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Line 1: {{Short description\|Championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association}} ~~<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:WNBAtrophy.jpg\|frame\|right\|WNBA Championship Trophy]] -->~~ {{Infobox recurring event \| name = WNBA Finals \| logo = \| logo_size = \| status = Active \| genre = Sporting event \| date = \| frequency = Annual \| sponsor = [[YouTube TV]] (2018–present) \| country = [[United States]] \| first = {{Start date\|1997}} \| free_label = Most titles \| free_text = [[Houston Comets]]<br>[[Minnesota Lynx]]<br>[[Seattle Storm]]<br>(4 titles each) \| current = }} The '''WNBA Finals''' is the championship series of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) and the conclusion of the league's [[WNBA Playoffs\|postseason]] each fall. The series was named the '''WNBA Championship''' until 2002. The ~~'''WNBA Finals'''~~series is played between the ~~championship series~~winners of the ~~[[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA), held in early [[September]] and played under a [[best-of-five~~ playoff]] ~~format~~semifinals. ~~The team winning~~At the ~~[[Women's_National_Basketball_Association#Eastern_Conference\|Eastern Conference]] Finals earns one~~conclusion of ~~the two [[Single-elimination_tournament#Seeding\|seeds]] in~~ the championship round, ~~with~~ the ~~other~~winner ~~going to~~of the ~~team~~WNBA ~~that~~Finals ~~wins~~is presented the ~~[[Women's_National_Basketball_Association#Western_Conference\|Western~~championship ~~Conference]] Finals~~trophy. ~~This~~The ~~event~~WNBA Finals has been played at the conclusion of every ~~[[Women's~~WNBA ~~National~~season ~~Basketball~~in ~~Association#Playoffs\|WNBA playoffs]]~~history, the first being held in [[1997 WNBA Championship\|1997]]. Since 2005, the winner of the WNBA Finals has been determined through a 2–2–1 format. The first, second, and fifth games of the series are played at the arena of the team who earned home court advantage by having the better record during the regular season. Beginning in 2025, the Finals will switch to a [[best-of-seven series]] with a 2–2–1–1–1 format similar to that of the [[NBA Finals]]. ~~==History==~~ The WNBA Finals were originally a single championship game to decide the WNBA champion. However, in [[1998]], after the addition of two teams, the WNBA Finals were turned into a best-of-three games series. In 2005, the WNBA Finals adopted a best-of-five format. == History == ~~{\| class="wikitable"~~ [[Image:WNBA Finals logo.png\|thumb\|right\|WNBA Finals logo used until 2018.]] ~~\|+ '''WNBA Championship Series'''~~ {{Further\|WNBA Playoffs}} The WNBA's playoff format has changed several times in the league's history. In 1997, a [[Playoff format#Single elimination\|single championship game]] was held to decide the champion. In 1998, after the addition of two teams, the WNBA finals were turned into a [[best-of-three series]]. The finale series was known as the '''WNBA Championship''' from 1997 to 2001, before changing to '''WNBA Finals''' to reflect its [[National Basketball Association\|NBA]] [[NBA Finals\|counterpart]]. In 2005, the WNBA Finals adopted a [[best-of-five]] format. In 2016, the WNBA began seeding teams #1 through #8 regardless of conference making it possible for two Eastern Conference or two Western Conference teams to meet in the Finals. In 2025, the WNBA Finals will become a [[best-of-seven series]] and a homecourt system of 2–2–1–1–1 similar to the NBA Finals, where the team with homecourt advantage hosts games 1 and 2, and if necessary, games 5 and 7.