The WTA Tour Championship, famously called the WTA Finals, is one of the most challenging tours in women’s tennis. It takes place annually and often during the year-end. The top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams, as determined by the WTA rankings, qualify for the finals and fight for the championship. Last year, it was Caroline Garcia who won the singles finals, whereas in the doubles, Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens won the doubles finals. So let’s take a look at every WTA Finals winners.
WTA Finals Winners
From 1972 to 1980
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
1972 | Chris Evert | Kerry Melville |
1973 | Chris Evert | Nancy Richey Gunter |
1974 | Evonne Goolagong | Chris Evert |
1975 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova |
1976 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Chris Evert |
1977 | Chris Evert | Sue Barker |
1978 | Martina Navratilova | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
1979 | Martina Navratilov | Tracy Austin |
1980 | Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova |
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From 1981 to 1990
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
1981 | Martina Navratilova | Andrea Jaeger |
1982 | Sylvia Hanika | Martina Navratilova |
1983 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
1982 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
1985 | Martina Navratilova | Helena Sukova |
1986 | Martina Navratilova | Hana Mandlikova |
1986 | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf |
1987 | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini |
1988 | Gabriela Sabatini | Pam Shriver |
1989 | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova |
1990 | Monica Seles | Gabriela Sabatini |
(The WTA finals championship was held two times in 1986)
From 1991 to 2000
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
1991 | Monica Seles | Martina Navratilova |
1992 | Monica Seles | Martina Navratilova |
1993 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
1994 | Gabriela Sabatini | Lindsay Davenport |
1995 | Steffi Graf | Anke Huber |
1996 | Steffi Graf | Martina Hingis |
1997 | Jana Novotna | Mary Pierce |
1998 | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport |
1999 | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis |
2000 | Martina Hingis | Monica Seles |
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From 2001 to 2010
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
2001 | Serena Williams | Lindsay Davenport |
2002 | Kim Clijsters | Serena Williams |
2003 | Kim Clijsters | Amelie Mauresmo |
2004 | Maria Sharapova | Serena Williams |
2005 | Amelie Mauresmo | Mary Pierce |
2006 | Justine Henin | Amelie Mauresmo |
2007 | Justine Henin | Maria Sharapova |
2008 | Venus Williams | Vera Zvonareva |
2009 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams |
2010 | Kim Clijsters | Caroline Wozniacki |
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From 2011 to 2022
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
2011 | Petra Kvitova | Victoria Azarenka |
2012 | Serena William | Maria Sharapova |
2013 | Serena Williams | Li Na |
2014 | Serena Williams | Simona Halep |
2015 | Agnieszka Radwanska | Petra Kvitova |
2016 | Dominika Cibulkova | Angelique Kerber |
2017 | Caroline Wozniacki | Venus Williams |
2018 | Elina Svitolina | Sloane Stephens |
2019 | Ashleigh Barty | Elina Svitolina |
2020 | No contest took place due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
2021 | Garbiñe Muguruza | Anett Kontaveit |
2022 | Caroline Garcia | Aryna Sabalenka |
Guess who will win the 2024 WTA Finals.
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