WTA Doubles Championships
| WTA Doubles Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Bridgestone 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) |
| Tour | WTA Tour (1975–97) |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Editions | 23 |
| Surface | Carpet (1975–81, 1983–90) Clay (1982, 1991–97) |
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]
Finals
Winners
| Player | Wins | Total | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billie Jean King | 4 | 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983 | 1 | 1975 |
| Martina Navratilova | 4 | 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 | 0 | |
| Gigi Fernández | 3 | 1989, 1991, 1993 | 3 | 1988, 1994, 1996 |
| Larisa Savchenko | 3 | 1990, 1992, 1995 | 2 | 1991, 1993 |
| Pam Shriver | 3 | 1982, 1984, 1986 | 1 | 1987 |
| Betty Stöve | 3 | 1976, 1977, 1979 | 0 | |
| Natasha Zvereva | 2 | 1990, 1993 | 4 | 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 |
| Ann Kiyomura | 2 | 1981, 1984 | 3 | 1976, 1979, 1980 |
| Manon Bollegraf | 2 | 1996, 1997 | 2 | 1990, 1995 |
| Nicole Arendt | 2 | 1996, 1997 | 0 | |
| Jana Novotná | 2 | 1992, 1994 | 0 | |
| Helena Suková | 2 | 1987, 1991 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Smylie | 1 | 1985 | 3 | 1984, 1986, 1989 |
| Kathy Jordan | 1 | 1985 | 3 | 1982, 1983, 1986 |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 1994 | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| Sue Barker | 1 | 1981 | 2 | 1979, 1980 |
| Françoise Dürr | 1 | 1979 | 2 | 1977, 1978 |
| Virginia Wade | 1 | 1975 | 2 | 1977, 1978 |
| Meredith McGrath | 1 | 1995 | 1 | 1990 |
| Robin White | 1 | 1989 | 1 | 1988 |
| Barbara Potter | 1 | 1986 | 1 | 1981 |
| Sharon Walsh | 1 | 1983 | 1 | 1981 |
| Zina Garrison | 1 | 1988 | 0 | |
| Katrina Adams | 1 | 1988 | 0 | |
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 1987 | 0 | |
| Margaret Court | 1 | 1975 | 0 | |
| Anne Smith | 0 | 2 | 1982, 1983 | |
| Nana Miyagi | 0 | 1 | 1997 | |
| Rachel McQuillan | 0 | 1 | 1997 | |
| Rennae Stubbs | 0 | 1 | 1995 | |
| Wendy Turnbull | 0 | 1 | 1989 | |
| Elise Burgin | 0 | 1 | 1987 | |
| Anne White | 0 | 1 | 1985 | |
| Betsy Nagelsen | 0 | 1 | 1985 | |
| Barbara Jordan | 0 | 1 | 1984 | |
| Mona Guerrant | 0 | 1 | 1976 | |
| Rosemary Casals | 0 | 1 | 1975 |
References
- ^ "About the WTA". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 529–530.