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-10-10 \|title=WNBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV Expand to Best-of-Seven Format Beginning in 2025 \|url=https://www.wnba.com/webview/news/wnba-finals-format-expansion-2025 \|access-date=2024-10-10 \|website=www.wnba.com}}</ref> == Map of champions == {{Location map+\|USA\|width=500\|float=center\|caption=Location of WNBA Champions # titles: 1-white 2-blue 3-green 4-yellow denotes defunct\|places= {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=blue pog.svg\|lat_deg=36.13\|lon_deg=-115.088\|position=right\|label=Aces\|link=Las Vegas Aces}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=white pog.svg\|lat_deg=38.8\|lon_deg=-76.85\|position=right\|label=Mystics\|link=Washington Mystics}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=white pog.svg\|lat_deg=41.94\|lon_deg=-87.72\|position=left\|label=Sky\|link=Chicago Sky}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=yellow pog.svg\|lat_deg=29.51\|lon_deg=-95.24\|position=right\|label=Comets\|link=Houston Comets}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=42.22\|lon_deg=-83.03\|position=left\|label=Shock\|link=Detroit Shock}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=white pog.svg\|lat_deg=39.92\|lon_deg=-86.11\|position=left\|label=Fever\|link=Indiana Fever}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=white pog.svg\|lat_deg=40.41\|lon_deg=-73.59\|position=left\|label=Liberty\|link=New York Liberty}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=yellow pog.svg\|lat_deg=44.95\|lon_deg=-93.18\|position=left\|label=Lynx\|link=Minnesota Lynx}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=yellow pog.svg\|lat_deg=47.42\|lon_deg=-122.22\|position=right\|label=Storm\|link=Seattle Storm}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=34.05\|lon_deg=-118.18\|position=right\|label=Sparks\|link=Los Angeles Sparks}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=33.29\|lon_deg=-112.05\|position=top\|label=Mercury\|link=Phoenix Mercury}} {{Location map~\|USA\|mark=white pog.svg\|lat_deg=38.38\|lon_deg=-121.32\|position=right\|label=Monarchs\|link=Sacramento Monarchs}} }} == Results == {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Year ! Winner ! class="unsortable"\|Result ! Runner-up ! Finals MVP ! TV \|- \| align=center\|[[1997 WNBA Championship\|1997]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\| '''[[1997 Houston Comets season\|Houston Comets]]'''{{#tag:ref\|Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 1997, two Eastern Conference teams met in the championship game\|group=lower-alpha}} \|\| align=center\| 1–0 \|\| [[1997 New York Liberty season\|New York Liberty]] \|\| [[Cynthia Cooper (basketball)\|Cynthia Cooper]] \|\| [[NBC]] ~~! Year !! Champions !! Format !! Result !! Opponent !! Finals MVP~~ \|- \| align=center\|[[~~1997~~1998 WNBA Championship\|1998]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[1998 Houston Comets season\|Houston Comets]] \|'''{{#tag:ref\|Due 1to ~~game~~the \|\|WNBA's 65playoff -structure 51in 1998, two Western Conference teams met in the championship series\|group=lower-alpha}}\|\| align=center\|2–1 \|\|[[~~New~~1998 ~~York~~Phoenix ~~Liberty~~Mercury season\|Phoenix Mercury]] \|\| [[Cynthia Cooper (basketball)\|Cynthia Cooper]] \|\| Game 1 and 3: [[ESPN]]<br />Game 2: [[NBC]] \|- \| align=center\|[[~~1998~~1999 WNBA Championship\|1999]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[1999 Houston Comets season\|Houston Comets]]''' \|\| align=center\|2~~-of-3~~–1 \|\| 2[[1999 -New 1York Liberty season\|\|New ~~[[Phoenix~~York ~~Mercury~~Liberty]] \|\| [[Cynthia Cooper (basketball)\|Cynthia Cooper]] \|\| Game 1: [[WNBA on Lifetime\|Lifetime]]<br />Game 2 and 3: [[NBC]] \|- \| align=center\|[[~~1999~~2000 WNBA