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Silicon Valley Classic
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Silicon Valley Classic |
| type | defunct |
| tour | ILTF World Circuit (1971–72) |
| Virginia Slims Circuit (1973–87) | |
| WTA Tour (1988–2022) | |
| logo | Silicon Valley Classic Logo.jpg |
| logo size | 200px |
| founded | |
| editions | 50 (2022) |
| city | San Jose, California |
| country | United States |
| venue | San Jose State University |
| tier | WTA Tier II |
| (1990–2008) | |
| WTA Premier tournaments | |
| (2009–2019) | |
| WTA 500 | |
| (2021–2022) | |
| surface | Hardcourt / outdoor |
| draw | 28S / 16SQ / 16D )2022) |
| prize money | US$ 757,900 (2022) |
| website | mubadalasvc.com |
Virginia Slims Circuit (1973–87) WTA Tour (1988–2022) (1990–2008) WTA Premier tournaments (2009–2019) WTA 500 (2021–2022) The Silicon Valley Classic was a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, California. Started in 1971, the tournament was the oldest women's-only tournament in the world and was played on outdoor hardcourts. It was the first women's tournament in the annual US Open Series.
The tournament started out as the British Motor Cars Invitation in 1971 on the Virginia Slims circuit. Prior to 1978, the tournament was known as the Virginia Slims of San Francisco. The tournament was sponsored by Bank of the West from 1992 to 2017 (branding it as the Bank of the West Classic), and held on the campus of Stanford University from 1997 to 2017, and run by Dick Gould. The event moved to San Jose State University in 2018 and received a new sponsor, Mubadala Investment Company, branding the tournament as the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
Martina Navratilova won the tournament a record five times (1979–1980, 1988, 1991, and 1993).
On June 1, 2023, it was announced that the tournament would merge with the pre-existing Washington Open and move permanently to Washington, D.C. The Washington tournament thereby went from being a WTA 250 event to being a WTA 500 event. The Silicon Valley Classic thus held its final tournament in 2022.
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USA Billie Jean King | USA Rosemary Casals | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1972 | USA Billie Jean King (2) | AUS Kerry Melville | 7–6(5–0), 7–6(5–2) |
| 1973 | AUS Margaret Court | AUS Kerry Melville | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1974 | USA Billie Jean King (3) | USA Chris Evert | 7–6(5–2), 6–2 |
| 1975 | USA Chris Evert | USA Billie Jean King | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1976 | USA Chris Evert (2) | AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 7–5, 7–6(5–2) |
| 1977 | GBR Sue Barker | GBR Virginia Wade | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Not held | ||
| 1979 | USA Martina Navratilova | USA Chris Evert | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1980 | USA Martina Navratilova (2) | AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| 1981 | USA Andrea Jaeger | GBR Virginia Wade | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1982 | USA Andrea Jaeger (2) | USA Chris Evert | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| 1983 | FRG Bettina Bunge | FRG Sylvia Hanika | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1984 | TCH Hana Mandlíková | USA Martina Navratilova | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1985 | TCH Hana Mandlíková (2) | USA Chris Evert | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1986 | USA Chris Evert (3) | USA Kathy Jordan | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1987 | USA Zina Garrison | FRG Sylvia Hanika | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1988 | USA Martina Navratilova (3) | URS Larisa Savchenko | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1989 | USA Zina Garrison (2) | URS Larisa Savchenko | 6–1, 6–1 |
| ↓ Tier II tournament ↓ | |||
| 1990 | YUG Monica Seles | USA Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| 1991 | USA Martina Navratilova (4) | YUG Monica Seles | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1992 | FR Yugoslavia Monica Seles (2) | USA Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1993 | USA Martina Navratilova (5) | USA Zina Garrison | 6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
| 1994 | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | USA Martina Navratilova | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
| 1995 | BUL Magdalena Maleeva | Empire of Japan Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1996 | SUI Martina Hingis | USA Monica Seles | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1997 | SUI Martina Hingis (2) | ESP Conchita Martínez | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1998 | USA Lindsay Davenport | USA Venus Williams | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1999 | USA Lindsay Davenport (2) | USA Venus Williams | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
| 2000 | USA Venus Williams | USA Lindsay Davenport | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2001 | BEL Kim Clijsters | USA Lindsay Davenport | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 |
| 2002 | USA Venus Williams (2) | BEL Kim Clijsters | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2003 | BEL Kim Clijsters (2) | USA Jennifer Capriati | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2004 | USA Lindsay Davenport (3) | USA Venus Williams | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2005 | BEL Kim Clijsters (3) | USA Venus Williams | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2006 | BEL Kim Clijsters (4) | SUI Patty Schnyder | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2007 | RUS Anna Chakvetadze | IND Sania Mirza | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2008 | CAN Aleksandra Wozniak | FRA Marion Bartoli | 7–5, 6–3 |
| ↓ Premier tournament ↓ | |||
