season  teams                champion                            season mvp                         top draft pick                     rookie of the year                                   all - star game
0     1997      8          houston comets         cynthia cooper houston comets           tina thompson houston comets                         no award given                                      no game held
1     1998     10      houston comets (2)     cynthia cooper (2) houston comets                margo dydek utah starzz             tracy reid charlotte sting                                      no game held
2     1999     12      houston comets (3)  yolanda griffith sacramento monarchs  chamique holdsclaw washington mystics  chamique holdsclaw washington mystics   madison square garden , new york 79 - 61 , west
3     2000     16      houston comets (4)         sheryl swoopes houston comets          ann wauters cleveland rockers            betty lennox minnesota lynx       america west arena , phoenix 73 - 61 , west
4     2001     16      los angeles sparks        lisa leslie los angeles sparks           lauren jackson seattle storm            jackie stiles portland fire     td waterhouse centre , orlando 80 - 72 , west
5     2002     16  los angeles sparks (2)     sheryl swoopes (2) houston comets                 sue bird seattle storm         tamika catchings indiana fever         mci center , washington dc 81 - 76 , west
6     2003     14           detroit shock          lauren jackson seattle storm        latoya thomas cleveland rockers              cheryl ford detroit shock   madison square garden , new york 84 - 75 , west
7     2004     13           seattle storm    lisa leslie (2) los angeles sparks          diana taurasi phoenix mercury          diana taurasi phoenix mercury                            the game at radio city
8     2005     13     sacramento monarchs     sheryl swoopes (3) houston comets       janel mccarville charlotte sting      temeka johnson washington mystics   mohegan sun arena , connecticut 122 - 99 , west
9     2006     14       detroit shock (2)    lisa leslie (3) los angeles sparks        seimone augustus minnesota lynx        seimone augustus minnesota lynx   madison square garden , new york 98 - 82 , east
10    2007     13         phoenix mercury      lauren jackson (2) seattle storm        lindsey harding phoenix mercury             armintie price chicago sky    verizon center , washington dc 103 - 99 , east
11    2008     14       detroit shock (3)     candace parker los angeles sparks      candace parker los angeles sparks      candace parker los angeles sparks                                      no game held
12    2009     13     phoenix mercury (2)         diana taurasi phoenix mercury         angel mccoughtry atlanta dream         angel mccoughtry atlanta dream  mohegan sun arena , connecticut 130 - 118 , west
13    2010     12       seattle storm (2)      lauren jackson (3) seattle storm           tina charles connecticut sun           tina charles connecticut sun                                  stars at the sun
14    2011     12          minnesota lynx        tamika catchings indiana fever              maya moore minnesota lynx              maya moore minnesota lynx        at&t center , san antonio 118 - 113 , east
15    2012     12           indiana fever          tina charles connecticut sun      nneka ogwumike los angeles sparks      nneka ogwumike los angeles sparks                                      no game held

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