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

Singles

Doubles

2009

Marion Bartoli

Venus Williams/Serena Williams

2008

Aleksandra Wozniak

Cara Black/Liezel Huber

2007

Anna Chakvetadze

Sania Mirza/Shahar Peer

2006

Kim Clijsters

Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Shahar Peer

2005

Kim Clijsters

Cara Black/Rennae Stubbs

2004

Lindsay Davenport

Eleni Daniilidou/Nicole Pratt

2003

Kim Clijsters

Cara Black/Lisa Raymond

2002

Venus Williams

Lisa Raymond/Rennae Stubbs

2001

Kim Clijsters

Janet Lee/Wynne Prakusya

2000

Venus Williams

Chanda Rubin/Sandrine Testud

1999

Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport/Corina Morariu

1998

Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport/Natalia Zvereva

1997

Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis/Lindsay Davenport

1996

Martina Hingis

Lindsay Davenport/Mary Joe Fernandez

1995

Magdelena Maleeva

Lori McNeil/Helena Sukova

1994

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

Lindsay Davenport/Aranxta Sanchez Vicario

1993

Martina Navratilova

Patty Fendick/Meredith McGrath

1992

Monica Seles

Gigi Fernandez/Natalia Zvereva

1991

Martina Navratilova

Patty Fendick/Gigi Fernandez

1990

Monica Seles

Meredith McGrath/Anne Smith

1989

Zina Garrison

Patty Fendick/Jill Hetherington

1988

Martina Navratilova

Rosie Casals/Martina Navratilova

1987

Zina Garrison

Hana Mandlikova/Wendy Turnbull

1986

Chris Evert

Hana Mandlikova/Wendy Turnbull

1985

Hana Mandlikova

Hana Mandlikova/Wendy Turnbull

1984

Hana Mandlikova

Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver

1983

Bettina Bunge

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch/Eva Pfaff

1982

Andrea Jaeger

Barbara Potter/Sharon Walsh-Pete

1981

Andrea Jaeger

Rosie Casals/Wendy Turnbull

1980

Martina Navratilova

Sue Barker/Ann Kiyomura

1979

Martina Navratilova

Rosie Casals/Chris Evert

1978

Martina Navratilova

No Doubles Played

1977

Sue Barker

Kerry Melville Reid/Greer Stevens

1976

Chris Evert

Billie Jean King/Betty Stove

1975

Chris Evert

Chris Evert/Billie Jean King

1974

Billie Jean King

Chris Evert/Billie Jean King

1973

Margaret Smith Court

Margaret Smith Court/Lesley Hunt

1972

Billie Jean King

Rosie Casals/Virginia Wade

1971

Billie Jean King

Rosie Casals/Billie Jean King

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