| WTA Doubles Championships |
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|
| 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) |
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| Tour | WTA Tour (1975–97) |
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| Founded | 1975 |
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| Abolished | 1997 |
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| Editions | 23 |
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| Surface | Carpet (1975–81, 1983–90)
Clay (1982, 1991–97) |
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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]
| 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
|
| Year
|
Champions
|
Runners-up
|
Score
|
| 1975 |
Australia Margaret Court
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United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King |
6–7, 7–6, 6–2
|
| 1976 |
United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve |
United States Mona Guerrant
United States Ann Kiyomura |
6–3, 6–2
|
| 1977 |
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve |
France Françoise Dürr
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7–5, 6–3
|
| 1978 |
United States Billie Jean King
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova |
France Françoise Dürr
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6–4, 6–4
|
| 1979 |
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve |
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United States Ann Kiyomura |
7–5, 7–6
|
| 1980 |
United States Billie Jean King
United States Martina Navratilova |
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United States Ann Kiyomura |
7–5, 6–3
|
| 1981 |
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United States Ann Kiyomura |
United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh |
7–5, 6–2
|
| 1982 |
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver |
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith |
7–5, 6–3
|
| 1983 |
United States Billie Jean King
United States Sharon Walsh |
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith |
6–1, 6–1
|
| 1984 |
United States Ann Kiyomura
United States Pam Shriver |
United States Barbara Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Sayers |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
|
| 1985 |
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie |
United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Anne White |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
|
| 1986 |
United States Barbara Potter
United States Pam Shriver |
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie |
6–4, 6–3
|
| 1987 |
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková |
United States Elise Burgin
United States Pam Shriver |
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
|
| 1988 |
United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison |
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White |
7–5, 7–5
|
| 1989 |
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White |
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia Wendy Turnbull |
6–2, 6–2
|
| 1990 |
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva |
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Meredith McGrath |
6–4, 6–1
|
| 1991 |
United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková |
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
|
| 1992 |
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Commonwealth of Independent States Larisa Savchenko |
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Commonwealth of Independent States Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–2
|
| 1993 |
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva |
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Latvia Larisa Savchenko |
7–5, 6–3
|
| 1994 |
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva |
6–2, 7–5
|
| 1995 |
United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Savchenko |
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Australia Rennae Stubbs |
6–2, 7–6
|
| 1996 |
United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf |
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 2–6, 7–6
|
| 1997 |
United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf |
Australia Rachel McQuillan
Japan Nana Miyagi |
6–1, 3–6, 7–5
|
| Player
|
Wins
|
Total
|
Final
|
Total
|
| United States Billie Jean King |
4 |
1976, 1978, 1980, 1983 |
1 |
1975
|
| CzechoslovakiaUnited States Martina Navratilova |
4 |
1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 |
0 |
|
| United States Gigi Fernández |
3 |
1989, 1991, 1993 |
3 |
1988, 1994, 1996
|
| Soviet UnionCommonwealth of Independent StatesLatvia Larisa Savchenko |
3 |
1990, 1992, 1995 |
2 |
1991, 1993
|
| United States Pam Shriver |
3 |
1982, 1984, 1986 |
1 |
1987
|
| Netherlands Betty Stöve |
3 |
1976, 1977, 1979 |
0 |
|
| Soviet UnionCommonwealth of Independent StatesBelarus Natasha Zvereva |
2 |
1990, 1993 |
4 |
1991, 1992, 1994, 1996
|
| United States Ann Kiyomura |
2 |
1981, 1984 |
3 |
1976, 1979, 1980
|
| Netherlands Manon Bollegraf |
2 |
1996, 1997 |
2 |
1990, 1995
|
| United States Nicole Arendt |
2 |
1996, 1997 |
0 |
|
| CzechoslovakiaCzech Republic Jana Novotná |
2 |
1992, 1994 |
0 |
|
| Czechoslovakia Helena Suková |
2 |
1987, 1991 |
0 |
|
| Australia Elizabeth Smylie |
1 |
1985 |
3 |
1984, 1986, 1989
|
| United States Kathy Jordan |
1 |
1985 |
3 |
1982, 1983, 1986
|
| Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
1 |
1994 |
2 |
1992, 1993
|
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1 |
1981 |
2 |
1979, 1980
|
| France Françoise Dürr |
1 |
1979 |
2 |
1977, 1978
|
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1 |
1975 |
2 |
1977, 1978
|
| United States Meredith McGrath |
1 |
1995 |
1 |
1990
|
| United States Robin White |
1 |
1989 |
1 |
1988
|
| United States Barbara Potter |
1 |
1986 |
1 |
1981
|
| United States Sharon Walsh |
1 |
1983 |
1 |
1981
|
| United States Zina Garrison |
1 |
1988 |
0 |
|
| United States Katrina Adams |
1 |
1988 |
0 |
|
| West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
1 |
1987 |
0 |
|
| Australia Margaret Court |
1 |
1975 |
0 |
|
| United States Anne Smith |
0 |
|
2 |
1982, 1983
|
| Japan Nana Miyagi |
0 |
|
1 |
1997
|
| Australia Rachel McQuillan |
0 |
|
1 |
1997
|
| Australia Rennae Stubbs |
0 |
|
1 |
1995
|
| Australia Wendy Turnbull |
0 |
|
1 |
1989
|
| United States Elise Burgin |
0 |
|
1 |
1987
|
| United States Anne White |
0 |
|
1 |
1985
|
| United States Betsy Nagelsen |
0 |
|
1 |
1985
|
| United States Barbara Jordan |
0 |
|
1 |
1984
|
| United States Mona Guerrant |
0 |
|
1 |
1976
|
| United States Rosemary Casals |
0 |
|
1 |
1975
|
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