:LA Women's Tennis Championships
{{Infobox tennis tournament
| name= LA Women's Tennis Championships
| type= defunct
| logo=
| logo size= 150px
| founded=1971
| abolished=2009
| editions=36
| city= Long Beach, California
Los Angeles, California
Manhattan Beach, California
Carson, California
| country= United States
| venue= Home Depot Center
| tier= Premier
| surface= Carpet / indoor
Hard / outdoor
| draw= 56S / 32SQ / 16D
| prize money= US$700,000 (2009)
| website=
}}
The LA Women's Tennis Championships was a Premier-level women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Carson, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts and a part of the US Open Series.
The tournament was founded in 1971 as the Billie Jean King Invitational as part of the inaugural Virginia Slims Circuit in Long Beach, California in 1971 by Jerry Diamond, one of the tour's organizers. In 1973, it moved to Los Angeles. The event was off the tour calendar for three years (1974–1976) when the season-ending championships were played in Los Angeles. The tournament was an indoor event until 1983, when it switched to outdoor hard courts in Manhattan Beach where it stayed for 20 years. IMG bought the event from Diamond in 1996.{{Cite web |url=http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/03/20000320/No-Topic-Name/Estyle-Breaks-Tennis-Barrier.aspx |title=Estyle breaks tennis barrier |access-date=2013-06-02 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222759/http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/03/20000320/No-Topic-Name/Estyle-Breaks-Tennis-Barrier.aspx |url-status=dead }} The event was moved to its final location in Carson in 2003. It was acquired by its new landlord, AEG, in 2004.{{cite web |author1=Lisa Dillman |title=AEG buys Carson event |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-23-sp-tenbox23-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=January 23, 2004}}
In 2009 AEG and USTA sold the tournament to Octagon, who moved the event to Carlsbad, California. It was renamed the Mercury Insurance Open.{{cite web |author1=Bill Dwyre |title=Women's tennis tournament is moving away from Carson |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-03-sp-tennis3-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=September 3, 2009}}
Past finals
File:Martina Navratilova trim.jpg
- Martina Navratilova was the most successful player winning 8 singles titles.
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| width="50"|Year | width="120"|Location | width="200"|Champion | width="200"|Runner-up | width="150"|Score | width="200"|Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | align="center" rowspan="2"|Long Beach | {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals | 6–1, 6–2 | align="center" |Billie Jean King Invitational |
| 1972 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals | {{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr | 6–2, 6–7(4–5), 6–3 | align="center" |Independent Press-Telegram's Women's Tennis Championships | |
| 1973 | align="center" rowspan="8"|Los Angeles | {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court | {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Gunter | 7–5, 6–7(1–5), 7–5 | align="center" |British Motor Cars Tournament |
| 1974–76 | colspan="4"|Not held | ||||
| 1977 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 | align="center" rowspan="2"|Virginia Slims of Los Angeles | |
| 1978 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1979 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert (2) | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–4 | align="center" rowspan="4"|Avon Championships of Los Angeles | |
| 1980 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (2) | {{flagicon|USA}} Tracy Austin | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| 1981 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (3) | {{flagicon|USA}} Andrea Jaeger | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| 1982 | {{flagicon|YUG}} Mima Jaušovec | {{flagicon|FRG}} Sylvia Hanika | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| 1983 | align="center" rowspan="20"|Manhattan Beach | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (4) | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert | 6–1, 6–3 | align="center" rowspan="12"|Virginia Slims of Los Angeles (II) |
| 1984 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert (3) | {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1985 | {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 1986 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (5) | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | ||
| 1987 | {{flagicon|FRG}} Steffi Graf | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1988 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert (4) | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini | 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| 1989 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (6) | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| 1990 | {{flagicon|YUG}} Monica Seleš | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| 1991 | {{flagicon|YUG}} Monica Seleš (2) | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 1992 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (7) | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Monica Seleš | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1993 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (8) | {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| 1994 | {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Frazier | {{flagicon|USA}} Ann Grossman | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1995 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez | {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 | align="center" rowspan="5"|Acura Classic | |
| 1996 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport | {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1997 | {{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles (3) | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 1998 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport (2) | {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1999 | {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Halard-Decugis | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 2000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams (2) | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | align="center" rowspan="2"|estyle.com Classic | |
| 2001 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport (3) | {{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seleš | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| 2002 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | align="center" rowspan="5"|JPMorgan Chase Open | |
| 2003 | rowspan="7" align="center" |Carson | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 | |
| 2004 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport (4) | {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 2005 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters (2) | {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Daniela Hantuchová | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 2006 | {{flagicon|Russia}} Elena Dementieva | {{flagicon|Serbia}} Jelena Janković | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| 2007 | {{flagicon|Serbia}} Ana Ivanovic | {{flagicon|Russia}} Nadia Petrova | 7–5, 6–4 | align="center" rowspan="2"|East West Bank Classic | |
| 2008 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina | {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 2009 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta | {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur | 6–4, 6–3 | align="center" |{{nowrap|LA Women's Tennis Championships}} | |
| style="background:#efefef" |2010 | colspan=5 align=center style="background:#efefef" | Succeeded by San Diego Open |
=Doubles=
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| width="50"|Year | width="130"|Location | width="200"|Champion | width="200"|Runner-up | width="150"|Score | width="200"|Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | align="center" rowspan="2"|Long Beach | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King | {{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr {{flagicon|GBR}} Ann Haydon-Jones | 7–5, 6–3 | align="center" |Billie Jean King Invitational |
