History
2010 will mark the 40th year of competition for the Bank of the West Classic, making the event the longest running women-only tennis tournament in the world. The Bank of the West Classic is proud to be a part of the Olympus U.S. Open Series which begins after Wimbledon and concludes with the US Open.
The Bank of the West Classic is the first women's stop on the road to the U.S. Open. The Olympus U.S. Open Series continues to bring a number of enhancements to the sport, including more national TV hours, live finals and an unprecedented national marketing and publicity campaign, all helping to increase tennis participation and exposure.
Stanford University, in its magnificent setting, situated in the heart of Silicon Valley, has played host for the Bank of the West Classic since 1997. Bank of the West has held the title sponsorship of the event since 1992, making their relationship and comitment to tennis one of the strongest in the world. IMG is among only a handful of independent entities working on the campus and the only company that conducts an event for a consecutive 10 day period.
Past Champions
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Singles |
Doubles | |
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2009 |
Marion Bartoli |
Venus Williams/Serena Williams |
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2008 |
Aleksandra Wozniak |
Cara Black/Liezel Huber |
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2007 |
Anna Chakvetadze |
Sania Mirza/Shahar Peer |
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2006 |
Kim Clijsters |
Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Shahar Peer |
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2005 |
Kim Clijsters |
Cara Black/Rennae Stubbs |
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2004 |
Lindsay Davenport |
Eleni Daniilidou/Nicole Pratt |
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2003 |
Kim Clijsters |
Cara Black/Lisa Raymond |
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2002 |
Venus Williams |
Lisa Raymond/Rennae Stubbs |
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2001 |
Kim Clijsters |
Janet Lee/Wynne Prakusya |
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2000 |
Venus Williams |
Chanda Rubin/Sandrine Testud |
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1999 |
Lindsay Davenport |
Lindsay Davenport/Corina Morariu |
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1998 |
Lindsay Davenport |
Lindsay Davenport/Natalia Zvereva |
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1997 |
Martina Hingis |
Martina Hingis/Lindsay Davenport |
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1996 |
Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport/Mary Joe Fernandez |
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1995 |
Magdelena Maleeva |
Lori McNeil/Helena Sukova |
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1994 |
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
Lindsay Davenport/Aranxta Sanchez Vicario |
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1993 |
Martina Navratilova |
Patty Fendick/Meredith McGrath |
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1992 |
Monica Seles |
Gigi Fernandez/Natalia Zvereva |
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1991 |
Martina Navratilova |
Patty Fendick/Gigi Fernandez |
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1990 |
Monica Seles |
Meredith McGrath/Anne Smith |
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1989 |
Zina Garrison |
Patty Fendick/Jill Hetherington |
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1988 |
Martina Navratilova |
Rosie Casals/Martina Navratilova |
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1987 |
Zina Garrison |
Hana Mandlikova/Wendy Turnbull |
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1986 |
Chris Evert |
Hana Mandlikova/Wendy Turnbull |
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1985 |
Hana Mandlikova |
Hana Mandlikova/Wendy Turnbull |
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1984 |
Hana Mandlikova |
Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver |
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1983 |
Bettina Bunge |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch/Eva Pfaff |
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1982 |
Andrea Jaeger |
Barbara Potter/Sharon Walsh-Pete |
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1981 |
Andrea Jaeger |
Rosie Casals/Wendy Turnbull |
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1980 |
Martina Navratilova |
Sue Barker/Ann Kiyomura |
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1979 |
Martina Navratilova |
Rosie Casals/Chris Evert |
|
1978 |
Martina Navratilova |
No Doubles Played |
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1977 |
Sue Barker |
Kerry Melville Reid/Greer Stevens |
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1976 |
Chris Evert |
Billie Jean King/Betty Stove |
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1975 |
Chris Evert |
Chris Evert/Billie Jean King |
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1974 |
Billie Jean King |
Chris Evert/Billie Jean King |
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1973 |
Margaret Smith Court |
Margaret Smith Court/Lesley Hunt |
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1972 |
Billie Jean King |
Rosie Casals/Virginia Wade |
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1971 |
Billie Jean King |
Rosie Casals/Billie Jean King |