| 2009 | FRA Marion Bartoli | USA Venus Williams | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2010 | BLR Victoria Azarenka | RUS Maria Sharapova | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2011 | USA Serena Williams | FRA Marion Bartoli | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2012 | USA Serena Williams (2) | USA CoCo Vandeweghe | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2013 | SVK Dominika Cibulková | POL Agnieszka Radwańska | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2014 | USA Serena Williams (3) | GER Angelique Kerber | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| 2015 | GER Angelique Kerber | CZE Karolína Plíšková | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2016 | GBR Johanna Konta | USA Venus Williams | 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 2017 | USA Madison Keys | USA Coco Vandeweghe | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| 2018 | ROU Mihaela Buzărnescu | GRE Maria Sakkari | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2019 | CHN Zheng Saisai | BLR Aryna Sabalenka | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| ↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓ | |||
| 2021 | USA Danielle Collins | RUS Daria Kasatkina | 6–3, 6–7(10–12), 6–1 |
| 2022 | Daria Kasatkina | USA Shelby Rogers | 6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USA Rosemary Casals | ||
| USA Billie Jean King | FRA Françoise Dürr | ||
| GBR Ann Haydon-Jones | 6–4, 6–7, 6–1 | ||
| 1972 | USA Rosemary Casals (2) | ||
| GBR Virginia Wade | FRA Françoise Dürr | ||
| AUS Judy Tegart Dalton | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 | ||
| 1973 | AUS Margaret Court | ||
| AUS Lesley Hunt | USA Wendy Overton | ||
| USA Valerie Ziegenfuss | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| 1974 | USA Chris Evert | ||
| USA Billie Jean King (2) | FRA Françoise Dürr | ||
| NED Betty Stöve | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1975 | USA Chris Evert (2) | ||
| USA Billie Jean King (3) | USA Rosemary Casals | ||
| GBR Virginia Wade | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| 1976 | USA Billie Jean King (4) | ||
| NED Betty Stöve | USA Rosemary Casals | ||
| FRA Françoise Dürr | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1977 | AUS Kerry Reid | ||
| RSA Greer Stevens | GBR Sue Barker | ||
| USA Ann Kiyomura | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 1978 | Not held | ||
| 1979 | USA Rosemary Casals (3) | ||
| USA Chris Evert (3) | USA Tracy Austin | ||
| NED Betty Stöve | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1980 | GBR Sue Barker | ||
| USA Ann Kiyomura | RSA Greer Stevens | ||
| GBR Virginia Wade | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| 1981 | USA Rosemary Casals (4) | ||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | USA Martina Navratilova | ||
| GBR Virginia Wade | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1982 | USA Barbara Potter | ||
| USA Sharon Walsh | USA Kathy Jordan | ||
| USA Pam Shriver | 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 1983 | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ||
| FRG Eva Pfaff | USA Rosemary Casals | ||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1984 | USA Martina Navratilova | ||
| USA Pam Shriver | USA Rosemary Casals | ||
| USA Alycia Moulton | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1985 | TCH Hana Mandlíková | ||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | ||
| USA Candy Reynolds | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 1986 | TCH Hana Mandlíková (2) | ||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull (3) | USA Bonnie Gadusek | ||
| TCH Helena Suková | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | ||
| 1987 | TCH Hana Mandlíková (3) | ||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull (4) | USA Zina Garrison | ||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| 1988 | USA Rosemary Casals (5) | ||
| USA Martina Navratilova (2) | TCH Hana Mandlíková | ||
| TCH Jana Novotná | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1989 | USA Patty Fendick | ||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | URS Larisa Savchenko | ||
| URS Natalia Zvereva | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1990 | USA Meredith McGrath | ||
| USA Anne Smith | RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | ||
| USA Robin White | 2–6, 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| 1991 | USA Patty Fendick (2) | ||
| USA Gigi Fernández | USA Martina Navratilova | ||
| USA Pam Shriver | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| 1992 | USA Gigi Fernández (2) | ||
| CIS Natalia Zvereva | RSA Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer | ||
| USA Gretchen Rush Magers | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 1993 | USA Patty Fendick (3) | ||
| USA Meredith McGrath (2) | RSA Amanda Coetzer | ||
| ARG Inés Gorrochategui | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| 1994 | USA Lindsay Davenport | ||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez | USA Gigi Fernández | ||
| USA Martina Navratilova | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 1995 | USA Lori McNeil | ||
| CZE Helena Suková | USA Katrina Adams | ||
| USA Zina Garrison Jackson | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1996 | USA Lindsay Davenport (2) | ||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | ROM Irina Spîrlea | ||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1997 | USA Lindsay Davenport (3) | ||
| SUI Martina Hingis | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||
| ARG Patricia Tarabini | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1998 | USA Lindsay Davenport (4) | ||
| BLR Natasha Zvereva (2) | LAT Larisa Savchenko Neiland | ||
| UKR Elena Tatarkova | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1999 | USA Lindsay Davenport (5) | ||
| USA Corina Morariu | RUS Anna Kournikova | ||
| RUS Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 2000 | USA Chanda Rubin | ||
| FRA Sandrine Testud | ZIM Cara Black | ||
| USA Amy Frazier | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 2001 | TPE Janet Lee | ||
| INA Wynne Prakusya | USA Nicole Arendt | ||
