Southern California Open

Southern California Open
Mercury Insurance Open 
WTA Tour
Location San Diego, California
 United States
Venue La Costa Resort and Spa
Category WTA Tier I
(20042007)
WTA Premier tournaments
(2010–)
Surface Hardcourt / Outdoor
Draw 56S / 32SQ / 16D
Prize Money US$ 700,000

The Southern California Open, currently sponsored by Mercury Insurance and titled the Mercury Insurance Open is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament held at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 2004 until 2007.

The event was formed in 1984 by Raquel Giscafre as the Ginny of San Diego [1]. Prior to this there had been two previous women's tennis tournaments in San Diego: a Virginia Slims event in 1971 and the Wells Fargo Open, which ran from 1979 to 1982. Giscafre's former doubles partner, Jane Stratton, attained co-ownership of the tournament from 1986 until the event's cessation. The tournament has had various principal sponsors throughout its history, and has been played under the headings of the Great American Bank Classic, the Mazda Classic and the Toshiba Classic. The tournament was known for its strong player fields, location in the hills and atmosphere.

Although the tournament achieved the Tier I status only recently, it became a draw to the heavyweights in women's tennis since its inception in the 1980s, being a crucial warm-up tournament leading to the US Open. Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Justine Henin, and Maria Sharapova. Six players won the tournament more than once, four of them consecutively. Graf holds the record for most wins (4); Venus Williams holds the record for most consecutive titles (3).

On September 7, 2009, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced the return of professional women's tennis to San Diego in 2010. The Mercury Insurance Open is slated to begin August 2, 2010. The Mercury Insurance Open replaces the LA Women's Tennis Championships on the WTA Tour calendar. The tournament will be a Premier event with $700,000 in prize money. Although the Mercury Insurance Open is under new management, Raquel Giscafre will stay on as the tournament director.

Sponsor history:

  • Virginia Slims of San Diego: 1971, 19851988
  • Wells Fargo Open: 19791982
  • Ginny of San Diego: 1984
  • Great American Bank Classic: 19891990
  • Mazda Classic: 19911993
  • Toshiba Classic; 19941998
  • TIG Classic: 1999
  • Acura Classic: 20002007
  • Mercury Insurance Open: 2010

Contents

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 United States Billie Jean King   United States Rosemary Casals 36, 75, 61
1972-78 Not Held
1979 United States Tracy Austin Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová 64, 62
1980 United States Tracy Austin Australia Wendy Turnbull 61, 63
1981 United States Tracy Austin United States Pam Shriver 62, 57, 62
1982 United States Tracy Austin United States Kathy Rinaldi 76, 63
1983 Not Held
1984 United States Debbie Spence United States Betsy Nagelsen 63, 67 (37), 64
1985 United Kingdom Annabel Croft Australia Wendy Turnbull 60, 76 (75)
1986 United States Melissa Gurney   United States Stephanie Rehe 62, 64
1987 Italy Raffaella Reggi Australia Anne Minter 60, 64
1988 United States Stephanie Rehe United States Ann Grossman 61, 61
1989 West Germany Steffi Graf United States Zina Garrison 64, 75
1990 West Germany Steffi Graf Switzerland Manuela Maleeva Fragnière 63, 62
1991 United States Jennifer Capriati Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 46, 61, 76 (72)
1992 United States Jennifer Capriati Spain Conchita Martínez 63, 62
1993 Germany Steffi Graf Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 64, 46, 61
1994 Germany Steffi Graf Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 62, 61
1995 Spain Conchita Martínez United States Lisa Raymond 62, 60
1996 Japan Kimiko Date Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 36, 63, 60
1997 Switzerland Martina Hingis United States Monica Seles 76 (74), 64
1998 United States Lindsay Davenport France Mary Pierce 63, 61
1999 Switzerland Martina Hingis United States Venus Williams 64, 60
2000 United States Venus Williams United States Monica Seles 60, 67 (37), 62
2001 United States Venus Williams United States Monica Seles 62, 63
2002 United States Venus Williams Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić 62, 62
2003 Belgium Justine Henin Belgium Kim Clijsters 36, 62, 63
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
2004 United States Lindsay Davenport Russia Anastasia Myskina 61, 61
2005 France Mary Pierce Japan Ai Sugiyama 60, 63
2006 Russia Maria Sharapova Belgium Kim Clijsters 75, 75
2007 Russia Maria Sharapova Switzerland Patty Schnyder 62, 36, 60
2008-09 Not Held
2010 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 64, 67(7), 63
2011 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska   Russia Vera Zvonareva   63, 64

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
France Françoise Durr
Australia Judy Tegart Dalton
67, 62, 63
1972
-
1978
Not Held
1979 United States Rosemary Casals
Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová
United States Betty Ann Grubb Stuart
United States Ann Kiyomura
36, 64, 62
1980 United States Tracy Austin
United States Ann Kiyomura
United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
36, 64, 63
1981 United States Kathy Jordan
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Rosemary Casals
United States Pam Shriver
61, 26, 64
1982 United States Kathy Jordan
United States Paula Smith
Brazil Patrica Medrado
Brazil Claudia Monteiro
63, 57, 76
1983 Not Held
1984 United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Paula Smith
United States Terry Holladay
Poland Iwona Kuczyńska
62, 64
1985 United States Candy Reynolds
Australia Wendy Turnbull
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Australia Susan Leo
64, 60
1986 United States Beth Herr
United States Alycia Moulton
United States Elise Burgin
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
57, 62, 64
1987 Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
France Catherine Suire
United States Elise Burgin
United States Sharon Walsh
63, 64
1988 United States Patty Fendick
Canada Jill Hetherington
United States Betsy Nagelsen
South Africa Dinky van Rensburg
76 (1210), 64
1989 United States Elise Burgin
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Gretchen Magers
United States Robin White
46, 63, 63
1990 United States Patty Fendick
United States Zina Garrison
United States Elise Burgin
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer
64, 76 (75)
1991 Canada Jill Hetherington
United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Gigi Fernández
France Nathalie Tauziat
64, 36, 62
1992 Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Commonwealth of Independent States Larisa Neiland
Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Mercedes Paz
61, 64
1993 United States Gigi Fernández
Czech Republic Helena Suková
United States Pam Shriver
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
64, 63
1994 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
United States Ginger Helgeson
Australia Rachel McQuillan
63, 63
1995 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
France Sandrine Testud
62, 61
1996 United States Gigi Fernández
Spain Conchita Martínez
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Latvia Larisa Neiland
46, 63, 64
1997 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
United States Amy Frazier
United States Kimberly Po
63, 75
1998 United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
62, 61
1999 United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Corina Morariu
United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
64, 61
2000 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
United States Lindsay Davenport
Russia Anna Kournikova
46, 63, 76 (86)
2001 Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
64, 16, 64
2002 Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama
62, 64
2003 Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
64, 75
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
2004 Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
46, 61, 64
2005 Spain Conchita Martínez
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama
67 (79), 61, 75
2006 Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
62, 62
2007 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Russia Anna Chakvetadze
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
75, 63
2008-09 Not Held
2010 Russia Maria Kirilenko
China Zheng Jie
United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
64, 64
2011 Czech Republic Kvĕta Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
6-0, 6-2

See also

External links

References and footnotes

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
United States Miami
Favorite WTA Tier I - II Tournament
1996
Succeeded by
United States Indian Wells



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