The Amelia Island Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in Amelia Island Plantation and later Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States. The Women's Tennis Association event was an International series tournament played on outdoor green clay courts from 1980 to 2010.

History Formerly the Bausch & Lomb Championships, the tournament lost its title sponsor when Bausch & Lomb did not renew its contract following the 2008 event at Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida. Tournament organizers Octagon hired Axia Public Relations, a public relations firm, to find a new title sponsor. In August 2008, Axia and Octagon announced Fortune 1000 global staffing firm MPS Group (NYSE:MPS) of Jacksonville, Florida as the official tournament title sponsor. Octagon moved the annual event to Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach as part of the tournament changes to attract more attendees and enjoy upgraded facilities.

On May 21, 2010, The WTA announced that the event would not be held in 2011. The WTA wanted to reduce the number of spring clay court events and the tournament offered the smallest prize money. The WTA offered replacement dates in February and July, but no facility was available in February, and temperatures in July can be unbearable.Fussman, Chet: "End of an era: First Coast loses women's tennis event after 31 years" Florida Times-Union, May 22, 2010

One of the most unusual matches in the tournament's history occurred in the first round of the 2002 event. Anne Kremer defeated Jennifer Hopkins 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, with both players serving a combined 29 double faults. An investigation discovered that the court markings had been incorrectly measured, resulting in a smaller service box than normal.

Sponsors 1980–1983: Murjani WTA Championships 1984: Lipton WTA Champions 1984: NutraSweet WTA Championships 1985–1986: Sunkist WITA Championships 1987–2008 : Bausch & Lomb Championships 2009–2010 : The MPS Group Championships

Past finals

Singles LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScoreAmelia Island1980 Martina Navratilova Hana Mandlíková 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 1981 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–01982 Chris Evert (2) Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–11983 Chris Evert (3) Carling Bassett 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 1984 Martina Navratilova (2) Chris Evert 6–2, 6–0 1985 Zina Garrison Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3 1986 Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) 1987 Steffi Graf (2) Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–4 1988 Martina Navratilova (3) Gabriela Sabatini 6–0, 6–21989 Gabriela Sabatini Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 1990 Steffi Graf (3) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–0 1991 Gabriela Sabatini (2) Steffi Graf 7–5, 7–61992 Gabriela Sabatini (3) Steffi Graf 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 1993 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–4 1995 Conchita Martínez Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–41996 Irina Spîrlea Mary Pierce 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 1997 Lindsay Davenport Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–3 1998 Mary Pierce Conchita Martínez 6–7(8–10), 6–0, 6–2 1999 Monica Seles Ruxandra Dragomir 6–2, 6–3 2000 Monica Seles (2) Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2 2001 Amélie Mauresmo Amanda Coetzer 6–4, 7–52002 Venus Williams Justine Henin 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) 2003 Elena Dementieva Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 2004 Lindsay Davenport (2) Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–4 2005 Lindsay Davenport (3) Silvia Farina Elia 7–5, 7–5 2006 Nadia Petrova Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–42007 Tatiana Golovin Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–12008 Maria Sharapova Dominika Cibulková 7–6(9–7), 6–3Ponte Vedra Beach2009 Caroline Wozniacki Aleksandra Wozniak 6–1, 6–22010 Caroline Wozniacki (2) Olga Govortsova 6–2, 7–5

Doubles LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScoreAmelia Island1980 Rosemary Casals Ilana Kloss Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver 7–6, 7–61981 Kathy Jordan Anne Smith Joanne Russell Pam Shriver 6–3, 5–7, 7–61982 Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–1, 7–51983 Candy Reynolds Rosalyn Fairbank Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–21984 Kathy Jordan (2) Anne Smith (2) Anne Hobbs Mima Jaušovec 6–4, 4–6, 6–41985 Rosalyn Fairbank (2) Hana Mandlíková Carling Bassett Chris Evert 6–1, 2–6, 6–21986 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Gabriela Sabatini Catherine Tanvier 6–2, 5–7, 7–61987 Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 6–3, 7–51988 Zina Garrison Jackson Eva Pfaff Katrina Adams Penny Barg-Mager 4–6, 6–2, 7–61989 Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–6, 2–6, 6–11990 Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Regina Rajchrtová Andrea Temesvári 7–6, 6–41991 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Helena Suková (2) Mercedes Paz Natasha Zvereva 4–6, 6–2, 6–21992 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) Natasha Zvereva (2) Zina Garrison-Jackson Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–01993 Leila Meskhi Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui 3–6, 6–3, 6–41994 Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui 6–2, 6–7, 6–41995 Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf 6–2, 3–6, 6–21996 Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (5) Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland 6–1, 6–11997 Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 6–01998 Sandra Cacic Mary Pierce Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder 7–6, 4–6, 7–61999 Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 0–6, 6–42000 Rain prevented play 2001 Conchita Martínez (2) Patricia Tarabini (2) Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–22002 Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (6) María Emilia Salerni Åsa Svensson 6–4, 6–22003 Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–5, 6–22004 Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy Myriam Casanova Alicia Molik 3–6, 6–2, 7–52005 Bryanne Stewart Samantha Stosur Květa Peschke Patty Schnyder 6–4, 6–22006 Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik Liezel Huber Sania Mirza 6–2, 6–42007 Mara Santangelo Katarina Srebotnik (2) Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–3, 7–6(7–4)2008 Bethanie Mattek Vladimíra Uhlířová Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina 6–3, 6–1Ponte Vedra Beach2009 Chuang Chia-jung Sania Mirza Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] 2010 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2) Yan Zi Chuang Chia-jung Peng Shuai 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]

See also List of tennis tournaments

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