| NED Caroline Vis | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 2002 | USA Lisa Raymond | ||
| AUS Rennae Stubbs | SVK Janette Husárová | ||
| ESP Conchita Martínez | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| 2003 | ZIM Cara Black | ||
| USA Lisa Raymond (2) | KOR Cho Yoon-jeong | ||
| ITA Francesca Schiavone | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | ||
| 2004 | GRE Eleni Daniilidou | ||
| AUS Nicole Pratt | CZE Iveta Benešová | ||
| LUX Claudine Schaul | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 2005 | ZIM Cara Black (2) | ||
| AUS Rennae Stubbs (2) | RUS Elena Likhovtseva | ||
| RUS Vera Zvonareva | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| 2006 | GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld | ||
| ISR Shahar Pe'er | ITA Maria Elena Camerin | ||
| ARG Gisela Dulko | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 2007 | IND Sania Mirza | ||
| ISR Shahar Pe'er (2) | BLR Victoria Azarenka | ||
| RUS Anna Chakvetadze | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 2008 | ZIM Cara Black (3) | ||
| USA Liezel Huber | RUS Elena Vesnina | ||
| RUS Vera Zvonareva | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| ↓ Premier tournament ↓ | |||
| 2009 | USA Serena Williams | ||
| USA Venus Williams | TPE Chan Yung-jan | ||
| ROU Monica Niculescu | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 2010 | USA Lindsay Davenport (6) | ||
| USA Liezel Huber (2) | TPE Chan Yung-jan | ||
| CHN Zheng Jie | 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 10–8 | ||
| 2011 | BLR Victoria Azarenka | ||
| RUS Maria Kirilenko | USA Liezel Huber | ||
| USA Lisa Raymond | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 2012 | NZL Marina Erakovic | ||
| GBR Heather Watson | AUS Jarmila Gajdošová | ||
| USA Vania King | 7–5, 7–6(9–7) | ||
| 2013 | USA Raquel Kops-Jones | ||
| USA Abigail Spears | GER Julia Görges | ||
| CRO Darija Jurak | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| 2014 | ESP Garbiñe Muguruza | ||
| ESP Carla Suárez Navarro | POL Paula Kania | ||
| CZE Kateřina Siniaková | 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] | ||
| 2015 | CHN Xu Yifan | ||
| CHN Zheng Saisai | ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues | ||
| ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 2016 | USA Raquel Atawo (2) | ||
| USA Abigail Spears (2) | CRO Darija Jurak | ||
| AUS Anastasia Rodionova | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 2017 | USA Abigail Spears (3) | ||
| USA Coco Vandeweghe | FRA Alizé Cornet | ||
| POL Alicja Rosolska | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 2018 | TPE Latisha Chan | ||
| CZE Květa Peschke | UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok | ||
| UKR Nadiia Kichenok | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 2019 | USA Nicole Melichar | ||
| CZE Květa Peschke (2) | JPN Shuko Aoyama | ||
| JPN Ena Shibahara | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 2020 | not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| ↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓ | |||
| 2021 | CRO Darija Jurak | ||
| SLO Andreja Klepač | CAN Gabriela Dabrowski | ||
| BRA Luisa Stefani | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| 2022 | CHN Xu Yifan (2) | ||
| CHN Yang Zhaoxuan | JPN Shuko Aoyama | ||
| TPE Chan Hao-ching | 7–5, 6–0 |
Date, name and venue history
| Year | Dates | Name | Venue | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| 6–9 Jan | British Motor Cars Invitation | San Francisco Civic Auditorium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12–15 Jan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| week of 15 Jan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| week of 14 Jan | Virginia Slims of San Francisco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8–14 Jan | Avon Championships of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| week of 11 Feb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9–15 Feb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22–28 Feb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21–27 Feb | Virginia Slims of California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29 Oct–4 Nov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4–10 Nov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–8 Nov | Bank of the West Classic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| week of 31 Oct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Oct–5 Nov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| week of 4 Nov | Henry J Kaiser Arena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21–27 Jul | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 Jul–2 Aug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21–27 Jul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| week of 25 Jul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24–30 Jul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| week of 23 Jul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12–20 Jul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26 Jul–3 Aug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–9 Aug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 Jul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Jul–6 Aug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Jul–5 Aug | Silicon Valley Classic | San Jose State University |
References
References
- [http://www.bankofthewestclassic.com/eventinfo/History.htm Bank of the West Classic history] {{webarchive. link. (2008-10-06)
- "WTA | Off-Court News | Off-Court News | on This Day: First Virginia Slims Series Begins".
- (31 January 2018). "Stanford moves to San Jose for 2018".
- (July 27, 2010). "Bank of West Classic reaches 40 years". [[CNN]].
- Wallace, Ava. (2023-06-01). "D.C.'s Citi Open merges with Silicon Valley Classic to boost women's event". Washington Post.
- . (2015). ["Bank of the West Classic: Previous Winners"](http://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/tournamentId/637).
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