Womens Tennis: Family Circle Cup

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    The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. From its inception in 1973 to 2000, the tournament was held at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island with the exception of 1975 and 1976 when it was played on Amelia Island off the coast of Florida. It moved to Charleston in 2001. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Premier tournament.
     
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    Past Winners​


    1973 Rosemary Casals
    1974 Chris Evert
    1975 Chris Evert
    1976 Chris Evert
    1977 Chris Evert
    1978 Chris Evert
    1979 Tracy Austin
    1980 Tracy Austin
    1981 Chris Evert
    1982 Martina Navrátilová
    1983 Martina Navrátilová
    1984 Chris Evert
    1985 Chris Evert
    1986 Steffi Graf
    1987 Steffi Graf
    1988 Martina Navrátilová
    1989 Steffi Graf
    1990 Martina Navrátilová
    1991 Gabriela Sabatini
    1992 Gabriela Sabatini
    1993 Steffi Graf
    1994 Conchita Martínez
    1995 Conchita Martínez
    1996 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
    1997 Martina Hingis
    1998 Amanda Coetzer
    1999 Martina Hingis
    2000 Mary Pierce
    2001 Jennifer Capriati
    2002 Iva Majoli
    2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne
    2004 Venus Williams
    2005 Justine Henin-Hardenne
    2006 Nadia Petrova
    2007 Jelena Janković
    2008 Serena Williams
    2009 Sabine Lisicki

    Doubles

    1973 Françoise Durr
    Betty Stöve
    1974 Rosemary Casals
    Olga Morozova
    1975 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
    Virginia Wade
    1976 Ilana Kloss
    Linky Boshoff
    1977 Rosemary Casals
    Chris Evert
    1978 Billie Jean King
    Martina Navrátilová
    1979 Rosemary Casals
    Martina Navrátilová
    1980 Kathy Jordan
    Anne Smith
    1981 Rosemary Casals
    Wendy Turnbull
    1982 Martina Navrátilová
    Pam Shriver
    1983 Martina Navrátilová
    Candy Reynolds
    1984 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Hana Mandlíková
    1985 Rosalyn Fairbank
    Pam Shriver
    1986 Chris Evert
    Anne White
    1987 Mercedes Paz
    Eva Pfaff
    1988 Lori McNeil
    Martina Navrátilová
    1989 Hana Mandlíková
    Martina Navrátilová
    1990 Martina Navrátilová
    Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
    1991 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Natalia Zvereva
    1992 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
    Natalia Zvereva
    1993 Gigi Fernández
    Natalia Zvereva U
    1994 Lori McNeil
    Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
    1995 Nicole Arendt
    Manon Bollegraf
    1996 Jana Novotná
    Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
    1997 Mary Joe Fernández
    Martina Hingis
    1998 Conchita Martínez
    Patricia Tarabini U
    1999 Republic Jana Novotná
    Elena Likhovtseva
    2000 Virginia Ruano Pascual
    Paola Suárez
    2001 Lisa Raymond
    Rennae Stubbs
    2002 Lisa Raymond
    Rennae Stubbs
    2003 Virginia Ruano Pascual
    Paola Suárez
    2004 Virginia Ruano Pascual
    Paola Suárez
    2005 Conchita Martínez
    Virginia Ruano Pascual
    2006 Lisa Raymond
    Samantha Stosur
    2007 Zi Yan
    Jie Zheng
    2008 Katarina Srebotnik
    Ai Sugiyama
    2009 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
    Nadia Petrova
     
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    Wozniacki advances, Jankovic upset in Charleston

    Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the semifinals of the Family Circle Cup with a 6-3, 6-4 win Friday over Nadia Petrova.

    Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic was upset by Daniela Hantuchova 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.
     
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    Zvonareva, Stosur To Duel For Family Circle Cup Title

    After six rounds of world class tennis action, Russian Vera Zvonereva and Australian Samantha Stosur play each other Sunday to decide the singles champion of the 2010 Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.

    Zvonareva booked the first final spot Saturday, after first-seeded Caroline Wozniacki retired with an ankle injury in the first set.

    Wozniacki, ranked second in the world, tweaked her ankle after trying to reach Zvonareva’s excellent drop shot.

    Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018429890#ixzz0lOypTVcv
     
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    Samantha Stosur eases to Family Circle Cup win

    Samantha Stosur of Australia thrashed Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-0 6-3 in the Family Circle Cup final to claim her first triumph on clay.
     

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