Women's National Basketball Association
WNBA Finals
The final playoff round, a best-of-five series between the two semifinal winners, is known as the WNBA Finals, and is held annually, currently scheduled for October.

Women's National Basketball Association

Section Title: WNBA Finals
Table Section Text: The final playoff round, a best-of-five series between the two semifinal winners, is known as the WNBA Finals, and is held annually, currently scheduled for October.

Season	Champion	Runner-Up	Format	Result	Finals MVP

Team	Coach	Team	Coach

2000	Houston Comets	Van Chancellor	New York Liberty	Richie Adubato	Best-of-three	2–0	Cynthia Cooper

2001	Los Angeles Sparks	Michael Cooper	Charlotte Sting	Anne Donovan	Lisa Leslie

2002	Los Angeles Sparks	New York Liberty	Richie Adubato

2003	Detroit Shock	Bill Laimbeer	Los Angeles Sparks	Michael Cooper	2–1	Ruth Riley

2004	Seattle Storm	Anne Donovan	Connecticut Sun	Mike Thibault	Betty Lennox

2005	Sacramento Monarchs	John Whisenant	Connecticut Sun	Mike Thibault	Best-of-five	3–1	Yolanda Griffith

2006	Detroit Shock	Bill Laimbeer	Sacramento Monarchs	John Whisenant	3–2	Deanna Nolan

2007	Phoenix Mercury	Paul Westhead	Detroit Shock	Bill Laimbeer	Cappie Pondexter

2008	Detroit Shock	Bill Laimbeer	San Antonio Silver Stars	Dan Hughes	3–0	Katie Smith

2009	Phoenix Mercury	Corey Gaines	Indiana Fever	Lin Dunn	3–2	Diana Taurasi

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In 2007, Paul Westhead was the coach for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.

final_sentence: In 2007, Paul Westhead was the coach for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.