WTA TIER I EVENTS

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The 'WTA Tier I tournaments' are ten Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tennis tournaments held throughout the year in various locations around the world, chiefly in Europe and North America. Tier I is the upper of 4 tiers that make up the WTA Tour. Two of the ten Tier I tournaments (Indian Wells and Miami) are played simultaneously with the ATP Tour Masters Series tournaments in those cities.

Contents
Events
Results
Winners
Singles Titles Matrix
'Since 1988:'
Trivia

Events


The current selection of Tier I events has been in place since 2004. In calendar order, the 10 events are:
'Tournament' 'Also currently known as' 'Location' 'Court surface' 'History' 'Official website'
'Tokyo ''Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan indoor carpet 1993 http://www.toray-ppo.co.jp
'Indian Wells ''Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, CA, USA outdoor hard 1996 http://www.pacificlifeopen.com
'Miami ''Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, FL, USA outdoor hard 1985 http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/
'Charleston ''Family Circle Cup Charleston, SC, USA outdoor green clay 1983 http://www.familycirclecup.com
'Berlin ''Qatar Total German Open Berlin, Germany outdoor red clay 1988 http://www.german-open.org
'Rome ''Telecom Italia Masters Rome, Italy outdoor red clay 1989 http://www.telecomitaliamasters.it
'San Diego ''Acura Classic San Diego, CA, USA outdoor hard 2004 http://www.acuraclassic.com
'Canada ''Rogers Cup presented by A. E. Montreal / Toronto, Canada outdoor hard 1981 http://www.rogerscup.com
'Moscow ''Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia indoor supreme 1997 http://www.kremlincup.ru
'Zurich ''Zurich Open Zurich, Switzerland indoor hard 1993 http://www.zurichopen.net

Results


===1988===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Key Biscayne 'Steffi Graf' Chris Evert 6-4, 6-4
Berlin 'Steffi Graf' Helena Suková 6-3, 6-2

===1989===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Key Biscayne 'Gabriela Sabatini' Chris Evert 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Berlin 'Steffi Graf' Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 6-1

===1990===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Chicago 'Martina Navrátilová' Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 6-3, 6-2
Key Biscayne 'Monica Seles' Judith Wiesner 6-1, 6-2
Hilton Head 'Martina Navrátilová' Jennifer Capriati 6-2, 6-4
Rome 'Monica Seles' Martina Navrátilová 6-1, 6-1
Berlin 'Monica Seles' Steffi Graf 6-4, 6-3
Toronto 'Steffi Graf' Katerina Maleeva 6-1, 6-76 6-3

===1991===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Boca Raton 'Gabriela Sabatini' Steffi Graf 6-4, 7-66
Key Biscayne 'Monica Seles' Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 7-5
Hilton Head 'Gabriela Sabatini' Leila Meskhi 6-1, 6-1
Rome 'Gabriela Sabatini' Monica Seles 6-3, 6-2
Berlin 'Steffi Graf' Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 4-6, 7-66
Toronto 'Jennifer Capriati' Katerina Maleeva 6-2, 6-3

===1992===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Boca Raton 'Steffi Graf' Conchita Martínez 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Key Biscayne 'Arantxa Sánchez Vicario' Gabriela Sabatini 6-1, 6-4
Hilton Head 'Gabriela Sabatini' Conchita Martínez 6-1, 6-4
Rome 'Gabriela Sabatini' Monica Seles 7-5, 6-4
Berlin 'Steffi Graf' Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Montreal 'Arantxa Sánchez Vicario' Monica Seles 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

===1993===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Yokohama
'Martina Navrátilová' Larisa Savchenko-Neiland 6-2, 6-2
Key Biscayne 'Arantxa Sánchez Vicario' Steffi Graf 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Hilton Head 'Steffi Graf' Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7-68, 6-1
Rome 'Conchita Martínez' Gabriela Sabatini 7-5, 6-1
Berlin 'Steffi Graf' Gabriela Sabatini 7-63, 2-6, 6-4
Toronto 'Steffi Graf' Jennifer Capriati 6-1, 0-6, 6-3
Zurich 'Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere' Martina Navrátilová 6-3, 7-61
Philadelphia 'Conchita Martínez' Steffi Graf 6-3, 6-3

(
★ ) In 1993, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was held in Yokohama instead of Tokyo.

