Tennis tournament
Amelia Island Championships Tournament information Founded 1980 Abolished 2010 Editions 31 Location Amelia Island andPonte Vedra Beach, Florida Venue Amelia Island Plantation and Sawgrass Country Club Category International Surface Green Clay / outdoors Draw 32M / 32Q / 16D Prize money $220,000
TheAmelia Island Championships was a women'stennis tournament held inAmelia Island Plantation and laterPonte Vedra Beach ,Florida , United States. TheWomen's Tennis Association event was anInternational series tournament played on outdoor greenclay courts from 1980 to 2010.
Formerly theBausch & Lomb Championships , the tournament lost its title sponsor whenBausch & Lomb did not renew its contract following the 2008 event atAmelia Island Plantation onAmelia Island, Florida . Tournament organizers Octagon hiredAxia Public Relations , a public relations firm, to find a new title sponsor. In August 2008, Axia and Octagon announced Fortune 1000 global staffing firmMPS Group (NYSE:MPS) ofJacksonville, Florida as the official tournament title sponsor. Octagon moved the annual event to Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach as part of the tournament changes to attract more attendees and enjoy upgraded facilities.
On May 21, 2010, TheWTA announced that the event would not be held in 2011. The WTA wanted to reduce the number of springclay court events and the tournament offered the smallest prize money. The WTA offered replacement dates in February and July, but no facility was available in February, and temperatures in July can be unbearable.[ 1]
One of the most unusual matches in the tournament's history occurred in the first round of the 2002 event.Anne Kremer defeated Jennifer Hopkins 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, with both players serving a combined 29 double faults. An investigation discovered that the court markings had been incorrectly measured, resulting in a smaller service box than normal.[ 2]
1980–1983: Murjani WTA Championships 1984: Lipton WTA Champions 1984: NutraSweet WTA Championships 1985–1986: Sunkist WITA Championships 1987–2008 : Bausch & Lomb Championships 2009–2010 : The MPS Group Championships Location Year Champions Runners-up Score Amelia Island 1980 Martina Navratilova Hana Mandlíková 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 1981 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–0 1982 Chris Evert (2) Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–1 1983 Chris Evert (3) Carling Bassett 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 1984 Martina Navratilova (2) Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0 1985 Zina Garrison Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3 1986 Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) 1987 Steffi Graf (2) Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–4 1988 Martina Navratilova (3) Gabriela Sabatini 6–0, 6–2 1989 Gabriela Sabatini Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 1990 Steffi Graf (3) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–0 1991 Gabriela Sabatini (2) Steffi Graf 7–5, 7–6 1992 Gabriela Sabatini (3) Steffi Graf 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 1993 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–4 1995 Conchita Martínez Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–4 1996 Irina Spîrlea Mary Pierce 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 1997 Lindsay Davenport Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–3 1998 Mary Pierce Conchita Martínez 6–7(8–10) , 6–0, 6–2 1999 Monica Seles Ruxandra Dragomir 6–2, 6–3 2000 Monica Seles (2) Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2 2001 Amélie Mauresmo Amanda Coetzer 6–4, 7–5 2002 Venus Williams Justine Henin 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) 2003 Elena Dementieva Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 2004 Lindsay Davenport (2) Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–4 2005 Lindsay Davenport (3) Silvia Farina Elia 7–5, 7–5 2006 Nadia Petrova Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–4 2007 Tatiana Golovin Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–1 2008 Maria Sharapova Dominika Cibulková 7–6(9–7) , 6–3 Ponte Vedra Beach 2009 Caroline Wozniacki Aleksandra Wozniak 6–1, 6–2 2010 Caroline Wozniacki (2) Olga Govortsova 6–2, 7–5
Location Year Champions Runners-up Score Amelia Island 1980 Rosemary Casals Ilana Kloss Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver 7–6, 7–6 1981 Kathy Jordan Anne Smith Joanne Russell Pam Shriver 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 1982 Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–1, 7–5 1983 Candy Reynolds Rosalyn Fairbank Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–2 1984 Kathy Jordan (2) Anne Smith (2) Anne Hobbs Mima Jaušovec 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 1985 Rosalyn Fairbank (2) Hana Mandlíková Carling Bassett Chris Evert 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 1986 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Gabriela Sabatini Catherine Tanvier 6–2, 5–7, 7–6 1987 Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 1988 Zina Garrison Jackson Eva Pfaff Katrina Adams Penny Barg-Mager 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 1989 Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 1990 Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Regina Rajchrtová Andrea Temesvári 7–6, 6–4 1991 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Helena Suková (2) Mercedes Paz Natasha Zvereva 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 1992 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) Natasha Zvereva (2) Zina Garrison-Jackson Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–0 1993 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Leila Meskhi Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 1994 Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 1995 Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 1996 Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (5) Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland 6–1, 6–1 1997 Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 6–0 1998 Sandra Cacic Mary Pierce Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 1999 Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 2000 Rain prevented play 2001 Conchita Martínez (2) Patricia Tarabini (2) Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–2 2002 Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (6) María Emilia Salerni Åsa Svensson 6–4, 6–2 2003 Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–5, 6–2 2004 Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy Myriam Casanova Alicia Molik 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 2005 Bryanne Stewart Samantha Stosur Květa Peschke Patty Schnyder 6–4, 6–2 2006 Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik Liezel Huber Sania Mirza 6–2, 6–4 2007 Mara Santangelo Katarina Srebotnik (2) Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 2008 Bethanie Mattek Vladimíra Uhlířová Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina 6–3, 6–1 Ponte Vedra Beach 2009 Chuang Chia-jung Sania Mirza Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] 2010 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2) Yan Zi Chuang Chia-jung Peng Shuai 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2009–2020 2011–2020 2013–2020 2014–2020 2015–2020 2016–2020 2019–2020 2020 Defunct
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