About 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.
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
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.
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
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.