===1994===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Steffi Graf' Martina Navrátilová 6-2, 6-4
Key Biscayne 'Steffi Graf' Natasha Zvereva 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Hilton Head 'Conchita Martínez' Natasha Zvereva 6-4, 6-0
Rome 'Conchita Martínez' Martina Navrátilová 7-65, 6-4
Berlin 'Steffi Graf' Brenda Schultz 7-66, 6-4
Montreal 'Arantxa Sánchez Vicario' Steffi Graf 7-5, 1-6, 7-64
Zurich 'Magdalena Maleeva' Natasha Zvereva 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Philadelphia 'Anke Huber' Mary Pierce 6-0, 6-74, 7-5

===1995===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Kimiko Date' Lindsay Davenport 6-1, 6-2
Key Biscayne 'Steffi Graf' Kimiko Date 6-1, 6-4
Hilton Head 'Conchita Martínez' Magdalena Maleeva 6-1, 6-1
Rome 'Conchita Martínez' Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 6-1
Berlin 'Arantxa Sánchez Vicario' Magdalena Maleeva 6-4, 6-1
Toronto 'Monica Seles' Amanda Coetzer 6-0, 6-1
Zurich 'Iva Majoli' Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-4
Philadelphia 'Steffi Graf' Lori McNeil 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

===1996===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Iva Majoli' Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-4, 6-1
Indian Wells 'Steffi Graf' Conchita Martínez 7-65, 7-65
Key Biscayne 'Steffi Graf' Chanda Rubin 6-1, 6-3
Hilton Head 'Arantxa Sánchez Vicario' Barbara Paulus 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Rome 'Conchita Martínez' Martina Hingis 6-2, 6-3
Berlin 'Steffi Graf' Karina Habšudová 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Montreal 'Monica Seles' Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-1, 7-62
Zurich 'Jana Novotná' Martina Hingis 6-2, 6-2

===1997===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Martina Hingis' Steffi Graf Walkover
Indian Wells 'Lindsay Davenport' Irina Spîrlea 6-2, 6-1
Key Biscayne 'Martina Hingis' Monica Seles 6-2, 6-1
Hilton Head 'Martina Hingis' Monica Seles 3-6, 6-3, 7-65
Rome 'Mary Pierce' Conchita Martínez 6-4, 6-0
Berlin 'Mary Joe Fernández' Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-2
Toronto 'Monica Seles' Anke Huber 6-2, 6-4
Zurich 'Lindsay Davenport' Nathalie Tauziat 7-63, 7-5
Moscow 'Jana Novotná' Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-4

===1998===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Lindsay Davenport' Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-3
Indian Wells 'Martina Hingis' Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 6-4
Key Biscayne 'Venus Williams' Anna Kournikova 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
Hilton Head 'Amanda Coetzer' Irina Spîrlea 6-3, 6-4
Rome 'Martina Hingis' Venus Williams 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Berlin 'Conchita Martínez' Amélie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-4
Montreal 'Monica Seles' Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 6-2
Zurich 'Lindsay Davenport' Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4
Moscow 'Mary Pierce' Monica Seles 7-62, 6-3

===1999===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Martina Hingis' Amanda Coetzer 6-2, 6-1
Indian Wells 'Serena Williams' Steffi Graf 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Key Biscayne 'Venus Williams' Serena Williams 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Hilton Head 'Martina Hingis' Anna Kournikova 6-4, 6-3
Rome 'Venus Williams' Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-2
Berlin 'Martina Hingis' Julie Halard-Decugis 6-0, 6-1
Toronto 'Martina Hingis' Monica Seles 6-4, 6-4
Zurich 'Venus Williams' Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-4
Moscow 'Nathalie Tauziat' Barbara Schett 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

