The WTA Tier III tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis third-level tournaments held from 1990 until the end of the 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years due to tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled.[1]
From 2009, most Tier III and Tier IV tournaments from previous seasons became WTA International Tournaments owing to a category change.[2] The main reason for the changes was to ease the pressure on players in terms of the number of tournaments that they were required to play.[3]
Results
1993
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Brisbane | Conchita Martínez | Magdalena Maleeva | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Osaka | Jana Novotná | Kimiko Date | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Oklahoma City | Zina Garrison-Jackson | Patty Fendick | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Linz | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | Conchita Martínez | 6–3, 1–0 ret. |
| Tokyo | Kimiko Date | Stephanie Rottier | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Lucerne | Lindsay Davenport | Nicole Provis | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Strasbourg | Naoko Sawamatsu | Judith Wiesner | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Birmingham | Lori McNeil | Zina Garrison-Jackson | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Kitzbühel | Anke Huber | Judith Wiesner | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Schenectady | Larisa Neiland | Natalia Medvedeva | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Budapest | Zina Garrison-Jackson | Sabine Appelmans | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Quebec City | Nathalie Tauziat | Katerina Maleeva | 6–4, 6–1 |
1994
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Brisbane | Lindsay Davenport | Florencia Labat | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Linz | Sabine Appelmans | Meike Babel | 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) |
| Osaka | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | Iva Majoli | 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Oklahoma City | Meredith McGrath | Brenda Schultz | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) |
| Tokyo | Kimiko Date | Amy Frazier | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Lucerne | Lindsay Davenport | Lisa Raymond | 7–6(7–3) , 6–4 |
| Strasbourg | Mary Joe Fernández | Gabriela Sabatini | 2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Birmingham | Lori McNeil | Zina Garrison-Jackson | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Schenectady | Judith Wiesner | Larisa Neiland | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Moscow | Magdalena Maleeva | Sandra Cecchini | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Quebec City | Katerina Maleeva | Brenda Schultz | 6–3, 6–3 |
1995
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Jakarta | Sabine Hack | Irina Spîrlea | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Oklahoma City | Brenda Schultz | Elena Likhovtseva | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Linz | Jana Novotná | Barbara Rittner | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4 |
| San Juan | Joannette Kruger | Kyōko Nagatsuka | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Tokyo | Amy Frazier | Kimiko Date | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Zagreb | Sabine Appelmans | Silke Meier | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Strasbourg | Lindsay Davenport | Kimiko Date | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Birmingham | Zina Garrison-Jackson | Lori McNeil | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Warsaw | Barbara Paulus | Alexandra Fusai | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–1 |
| Moscow | Magdalena Maleeva | Elena Makarova | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Quebec City | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | Dominique Monami | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
1996
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Oklahoma City | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | Amanda Coetzer | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Linz | Sabine Appelmans | Julie Halard-Decugis | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Jakarta | Linda Wild | Yayuk Basuki | walkover |
| Tokyo | Kimiko Date | Amy Frazier | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Strasbourg | Lindsay Davenport | Barbara Paulus | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
| Birmingham | Meredith McGrath | Nathalie Tauziat | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Rosmalen | Anke Huber | Helena Suková | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Warsaw | Henrieta Nagyová | Barbara Paulus | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Quebec City | Lisa Raymond | Els Callens | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Kockelscheuer | Anke Huber | Karina Habšudová | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Moscow | Conchita Martínez | Barbara Paulus | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
1997
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Hope Island | Elena Likhovtseva | Ai Sugiyama | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
| Linz | Chanda Rubin | Karina Habšudová | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Oklahoma City | Lindsay Davenport | Lisa Raymond | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Tokyo | Ai Sugiyama | Amy Frazier | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Madrid | Jana Novotná | Monica Seles | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Strasbourg | Steffi Graf | Mirjana Lučić | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Birmingham | Nathalie Tauziat | Yayuk Basuki | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Ruxandra Dragomir | Miriam Oremans | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Warsaw | Barbara Paulus | Henrieta Nagyová | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Kockelscheuer | Amanda Coetzer | Barbara Paulus | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Quebec City | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | Dominique Van Roost | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 |
1998
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Ai Sugiyama | María Vento | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Oklahoma City | Venus Williams | Joannette Kruger | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Tokyo | Ai Sugiyama | Corina Morariu | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Madrid | Patty Schnyder | Dominique Van Roost | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Strasbourg | Irina Spîrlea | Julie Halard-Decugis | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Birmingham | Final and semifinals cancelled due to rain |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Julie Halard-Decugis | Miriam Oremans | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Prague | Jana Novotná | Sandrine Testud | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Warsaw | Conchita Martínez | Silvia Farina | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Boston | Mariaan de Swardt | Barbara Schett | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| Kockelscheuer | Mary Pierce | Silvia Farina | 6–0, 2–0 ret. |
| Quebec City | Tara Snyder | Chanda Rubin | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
1999
