Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha

The WTA Tour Championships is played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The event's current sponsored name is the Sony Ericsson Championships. The championships were held for the first time in August 1971 in Houston, Texas as one of a series of tournaments sponsored by Virginia Slims.

From 1971-1978, the event was known as the Virginia Slims Championships. When Avon took over as the tour sponsor from 1979–1982, the event was known as the Avon Championships. Virginia Slims returned as the tour sponsor in 1983 and the event name reverted to the Virginia Slims Championships. It remained that way until 1994 when Virginia Slims ended their sponsorship of the WTA Tour. In 1995, without a tour sponsor, the event was simply referred to as the WTA Tour Championships. Since then, the tournament has been named after other event sponsors. From 1996 to 2000, it was called the Chase Championships. In 2001, it was the Sanex Championships while in 2002, it was the Home Depot Championships. In 2003 and 2004, the event name was once again the WTA Tour Championships. Since 2005, with Sony Ericsson taking over as tour sponsor, the event has been called the Sony Ericsson Championships.

Sony Ericsson Championships Winners Archive