Discover the previous winners of the WTA Finals since its inception in 1972.
Martina Navratilova is the most successful player in WTA Finals history with eight titles which she achieved from 1978 to 1986. The 18-time Grand Slam champion was also a finalist on six other occasions, and Navratilova also holds the record for most doubles titles in the competition with 13.
Joint-second on the all-time list is Steffi Graf and Serena Williams, who have both achieved five WTA Finals titles in their career. Williams achieved three successive triumphs from 2012 to 2014.
Chris Evert was the first winner of the competition and won a total of four WTA Finals in her career.
Monica Seles and Kim Clijsters are both three-time champions of the event, while Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Gabriela Sabatini, Martina Hingis and Justine Henin are the only other individuals to win the WTA Finals title more than once.
In a demonstration of the WTA circuit's competitiveness, the previous ten editions of the WTA Finals have all been won by first-time winners, with Serena Williams the last individual to successfully defend her crown in 2014.
Previous WTA Finals winners
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
1972 | Chris Evert | Kerry Melville |
1973 | Chris Evert | Nancy Richey Gunter |
1974 | Evonne Goolagong | Chris Evert |
1975 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova |
1976 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Chris Evert |
1977 | Chris Evert | Sue Barker |
1978 | Martina Navratilova | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
1979 | Martina Navratilova | Tracy Austin |
1980 | Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova |
1981 | Martina Navratilova | Andrea Jaeger |
1982 | Sylvia Hanika | Martina Navratilova |
1983 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
1984 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
1985 | Martina Navratilova | Helena Sukova |
1986 (Mar.) | Martina Navratilova | Hana Mandlikova |
1986 (Nov.) | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf |
1987 | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatani |
1988 | Gabriela Sabatani | Pam Shriver |
1989 | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova |
1990 | Monica Seles | Gabriela Sabatani |
1991 | Monica Seles | Martina Navratilova |
1992 | Monica Seles | Martina Navratilova |
1993 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
1994 | Gabriela Sabatani | Lindsay Davenport |
1995 | Steffi Graf | Anke Huber |
1996 | Steffi Graf | Martina Hingis |
1997 | Jana Novotna | Mary Pierce |
1998 | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport |
1999 | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis |
2000 | Martina Hingis | Monica Seles |
2001 | Serena Williams | Lindsay Davenport |
2002 | Kim Clijsters | Serena Williams |
2003 | Kim Clijsters | Amelie Mauresmo |
2004 | Maria Sharapova | Serena Williams |
2005 | Amelie Mauresmo | Mary Pierce |
2006 | Justine Henin | Amelie Mauresmo |
2007 | Justine Henin | Maria Sharapova |
2008 | Venus Williams | Vera Zvonareva |
2009 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams |
2010 | Kim Clijsters | Caroline Wozniacki |
2011 | Petra Kvitova | Victoria Azarenka |
2012 | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova |
2013 | Serena Williams | Li Na |
2014 | Serena Williams | Simona Halep |
2015 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Petra Kvitova |
2016 | Dominika Cibulkova | Angelique Kerber |
2017 | Caroline Wozniacki | Venus Williams |
2018 | Elina Svitolina | Sloane Stephens |
2019 | Ashleigh Barty | Elina Svitolina |
2020 | Not held due to Covid-19 | |
2021 | Garbine Muguruza | Anett Kontaveit |
2022 | Caroline Garcia | Aryna Sabalenka |
2023 | Iga Swiatek | Jessica Pegula |
2024 | Coco Gauff | Zheng Qinwen |
2025 | Elena Rybakina | Aryna Sabalenka |
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