Championship\|2000]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2000 Houston Comets season\|Houston Comets]]''' \|\| align=center\|2~~-of-3~~–0 \|\| 2[[2000 -New 1York Liberty season\|~~\| [[~~New York Liberty]] \|\| [[Cynthia Cooper (basketball)\|Cynthia Cooper]] \|\| Game 1: [[WNBA on Lifetime\|Lifetime]]<br />Game 2: [[NBC]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2001 WNBA Championship\|2001]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2001 Los Angeles Sparks season\|Los Angeles Sparks]]''' \|\| align=center\|2–0 \|\| [[2001 Charlotte Sting season\|Charlotte Sting]] \|\| [[Lisa Leslie]] \|\| Game 1: [[ESPN]]<br />Game 2: [[NBC]] ~~\| [[2000]] \|\| [[Houston Comets]] \|\| 2-of-3 \|\| 2 - 0 \|\| [[New York Liberty]] \|\| [[Cynthia Cooper (basketball)\|Cynthia Cooper]]~~ \|- \| align=center\|[[~~2001~~2002 WNBA Finals\|2002]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2002 Los Angeles Sparks season\|Los Angeles Sparks]]''' \|\| align=center\|2~~-of-3~~–0 \|\| 2[[2002 -New 0York Liberty season\|New York Liberty]] \|\| [[~~Charlotte~~Lisa ~~Sting~~Leslie]] \|\| Game 1: [[~~Lisa~~ESPN]]<br ~~Leslie~~/>Game 2: [[NBC]] \|- ~~\| [[2002]] \|\| [[Los Angeles Sparks]] \|\| 2-of-3 \|\| 2 - 0 \|\| [[New York Liberty]] \|\| [[Lisa Leslie]]~~ \|- \| align=center\|[[2003 WNBA Finals\|2003]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2003 Detroit Shock season\|Detroit Shock]]''' \|\| align=center\|2~~-of-3~~–1 \|\|[[2003 2Los -Angeles 1Sparks season\|~~\| [[~~Los Angeles Sparks]] \|\| [[Ruth Riley]] \|\| rowspan=2\|[[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2004 WNBA Finals\|2004]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2004 Seattle Storm]] season\|\|Seattle ~~2-of-3~~Storm]]''' \|\| align=center\|2 - –1 \|\| [[2004 Connecticut Sun season\|Connecticut Sun]] \|\| [[Betty Lennox]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2005 WNBA Finals\|2005]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2005 Sacramento Monarchs]] season\|\|Sacramento ~~3-of-5~~Monarchs]]''' \|\| align=center\|3 - –1 \|\| [[2005 Connecticut Sun season\|Connecticut Sun]] \|\| [[Yolanda Griffith]] \|\| Game 1, 2 and 4: [[ESPN2]]<br />Game 3: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2006 WNBA Finals\|2006]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2006 Detroit Shock]] season\|\|Detroit ~~3-of-5~~Shock]] '''\|\| align=center\|3 - –2 \|\| [[2006 Sacramento Monarchs season\|Sacramento Monarchs]] \|\| [[Deanna Nolan]] \|\| rowspan=4\| [[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2007 WNBA Finals\|2007]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2007 Phoenix Mercury season\|Phoenix Mercury]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–2 \|\|[[2007 Detroit Shock season\|Detroit Shock]] \|\| [[Cappie Pondexter]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2008 WNBA Finals\|2008]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2008 Detroit Shock season\|Detroit Shock]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–0 \|\|[[2008 San Antonio Silver Stars season\|San Antonio Silver Stars]]\|\|[[Katie Smith]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2009 WNBA Finals\|2009]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2009 Phoenix Mercury season\|Phoenix Mercury]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–2 \|\| [[2009 Indiana Fever season\|Indiana Fever]] \|\| [[Diana Taurasi]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2010 WNBA Finals\|2010]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2010 Seattle Storm season\|Seattle Storm]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–0 \|\| [[2010 Atlanta Dream season\|Atlanta Dream]] \|\| [[Lauren Jackson]] \|\| Game 1: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 