===2000===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Martina Hingis' Sandrine Testud 6-3, 7-5
Indian Wells 'Lindsay Davenport' Martina Hingis 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
Miami 'Martina Hingis' Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 6-2
Hilton Head 'Mary Pierce' Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6-1, 6-0
Berlin 'Conchita Martínez' Amanda Coetzer 6-1, 6-2
Rome 'Monica Seles' Amélie Mauresmo 6-2, 7-64
Montreal 'Martina Hingis' Serena Williams 0-6, 6-3, 3-0 retired
Zurich 'Martina Hingis' Lindsay Davenport 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Moscow 'Martina Hingis' Anna Kournikova 6-3, 6-1

===2001===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Lindsay Davenport' Martina Hingis 6-74, 6-4, 6-2
Indian Wells 'Serena Williams' Kim Clijsters 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Miami 'Venus Williams' Jennifer Capriati 4-6, 6-1, 7-64
Charleston 'Jennifer Capriati' Martina Hingis 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
Berlin 'Amélie Mauresmo' Jennifer Capriati 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Rome 'Jelena Dokić' Amélie Mauresmo 7-63, 6-1
Toronto 'Serena Williams' Jennifer Capriati 6-1, 6-77, 6-3
Moscow 'Jelena Dokić' Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-3
Zurich 'Lindsay Davenport' Jelena Dokić 6-3, 6-1

===2002===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Martina Hingis' Monica Seles 7-66, 4-6, 6-3
Indian Wells 'Daniela Hantuchova' Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-4
Miami 'Serena Williams' Jennifer Capriati 7-5, 7-6
Charleston 'Iva Majoli' Patty Schnyder 6-3, 6-4
Berlin 'Justine Henin-Hardenne' Serena Williams 6-2, 1-6, 7-65
Rome 'Serena Williams' Justine Henin-Hardenne 7-6, 6-4
Montreal 'Amelie Mauresmo' Jennifer Capriati 6-4, 6-1
Moscow 'Magdalena Maleeva' Lindsay Davenport 5-7, 6-3, 7-64
Zurich 'Patty Schnyder' Lindsay Davenport 6-75, 7-68, 6-3

===2003===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Lindsay Davenport' Monica Seles 6-76, 6-1, 6-2
Indian Wells 'Kim Clijsters' Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 7-5
Miami 'Serena Williams' Jennifer Capriati 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Charleston 'Justine Henin-Hardenne' Serena Williams 7-65, 6-4
Berlin 'Justine Henin-Hardenne' Kim Clijsters 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Rome 'Kim Clijsters' Amélie Mauresmo 3-6, 7-63, 6-0
Toronto 'Justine Henin-Hardenne' Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6-1, 6-0
Moscow 'Anastasia Myskina' Amélie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-4
Zurich 'Justine Henin-Hardenne' Jelena Dokic 6-0, 6-4

===2004===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Lindsay Davenport' Magdalena Maleeva 6-4, 6-1
Indian Wells 'Justine Henin-Hardenne' Lindsay Davenport 6-1, 6-4
Miami 'Serena Williams' Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-1
Charleston 'Venus Williams' Conchita Martinez 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Berlin 'Amélie Mauresmo' Venus Williams walk over
Rome 'Amélie Mauresmo' Jennifer Capriati 3-6, 6-3, 7-66
San Diego 'Lindsay Davenport' Anastasia Myskina 6-1, 6-1
Montreal 'Amélie Mauresmo' Elena Likhovtseva 6-1, 6-0
Moscow 'Anastasia Myskina' Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-0
Zurich 'Alicia Molik' Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

