LA Women's Tennis Championships

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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.[1] The event was moved to its final location in Carson in 2003. It was acquired by its new landlord, AEG, in 2004.[2]

In 2009 AEG and USTA sold the tournament to Octagon, who moved the event to Carlsbad, California. It was renamed the Mercury Insurance Open.[3]

Past finals

File:Martina Navratilova trim.jpg
Martina Navratilova a "Tennis Champion"
  • Martina Navratilova was the most successful player winning 8 singles titles.

Singles

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score Name
1971   Long Beach Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals 6–1, 6–2 Billie Jean King Invitational
1972   Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr 6–2, 6–7(4–5), 6–3 Independent Press-Telegram's
Women's Tennis Championships
1973 Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Nancy Gunter 7–5, 6–7(1–5), 7–5 British Motor Cars Tournament
1974–76 Not held
1977   Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
1978 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals 6–3, 6–2
1979 Template:Flagicon Chris Evert (2) Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4 Avon Championships of Los Angeles
1980 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (2) Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–0
1981 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (3) Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger 6–4, 6–0
1982 Template:Flagicon Mima Jaušovec Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
1983 Manhattan Beach Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (4) Template:Flagicon Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles (II)
1984 Template:Flagicon Chris Evert (3) Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–3
1985 Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4
1986 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (5) Template:Flagicon Chris Evert 7–6(7–5), 6–3
1987 Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf Template:Flagicon Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4
1988 Template:Flagicon Chris Evert (4) Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
1989 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (6) Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini 6–0, 6–2
1990 Template:Flagicon Monica Seleš Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
1991 Template:Flagicon Monica Seleš (2) Template:Flagicon Kimiko Date 6–3, 6–1
1992 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (7) Template:Flagicon Monica Seleš 6–4, 6–2
1993 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (8) Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
1994 Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier Template:Flagicon Ann Grossman 6–1, 6–3
1995   Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 Acura Classic
1996 Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Anke Huber 6–2, 6–3
1997 Template:Flagicon Monica Seles (3) Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
1998 Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport (2) Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1999 Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis 6–1, 6–4
2000   Template:Flagicon Serena Williams (2) Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) estyle.com Classic
2001 Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport (3) Template:Flagicon Monica Seleš 6–3, 7–5
2002   Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 JPMorgan Chase Open
2003 Carson Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
2004 Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport (4) Template:Flagicon Serena Williams 6–1, 6–3
2005 Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters (2) Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 6–1
2006 Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva Template:Flagicon Jelena Janković 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2007 Template:Flagicon Ana Ivanovic Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova 7–5, 6–4 East West Bank Classic 
2008 Template:Flagicon Dinara Safina Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–2
2009 Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta  Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–3 LA Women's Tennis Championships
2010 Succeeded by San Diego Open

Doubles

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score Name
1971 Long Beach Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals
Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King
Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr
Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones
7–5, 6–3 Billie Jean King Invitational
1972 Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals (2)
Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade
Template:Flagicon Helen Gourlay
Template:Flagicon Karen Krantzcke
6–4, 5–7, 7–5 Independent Press-Telegram's
Women's Tennis Championships
1973 Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals (3)
Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman
Template:Flagicon Margaret Court
Template:Flagicon Lesley Hunt
walkover British Motor Cars Tournament
1974–76 Not held
1977 Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals (4)
Template:Flagicon Chris Evert
Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–4 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
1978 Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve
Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade (2)
Template:Flagicon Greer Stevens
Template:Flagicon Pam Teeguarden
6–3, 6–2
1979 Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals (5)
Template:Flagicon Chris Evert (2)
Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Anne Smith
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 Avon Championships of Los Angeles
1980 Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals (6)
Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan
Template:Flagicon Anne Smith
7–6, 6–2
1981 Template:Flagicon Sue Barker
Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura
Template:Flagicon Marita Redondo
Template:Flagicon Peanut Louie
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1982 Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan
Template:Flagicon Anne Smith
Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter
Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh
6–3, 7–5
1983 Manhattan Beach Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (2)
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver
Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen
Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici
6–1, 6–0 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles (II)
1984 Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Lloyd (3)
Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull
Template:Flagicon Bettina Bunge
Template:Flagicon Eva Pfaff
6–2, 6–4
1985 Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková
Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–2
1986 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (3)
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver (2)
Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
6–4, 6–3
1987 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (4)
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver (3)
Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison
Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil
6–3, 6–4
1988 Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick
Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington
Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Robin White
7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4
1989 Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (5)
Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull (2)
Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández
5-2 retired
1990 Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz
Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1991 Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko
Template:Flagicon Natalia Zvereva
Template:Flagicon Gretchen Rush Magers
Template:Flagicon Robin White
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
1992 Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková (2)
Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–2
1993 Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková (3)
Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Natalia Zvereva
7–6(7–3), 6–3
1994 Template:Flagicon Julie Halard
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
6–1, 0–6, 6–1
1995 Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández (2)
Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva (2)
Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini
Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Neiland
7–5, 6–7(2–7), 7–5 Acura Classic
1996 Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport
Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva (3)
Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier
Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po
6–1, 6–4
1997 Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki
Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis
Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
7–6(9–7), 6–3
1998 Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis
Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva (4)
Template:Flagicon Tamarine Tanasugarn
Template:Flagicon Elena Tatarkova
6–4, 6–2
1999 Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
2000 Template:Flagicon Els Callens
Template:Flagicon Dominique Monami Van Roost
Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po
Template:Flagicon Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–2, 7–5 estyle.com Classic
2001 Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po-Messerli
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat (2)
Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt
Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis
6–3, 7–5
2002  Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters
Template:Flagicon Jelena Dokić
Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová
Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 6–3 JPMorgan Chase Open
2003 Carson Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce
Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs
Template:Flagicon Elena Bovina
Template:Flagicon Els Callens
6–3, 6–3
2004 Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova
Template:Flagicon Meghann Shaughnessy
Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez
Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3
2005 Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva
Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta
Template:Flagicon Angela Haynes
Template:Flagicon Bethanie Mattek
6–2, 6–4
2006 Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual
Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez
Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová
Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–4
2007 Template:Flagicon Květa Hrdličková Peschke
Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs (2)
Template:Flagicon Alicia Molik
Template:Flagicon Mara Santangelo
6–0, 6–1 East West Bank Classic
2008 Template:Flagicon Yung-jan Chan
Template:Flagicon Chia-Jung Chuang
Template:Flagicon Eva Hrdinová
Template:Flagicon Vladimíra Uhlířová
2–6, 7–5, (10-4)
2009 Template:Flagicon Chia-Jung Chuang (2)
Template:Flagicon Yan Zi
Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko
Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Radwańska
6–0, 4–6, 10–7 LA Women's Tennis Championships
2010 Succeeded by San Diego Open

See also

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