2 and 3: [[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2011 WNBA Finals\|2011]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2011 Minnesota Lynx season\|Minnesota Lynx]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–0 \|\| [[2011 Atlanta Dream season\|Atlanta Dream]] \|\| [[Seimone Augustus]] \|\| Game 1: [[ESPN]]<br />Game 2 and 3: [[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2012 WNBA Finals\|2012]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2012 Indiana Fever season\|Indiana Fever]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–1 \|\| [[2012 Minnesota Lynx season\|Minnesota Lynx]] \|\| [[Tamika Catchings]] \|\| Game 1, 3 and 4: [[ESPN2]]<br />Game 2: [[ESPN]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2013 WNBA Finals\|2013]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2013 Minnesota Lynx season\|Minnesota Lynx]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–0 \|\| [[2013 Atlanta Dream season\|Atlanta Dream]] \|\| [[Maya Moore]] \|\| Game 1: [[ESPN]]<br />Game 2 and 3: [[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2014 WNBA Finals\|2014]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2014 Phoenix Mercury season\|Phoenix Mercury]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–0 \|\| [[2014 Chicago Sky season\|Chicago Sky]] \|\| [[Diana Taurasi]] \|\| Game 1: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 2: [[ESPN]]<br />Game 3: [[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2015 WNBA Finals\|2015]] \|\| style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2015 Minnesota Lynx season\|Minnesota Lynx]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–2 \|\| [[2015 Indiana Fever season\|Indiana Fever]] \|\| [[Sylvia Fowles]] \|\| Game 1: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 2, 3 and 5: [[ESPN2]]<br />Game 4: [[ESPN]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2016 WNBA Finals\|2016]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2016 Los Angeles Sparks season\|Los Angeles Sparks]]'''{{#tag:ref\|Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 2016, two Western Conference teams met in the Finals.\|group=lower-alpha}} \|\| align=center\| 3–2\|\| [[2016 Minnesota Lynx season\|Minnesota Lynx]] \|\| [[Candace Parker]] \|\| Game 1: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 2, 4 and 5: [[ESPN]]<br />Game 3: [[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2017 WNBA Finals\|2017]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2017 Minnesota Lynx season\|Minnesota Lynx]]'''{{#tag:ref\|Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 2017, two Western Conference teams met in the Finals.\|group=lower-alpha}} \|\| align=center\|3–2 \|\| [[2017 Los Angeles Sparks season\|Los Angeles Sparks]] \|\| [[Sylvia Fowles]] \|\| Game 1: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 2 and 3: [[ESPN2]]<br />Game 4 and 5: [[ESPN]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2018 WNBA Finals\|2018]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2018 Seattle Storm season\|Seattle Storm]]''' \|\| align=center\|3–0 \|\| [[2018 Washington Mystics season\|Washington Mystics]] \|\| [[Breanna Stewart]] \|\| Game 1: [[ESPNews]]<br />Game 2: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 3: [[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2019 WNBA Finals\|2019]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2019 Washington Mystics season\|Washington Mystics]]'''{{#tag:ref\|Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 2019, two Eastern Conference teams met in the Finals.