===2005===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Maria Sharapova' Lindsay Davenport 6-1, 3-6, 7-65
Indian Wells 'Kim Clijsters' Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Miami 'Kim Clijsters' Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-3
Charleston 'Justine Henin-Hardenne' Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-4
Berlin 'Justine Henin-Hardenne' Nadia Petrova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Rome 'Amélie Mauresmo' Patty Schnyder 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
San Diego 'Mary Pierce' Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-0
Toronto 'Kim Clijsters' Justine Henin-Hardenne 7-5, 6-1
Moscow 'Mary Pierce' Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-3
Zurich 'Lindsay Davenport' Patty Schnyder 7-6, 6-3

===2006===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Elena Dementieva' Martina Hingis 6-2, 6-0
Indian Wells 'Maria Sharapova' Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-2
Miami 'Svetlana Kuznetsova' Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3
Charleston 'Nadia Petrova' Patty Schnyder 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Berlin 'Nadia Petrova' Justine Henin-Hardenne 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Rome 'Martina Hingis' Dinara Safina 6-2, 7-5
San Diego 'Maria Sharapova' Kim Clijsters 7-5, 7-5
Montreal 'Ana Ivanović' Martina Hingis 6-2, 6-3
Moscow 'Anna Chakvetadze' Nadia Petrova 6-4 6-4
Zurich 'Maria Sharapova' Daniela Hantuchova 6-1 4-6 6-3

===2007===
Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
Tokyo 'Martina Hingis' Ana Ivanović 6-4, 6-2
Indian Wells 'Daniela Hantuchová' Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-4
Miami 'Serena Williams' Justine Henin 0-6, 7-5, 6-3
Charleston 'Jelena Janković' Dinara Safina 6-2, 6-2
Berlin 'Ana Ivanović' Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)
Rome 'Jelena Janković' Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-1
San Diego ' Maria Sharapova' Patty Schnyder 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
Toronto 'Justine Henin' Jelena Janković 7-6(3), 7-5
Moscow
Zurich

Winners



'Tokyo'

'Indian Wells'

'Miami'

'Charleston'

'Berlin'

'Rome'

'San Diego'

'Toronto/ Montreal'

'Moscow'

'Zurich'
07 Hingis
(17/17)
Hantuchová
(2/2)
S.Williams
(8/8)
Janković
(1/2)
Ivanović
(2/2)
Janković
(2/2)
Sharapova
(5/5)
Henin
(9/9)
06 Dementieva Sharapova
(2/5)
Kuznetsova Petrova
(1/2)
Petrova
(2/2)
Hingis Sharapova
(3/5)
Ivanović
(1/2)
Chakvetadze Sharapova
(4/5)
05 Sharapova
(1/5)
Clijsters
(3/5)
Clijsters
(4/5)
Henin
(7/9)
Henin
(8/9)
Mauresmo
(6/6)
Pierce Clijsters
(5/5)
Pierce Davenport
(11/11)
04 Davenport
(9/11)
Henin
(6/9)
S.Williams
(7/8)
V.Williams Mauresmo
(3/6)
Mauresmo
(4/6)
Davenport
(10/11)
Mauresmo
(5/6)
Myskina
(2/2)
Molik
03 Davenport
(8/11)
Clijsters
(1/5)
S.Williams
(6/8)
Henin
(2/9)
Henin
(3/9)
Clijsters
(2/5)
- Henin
(4/9)
Myskina
(1/2)
Henin
(5/9)
02 Hingis Hantuchová
(1/2)
S.Williams
(4/8)
Majoli Henin
(1/9)
S.Williams
(5/8)
- Mauresmo
(2/6)
M.Maleeva Schnyder
01 Davenport
(6/11)
S.Williams
(2/8)
V.Williams Capriati Mauresmo
(1/6)
Dokić - S.Williams
(3/8)
Dokić Davenport
(7/11)
00 Hingis Davenport
(5/11)
Hingis Pierce Martinez Seles - Hingis Hingis Hingis
99 Hingis S.Williams
(1/8)
V.Williams Hingis Hingis V.Williams - Hingis Tauziat V.Williams
98 Davenport
(3/11)
Hingis V.Williams Coetzer Martinez Hingis - Seles Pierce Davenport
(4/11)
97 Hingis Davenport
(1/11)
Hingis Hingis M.Fernandez Pierce - Seles Novotna Davenport
(2/11)
96 Majoli - Graf A.Sanchez Vicario Graf Martinez - Seles - Novotna
95 Date - Graf MartinezA.Sanchez Vicario Martinez - Seles - Majoli
94 Graf - Graf Martinez Graf Martinez - A.Sanchez Vicario - M.Maleeva
93 Navratilova - A.Sanchez Vicario Graf Graf Martinez - Graf - Ma.Maleeva-Fragnière

