Bank of the West Classic

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he Bank of the West Classic is a week-long tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. The 2008 event was held July 14 to July 20. Started in 1971, the tournament is the oldest women's-only tournament in the world and is played on outdoor hardcourts. It is the first women's tournament in the annual US Open Series.

Martina Navratilova holds the record for the most singles titles: five (1979-1980, 1988, 1991, and 1993).

 

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Past Winners

1971 Billie Jean King
1972 Billie Jean King
1973 Margaret Court
1974 Billie Jean King
1975 Chris Evert
1976 Chris Evert
1977 Sue Barker
1978 Not held
1979 Martina Navrátilová
1980 Martina Navrátilová
1981 Andrea Jaeger
1982 Andrea Jaeger
1983 Bettina Bunge
1984 Hana Mandlíková
1985 Hana Mandlíková
1986 Chris Evert
1987 Zina Garrison
1988 Martina Navratilova
1989 Zina Garrison
1990 Monica Seleš
1991 Martina Navratilova
1992 Monica Seleš
1993 Martina Navratilova
1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1995 Magdalena Maleeva
1996 Martina Hingis
1997 Martina Hingis
1998 Lindsay Davenport
1999 Lindsay Davenport
2000 Venus Williams
2001 Kim Clijsters
2002 Venus Williams
2003 Kim Clijsters
2004 Lindsay Davenport
2005 Kim Clijsters
2006 Kim Clijsters
2007 Anna Chakvetadze
2008 Aleksandra Wozniak
2009 Marion Bartoli

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1971 Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
1972 Rosemary Casals
Virginia Wade
1973 Margaret Court
Lesley Hunt
1974 Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
1975 Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
1976 Billie Jean King
Betty Stöve
1977 Kerry Melville Reid
Greer Stevens
1978 not held
1979 Rosemary Casals
Chris Evert
1980 Sue Barker
Ann Kiyomura
1981 Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull
1982 Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
1983 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Eva Pfaff
1984 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
1985 Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
1986 Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
1987 Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
1988 Rosemary Casals
Martina Navrátilová
1989 Patty Fendick
Jill Hetherington
1990 Meredith McGrath
Anne Smith
1991 Patty Fendick
Gigi Fernández
1992 Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
1993 Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
1994 Lindsay Davenport
Arantxa Sánchez
1995 Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
1996 Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
1997 Lindsay Davenport
Martina Hingis
1998 Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
1999 Lindsay Davenport
Corina Morariu
2000 Chanda Rubin
Sandrine Testud
2001 Taipei Janet Lee
Wynne Prakusya
2002 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
2003 Cara Black
Lisa Raymond
2004 Eleni Daniilidou
Nicole Pratt
2005 Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
2006 Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Shahar Pe'er
2007 Sania Mirza
Shahar Pe'er
2008 Cara Black
Liezel Huber
2009 Serena Williams
Venus Williams