Tennis-X Stat Freak: WTA Championships, ATP Masters Cup

WTA Championships Multiple Winners
Martina Navratilova owned the WTA Championships during her day, with an 8-6 record in 14 singles finals and 10-0 in doubles. Lindsay Davenport, the singles winner in 1999, also won the doubles title from 1998-96 with three different partners. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Sukova lost four consecutive doubles final from 1987-85 (losing both played in 1986):

10--Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver, TCH/USA (1991,'89-86*,'85-81)
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8--Martina Navratilova, TCH & USA (1986*-83,'81,'79-78)
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5--Steffi Graf, GER (1996-95,'93,'89,'87)
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4--Chris Evert, USA (1977,'75,'73-72)
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3--Monica Seles, YUG (1992-90)
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2--Kim Clijsters, BEL (2003-02)
2--Gigi Fernandez/Natasha Zvereva, USA/BLR (1994-93)
2--Evonne Goolagong, AUS (1976,'74)
2--Martina Hingis, SUI (2000,'98)
2--Martina Hingis/Anna Kournikova, SUI/USA (2000-99)
2--Gabriela Sabatini, ARG (1994,'88)

* Two singles/doubles championships were held in 1986.


ATP Masters Cup Multiple Winners
Last year's Masters Cup winner, Roger Federer, will attempt to join Lleyton Hewitt this year as the only active players to win multiple Masters Cup singles titles. Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras are tied all-time with five titles, while Americans Peter Fleming and John McEnroe are far and away the best in doubles with six titles, all consecutive:

6--Peter Fleming/John McEnroe, USA (1983-78)
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5--Ivan Lendl, TCH & USA (1987-85,'82-81)
5--Pete Sampras, USA (1999,'97-96,'94,'91)
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3--Boris Becker, GER (1995,'92,'88)
3--John McEnroe, USA (1984-83,'78)
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2--Bjorn Borg, SWE (1980-79)
2--Stefan Edberg/Anders Jarryd, SWE (1986-85)
2--Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis, NED (1998,'93)
2--Lleyton Hewitt, AUS (2002-01)
2--Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde, AUS (1996,'92)