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]

Year	Location
1975–1977	Tokyo, Japan
1978	Salt Lake City, Utah
1979–1981	Tokyo, Japan
1982	Fort Worth, Texas
1983–1985	Tokyo, Japan
1986	Nashville, Tennessee
1987–1989	Tokyo, Japan
1990	Orlando, Florida
1991	Tarpon Springs, Florida
1992–1994	Wesley Chapel, Florida
1995–1997	Edinburgh, Scotland

Finals

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

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

1. "About the WTA". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
2. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 529–530.

External links

• WTA Results Archive