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The first four seasons of the WNBA was owned by the now-defunct Houston Comets. Cynthia Cooper dominated the league during the stretch of 1997-2001, while leading the Comets to four straight championships. The New York Liberty lost three times during that span to Houston, as the Liberty has not returned to the finals since 2002. The finals round became a best-of-five series in 2005 when Sacramento (now-defunct) topped Connecticut in four games. The last five seasons have seen five different champions, as Indiana grabbed its first title in franchise history by eliminating Minnesota in four games in 2012.
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2012 |
Indiana Fever |
Minnesota Lynx |
3-1 |
Tamika Catchings, Indiana |
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2011 |
Minnesota Lynx |
Atlanta Dream |
3-0 |
Seimone Augustus, Minnesota |
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2010 |
Seattle Storm |
Atlanta Dream |
3-0 |
Lauren Jackson, Seattle |
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2009 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Indiana Fever |
3-2 |
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix |
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2008 |
Detroit Shock |
San Antonio Silver Stars |
3-0 |
Katie Smith, Detroit |
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2007 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Detroit Shock |
3-2 |
Cappie Poindexter, Phoenix |
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2006 |
Detroit Shock |
Sacramento Monarchs |
3-1 |
Deanna Nolan, Detroit |
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2005 |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Connecticut Sun |
3-1 |
Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento |
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2004 |
Seattle Storm |
Connecticut Sun |
2-1 |
Betty Lennox, Seattle |
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2003 |
Detroit Shock |
Los Angeles Sparks |
2-1 |
Ruth Riley, Detroit |
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2002 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
New York Liberty |
2-0 |
Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles |
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2001 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Charlotte Sting |
2-0 |
Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles |
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2000 |
Houston Comets |
New York Liberty |
2-0 |
Cynthia Cooper, Houston |
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1999 |
Houston Comets |
New York Liberty |
2-1 |
Cynthia Cooper, Houston |
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1998 |
Houston Comets |
Phoenix Mercury |
2-1 |
Cynthia Cooper, Houston |
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1997 |
Houston Comets |
New York Liberty |
1-0 |
Cynthia Cooper, Houston |
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