\|group=lower-alpha}}\|\| align=center\|3–2 \|\| [[2019 Connecticut Sun season\|Connecticut Sun]] \|\| [[Emma Meesseman]] \|\| Game 1 and 2: [[ESPN]]<br />Game 3: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 4 and 5: [[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2020 WNBA Finals\|2020]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\|'''[[2020 Seattle Storm season\|Seattle Storm]]'''{{#tag:ref\|Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 2020, two Western Conference teams met in the Finals.\|group=lower-alpha}}\|\| align=center\| 3–0 \|\| [[2020 Las Vegas Aces season\|Las Vegas Aces]] \|\| [[Breanna Stewart]] \|\| Game 1: [[ESPN2]]<br />Game 2: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 3: [[ESPN]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2021 WNBA Finals\|2021]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\| [[2021 Chicago Sky season\|'''Chicago Sky''']]\|\| align="center" \| 3–1 \|\| [[2021 Phoenix Mercury season\|Phoenix Mercury]]\|\| [[Kahleah Copper]]\|\| Game 1: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 2 and 4: [[ESPN]]<br /> Game 3: [[ESPN2]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2022 WNBA Finals\|2022]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\| [[2022 Las Vegas Aces season\|'''Las Vegas Aces''']]\|\| align="center" \| 3–1 \|\| [[2022 Connecticut Sun season\|Connecticut Sun]]\|\| [[Chelsea Gray]]\|\| Game 1: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 2–4: [[ESPN]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2023 WNBA Finals\|2023]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\| [[2023 Las Vegas Aces season\|'''Las Vegas Aces''']]\|\| align="center" \| 3–1 \|\| [[2023 New York Liberty season\|New York Liberty]]\|\| [[A'ja Wilson]]\|\| Game 1 and 3: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]<br />Game 2 and 4: [[ESPN]] \|- \| align=center\|[[2024 WNBA Finals\|2024]] \|\|style="background:#ff9"\| [[2024 New York Liberty season\|'''New York Liberty''']]\|\| align="center" \| 3–2 \|\| [[2024 Minnesota Lynx season\|Minnesota Lynx]] \|\| [[Jonquel Jones]] \|\| Games 1, 3–5: [[ESPN]]<br />Game 2: [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]] \|- ~~\| [[2007]] \|\|[[Phoenix Mercury]] \|\| 3-of-5 \|\| 3 - 2 \|\|[[Detroit Shock]] \|\| [[Cappie Pondexter]]~~ \|} {{reflist\|group=lower-alpha}} ===Highlights=== In 2001, the #4 seed Charlotte Sting were the lowest seed to make the WNBA Finals in the conference playoff format. The 2003 WNBA Finals was best known for rekindling a heated rivalry between the two teams' head coaches, Los Angeles Sparks head coach [[Michael Cooper]] and Detroit Shock head coach [[Bill Laimbeer]]. Both coaches were fierce NBA competitors who played in the NBA Finals against each other in [[1988 NBA Finals\|1988]] and [[1989 NBA Finals\|1989]]. 2006 marked the first time that a #1 seed did not participate in the WNBA Finals. Detroit and Sacramento were both #2 seeds. 2006 also marked the first time that the team with the best point-differential in the regular-season did not win the WNBA Finals or even advance to the WNBA Finals. The Connecticut Sun had the best point differential in '06 but were ousted by the Shock in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Detroit Shock hosted the largest crowd in Finals History (tied, 22,076 in Game 3 of the 2003 WNBA Finals and in Game 5 of the 2007 WNBA Finals). The 2007 game-five win by the Phoenix Mercury marked the first time in WNBA history that a team won the Finals while playing on their opponent's home court. In 2008 the San Antonio Silver Stars became the first team in WNBA Finals history to be swept in a five-game series, losing to the Detroit Shock. The 2011 WNBA Finals was the first coached by two women. In 2014, the Chicago Sky became the first team to appear in the WNBA Finals with a sub-.500 record. In 2016, the Los Angeles Sparks won by one point despite a later announcement by the WNBA that officials missed an earlier shot-clock violation at 1:14, which should not have counted.