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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
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| 2007
| Madrid
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| 2006
| Madrid
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin-Hardenne
| Image:Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
| 6-4, 6-3
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| 2005
| Los Angeles
| Image:Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
| Image:Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
| 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
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| 2004
| Los Angeles
| Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Maria Sharapova
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
| 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
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| 2003
| Los Angeles
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
| Image:Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
| 6-2, 6-0
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| 2002
| Los Angeles
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
| 7-5, 6-3
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| 2001
| Munich
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
| w/o (injury)
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| 2000
| New York
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles
| 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
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| 1999
| New York
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
| 6-4, 6-2
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| 1998
| New York
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
| 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
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| 1997
| New York
| Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Jana Novotná
| Image:Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
| 7-6, 6-2, 6-3
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| 1996
| New York
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis
| 6-3, 4-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0
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| 1995
| New York
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber
| 6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
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| 1994
| New York
| Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
| 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
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| 1993
| New York
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
| 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
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| 1992
| New York
|  Monica Seles
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navrátilová
| 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
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| 1991
| New York
| Monica Seles
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navrátilová
| 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
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| 1990
| New York
| Monica Seles
| Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
| 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
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| 1989
| New York
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navrátilová
| 6-4, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
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| 1988
| New York
| Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
| 7-5, 6-2, 6-2
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| 1987
| New York
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
| Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
| 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4
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| 1986 (2)
| New York
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navrátilová
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
| 7-6, 6-3, 6-2
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| 1986 (1)
| New York
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navrátilová
| Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Hana Mandlíková
| 6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
|
| 1985
| New York
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navrátilová
| Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Helena Suková
| 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
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| 1984
| New York
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navrátilová
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
| 6-3, 7-5, 6-1
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| 1983
| New York
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navrátilová
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
| 6-2, 6-0
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| 1982
| New York
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Hanika
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navrátilová
| 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
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| 1981
| New York
| Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Martina Navrátilová
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger
| 6-3, 7-6
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| 1980
| New York
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin
| Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Martina Navrátilová
| 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
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| 1979
| New York
| Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Martina Navrátilová
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin
| 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
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| 1978
| Boca Raton
| Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Martina Navrátilová
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Evonne Goolagong
| 7-6, 6-4
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| 1977
| Boca Raton
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
| Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker
| 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
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| 1976
| Boca Raton
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Evonne Goolagong
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
| 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
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| 1975
| Boca Raton
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
| Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Martina Navrátilová
| 6-4, 6-2
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| 1974
| Boca Raton
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Evonne Goolagong
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
| 6-3, 6-4
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| 1973
| Boca Raton
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Richey
| 6-3, 6-3
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| 1972
| Boca Raton
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Kerry Reid
| 7-5, 6-4
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[edit] Doubles Champions
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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