Acura Classic
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| Location | San Diego, California, USA |
| Date | July 31-August 6, 2006 |
| Category | Tier I |
| Prize Money | $1,340,000 |
| Draw | 56M/32Q/32D |
| Surface | Hardcourt (O) |
| Directors | Raquel Giscafre & Jane Stratton |
The Acura Classic is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every summer at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament beginning in 2004.
The tournament is known for its strong player fields, location in the hills, and its atmosphere.
Although the tournament achieved the Tier I status only recently, it has become a draw to the heavyweights in women's tennis since its inception in the 1980s, being a crucial warm-up tournament leading to the US Open. Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, and Justine Henin-Hardenne.
The event will see its last year of play in 2007 [1].
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[edit] Past finals
[edit] Singles
Since 1996:
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  Kimiko Date |
 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
3-6, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1997 |  Martina Hingis |
 Monica Seles |
7-6 (4), 6-4 |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport |
 Mary Pierce |
6-3, 6-1 |
| 1999 | Martina Hingis |
Venus Williams |
6-4, 6-0 |
| 2000 | Venus Williams |
Monica Seles |
6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-2 |
| 2001 | Venus Williams |
Monica Seles |
6-2, 6-3 |
| 2002 | Venus Williams |
 Jelena Dokic |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 2003 |  Justine Henin-Hardenne |
Kim Clijsters |
3-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2004 | Lindsay Davenport |
 Anastasia Myskina |
6-1, 6-1 |
| 2005 | Mary Pierce |
Ai Sugiyama |
6-0, 6-3 |
| 2006 | Maria Sharapova |
Kim Clijsters |
7-5, 7-5 |
| 2007 |
[edit] Doubles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Cara Black & Rennae Stubbs |
 Anna-Lena Grönefeld & Meghann Shaughnessy |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 2007 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| WTA Tier I Tournaments |
| Tokyo | Indian Wells | Miami | Charleston | Berlin | Rome | San Diego | Montreal/Toronto | Moscow | Zürich |