<ref>[http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/10/21/wnba-ogwumikes-shot-should-not-have-counted/ WNBA Ogwunikes' shot should not have counted] October 21, 2016</ref> In 2021, the #6 seed Chicago Sky were the lowest seed to make the WNBA Finals in the current playoff format. The New York Liberty have lost the most championships (5) before winning their first one in 2024. ==Finals appearances== In 2001, the #4 seed Charlotte Sting was the lowest seed ever to make the WNBA Finals. The [[Houston Comets]], [[Minnesota Lynx]], and [[Seattle Storm]] hold the distinction of having won the most championships with four titles each. The [[New York Liberty]] have lost the most championships with five. The Lynx have the most appearances in the championships with seven (including 2024). ''Highlighted teams have folded and can no longer reach the WNBA Finals.'' Statistics below refer to series wins and losses, not individual game wins and losses. 2006 marked the first time that a #1 seed did not participate in the WNBA Finals. Detroit and Sacramento were both 2 seeds. {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !Teams!!\|Win!!\|Loss!!\|Total !Win %!!\|Year(s) won!!\|Year(s) lost \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Minnesota Lynx]]\|\|4\|\|3\|\|7 \|{{winpct\|4\|3}} \|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2011 WNBA Finals\|2011]], [[2013 WNBA Finals\|2013]], [[2015 WNBA Finals\|2015]], [[2017 WNBA Finals\|2017]]\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2012 WNBA Finals\|2012]], [[2016 WNBA Finals\|2016]], [[2024 WNBA Finals\|2024]] \|-style="background: #ffdfdf;" \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Houston Comets]] {{#tag:ref\|disbanded in December 2008\|group=lower-alpha}}\|\|4\|\|0\|\|4 \|{{winpct\|4\|0}} \|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[1997 WNBA Finals\|1997]], [[1998 WNBA Finals\|1998]], [[1999 WNBA Finals\|1999]], [[2000 WNBA Finals\|2000]]\|\|- \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Seattle Storm]]\|\|4\|\|0\|\|4 \|{{winpct\|4\|0}}\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2004 WNBA Finals\|2004]], [[2010 WNBA Finals\|2010]], [[2018 WNBA Finals\|2018]], [[2020 WNBA Finals\|2020]] \|\|- \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Los Angeles Sparks]]\|\|3\|\|2\|\|5 \|{{winpct\|3\|2}}\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2001 WNBA Finals\|2001]], [[2002 WNBA Finals\|2002]], [[2016 WNBA Finals\|2016]]\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2003 WNBA Finals\|2003]], [[2017 WNBA Finals\|2017]] \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Phoenix Mercury]]\|\|3\|\|2\|\|5 \|{{winpct\|3\|2}}\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2007 WNBA Finals\|2007]], [[2009 WNBA Finals\|2009]], [[2014 WNBA Finals\|2014]]\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[1998 WNBA Finals\|1998]], [[2021 WNBA Finals\|2021]] \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Detroit Shock]] {{#tag:ref\|now known as [[Dallas Wings]]\|group=lower-alpha}} \|\|3\|\|1\|\|4 \|{{winpct\|3\|1}}\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2003 WNBA Finals\|2003]], [[2006 WNBA Finals\|2006]], [[2008 WNBA Finals\|2008]]\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2007 WNBA Finals\|2007]] \|- \| style="text-align:left" \|[[Las Vegas Aces]] {{#tag:ref\|previously known as San Antonio Silver Stars (2003–2013) and [[San Antonio Stars]] (2014–2017)\|group=lower-alpha}}\|\|2\|\|2\|\|4 \|{{winpct\|2\|2}}\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2022 WNBA Finals\|2022]], [[2023 WNBA Finals\|2023]]\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2008 WNBA Finals\|2008]], [[2020 WNBA Finals\|2020]] \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[New York Liberty]]\|\|1\|\|5\|\|6 \|{{winpct\|1\|5}}\|\| style="text-align:left"\|[[2024 WNBA Finals\|2024]]\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[1997 WNBA Finals\|1997]], [[1999 WNBA Finals\|1999]], [[2000 WNBA Finals\|2000]], [[2002 WNBA Finals\|2002]], [[2023 WNBA Finals\|2023]] \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Indiana Fever]]\|\|1\|\|2\|\|3 \|{{winpct\|1\|2}}\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2012 WNBA Finals\|2012]]\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2009 WNBA Finals\|2009]], [[2015 WNBA Finals\|2015]] \|-style="background: #ffdfdf;" \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Sacramento Monarchs]] {{#tag:ref\|folded on November 20, 2009\|group=lower-alpha}}\|\|1\|\|1\|\|2 \|{{winpct\|1\|1}}\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2005 WNBA Finals\|2005]]\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2006 WNBA Finals\|2006]] \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Washington Mystics]]\|\|1\|\|1\|\|2 \|{{winpct\|1\|1}}\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2019 WNBA Finals\|2019]]\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2018 WNBA Finals\|2018]] \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Chicago Sky]]\|\|1\|\|1\|\|2 \|{{winpct\|1\|1}}\|\| style="text-align:left" \|[[2021 WNBA Finals\|2021]]\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2014 WNBA Finals\|2014]] \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Connecticut Sun]]\|\|0\|\|4\|\|4 \|{{winpct\|0\|4}}\|\|-\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2004 WNBA Finals\|2004]], [[2005 WNBA Finals\|2005]], [[2019 WNBA Finals\|2019]], [[2022 WNBA Finals\|2022]] \|- \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Atlanta Dream]]\|\|0\|\|3\|\|3 \|{{winpct\|0\|3}}\|\|-\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2010 WNBA Finals\|2010]], [[2011 WNBA Finals\|2011]], [[2013 WNBA Finals\|2013]] \|-style="background: #ffdfdf;" \|style="text-align:left"\|[[Charlotte Sting]] {{#tag:ref\|folded on January 3, 2007\|group=lower-alpha}}\|\|0\|\|1\|\|1 \|{{winpct\|0\|1}}\|\|-\|\|style="text-align:left"\|[[2001 WNBA Finals\|2001]] \|- \|} {{reflist\|group=lower-alpha}} TheFormer ~~New~~teams ~~York~~that ~~Liberty~~had ~~have~~no ~~the most~~'''WNBA Finals''' appearances ~~(4) without winning one.~~: [[Cleveland Rockers]] (1997–2003) [[Miami Sol]] (2000–2002) [[Portland Fire]] (2000–2002) ==Records== The Detroit Shock are the 3rd team to win multiple championships (following Houston and Los Angeles respectively). However, they are the first team to win non-consecutive championships. This table shows a list of records through the history of the WNBA Finals. {\| class="wikitable" 2006 marked the first time that the team with the best point-differential in the regular-season didn't win the WNBA Finals. The Connecticut Sun had the best point differential in '06 but was ousted by the Shock in the Eastern Conference Finals. !colspan=5\|Finals records The Detroit Shock hosted the two largest crowds in Finals History (22,076 in Game 3 of 2003 WNBA Finals and 19,671 in Game 5 of 2006 WNBA Finals) ~~==Finals appearances==~~ ~~The statistics below refer to series wins and losses, not individual games won and lost.