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Patty Schnyder | Mary Pierce | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Oklahoma City | Venus Williams | Amanda Coetzer | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Tokyo | Amy Frazier | Ai Sugiyama | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Cairo | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Irina Spîrlea | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Strasbourg | Jennifer Capriati | Elena Likhovtseva | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Madrid | Lindsay Davenport | Paola Suárez | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Birmingham | Julie Halard-Decugis | Nathalie Tauziat | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Kristina Brandi | Silvija Talaja | 6–0, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Warsaw | Conchita Martínez | Karina Habšudová | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Kockelscheuer | Kim Clijsters | Dominique van Roost | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Quebec City | Jennifer Capriati | Chanda Rubin | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Åsa Carlsson | Erika deLone | 6–2, 6–4 |
2000
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Silvija Talaja | Conchita Martínez | 6–0, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Oklahoma City | Monica Seles | Nathalie Dechy | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Bol | Tina Pisnik | Amélie Mauresmo | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
| Strasbourg | Silvija Talaja | Rita Kuti-Kis | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Madrid | Gala León García | Fabiola Zuluaga | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Birmingham | Lisa Raymond | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Martina Hingis | Ruxandra Dragomir | 6–2, 3–0 ret. |
| Klagenfurt | Barbara Schett | Patty Schnyder | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Sopot | Anke Huber | Gala León García | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Kockelscheuer | Jennifer Capriati | Magdalena Maleeva | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Tokyo | Julie Halard-Decugis | Amy Frazier | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Quebec City | Chanda Rubin | Jennifer Capriati | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Henrieta Nagyová | Iva Majoli | 6–4, 6–2 |
2001
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Justine Henin | Silvia Farina Elia | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Camberra | Justine Henin | Sandrine Testud | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Doha | Martina Hingis | Sandrine Testud | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Bogotá | Paola Suárez | Rita Kuti-Kis | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Oklahoma City | Monica Seles | Jennifer Capriati | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Acapulco | Amanda Coetzer | Elena Dementieva | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Bol | Ángeles Montolio | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Strasbourg | Silvia Farina Elia | Anke Huber | 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Madrid | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Ángeles Montolio | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Birmingham | Nathalie Tauziat | Miriam Oremans | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Vienna | Iroda Tulyaganova | Patty Schnyder | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Sopot | Cristina Torrens Valero | Gala León García | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Quebec City | Meghann Shaughnessy | Iva Majoli | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Bali | Angelique Widjaja | Joannette Kruger | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) |
| Tokyo | Monica Seles | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Kockelscheuer | Kim Clijsters | Lisa Raymond | 6–2, 6–2 |
2002
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Venus Williams | Justine Henin | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Doha | Monica Seles | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Memphis | Lisa Raymond | Alexandra Stevenson | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(11–9) |
| Bogotá | Fabiola Zuluaga | Katarina Srebotnik | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Acapulco | Katarina Srebotnik | Paola Suárez | 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Bol | Åsa Svensson | Iva Majoli | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Warsaw | Elena Bovina | Henrieta Nagyová | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Madrid | Monica Seles | Chanda Rubin | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Strasbourg | Silvia Farina Elia | Jelena Dokić | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Birmingham | Jelena Dokić | Anastasia Myskina | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Vienna | Anna Smashnova | Iroda Tulyaganova | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Eleni Daniilidou | Elena Dementieva | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Sopot | Dinara Safina | Henrieta Nagyová | 6–3, 4–0 ret. |
| Quebec City | Elena Bovina | Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Bali | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Conchita Martínez | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| Tokyo | Jill Craybas | Silvija Talaja | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Kockelscheuer | Kim Clijsters | Magdalena Maleeva | 6–1, 6–2 |
2003
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Nathalie Dechy | Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Doha | Anastasia Myskina | Elena Likhovtseva | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Memphis | Lisa Raymond | Amanda Coetzer | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Bogotá | Fabiola Zuluaga | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Acapulco | Amanda Coetzer | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Bol | Vera Zvonareva | Conchita Martínez Granados | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Strasbourg | Silvia Farina Elia | Karolina Šprem | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Madrid | Chanda Rubin | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Birmingham | Magdalena Maleeva | Shinobu Asagoe | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Vienna | Paola Suárez | Karolina Šprem | 7–6(7–0), 2–6, 6–4 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Kim Clijsters | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6–7(4–7), 3–0 ret. |
| Sopot | Anna Pistolesi | Klára Koukalová | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Bali | Elena Dementieva | Chanda Rubin | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Tokyo | Maria Sharapova | Anikó Kapros | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Kockelscheuer | Kim Clijsters | Chanda Rubin | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Quebec City | Maria Sharapova | Milagros Sequera | 6–2 ret. |
2004
