Amelia Island Championships

The Amelia Island Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in Amelia Island Plantation and later Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States.

The Women's Tennis Association event was an International series tournament played on outdoor green clay courts from 1980 to 2010.

Amelia Island Championships
Tournament information
Founded1980
Abolished2010
Editions31
LocationAmelia Island and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
United States
VenueAmelia Island Plantation and Sawgrass Country Club
CategoryInternational
SurfaceGreen Clay / outdoors
Draw32M / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$220,000

History

Formerly the Bausch & Lomb Championships, the tournament lost its title sponsor when Bausch & Lomb did not renew its contract following the 2008 event at Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida. Tournament organizers Octagon hired Axia Public Relations, a public relations firm, to find a new title sponsor. In August 2008, Axia and Octagon announced Fortune 1000 global staffing firm MPS Group (NYSE:MPS) of Jacksonville, 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, The WTA announced that the event would not be held in 2011. The WTA wanted to reduce the number of spring clay 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.

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.

Sponsors

  • 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

Past finals

Singles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Amelia Island 1980 Amelia Island Championships  Martina Navratilova Amelia Island Championships  Hana Mandlíková 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1981 Amelia Island Championships  Chris Evert Amelia Island Championships  Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–0
1982 Amelia Island Championships  Chris Evert (2) Amelia Island Championships  Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–1
1983 Amelia Island Championships  Chris Evert (3) Amelia Island Championships  Carling Bassett 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
1984 Amelia Island Championships  Martina Navratilova (2) Amelia Island Championships  Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0
1985 Amelia Island Championships  Zina Garrison Amelia Island Championships  Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3
1986 Amelia Island Championships  Steffi Graf Amelia Island Championships  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
1987 Amelia Island Championships  Steffi Graf (2) Amelia Island Championships  Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–4
1988 Amelia Island Championships  Martina Navratilova (3) Amelia Island Championships  Gabriela Sabatini 6–0, 6–2
1989 Amelia Island Championships  Gabriela Sabatini Amelia Island Championships  Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1990 Amelia Island Championships  Steffi Graf (3) Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–0
1991 Amelia Island Championships  Gabriela Sabatini (2) Amelia Island Championships  Steffi Graf 7–5, 7–6
1992 Amelia Island Championships  Gabriela Sabatini (3) Amelia Island Championships  Steffi Graf 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
1993 Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amelia Island Championships  Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
1994 Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Amelia Island Championships  Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–4
1995 Amelia Island Championships  Conchita Martínez Amelia Island Championships  Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–4
1996 Amelia Island Championships  Irina Spîrlea Amelia Island Championships  Mary Pierce 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1997 Amelia Island Championships  Lindsay Davenport Amelia Island Championships  Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–3
1998 Amelia Island Championships  Mary Pierce Amelia Island Championships  Conchita Martínez 6–7(8–10), 6–0, 6–2
1999 Amelia Island Championships  Monica Seles Amelia Island Championships  Ruxandra Dragomir 6–2, 6–3
2000 Amelia Island Championships  Monica Seles (2) Amelia Island Championships  Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2
2001 Amelia Island Championships  Amélie Mauresmo Amelia Island Championships  Amanda Coetzer 6–4, 7–5
2002 Amelia Island Championships  Venus Williams Amelia Island Championships  Justine Henin 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2003 Amelia Island Championships  Elena Dementieva Amelia Island Championships  Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2004 Amelia Island Championships  Lindsay Davenport (2) Amelia Island Championships  Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–4
2005 Amelia Island Championships  Lindsay Davenport (3) Amelia Island Championships  Silvia Farina Elia 7–5, 7–5
2006 Amelia Island Championships  Nadia Petrova Amelia Island Championships  Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–4
2007 Amelia Island Championships  Tatiana Golovin Amelia Island Championships  Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–1
2008 Amelia Island Championships  Maria Sharapova Amelia Island Championships  Dominika Cibulková 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Ponte Vedra Beach 2009 Amelia Island Championships  Caroline Wozniacki Amelia Island Championships  Aleksandra Wozniak 6–1, 6–2
2010 Amelia Island Championships  Caroline Wozniacki (2) Amelia Island Championships  Olga Govortsova 6–2, 7–5

