SLAM HISTORY
MPS Group Championships, Ponte Vedra Beach
The tournament was founded in 1978, 45 years ago. Since the 1980s, the North Florida stop was one of the most popular non-majors on the WTA tour and played on the green clay courts at Amelia Island. 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 service court area back line was 18 feet from the net, 3 feet short of the normal distance. WTA officials huddled after the match to discuss whether to allow the result to stand or to replay the match. Six hours later, the WTA announced that the match result would stand with Kremer as the winner.
Venue: Sawgrass Country Club
Surface: Clay
tournament categories
1978 - 1987
WTA Circuit in past
1988 - 2008
WTA Tier II
2009 - 2010
WTA International
tournament names in previous years
1978
First National WTA Championships, Stuart
1980 - 1982
Murjani WTA Championships, Amelia Island
1983
Lipton WTA Championships, Amelia Island
1984
WTA Championships, Amelia Island
1985 - 1986
Sunkist/WTA Championships, Amelia Island
1987
Bausch & Lomb/WTA Championships, Amelia Island
1988 - 2008
Bausch & Lomb Championships, Amelia Island
2009 - 2010
MPS Group Championships, Ponte Vedra Beach
MPS Group Championships, Ponte Vedra Beach - Current Champions
Women's Singles
Women's Doubles
Players who won Women's singles and doubles titles at the same WTA Ponte Vedra Beach
1987
1997
1998
WTA Ponte Vedra Beach Records
Women's Singles. Winners
Women's Singles. Total finals
Women's Doubles. Winners
Women's Doubles. Total finals