San Francisco: champions, editions and results

Record book

1968–1987 · ATP and WTA

Champions' hall

Most titles

Titles

Longevity and dominance

Most wins

Wins

Champion countries

Registered nationality of tournament champions

01USA7titles · 7 champions

02GBR3titles · 3 champions

03AUS2titles · 2 champions

04FRA1title · 1 champion

05FRG1title · 1 champion

Dynasties

Streaks across consecutive editions on the same tour

Absolute dominance

Consecutive titles

Record

Final-round presence

Consecutive finals

Record

How the champions got there

Age, seeding and campaigns without dropping a set

Age records

Champion generations

WTA · youngest Lisa Bonder Kreiss15 years, 10 months1981

WTA · oldest Billie Jean King30 years, 6 months1974

Seeds

Where the titles came from

No. 1 seed1

No. 2 seed2

Seeds 3–42

Unseeded7

Highest seed number to winseed 3Zina Garrison · 1987 WTA

Perfect campaign

Champions without dropping a set

5campaigns

Record holder: Sue Barker · 1 time

1977 · WTA Sue Barker5 matches · 10 sets won 1975 · WTA Chris Evert5 matches · 10 sets won 1974 · WTA Billie Jean King5 matches · 10 sets won 1970 · WTA Peaches Bartkowicz3 matches · 6 sets won 1968 · WTA Mimi Wheeler3 matches · 6 sets won

Age is calculated at the start of the edition. A campaign without dropping a set is included only when every match played by the champion has identified sets; walkovers do not count as matches played.

Historic comebacks

Largest deficit overcome: 0–1 in sets

Comeback specialists

Most comebacks of this kind

Match archive

Most recent comebacks

1987 · WTA · SF

Sylvia Hanika defeated Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel

1-6 6-3 6-2

1987 · WTA · QF

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel defeated Stephanie Rehe

1-6 6-4 6-4

1987 · WTA · R16

Wendy Turnbull defeated Katerina Maleeva

2-6 6-4 6-1

1987 · WTA · R32

Ann Henricksson defeated Nathalie Tauziat

5-7 6-2 6-2

1987 · WTA · R32

Stephanie Rehe defeated Kate Gompert

3-6 6-3 6-3

1987 · WTA · R32

Sylvia Hanika defeated Gabriela Sabatini

4-6 6-1 6-2

Only completed matches are considered. A comeback from 0–2 requires a verified sequence of three won sets; retirements are not treated as complete comebacks.

Champions by edition

1968–1987 · ATP and WTA

1987WTA

Champion

Zina Garrison

Final: Zina Garrison × Sylvia Hanika

7-5 4-6 6-3

February 9, 1987 · 31 matchesSee all results →

1982WTA

Champion

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Final not identified

Score unavailable

October 18, 1982 · 2 matchesSee all results →

1981WTA

Champion

Lisa Bonder Kreiss

Final: Lisa Bonder Kreiss × Rita Agassi

6-3 5-7 6-3

August 18, 1981 · 15 matchesSee all results →

1980WTA

Champion

Iris Riedel Kuhn

Final: Iris Riedel Kuhn × Sylvia Hanika

UNK

August 4, 1980 · 3 matchesSee all results →

1977WTA

Champion

Sue Barker

Final: Sue Barker × Virginia Wade

6-3 6-4

February 28, 1977 · 31 matchesSee all results →

1975WTA

Champion

Chris Evert

Final: Chris Evert × Billie Jean King

6-1 6-1

July 7, 1975 · 49 matchesSee all results →

1974WTA

Champion

Billie Jean King

Final: Billie Jean King × Chris Evert

7-6(2) 6-2

May 25, 1974 · 37 matchesSee all results →

1973WTA

Champion

Veronica Burton

Final: Veronica Burton × Christine Truman

6-3 4-6 6-4

April 23, 1973 · 15 matchesSee all results →

1972WTA

Champion

Vicki Lancaster Kerr

Final: Vicki Lancaster Kerr × Mandy Morgan

7-5 6-3

April 2, 1972 · 8 matchesSee all results →

1971WTA

Champion

Gail Sherriff

Final: Gail Sherriff × Betty Stove

6-4 4-6 6-4

April 5, 1971 · 15 matchesSee all results →

1970WTA

Champion

Peaches Bartkowicz

Final: Peaches Bartkowicz × Nell Truman

6-4 6-0

March 24, 1970 · 12 matchesSee all results →

1969WTA

Champion

Kerry Reid

Final: Kerry Reid × Lesley Turner

6-4 6-3

March 18, 1969 · 21 matchesSee all results →

1968WTA

Champion

Mimi Wheeler

Final: Mimi Wheeler × Cecilia Martinez

6-1 6-3

March 25, 1968 · 10 matchesSee all results →