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Ai Sugiyama | Nadia Petrova | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Memphis | Vera Zvonareva | Lisa Raymond | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Bogotá | Fabiola Zuluaga | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Acapulco | Iveta Benešová | Flavia Pennetta | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Strasbourg | Claudine Schaul | Lindsay Davenport | 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| Vienna | Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi | Alicia Molik | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Birmingham | Maria Sharapova | Tatiana Golovin | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Mary Pierce | Klára Koukalová | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| Sopot | Flavia Pennetta | Klára Koukalová | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Mason | Lindsay Davenport | Vera Zvonareva | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Bali | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Marlene Weingärtner | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Hasselt | Elena Dementieva | Elena Bovina | 0–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Guangzhou | Li Na | Martina Suchá | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Tokyo | Maria Sharapova | Mashona Washington | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Kockelscheuer | Alicia Molik | Dinara Safina | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Quebec City | Martina Suchá | Abigail Spears | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
2005
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Patty Schnyder | Samantha Stosur | 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Memphis | Vera Zvonareva | Meghann Shaughnessy | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Bogotá | Flavia Pennetta | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Acapulco | Flavia Pennetta | Ľudmila Cervanová | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Istanbul | Venus Williams | Nicole Vaidišová | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Strasbourg | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Marta Domachowska | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Birmingham | Maria Sharapova | Jelena Janković | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Klára Koukalová | Lucie Šafářová | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Mason | Patty Schnyder | Akiko Morigami | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Bali | Lindsay Davenport | Francesca Schiavone | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Kolkata | Anastasia Myskina | Karolina Šprem | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Guangzhou | Yan Zi | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 6–4, 4–0 ret. |
| Tokyo | Nicole Vaidišová | Tatiana Golovin | 7–6(7–4), 3–2 ret. |
| Bangkok | Nicole Vaidišová | Nadia Petrova | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| Hasselt | Kim Clijsters | Francesca Schiavone | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Quebec City | Amy Frazier | Sofia Arvidsson | 6–1, 7–5 |
2006
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Lucie Šafářová | Flavia Pennetta | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Bangalore | Mara Santangelo | Jelena Kostanić | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Memphis | Sofia Arvidsson | Marta Domachowska | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Bogotá | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Flavia Pennetta | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Acapulco | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Flavia Pennetta | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Istanbul | Shahar Pe'er | Anastasia Myskina | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Strasbourg | Nicole Vaidišová | Peng Shuai | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
| Birmingham | Vera Zvonareva | Jamea Jackson | 7–6(14–12), 7–6(7–5) |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Michaëlla Krajicek | Dinara Safina | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Mason | Vera Zvonareva | Katarina Srebotnik | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Bali | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Marion Bartoli | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Kolkata | Martina Hingis | Olga Puchkova | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Guangzhou | Anna Chakvetadze | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Tokyo | Marion Bartoli | Aiko Nakamura | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Bangkok | Vania King | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Quebec City | Marion Bartoli | Olga Puchkova | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Hasselt | Kim Clijsters | Kaia Kanepi | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
2007
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Dinara Safina | Martina Hingis | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Bangalore | Yaroslava Shvedova | Mara Santangelo | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Memphis | Venus Williams | Shahar Pe'er | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Bogotá | Roberta Vinci | Tathiana Garbin | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 0–3 ret. |
| Acapulco | Émilie Loit | Flavia Pennetta | 7–6(7–0), 6–4 |
| Budapest | Gisela Dulko | Sorana Cîrstea | 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–2 |
| Istanbul | Elena Dementieva | Aravane Rezaï | 7–6(7–5), 3–0 ret. |
| Strasbourg | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Birmingham | Jelena Janković | Maria Sharapova | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Anna Chakvetadze | Jelena Janković | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 |
| Mason | Anna Chakvetadze | Akiko Morigami | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Bad Gastein | Francesca Schiavone | Yvonne Meusburger | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Bali | Lindsay Davenport | Daniela Hantuchová | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Kolkata | Maria Kirilenko | Mariya Koryttseva | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Guangzhou | Virginie Razzano | Tzipora Obziler | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Tokyo | Virginie Razzano | Venus Williams | 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Bangkok | Flavia Pennetta | Chan Yung-jan | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Quebec City | Lindsay Davenport | Julia Vakulenko | 6–4, 6–1 |
2008
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Gold Coast | Li Na | Victoria Azarenka | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Viña del Mar | Flavia Pennetta | Klára Zakopalová | 6–4, 5–4 ret. |
| Bogotá | Nuria Llagostera Vives | María Emilia Salerni | 6–0, 6–4. |
| Acapulco | Flavia Pennetta | Alizé Cornet | 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Memphis | Lindsay Davenport | Olga Govortsova | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Istanbul | Agnieszka Radwańska | Elena Dementieva | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Strasbourg | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Katarina Srebotnik | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
| Birmingham | Kateryna Bondarenko | Yanina Wickmayer | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Dinara Safina | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Budapest | Alizé Cornet | Andreja Klepač | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Bad Gastein | Pauline Parmentier | Lucie Hradecká | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Mason | Nadia Petrova | Nathalie Dechy | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Bali | Patty Schnyder | Tamira Paszek | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Guangzhou | Vera Zvonareva | Peng Shuai | 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–2 |
| Tokyo | Caroline Wozniacki | Kaia Kanepi | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Kockelscheuer | Elena Dementieva | Caroline Wozniacki | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Quebec City | Nadia Petrova | Bethanie Mattek | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Notes
^A a Years in the "surface" or "country" columns only refer to the period that the tournament was played on the surface or in that country as a Tier III tournament.