~~ ~~{\| class="wikitable"~~ ~~!Num!!Team!!W!!L!!PCT~~ \|- !Milestone ~~\| align="center"\|4\|\|[[Houston Comets]]\|\|align="center"\|4\|\|align="center"\|0\|\|align="right"\|1.000~~ !Player !Team !Date !Statistic \|- \| Points, individual ~~\| align="center"\|4\|\|[[New York Liberty]]\|\|align="center"\|0\|\|align="center"\|4\|\|align="right"\|.000~~ \| [[Angel McCoughtry]] \| [[Atlanta Dream]] \| October 5, 2011 \| 38 points \|- \| Rebounds, individual ~~\| align="center"\|3\|\|[[Detroit Shock]]\|\|align="center"\|2\|\|align="center"\|1\|\|align="right"\|.667~~ \| [[Sylvia Fowles]] \| [[Minnesota Lynx]] \| October 4, 2017 \| 20 rebounds \|- \| Assists, individual ~~\| align="center"\|3\|\|[[Los Angeles Sparks]]\|\|align="center"\|2\|\|align="center"\|1\|\|align="right"\|.667~~ \| [[Sue Bird]] \| [[Seattle Storm]] \| October 2, 2020 \| 16 assists \|- \| Steals, individual ~~\| align="center"\|2\|\|[[Phoenix Mercury]]\|\|align="center"\|1\|\|align="center"\|1\|\|align="right"\|.500~~ \| [[Breanna Stewart]] \| [[New York Liberty]] \| October 13, 2024 \| 7 steals \|- \| Blocks, individual ~~\| align="center"\|2\|\|[[Sacramento Monarchs]]\|\|align="center"\|1\|\|align="center"\|1\|\|align="right"\|.500~~ \| [[Brittney Griner]] \| [[Phoenix Mercury]] \| September 7, 2014 \| 8 blocks \|- \| Points, team ~~\| align="center"\|2\|\|[[Connecticut Sun]]\|\|align="center"\|0\|\|align="center"\|2\|\|align="right"\|.000~~ \| N/A \| [[Phoenix Mercury]] \| September 29, 2009 \| 120 points vs. [[Indiana Fever\|Indiana]] (OT) \|- \| Rebounds, team ~~\| align="center"\|1\|\|[[Seattle Storm]]\|\|align="center"\|1\|\|align="center"\|0\|\|align="right"\|1.000~~ \| N/A \| [[Detroit Shock]] \| September 8, 2007 \| 50 rebounds vs. [[Phoenix Mercury\|Phoenix]] \|- \| Assists, team ~~\| align="center"\|1\|\|[[Charlotte Sting]]<nowiki></nowiki>\|\|align="center"\|0\|\|align="center"\|1\|\|align="right"\|.000~~ \| N/A \| [[Seattle Storm]] \| October 4, 2020 \| 33 assists vs. [[Las Vegas Aces\|Las Vegas]] \|- \| Steals, team \| N/A \| [[Connecticut Sun]] \| October 8, 2004 \| 15 steals vs. [[Seattle Storm\|Seattle]] \|- \| Blocks, team \| N/A \| [[Minnesota Lynx]] \| October 2, 2011 \| 11 blocks vs. [[Atlanta Dream\|Atlanta]] \|- \| Career wins, coach \| [[Van Chancellor]]<br />[[Cheryl Reeve]] \| [[Houston Comets]]<br />[[Minnesota Lynx]] \| 1997-2000<br />2011-2017 \| 4 wins \|- \| Margin of victory \| N/A \| [[Seattle Storm]] \| October 6, 2020 \| 33-point win (92-59) <br /> over [[Las Vegas Aces\|Las Vegas]] \|- \| Attendance, one game \| N/A \| [[Detroit Shock]] \| September 16, 2003<br />September 16, 2007 \| 22,076 \|} ~~<nowiki></nowiki>Dissolved following 2006 season~~ ~~===Active franchises with no Finals appearances===~~ [[Atlanta Dream]] Founded in 2008. [[Chicago Sky]] Founded in 2006. [[Indiana Fever]] Founded in 2000. [[Minnesota Lynx]] Founded in 1999. [[San Antonio Silver Stars]] Founded in 1997 as Utah Starzz relocated to San Antonio in 2003. [[Washington Mystics]] Founded in 1998. ==See also== {{columns-list\|colwidth=30em\| [[:Category:Women's National Basketball Association seasons]] [[WNBA Playoffs]] [[:Category:WNBA seasons]] [[WNBA Coach of the Year Award\|WNBA Coach of the Year]] [[WNBA Finals MVP Award\|WNBA Finals MVP]] Line 90 ⟶ 288: [[WNBA Rookie of the Year Award\|WNBA Rookie of the Year]] [[Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award]] }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.wnba.com/ WNBA.com] {{WNBA Finals}} {{WNBA}} ~~{{NBA Finals}}~~ ~~[[Category:Basketball competitions]]~~ ~~[[Category:Women's National Basketball Association]]~~ ~~[[Category:Women's National Basketball Association awards]]~~ ~~[[Category:National Basketball Association Finals]]~~ ~~[[Category:Recurring events established in 1997]]~~ [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1997]] ~~[[it:WNBA Finals]]~~ [[jaCategory:WNBA~~ファイナル~~ Finals\| ]] [[Category:Lists of basketball champions]]