# Amelia Island Championships

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.
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

| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Amelia Island | 1980 | Martina Navratilova | Hana Mandlíková | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 1981 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Amelia Island | 1982 | Chris Evert (2) | Andrea Jaeger | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Amelia Island | 1983 | Chris Evert (3) | Carling Bassett | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Amelia Island | 1984 | Martina Navratilova (2) | Chris Evert | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Amelia Island | 1985 | Zina Garrison | Chris Evert | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Amelia Island | 1986 | Steffi Graf | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Amelia Island | 1987 | Steffi Graf (2) | Hana Mandlíková | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 1988 | Martina Navratilova (3) | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 1989 | Gabriela Sabatini | Steffi Graf | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Amelia Island | 1990 | Steffi Graf (3) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Amelia Island | 1991 | Gabriela Sabatini (2) | Steffi Graf | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Amelia Island | 1992 | Gabriela Sabatini (3) | Steffi Graf | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Amelia Island | 1993 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 1995 | Conchita Martínez | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 1996 | Irina Spîrlea | Mary Pierce | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Amelia Island | 1997 | Lindsay Davenport | Mary Pierce | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Amelia Island | 1998 | Mary Pierce | Conchita Martínez | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 1999 | Monica Seles | Ruxandra Dragomir | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Amelia Island | 2000 | Monica Seles (2) | Conchita Martínez | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 2001 | Amélie Mauresmo | Amanda Coetzer | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Amelia Island | 2002 | Venus Williams | Justine Henin | 2–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Amelia Island | 2003 | Elena Dementieva | Lindsay Davenport | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Amelia Island | 2004 | Lindsay Davenport (2) | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 2005 | Lindsay Davenport (3) | Silvia Farina Elia | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Amelia Island | 2006 | Nadia Petrova | Francesca Schiavone | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 2007 | Tatiana Golovin | Nadia Petrova | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Amelia Island | 2008 | Maria Sharapova | Dominika Cibulková | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–3 |
| Ponte Vedra Beach | 2009 | Caroline Wozniacki | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Ponte Vedra Beach | 2010 | Caroline Wozniacki (2) | Olga Govortsova | 6–2, 7–5 |

### Doubles

| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Amelia Island | 1980 | Rosemary Casals Ilana Kloss | Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Amelia Island | 1981 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | Joanne Russell Pam Shriver | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
| Amelia Island | 1982 | Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Amelia Island | 1983 | Candy Reynolds Rosalyn Fairbank | Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 1984 | Kathy Jordan (2) Anne Smith (2) | Anne Hobbs Mima Jaušovec | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 1985 | Rosalyn Fairbank (2) Hana Mandlíková | Carling Bassett Chris Evert | 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 1986 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | Gabriela Sabatini Catherine Tanvier | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6 |
| Amelia Island | 1987 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Amelia Island | 1988 | Zina Garrison Jackson Eva Pfaff | Katrina Adams Penny Barg-Mager | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Amelia Island | 1989 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Amelia Island | 1990 | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Regina Rajchrtová Andrea Temesvári | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 1991 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Helena Suková (2) | Mercedes Paz Natasha Zvereva | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 1992 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) Natasha Zvereva (2) | Zina Garrison-Jackson Jana Novotná | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Amelia Island | 1993 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Leila Meskhi | Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 1994 | Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) | Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 1995 | Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 1996 | Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (5) | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Amelia Island | 1997 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Amelia Island | 1998 | Sandra Cacic Mary Pierce | Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder | 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Amelia Island | 1999 | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 2000 | Rain prevented play | | |
| Amelia Island | 2001 | Conchita Martínez (2) Patricia Tarabini (2) | Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 2002 | Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (6) | María Emilia Salerni Åsa Svensson | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 2003 | Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 2004 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | Myriam Casanova Alicia Molik | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Amelia Island | 2005 | Bryanne Stewart Samantha Stosur | Květa Peschke Patty Schnyder | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Amelia Island | 2006 | Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik | Liezel Huber Sania Mirza | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Amelia Island | 2007 | Mara Santangelo Katarina Srebotnik (2) | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Amelia Island | 2008 | Bethanie Mattek Vladimíra Uhlířová | Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Ponte Vedra Beach | 2009 | Chuang Chia-jung Sania Mirza | Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Ponte Vedra Beach | 2010 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2) Yan Zi | Chuang Chia-jung Peng Shuai | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |