Benešová Claudine Schaul	6–2, 6–4
2005	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva	6–3, 7–5
2006	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Shahar Pe'er	Maria Elena Camerin Gisela Dulko	6–1, 6–4
2007	Sania Mirza Shahar Pe'er	Victoria Azarenka Anna Chakvetadze	6–4, 7–6⁵
2008	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva	6–4, 6–3
↓ Premier tournament ↓
2009	Serena Williams Venus Williams	Chan Yung-jan Monica Niculescu	6–4, 6–1
2010	Lindsay Davenport Liezel Huber	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie	7–5, 6–7⁸, 10–8
2011	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	6–1, 6–3

External links

Official website

Stanford tournaments

	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	NH	1979
1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010	2011

WTA Premier tournaments (2009–current)

Sydney · Paris · Dubai · Indian Wells · Miami · Charleston · Stuttgart · Rome · Madrid · Eastbourne Stanford · Cincinnati · Toronto/Montreal · New Haven · Tokyo · Beijing · Moscow 2009 Los Angeles · 2009–2010 Warsaw · 2010–current San Diego · 2011–current Doha · Brussels · 2012–current Brisbane

2009 schedule · 2010 schedule · 2011 schedule

WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul *Bold denotes the four mandatory tournaments.

WTA Tier II tournaments (1988–2008)

1988–2008 Amelia Island · 1988–1990/1993–1995 Boca Raton · 1988–1989 Charleston · 1988–1989 Montreal/Toronto · 1988–1995 Houston · 1988–2008 Los Angeles · 1989–2008 Eastbourne · 1989 Rome · 1990–1995 Brighton · 1990–1996 Indian Wells/Palm Springs · 1990–2002 Hamburg · 1990–2008 Stanford · 1990–2008 Stuttgart · 1990–1996 Tokyo (Nicherei) · 1990–1992 Tokyo (Pan Pacific) ·
1991–1997 Chicago · 1991–1992/1996–2005 Philadelphia · 1993–1997 Barcelona/Madrid · 1993–2008 Paris · 1993–2003 Leipzig · 1993–2008 Sydney · 1996 Madrid · 1997–2008 New Haven ·
1997–2002 Tokyo (Princess) · 1998–2008 Linz · 2000–2008 Beijing · 2000–2003 Scottsdale · 2001–2008 Dubai · 2002–2008 Antwerp · 2003–2007 Warsaw · 2004–2007 Doha · 2005–2007 Luxembourg City ·
2008 Bangalore · 2008 Zürich

WTA Tier III Tournaments (1988–2008)

1988 Eastbourne • New Orleans 1988–1989 Brighton • California • Filderstadt • Dallas • Chicago • Tokyo Indoor • 1988–1990 Houston • 1989 Indian Wells • Zurich • 1989/2004–2008 Cincinnati
1990 Tampa • Newport • 1990–1991 San Diego • 1990–1992 San Antonio • Leipzig • 1991–1992 Barcelona • 1992–1994 Lucerne • Osaka • 1993/2007–2008 Budapest • 1993 Kitzbühel • 1993–1994 Schenectady 1993–1997 Linz • 1993–2008 Oklahoma City/Memphis • Strasbourg • Tokyo Outdoor • Birmingham • Quebec City • 1994–1996 Moscow (Ladies Open) • 1995 San Juan • 1995/2000–2003 Zagreb/Bol • 1995–1996 Jakarta
1995–1998/2002 Warsaw • 1996 Moscow (Kremlin Cup) • 1996–2004/2008 Luxembourg City • 1996–2008 's-Hertogenbosch • 1997–2003 Madrid • 1997–2008 Gold Coast • 1998 Prague • Boston • 1999 Cairo
1999–2004 Sopot • 1999–2008 Kuala Lumpur/Bali • 2000–2004 Vienna • 2001 Canberra • 2001–2003 Doha • 2001–2008 Bogotá • Acapulco • 2004–2006 Hasselt • 2004–2008 Guangzhou • 2005–2007 Bangkok • Kolkata • 2005–2008 Istanbul • 2006–2008 Bangalore • 2007–2008 Bad Gastein • 2008 Viña del Mar

US Open Series tournaments

ATP World Tour	Atlanta/Indianapolis · Los Angeles · Washington, D.C. · Toronto / Montreal · Cincinnati · New Haven (2005–2010) · Winston-Salem · New York

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour	Stanford · San Diego (2004–2007, 2010–present) · Los Angeles (2004–2009) · Cincinnati (2009–present) · Toronto / Montreal · New Haven · New York

Bank of the West Classic

Contents

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

External links

References