WTA Doubles Championships

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The WTA Doubles Championships is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament for doubles, played from 1975 to 1997. It was held on indoor carpet courts from 1975 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1990, and on outdoor clay courts in 1982 and from 1991 to 1997.[1][2]

EventnameBridgestone Doubles Championships (1975–87)
World Doubles Championships (1988, 1990)
VS International Doubles Championships (1989)
Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships (1991–94)
World Doubles Cup (1995–97)
TourWTA Tour (1975–97)
Founded1975
Abolished1997
Quick facts Defunct tennis tournament, Event name ...
WTA Doubles Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameBridgestone Doubles Championships (1975–87)
World Doubles Championships (1988, 1990)
VS International Doubles Championships (1989)
Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships (1991–94)
World Doubles Cup (1995–97)
TourWTA Tour (1975–97)
Founded1975
Abolished1997
Editions23
SurfaceCarpet (1975–81, 1983–90)
Clay (1982, 1991–97)
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Finals

More information Year, Champions ...
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1975Australia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6–7, 7–6, 6–2
1976United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Mona Guerrant
United States Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 6–2
1977Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
7–5, 6–3
1978United States Billie Jean King
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–4, 6–4
1979France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
7–5, 7–6
1980United States Billie Jean King
United States Martina Navratilova
United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
7–5, 6–3
1981United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
7–5, 6–2
1982United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
7–5, 6–3
1983United States Billie Jean King
United States Sharon Walsh
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
6–1, 6–1
1984United States Ann Kiyomura
United States Pam Shriver
United States Barbara Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Sayers
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
1985United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Anne White
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1986United States Barbara Potter
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6–4, 6–3
1987West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Elise Burgin
United States Pam Shriver
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
1988United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
7–5, 7–5
1989United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–2
1990Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Meredith McGrath
6–4, 6–1
1991United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
1992Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Commonwealth of Independent States Larisa Savchenko
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Commonwealth of Independent States Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 6–2
1993United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
7–5, 6–3
1994Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 7–5
1995United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 7–6
1996United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 2–6, 7–6
1997United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Australia Rachel McQuillan
Japan Nana Miyagi
6–1, 3–6, 7–5
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Winners

More information Player, Wins ...
Player Wins Total Final Total
United States Billie Jean King41976, 1978, 1980, 198311975
CzechoslovakiaUnited States Martina Navratilova41977, 1978, 1980, 19820
United States Gigi Fernández31989, 1991, 199331988, 1994, 1996
Soviet UnionCommonwealth of Independent StatesLatvia Larisa Savchenko31990, 1992, 199521991, 1993
United States Pam Shriver31982, 1984, 198611987
Netherlands Betty Stöve31976, 1977, 19790
Soviet UnionCommonwealth of Independent StatesBelarus Natasha Zvereva21990, 199341991, 1992, 1994, 1996
United States Ann Kiyomura21981, 198431976, 1979, 1980
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf21996, 199721990, 1995
United States Nicole Arendt21996, 19970
CzechoslovakiaCzech Republic Jana Novotná21992, 19940
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková21987, 19910
Australia Elizabeth Smylie11985 31984, 1986, 1989
United States Kathy Jordan11985 31982, 1983, 1986
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1199421992, 1993
United Kingdom Sue Barker1198121979, 1980
France Françoise Dürr1197921977, 1978
United Kingdom Virginia Wade1197521977, 1978
United States Meredith McGrath1199511990
United States Robin White1198911988
United States Barbara Potter1198611981
United States Sharon Walsh1198311981
United States Zina Garrison119880
United States Katrina Adams119880
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch119870
Australia Margaret Court119750
United States Anne Smith021982, 1983
Japan Nana Miyagi011997
Australia Rachel McQuillan011997
Australia Rennae Stubbs011995
Australia Wendy Turnbull011989
United States Elise Burgin011987
United States Anne White011985
United States Betsy Nagelsen011985
United States Barbara Jordan011984
United States Mona Guerrant011976
United States Rosemary Casals011975
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