Doubles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Amelia Island 1980 Amelia Island Championships  Rosemary Casals
Amelia Island Championships  Ilana Kloss
Amelia Island Championships  Kathy Jordan
Amelia Island Championships  Pam Shriver
7–6, 7–6
1981 Amelia Island Championships  Kathy Jordan
Amelia Island Championships  Anne Smith
Amelia Island Championships  Joanne Russell
Amelia Island Championships  Pam Shriver
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
1982 Amelia Island Championships  Leslie Allen
Amelia Island Championships  Mima Jaušovec
Amelia Island Championships  Barbara Potter
Amelia Island Championships  Sharon Walsh
6–1, 7–5
1983 Amelia Island Championships  Candy Reynolds
Amelia Island Championships  Rosalyn Fairbank
Amelia Island Championships  Virginia Ruzici
Amelia Island Championships  Hana Mandlíková
6–4, 6–2
1984 Amelia Island Championships  Kathy Jordan (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Anne Smith (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Anne Hobbs
Amelia Island Championships  Mima Jaušovec
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1985 Amelia Island Championships  Rosalyn Fairbank (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Hana Mandlíková
Amelia Island Championships  Carling Bassett
Amelia Island Championships  Chris Evert
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
1986 Amelia Island Championships  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Amelia Island Championships  Helena Suková
Amelia Island Championships  Gabriela Sabatini
Amelia Island Championships  Catherine Tanvier
6–2, 5–7, 7–6
1987 Amelia Island Championships  Steffi Graf
Amelia Island Championships  Gabriela Sabatini
Amelia Island Championships  Hana Mandlíková
Amelia Island Championships  Wendy Turnbull
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1988 Amelia Island Championships  Zina Garrison Jackson
Amelia Island Championships  Eva Pfaff
Amelia Island Championships  Katrina Adams
Amelia Island Championships  Penny Barg-Mager
4–6, 6–2, 7–6
1989 Amelia Island Championships  Larisa Savchenko
Amelia Island Championships  Natasha Zvereva
Amelia Island Championships  Martina Navratilova
Amelia Island Championships  Pam Shriver
7–6, 2–6, 6–1
1990 Amelia Island Championships  Mercedes Paz
Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Amelia Island Championships  Regina Rajchrtová
Amelia Island Championships  Andrea Temesvári
7–6, 6–4
1991 Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Helena Suková (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Mercedes Paz
Amelia Island Championships  Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1992 Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
Amelia Island Championships  Natasha Zvereva (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Zina Garrison-Jackson
Amelia Island Championships  Jana Novotná
6–1, 6–0
1993 Amelia Island Championships  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Amelia Island Championships  Leila Meskhi
Amelia Island Championships  Amanda Coetzer
Amelia Island Championships  Inés Gorrochategui
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1994 Amelia Island Championships  Larisa Neiland
Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4)
Amelia Island Championships  Amanda Coetzer
Amelia Island Championships  Inés Gorrochategui
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1995 Amelia Island Championships  Amanda Coetzer
Amelia Island Championships  Inés Gorrochategui
Amelia Island Championships  Nicole Arendt
Amelia Island Championships  Manon Bollegraf
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
1996 Amelia Island Championships  Chanda Rubin
Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (5)
Amelia Island Championships  Meredith McGrath
Amelia Island Championships  Larisa Neiland
6–1, 6–1
1997 Amelia Island Championships  Lindsay Davenport
Amelia Island Championships  Jana Novotná
Amelia Island Championships  Nicole Arendt
Amelia Island Championships  Manon Bollegraf
6–3, 6–0
1998 Amelia Island Championships  Sandra Cacic
Amelia Island Championships  Mary Pierce
Amelia Island Championships  Barbara Schett
Amelia Island Championships  Patty Schnyder
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
1999 Amelia Island Championships  Conchita Martínez
Amelia Island Championships  Patricia Tarabini
Amelia Island Championships  Lisa Raymond
Amelia Island Championships  Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
2000 Rain prevented play
2001 Amelia Island Championships  Conchita Martínez (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Patricia Tarabini (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Martina Navratilova
Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–2
2002 Amelia Island Championships  Daniela Hantuchová
Amelia Island Championships  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (6)
Amelia Island Championships  María Emilia Salerni
Amelia Island Championships  Åsa Svensson
6–4, 6–2
2003 Amelia Island Championships  Lindsay Davenport (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Lisa Raymond
Amelia Island Championships  Virginia Ruano Pascual
Amelia Island Championships  Paola Suárez
7–5, 6–2
2004 Amelia Island Championships  Nadia Petrova
Amelia Island Championships  Meghann Shaughnessy
Amelia Island Championships  Myriam Casanova
Amelia Island Championships  Alicia Molik
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
2005 Amelia Island Championships  Bryanne Stewart
Amelia Island Championships  Samantha Stosur
Amelia Island Championships  Květa Peschke
Amelia Island Championships  Patty Schnyder
6–4, 6–2
2006 Amelia Island Championships  Shinobu Asagoe
Amelia Island Championships  Katarina Srebotnik
Amelia Island Championships  Liezel Huber
Amelia Island Championships  Sania Mirza
6–2, 6–4
2007 Amelia Island Championships  Mara Santangelo
Amelia Island Championships  Katarina Srebotnik (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Anabel Medina Garrigues
Amelia Island Championships  Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2008 Amelia Island Championships  Bethanie Mattek
Amelia Island Championships  Vladimíra Uhlířová
Amelia Island Championships  Victoria Azarenka
Amelia Island Championships  Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–1
Ponte Vedra Beach 2009 Amelia Island Championships  Chuang Chia-jung
Amelia Island Championships  Sania Mirza
Amelia Island Championships  Květa Peschke
Amelia Island Championships  Lisa Raymond
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
2010 Amelia Island Championships  Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2)
Amelia Island Championships  Yan Zi
Amelia Island Championships  Chuang Chia-jung
Amelia Island Championships  Peng Shuai
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]

See also

References

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