# Silicon Valley Classic

The Silicon Valley Classic was a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, California. Started in 1971, the tournament was the oldest women's-only tournament in the world and was played on outdoor hardcourts. It was the first women's tournament in the annual US Open Series.
The tournament started out as the British Motor Cars Invitation in 1971 on the Virginia Slims circuit. Prior to 1978, the tournament was known as the Virginia Slims of San Francisco. The tournament was sponsored by Bank of the West from 1992 to 2017 (branding it as the Bank of the West Classic), and held on the campus of Stanford University from 1997 to 2017, and run by Dick Gould. The event moved to San Jose State University in 2018 and received a new sponsor, Mubadala Investment Company, branding the tournament as the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
Martina Navratilova won the tournament a record five times (1979–1980, 1988, 1991, and 1993).
On June 1, 2023, it was announced that the tournament would merge with the pre-existing Washington Open and move permanently to Washington, D.C. The Washington tournament thereby went from being a WTA 250 event to being a WTA 500 event. The Silicon Valley Classic thus held its final tournament in 2022.

## Past finals
### Singles

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1971 | Billie Jean King | Rosemary Casals | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1972 | Billie Jean King (2) | Kerry Melville | 7–6$^{(5–0)}$, 7–6$^{(5–2)}$ |
| 1973 | Margaret Court | Kerry Melville | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1974 | Billie Jean King (3) | Chris Evert | 7–6$^{(5–2)}$, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Chris Evert | Billie Jean King | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1976 | Chris Evert (2) | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 7–5, 7–6$^{(5–2)}$ |
| 1977 | Sue Barker | Virginia Wade | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1979 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1980 | Martina Navratilova (2) | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 1981 | Andrea Jaeger | Virginia Wade | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1982 | Andrea Jaeger (2) | Chris Evert | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| 1983 | Bettina Bunge | Sylvia Hanika | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1984 | Hana Mandlíková | Martina Navratilova | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1985 | Hana Mandlíková (2) | Chris Evert | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1986 | Chris Evert (3) | Kathy Jordan | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1987 | Zina Garrison | Sylvia Hanika | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1988 | Martina Navratilova (3) | Larisa Savchenko | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1989 | Zina Garrison (2) | Larisa Savchenko | 6–1, 6–1 |
| ↓ Tier II tournament ↓ ||||
| 1990 | Monica Seles | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 1991 | Martina Navratilova (4) | Monica Seles | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1992 | Monica Seles (2) | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Martina Navratilova (5) | Zina Garrison | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| 1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Martina Navratilova | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 1995 | Magdalena Maleeva | Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1996 | Martina Hingis | Monica Seles | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis (2) | Conchita Martínez | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport | Venus Williams | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1999 | Lindsay Davenport (2) | Venus Williams | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–2 |
| 2000 | Venus Williams | Lindsay Davenport | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2001 | Kim Clijsters | Lindsay Davenport | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–1 |
| 2002 | Venus Williams (2) | Kim Clijsters | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2003 | Kim Clijsters (2) | Jennifer Capriati | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2004 | Lindsay Davenport (3) | Venus Williams | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2005 | Kim Clijsters (3) | Venus Williams | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2006 | Kim Clijsters (4) | Patty Schnyder | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2007 | Anna Chakvetadze | Sania Mirza | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2008 | Aleksandra Wozniak | Marion Bartoli | 7–5, 6–3 |
| ↓ Premier tournament ↓ ||||
| 2009 | Marion Bartoli | Venus Williams | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2010 | Victoria Azarenka | Maria Sharapova | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2011 | Serena Williams | Marion Bartoli | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2012 | Serena Williams (2) | CoCo Vandeweghe | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2013 | Dominika Cibulková | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2014 | Serena Williams (3) | Angelique Kerber | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 |
| 2015 | Angelique Kerber | Karolína Plíšková | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2016 | Johanna Konta | Venus Williams | 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 2017 | Madison Keys | Coco Vandeweghe | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| 2018 | Mihaela Buzărnescu | Maria Sakkari | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2019 | Zheng Saisai | Aryna Sabalenka | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| ↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓ ||||
| 2021 | Danielle Collins | Daria Kasatkina | 6–3, 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 6–1 |
| 2022 | Daria Kasatkina | Shelby Rogers | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–1, 6–2 |

### Doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1971 | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King | Françoise Dürr Ann Haydon-Jones | 6–4, 6–7, 6–1 |
| 1972 | Rosemary Casals (2) Virginia Wade | Françoise Dürr Judy Tegart Dalton | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 1973 | Margaret Court Lesley Hunt | Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1974 | Chris Evert Billie Jean King (2) | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Chris Evert (2) Billie Jean King (3) | Rosemary Casals Virginia Wade | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1976 | Billie Jean King (4) Betty Stöve | Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1977 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1978 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1979 | Rosemary Casals (3) Chris Evert (3) | Tracy Austin Betty Stöve | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1980 | Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura | Greer Stevens Virginia Wade | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1981 | Rosemary Casals (4) Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver | 6–1, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 1983 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Rosemary Casals Alycia Moulton | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1985 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1986 | Hana Mandlíková (2) Wendy Turnbull (3) | Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 |
| 1987 | Hana Mandlíková (3) Wendy Turnbull (4) | Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 1988 | Rosemary Casals (5) Martina Navratilova (2) | Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1990 | Meredith McGrath Anne Smith | Rosalyn Fairbank Robin White | 2–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1991 | Patty Fendick (2) Gigi Fernández | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1992 | Gigi Fernández (2) Natalia Zvereva | Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Gretchen Rush Magers | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Patty Fendick (3) Meredith McGrath (2) | Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1994 | Lindsay Davenport Arantxa Sánchez | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1995 | Lori McNeil Helena Suková | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison Jackson | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1996 | Lindsay Davenport (2) Mary Joe Fernández | Irina Spîrlea Nathalie Tauziat | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1997 | Lindsay Davenport (3) Martina Hingis | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport (4) Natasha Zvereva (2) | Larisa Savchenko Neiland Elena Tatarkova | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1999 | Lindsay Davenport (5) Corina Morariu | Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2000 | Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud | Cara Black Amy Frazier | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2001 | Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya | Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2002 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2003 | Cara Black Lisa Raymond (2) | Cho Yoon-jeong Francesca Schiavone | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 |
| 2004 | Eleni Daniilidou Nicole Pratt | Iveta Benešová Claudine Schaul | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Cara Black (2) Rennae Stubbs (2) | Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2006 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Shahar Pe'er | Maria Elena Camerin Gisela Dulko | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2007 | Sania Mirza Shahar Pe'er (2) | Victoria Azarenka Anna Chakvetadze | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 2008 | Cara Black (3) Liezel Huber | Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva | 6–4, 6–3 |
| ↓ Premier tournament ↓ ||||
| 2009 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Chan Yung-jan Monica Niculescu | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2010 | Lindsay Davenport (6) Liezel Huber (2) | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie | 7–5, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 10–8 |
| 2011 | Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko | Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2012 | Marina Erakovic Heather Watson | Jarmila Gajdošová Vania King | 7–5, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| 2013 | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | Julia Görges Darija Jurak | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2014 | Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro | Paula Kania Kateřina Siniaková | 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
| 2015 | Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai | Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2016 | Raquel Atawo (2) Abigail Spears (2) | Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2017 | Abigail Spears (3) Coco Vandeweghe | Alizé Cornet Alicja Rosolska | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2018 | Latisha Chan Květa Peschke | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2019 | Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke (2) | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2020 | not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | not held due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| ↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓ ||||
| 2021 | Darija Jurak Andreja Klepač | Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 2022 | Xu Yifan (2) Yang Zhaoxuan | Shuko Aoyama Chan Hao-ching | 7–5, 6–0 |

### Date, name and venue history

Dates, Names and Venues :
| Year | Dates | Name | Venue |
| 1971 | 6–9 Jan | British Motor Cars Invitation | San Francisco Civic Auditorium |
| 1972 | 12–15 Jan | British Motor Cars Invitation | San Francisco Civic Auditorium |
| 1973 | week of 15 Jan | British Motor Cars Invitation | San Francisco Civic Auditorium |
| 1974 | week of 14 Jan | Virginia Slims of San Francisco | San Francisco Civic Auditorium |
| 1975 | week of 6 Jan | Virginia Slims of San Francisco | San Francisco Civic Auditorium |
| 1976 | week of 1 Mar | Virginia Slims of San Francisco | San Francisco Civic Auditorium |
| 1977 | week of 28 Feb | Virginia Slims of San Francisco | San Francisco Civic Auditorium |
| 1978 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1979 | 8–14 Jan | Avon Championships of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1980 | week of 11 Feb | Avon Championships of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1981 | 9–15 Feb | Avon Championships of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1982 | 22–28 Feb | Avon Championships of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1983 | 21–27 Feb | Virginia Slims of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1984 | 9–15 Jan | Virginia Slims of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1985 | 18–25 Feb | Virginia Slims of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1986 | week of 24 Feb | Virginia Slims of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1987 | week of 9 Feb | Virginia Slims of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1988 | 15–21 Feb | Virginia Slims of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1989 | 20–26 Feb | Virginia Slims of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1990 | 29 Oct–4 Nov | Virginia Slims of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1991 | 4–10 Nov | Virginia Slims of California | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1992 | 2–8 Nov | Bank of the West Classic | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1993 | 1–7 Nov | Bank of the West Classic | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1994 | week of 31 Oct | Bank of the West Classic | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1995 | 30 Oct–5 Nov | Bank of the West Classic | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 1996 | week of 4 Nov | Bank of the West Classic | Henry J Kaiser Arena |
| 1997 | 21–27 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 1998 | 27 Jul–2 Aug | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 1999 | 26 Jul–1 Aug | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2000 | 24–30 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2001 | 23–29 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2002 | 22–28 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2003 | 21–27 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2004 | week of 12 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2005 | week of 25 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2006 | 24–30 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2007 | week of 23 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2008 | 12–20 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2009 | 25 Jul–2 Aug | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2010 | 24 Jul–1 Aug | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2011 | 23–31 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2012 | 9–15 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2013 | 21–28 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2014 | 26 Jul–3 Aug | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2015 | 1–9 Aug | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2016 | 18-24 Jul | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2017 | 31 Jul–6 Aug | Bank of the West Classic | Taube Tennis Center (Stanford) |
| 2018 | 30 Jul–5 Aug | Silicon Valley Classic | San Jose State University |