Singles Titles Matrix


'Since 1988:'


Rank Player Tokyo Indian Wells Miami Charleston Berlin Rome San Diego Toronto/ Montreal Moscow Zurich Chicago Boca Raton Philadelphia Total
1 Steffi Graf 1 - 4 1 7 - - 2 - - - 1 1 '17'
1 Martina Hingis 5 1 2 2 1 2 - 2 1 1 - - - '17'
3 Lindsay Davenport 4 2 - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - '11'
4= Justine Henin - 1 - 2 3 - - 2 - 1 - - - '9'
4= Conchita Martinez - - - 2 2 4 - - - - - - 1 '9'
4= / Monica Seles - - 2 - 1 2 - 4 - - - - - '9'
7 Serena Williams - 2 4 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - '8'
8= Amélie Mauresmo - - - - 2 2 - 2 - - - - - '6'
8= Gabriela Sabatini - - 1 2 - 2 - - - - - 1 - '6'
8= Arantxa Sánchez Vicario - - 2 1 1 - - 2 - - - - - '6'
8= Venus Williams - - 3 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - '6'
12= Kim Clijsters - 2 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - '5'
12= Mary Pierce - - - 1 - 1 1 - 2 - - - - '5'
12= Maria Sharapova 1 1 - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - '5'
15= Iva Majoli 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - '3'
15= Martina Navratilova 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - '3'
17= Jennifer Capriati - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - '2'
17= / Jelena Dokić - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - '2'
17= Daniela Hantuchová - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - '2'
17= Ana Ivanović - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - '2'
17= Jelena Janković - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - '2'
17= Magdalena Maleeva - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - '2'
17= Anastasia Myskina - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - '2'
17= Jana Novotná - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - '2'
17= Nadia Petrova - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - '2'
26= Anna Chakvetadze - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - '1'
26= Amanda Coetzer - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - '1'
26= Kimiko Date 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - '1'
26= Elena Dementieva 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - '1'
26= Mary Joe Fernandez - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - '1'
26= Anke Huber - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 '1'
26= Svetlana Kuznetsova - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - '1'
26= Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - '1'
26= Alicia Molik - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - '1'
26= Patty Schnyder - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - '1'
26= Nathalie Tauziat - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - '1'


★ Miami before 2000 was held in Key-Biscayne, Charleston before 2001 was held in Hilton Head, Tokyo in 1993 was held in Yokohama, Chicago was been a Tier I only in 1990, Boca Raton in 1991 and 1992, Philadelphia from 1993 to 1995.

Trivia



★ Monica Seles holds the record for the most consecutive wins at a Tier One event. From 1995 to 1999, she reached the finals of the Canadian Open, winning on the first four occasions.

★ Conchita Martinez won the Italian Open four straight times, from 1993 to 1996, and reached the final in 1997.

★ Martina Hingis of Switzerland has won all the different Tier I tournaments except for the San Diego event, which became a Tier I event in 2004, during her three-year withdrawal from the sport which ended in late 2005.

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