| 1972 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals (2) {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade | {{flagicon|AUS}} Helen Gourlay {{flagicon|AUS}} Karen Krantzcke | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 | align="center" |Independent Press-Telegram's Women's Tennis Championships | |
| 1973 | align="center" rowspan="8"|Los Angeles | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals (3) {{flagicon|USA}} Julie Heldman | {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court {{flagicon|AUS}} Lesley Hunt | walkover | align="center" |British Motor Cars Tournament |
| 1974–76 | colspan="4"|Not held | ||||
| 1977 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals (4) {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve | 6–2, 6–4 | align="center" rowspan="2"|Virginia Slims of Los Angeles | |
| 1978 | {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade (2) | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Greer Stevens {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Teeguarden | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1979 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals (5) {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert (2) | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | align="center" rowspan="4"|Avon Championships of Los Angeles | |
| 1980 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals (6) {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith | 7–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1981 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sue Barker {{flagicon|USA}} Ann Kiyomura | {{flagicon|USA}} Marita Redondo {{flagicon|USA}} Peanut Louie | 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 | ||
| 1982 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith | {{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Potter {{flagicon|USA}} Sharon Walsh | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| 1983 | align="center" rowspan="20"|Manhattan Beach | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (2) {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver | {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Virginia Ruzici | 6–1, 6–0 | align="center" rowspan="12"|Virginia Slims of Los Angeles (II) |
| 1984 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert Lloyd (3) {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull | {{flagicon|FRG}} Bettina Bunge {{flagicon|FRG}} Eva Pfaff | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 1985 | {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch {{flagicon|TCH}} Helena Suková | {{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Mandlíková {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1986 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (3) {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver (2) | {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch {{flagicon|TCH}} Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1987 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (4) {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver (3) | {{flagicon|USA}} Zina Garrison {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1988 | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick {{flagicon|CAN}} Jill Hetherington | {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández {{flagicon|USA}} Robin White | 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4 | ||
| 1989 | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (5) {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull (2) | {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández | 5-2 retired | ||
| 1990 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1991 | {{flagicon|URS}} Larisa Savchenko {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Zvereva | {{flagicon|USA}} Gretchen Rush Magers {{flagicon|USA}} Robin White | 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1992 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario {{flagicon|TCH}} Helena Suková (2) | {{flagicon|USA}} Zina Garrison {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1993 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) {{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Suková (3) | {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Natalia Zvereva | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | ||
| 1994 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Halard {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond | 6–1, 0–6, 6–1 | ||
| 1995 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández (2) {{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva (2) | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland | 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 7–5 | align="center" rowspan="5"|Acura Classic | |
| 1996 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport {{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva (3) | {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Frazier {{flagicon|USA}} Kimberly Po | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1997 | {{flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Vis | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland {{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Suková | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 | ||
| 1998 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis {{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva (4) | {{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn {{flagicon|UKR}} Elena Tatarkova | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1999 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland | {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond {{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0 | ||
| 2000 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Els Callens {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} Dominique Monami Van Roost}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Kimberly Po {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–2, 7–5 | align="center" rowspan="2"|estyle.com Classic | |
| 2001 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kimberly Po-Messerli {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat (2) | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Arendt {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Vis | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| 2002 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters {{flagicon|SCG}} Jelena Dokić | {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama | 6–2, 6–3 | align="center" rowspan="5"|JPMorgan Chase Open | |
| 2003 | align="center" rowspan="7"|Carson | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mary Pierce {{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Bovina {{flagicon|BEL}} Els Callens | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 2004 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova {{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy | {{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 2005 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta | {{flagicon|USA}} Angela Haynes {{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 2006 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual {{flagicon|ARG}} Paola Suárez | {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 2007 | |{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Hrdličková Peschke {{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs (2) | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik {{flagicon|ITA}} Mara Santangelo | 6–0, 6–1 | align="center" rowspan="2"|East West Bank Classic | |
| 2008 | |{{flagicon|TPE}} Yung-jan Chan {{flagicon|TPE}} Chia-Jung Chuang | {{flagicon|CZE}} Eva Hrdinová {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimíra Uhlířová | 2–6, 7–5, (10-4) | ||
| 2009 | | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chia-Jung Chuang (2) {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Zi | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska | 6–0, 4–6, 10–7 | align="center" |LA Women's Tennis Championships | |
| style="background:#efefef" |2010 | colspan=5 align=center style="background:#efefef" | Succeeded by San Diego Open |
See also
References
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Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1971
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