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Tennis tournament
The LA Women's Tennis Championships was a
Premier-level
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 started out on the inaugural Virginia Slims Tour 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 present 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
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
Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
6–1, 6–2
Billie Jean King Invitational
1972
Rosemary Casals
Françoise Dürr
6–2, 6–7(4–5) , 6–3
Independent Press-Telegram's Women's Tennis Championships
1973
Los Angeles
Margaret Court
Nancy Gunter
7–5, 6–7(1–5) , 7–5
British Motor Cars Tournament
1974–76
Not held
1977
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
1978
Martina Navratilova
Rosemary Casals
6–3, 6–2
1979
Chris Evert (2)
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–4
Avon Championships of Los Angeles
1980
Martina Navratilova (2)
Tracy Austin
6–2, 6–0
1981
Martina Navratilova (3)
Andrea Jaeger
6–4, 6–0
1982
Mima Jaušovec
Sylvia Hanika
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
1983
Manhattan Beach
Martina Navratilova (4)
Chris Evert
6–1, 6–3
Virginia Slims of Los Angeles (II)
1984
Chris Evert (3)
Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–3
1985
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Pam Shriver
6–2, 6–4
1986
Martina Navratilova (5)
Chris Evert
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
1987
Steffi Graf
Chris Evert
6–3, 6–4
1988
Chris Evert (4)
Gabriela Sabatini
2–6, 6–1, 6–1
1989
Martina Navratilova (6)
Gabriela Sabatini
6–0, 6–2
1990
Monica Seleš
Martina Navratilova
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
1991
Monica Seleš (2)
Kimiko Date
6–3, 6–1
1992
Martina Navratilova (7)
Monica Seleš
6–4, 6–2
1993
Martina Navratilova (8)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
1994
Amy Frazier
Ann Grossman
6–1, 6–3
1995
Conchita Martínez
Chanda Rubin
4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Acura Classic
1996
Lindsay Davenport
Anke Huber
6–2, 6–3
1997
Monica Seles (3)
Lindsay Davenport
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
1998
Lindsay Davenport (2)
Martina Hingis
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1999
Serena Williams
Julie Halard-Decugis
6–1, 6–4
2000
Serena Williams (2)
Lindsay Davenport
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
estyle.com Classic
2001
Lindsay Davenport (3)
Monica Seleš
6–3, 7–5
2002
Chanda Rubin
Lindsay Davenport
5–7, 7–6(7–5) , 6–3
JPMorgan Chase Open
2003
Carson
Kim Clijsters
Lindsay Davenport
6–1, 3–6, 6–1
2004
Lindsay Davenport (4)
Serena Williams
6–1, 6–3
2005
Kim Clijsters (2)
Daniela Hantuchová
6–4, 6–1
2006
Elena Dementieva
Jelena Janković
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2007
Ana Ivanovic
Nadia Petrova
7–5, 6–4
East West Bank Classic
2008
Dinara Safina
Flavia Pennetta
6–4, 6–2
2009
Flavia Pennetta
Samantha Stosur
6–4, 6–3
LA Women's Tennis Championships
2010
Not Held moved to
San Diego
Doubles
Year
Location
Champion
Runner-up
Score
Name
1971
Long Beach
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Françoise Dürr
Ann Haydon-Jones
7–5, 6–3
Billie Jean King Invitational
1972
Rosemary Casals (2)
Virginia Wade
Helen Gourlay
Karen Krantzcke
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Independent Press-Telegram's Women's Tennis Championships
1973
Los Angeles
Rosemary Casals (3)
Julie Heldman
Margaret Court
Lesley Hunt
walkover
British Motor Cars Tournament
1974–76
Not held
1977
Rosemary Casals (4)
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–4
Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
1978
Betty Stöve
Virginia Wade (2)
Greer Stevens
Pam Teeguarden
6–3, 6–2
1979
Rosemary Casals (5)
Chris Evert (2)
Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Avon Championships of Los Angeles
1980
Rosemary Casals (6)
Martina Navratilova
Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
7–6, 6–2
1981
Sue Barker
Ann Kiyomura
Marita Redondo
Peanut Louie
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1982
Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
6–3, 7–5
1983
Manhattan Beach
Martina Navratilova (2)
Pam Shriver
Betsy Nagelsen
Virginia Ruzici
6–1, 6–0
Virginia Slims of Los Angeles (II)
1984
Chris Evert Lloyd (3)
Wendy Turnbull
Bettina Bunge
Eva Pfaff
6–2, 6–4
1985
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–2
1986
Martina Navratilova (3)
Pam Shriver (2)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–4, 6–3
1987
Martina Navratilova (4)
Pam Shriver (3)
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
6–3, 6–4
1988
Patty Fendick
Jill Hetherington
Gigi Fernández
Robin White
7–6(7–2) , 5–7, 6–4
1989
Martina Navratilova (5)
Wendy Turnbull (2)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Mary Joe Fernández
5-2 retired
1990
Gigi Fernández
Jana Novotná
Mercedes Paz
Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1991
Larisa Savchenko
Natalia Zvereva
Gretchen Rush Magers
Robin White
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
1992
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Helena Suková (2)
Zina Garrison
Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–2
1993
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Helena Suková (3)
Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
1994
Julie Halard
Nathalie Tauziat
Jana Novotná
Lisa Raymond
6–1, 0–6, 6–1
1995
Gigi Fernández (2)
Natasha Zvereva (2)
Gabriela Sabatini
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
7–5, 6–7(2–7) , 7–5
Acura Classic
1996
Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva (3)
Amy Frazier
Kimberly Po
6–1, 6–4
1997
Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Helena Suková
7–6(9–7) , 6–3
1998
Martina Hingis
Natasha Zvereva (4)
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Elena Tatarkova
6–4, 6–2
1999
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 6–0
2000
Els Callens
Dominique Monami Van Roost
Kimberly Po
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–2, 7–5
estyle.com Classic
2001
Kimberly Po-Messerli
Nathalie Tauziat (2)
Nicole Arendt
Caroline Vis
6–3, 7–5
2002
Kim Clijsters
Jelena Dokić
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 6–3
JPMorgan Chase Open
2003
Carson
Mary Pierce
Rennae Stubbs
Elena Bovina
Els Callens
6–3, 6–3
2004
Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–7(2–7) , 6–4, 6–3
2005
Elena Dementieva
Flavia Pennetta
Angela Haynes
Bethanie Mattek
6–2, 6–4
2006
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–4
2007
Květa Hrdličková Peschke
Rennae Stubbs (2)
Alicia Molik
Mara Santangelo
6–0, 6–1
East West Bank Classic
2008
Yung-jan Chan
Chia-Jung Chuang
Eva Hrdinová
Vladimíra Uhlířová
2–6, 7–5, (10-4)
2009
Chia-Jung Chuang (2)
Yan Zi
Maria Kirilenko
Agnieszka Radwańska
6–0, 4–6, 10–7
LA Women's Tennis Championships
2010
Not Held moved to
San Diego
See also
References
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