The WTA Doubles Championships is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament for doubles, played from 1975 to 1997. It was held on indoor carpet courts from 1975 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1990, and on outdoor clay courts in 1982 and from 1991 to 1997.
WTA Doubles Championships Event name Bridgestone Doubles Championships (1975–87) (1988, 1990) (1989) (1991–94) (1995–97) Tour WTA Tour (1975–97) Founded 1975 Abolished 1997 Editions 23 Surface Carpet (1975–81, 1983–90) Clay (1982, 1991–97)
Year
Location
1975–1977
Tokyo, Japan
1978
Salt Lake City, Utah
1979–1981
Tokyo, Japan
1982
Fort Worth, Texas
1983–1985
Tokyo, Japan
1986
Nashville, Tennessee
1987–1989
Tokyo, Japan
1990
Orlando, Florida
1991
Tarpon Springs, Florida
1992–1994
Wesley Chapel, Florida
1995–1997
Edinburgh , Scotland
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1975
Margaret Court Virginia Wade Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King 6–7, 7–6, 6–2
1976
Billie Jean King Betty Stöve Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 6–2
1977
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 7–5, 6–3
1978
Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4
1979
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 7–5, 7–6
1980
Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 7–5, 6–3
1981
Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 7–5, 6–2
1982
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 7–5, 6–3
1983 Billie Jean King Sharon Walsh Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–1, 6–1
1984 Ann Kiyomura Pam Shriver Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Sayers 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
1985
Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Betsy Nagelsen Anne White 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1986
Barbara Potter Pam Shriver Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–3
1987
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Elise Burgin Pam Shriver 6–1, 7–6
1988 Katrina Adams Zina Garrison Gigi Fernández Robin White 7–5, 7–5
1989
Gigi Fernández Robin White Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–2
1990
Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath 6–4, 6–1
1991
Gigi Fernández Helena Suková Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 4–6, 6–4, 7–6
1992
Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–2
1993
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Savchenko 7–5, 6–3
1994 Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 7–5
1995 Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko Manon Bollegraf Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 7–6
1996 Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 2–6, 7–6
1997 Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi 6–1, 3–6, 7–5
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