Amelia Island Championships
Amelia Island Championships | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 1980 |
Abolished | 2010 |
Editions | 31 |
Location | Amelia Island and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida United States |
Venue | Amelia Island Plantation and Sawgrass Country Club |
Category | International |
Surface | Green Clay / outdoors |
Draw | 32M / 32Q / 16D |
Prize money | $220,000 |
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 , 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 tournament officials announced that the event would not be held in 2011. The WTA wanted to reduce the number of spring clay court events and the MPS Group Championships 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.[1]
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.[2]
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 |
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Amelia Island | 1980 | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
1981 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–0 | |
1982 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 | |
1983 | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | |
1984 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 | |
1985 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 | |
1986 | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) | |
1987 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
1988 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 | |
1989 | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |
1990 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 | |
1991 | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6 | |
1992 | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, 6–3 | |
1993 | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 6–2 | |
1994 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 | |
1995 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 | |
1996 | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1997 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 | |
1998 | ![]() |
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6–7(8–10), 6–0, 6–2 | |
1999 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 | |
2000 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 | |
2001 | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 | |
2002 | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | |
2003 | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
2004 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 | |
2005 | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 | |
2006 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 | |
2007 | ![]() |
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6���2, 6–1 | |
2008 | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–3 | |
Ponte Vedra Beach | 2009 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
2010 | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Doubles[]
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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Amelia Island | 1980 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
1981 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 7–6 | |
1982 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 | |
1983 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 | |
1984 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | |
1985 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, 6–2 | |
1986 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 7–6 | |
1987 | ![]() ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |
1988 | ![]() ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 7–6 | |
1989 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6, 2–6, 6–1 | |
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7–6, 6–4 | ||
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4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
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6–1, 6–0 | ||
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1994 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7, 6–4 | |
1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | |
1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 | |
1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 | |
1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 7–6 | |
1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 0–6, 6–4 | |
2000 | Rain prevented play | |||
2001 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 | |
2002 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 | |
2003 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 | |
2004 | ![]() ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
2005 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 | |
2006 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 | |
2007 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–4) | |
2008 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 | |
Ponte Vedra Beach | 2009 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
2010 | ![]() ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Fussman, Chet: "End of an era: First Coast loses women's tennis event after 31 years" Florida Times-Union, May 22, 2010
- ^ "Kremer Win Over Hopkins Stands". www.ourmidland.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
External links[]
Coordinates: 30°11′37″N 81°22′18″W / 30.19361°N 81.37167°W
- Amelia Island Championships
- Clay court tennis tournaments
- Recurring sporting events established in 1980
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2010
- Defunct tennis tournaments in Florida
- WTA Tour
- 1980 establishments in Florida
- 2010 disestablishments in Florida
- Women's tennis tournaments in the United States