WTA San Diego

Mercury Insurance Open
WTA tour
venue	Carlsbad United States
First run	1971
Last event	2013
category	WTA Premier
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	56M / 32Q / 32D
Prize money	US $ 721,000
As of August 8, 2011

The WTA San Diego (officially: Mercury Insurance Open ) is a women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour that was held in San Diego County , California . From 2011 to 2013 the venue was the La Costa Resort and Spa in the city of Carlsbad .

The WTA had the tournament back in its tournament calendar in 2010 after a three-year break . It was part of the US Open Series , which is considered a preparation tour for the US Open .

Official tournament name:

• Virginia Slims of San Diego: 1971, 1985-1988
• Wells Fargo Open: 1979-1982
• Virginia Slim's Ginny of San Diego: 1984
• Great American Bank Classic: 1989–1990
• Mazda Tennis Classic: 1991–1993
• Toshiba Classic: 1994-1995, 1997-1998
• Toshiba Tennis Classic: 1996
• TIG Tennis Classic: 1999
• Acura Classic: 2000-2007
• Mercury Insurance Open: 2010-2013

Winners list

singles

year	Winner	Final opponent	Result
1971	Billie Jean King	Rosie Casals	3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1
1972-78 the tournament did not take place
1979	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	6: 4, 6: 2
1980	Tracy Austin	Wendy Turnbull	6: 1, 6: 3
1981	Tracy Austin	Pam Shriver	6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 2
1982	Tracy Austin	Kathy Rinaldi	7: 6, 6: 3
In 1983 the tournament did not take place
1984	Debbie Spence	Betsy Nagelsen	6: 3, 6: 7 3 , 6: 4
1985	Annabel Croft	Wendy Turnbull	6: 0, 7: 6 5
1986	Melissa Gurney	Stephanie Deer	6: 2, 6: 4
1987	Raffaella Reggi	Anne Minter	6-0, 6-4
1988	Stephanie Deer	Ann Grossman	6: 1, 6: 1
1989	Steffi Graf	Zina Garrison	6: 4, 7: 5
↓ Category: Tier III ↓
1990	Steffi Graf	Manuela Maleewa-Fragnière	6: 3, 6: 2
1991	Jennifer Capriati	Monica Seles	4: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6 2
1992	Jennifer Capriati	Conchita Martínez	6: 3, 6: 2
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
1993	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 1
1994	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 2, 6: 1
1995	Conchita Martínez	Lisa Raymond	6: 2, 6: 0
1996	Kimiko Date	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 0
1997	Martina Hingis	Monica Seles	7: 6 4 , 6: 4
1998	Lindsay Davenport	Mary Pierce	6: 3, 6: 1
1999	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	6: 4, 6: 0
2000	Venus Williams	Monica Seles	6: 0, 6: 7 3 , 6: 2
2001	Venus Williams	Monica Seles	6: 2, 6: 3
2002	Venus Williams	Jelena Dokic	6: 2, 6: 2
2003	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Kim Clijsters	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
↓ Category: Tier I ↓
2004	Lindsay Davenport	Anastassija Myskina	6: 1, 6: 1
2005	Mary Pierce	Ai Sugiyama	6: 0, 6: 3
2006	Maria Sharapova	Kim Clijsters	7: 5, 7: 5
2007	Maria Sharapova	Patty Schnyder	6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 0
In 2008-09 the tournament did not take place
↓ Category: Premier ↓
2010	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Agnieszka Radwańska	6: 4, 6: 7 7 , 6: 3
2011	Agnieszka Radwańska	Vera Swonaryova	6: 3, 6: 4
2012	Dominika Cibulková	Marion Bartoli	6: 1, 7: 5
2013	Samantha Stosur	Viktoriya Azaranka	6: 2, 6: 3

Double

year	Winners	Final opponents	Result
1971	Billie Jean King Rosie Casals	Francoise Durr Judy Tegart	6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 3
1972-78 the tournament did not take place
1979	Martina Navrátilová Rosie Casals	Ann Kiyomura Betty Ann Stuart	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
1980	Tracy Austin Ann Kiyomura	Wendy Turnbull Rosie Casals	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
1981	Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds	Pam Shriver Rosie Casals	6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 4
1982	Kathy Jordan Paula Smith	Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro	6: 3, 5: 7, 7: 6
In 1983 the tournament did not take place
1984	Betsy Nagelsen Paula Smith	Terry Holladay Iwona Kuczynska	6: 2, 6: 4
1985	Candy Reynolds Wendy Turnbull	Rosalyn Fairbank Susan Leo	6: 4, 6: 0
1986	Beth Mr. Alycia Moulton	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 4
1987	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh-Pete	6: 3, 6: 4
1988	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg	7: 6 10 , 6: 4
1989	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Gretchen Lean Robin White	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
↓ Category: Tier III ↓
1990	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	6: 4, 7: 6 5
1991	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 2
1992	Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko-Neiland	Conchita Martínez Mercedes Paz	6: 1, 6: 4
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
1993	Gigi Fernández Helena Suková	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6: 4, 6: 3
1994	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Ginger Helgeson Rachel McQuillan	6: 3, 6: 3
1995	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Sandrine Testud	6: 2, 6: 1
1996	Gigi Fernández Conchita Martínez	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
1997	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	6: 3, 7: 5
1998	Lindsay Davenport Natallja Swerawa	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6: 2, 6: 1
1999	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6: 4, 6: 1
2000	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Lindsay Davenport Anna Kournikowa	4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 6
2001	Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa	Martina Hingis Anna Kurnikowa	6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 4
2002	Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	6: 2, 6: 4
2003	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6: 4, 7: 5
↓ Category: Tier I ↓
2004	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Virginia Ruano Paola Suarez	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
2005	Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	6: 7 7 , 6: 1, 7: 5
2006	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy	6: 2, 6: 2
2007	Cara Black Liezel Horn Huber	Anna Chakvetadze Viktoriya Azaranka	7: 5, 6: 3
In 2008-09 the tournament did not take place
↓ Category: Premier ↓
2010	Marija Kirilenko Zheng Jie	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6: 4, 6: 4
2011	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	6-0, 6-2
2012	Abigail Spears Raquel Kops-Jones	Vania King Nadja Petrowa	6: 2, 6: 4
2013	Abigail Spears Raquel Kops-Jones	Chan Hao-ching Janette Husárová	6: 4, 6: 1

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