WNBA Finals
History
Columns: Year | Western champion | Result | Eastern champion | Finals MVP
1999 | Houston Comets | 2–1 | New York Liberty | Cynthia Cooper | 2000 | Houston Comets | 2–0 | New York Liberty | Cynthia Cooper | 2001 | Los Angeles Sparks | 2–0 | Charlotte Sting | Lisa Leslie | 2002 | Los Angeles Sparks | 2–0 | New York Liberty | Lisa Leslie | 2003 | Los Angeles Sparks | 1–2 | Detroit Shock | Ruth Riley | 2004 | Seattle Storm | 2–1 | Connecticut Sun | Betty Lennox | 2005 | Sacramento Monarchs | 3–1 | Connecticut Sun | Yolanda Griffith | 2006 | Sacramento Monarchs | 2–3 | Detroit Shock | Deanna Nolan | 2007 | Phoenix Mercury | 3–2 | Detroit Shock | Cappie Pondexter | 2008 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 0–3 | Detroit Shock | Katie Smith | 2009 | Phoenix Mercury | 3–2 | Indiana Fever | Diana Taurasi | 2010 | Seattle Storm | 3–0 | Atlanta Dream | Lauren Jackson | 2011 | Minnesota Lynx | 3–0 | Atlanta Dream | Seimone Augustus | 2012 | Minnesota Lynx | 1–3 | Indiana Fever | Tamika Catchings | 2013 | Minnesota Lynx | 3–0 | Atlanta Dream | Maya Moore