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The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. From its inception in 1973 to 2000, the tournament was held at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island with the exception of 1975 and 1976 when it was played on Amelia Island off the coast of Florida. It moved to Charleston in 2001.

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The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. From its inception in 1973 to 2000, the tournament was held at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island with the exception of 1975 and 1976 when it was played on Amelia Island off the coast of Florida. It moved to Charleston in 2001. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament.
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| 1973 | Rosemary Casals | | 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 | | 1974 | Chris Evert | | 6-1, 6-3 | | 1975 | Chris Evert | Martina Navrátilová | 7-5, 6-4 | | 1976 | Chris Evert | | 6-2, 6-2 | | 1977 | Chris Evert | Billie Jean King | 6-0, 6-1 | | 1978 | Chris Evert | | 6-2, 6-0 | | 1979 | Tracy Austin | | 7-6(3), 7-6(7) | | 1980 | Tracy Austin | Regina Maršíková | 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 | | 1981 | Chris Evert | Pam Shriver | 6-3, 6-2 | | 1982 | Martina Navrátilová | Andrea Jaeger | 6-4, 6-2 | | 1983 | Martina Navrátilová | Tracy Austin | 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 | | 1984 | Chris Evert | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6-2, 6-3 | | 1985 | Chris Evert | Gabriela Sabatini | 6-4, 6-0 | | 1986 | Steffi Graf | Chris Evert | 6-4, 7-5 | | 1987 | Steffi Graf | | 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 | | 1988 | Martina Navrátilová | Gabriela Sabatini | 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 | | 1989 | Steffi Graf | | 6-1, 6-1 | | 1990 | Martina Navrátilová | Jennifer Capriati | 6-2, 6-4 | | 1991 | Gabriela Sabatini | Leila Meskhi | 6-1, 6-1 | | 1992 | Gabriela Sabatini | Conchita Martínez | 6-1, 6-4 | | 1993 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7-6(8), 6-1 | | 1994 | Conchita Martínez | Natasha Zvereva | 6-4, 6-0 | | 1995 | Conchita Martínez | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-1, 6-1 | | 1996 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Barbara Paulus | 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 | | 1997 | Martina Hingis | Monica Seles | 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) | | 1998 | Amanda Coetzer | Irina Spîrlea | 6-3, 6-4 | | 1999 | Martina Hingis | Anna Kournikova | 6-4, 6-3 | | 2000 | Mary Pierce | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6-1, 6-0 | | 2001 | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis | 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 | | 2002 | Iva Majoli | Patty Schnyder | 7-6(5), 6-4 | | 2003 | Justine Henin | Serena Williams | 6-3, 6-4 | | 2004 | Venus Williams | Conchita Martínez | 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 | | 2005 | Justine Henin | Elena Dementieva | 7-5, 6-4 | | 2006 | Nadia Petrova | Patty Schnyder | 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 | | 2007 | Jelena Jankovic | Dinara Safina | 6-2, 6-2 | | 2008 | Serena Williams | Vera Zvonareva | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 1973 | Françoise Durr Betty Stöve | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King | 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 | | 1974 | Rosemary Casals Olga Morozova | Karen Krantzcke | 6-2, 6-1 | | 1975 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade | Rosemary Casals Olga Morozova | 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 | | 1976 | Ilana Kloss Linky Boshoff | Valerie Ziegenfuss | 6-3, 6-2 | | 1977 | Rosemary Casals Chris Evert | Françoise Durr Virginia Wade | 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 | | 1978 | Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová | Greer Stevens | 6-3, 7-5 | | 1979 | Rosemary Casals Martina Navrátilová | Françoise Durr Betty Stöve | 6-4, 7-5 | | 1980 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | 6-2, 6-1 | | 1981 | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | Mima Jaušovec Pam Shriver | 7-5, 7-5 | | 1982 | Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver | Virginia Ruzici | 6-1, 6-2 | | 1983 | Martina Navrátilová Candy Reynolds | Andrea Jaeger Paula Smith | 6-2, 6-3 | | 1984 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | Anne Hobbs Sharon Walsh | 7-5, 6-2 | | 1985 | Rosalyn Fairbank Pam Shriver | Larisa Savchenko | 6-4, 6-1 | | 1986 | Chris Evert Anne White | Steffi Graf Catherine Tanvier | 6-3, 6-3 | | 1987 | Mercedes Paz Eva Pfaff | Lori McNeil | 7-6(6), 7-5 | | 1988 | Lori McNeil Martina Navrátilová | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Gabriela Sabatini | 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 | | 1989 | Hana Mandlíková Martina Navrátilová | Wendy White | 6-4, 6-1 | | 1990 | Martina Navrátilová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Mercedes Paz Natalia Zvereva | 6-2, 6-2 | | 1991 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Natalia Zvereva | Lise Gregory | 6-4, 6-0 | | 1992 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natalia Zvereva | Jana Novotná | 6-4, 6-2 | | 1993 | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf | 6-3, 6-1 | | 1994 | Lori McNeil Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6-4, 4-1, retired | | 1995 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 | | 1996 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández | 6-2, 6-3 | | 1997 | Mary Joe Fernández Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 | | 1998 | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 | | 1999 | Jana Novotná Elena Likhovtseva | Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder | 6-1, 6-4 | | 2000 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 7-5, 6-3 | | 2001 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3 | | 2002 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | Alexandra Fusai Caroline Vis | 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4) | | 2003 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez | 6-0, 6-3 | | 2004 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | Martina Navrátilová Lisa Raymond | 6-4, 6-1 | | 2005 | Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kveta Hrdlicková-Peschke | 6-1, 6-4 | | 2006 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy | 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 | | 2007 | Zi Yan Jie Zheng | Tiantian Sun | 7-5, 6-0 | | 2008 | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | Edina Gallovits Olga Govortsova | 6-2, 6-2 |
Trivia
- Only four champions of the Family Circle Cup never won/have not yet won a Grand Slam singles title during their careers: Rosie Casals (1973), Amanda Coetzer (1998), Nadia Petrova (2006), and Jelena Jankovic (2007).
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