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This day in women's basketball · September 16, 2003: the Los Angeles Sparks visited the Detroit Shock, in the WNBA playoffs. Detroit Shock 83, Los Angeles Sparks 78. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · September 16, 2010 · 2010 WNBA Finals, Game 3: The Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 87–84 in Game 3 to win the 2010 WNBA Finals 3–0.

WNBA Finals

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Every WNBA Finals from 1997, the first season on file. The number after a champion is the franchise's running title count in these seasons. A season opens its games and leaders.

Season	Champion	Series	Runner-up	Format	Games
2025	Las Vegas Aces (3)	4–0	Phoenix Mercury	best of 7	1 2 3 4
2024	New York Liberty (1)	3–2	Minnesota Lynx	best of 5	1 2 3 4 5
2023	Las Vegas Aces (2)	3–1	New York Liberty	best of 5	1 2 3 4
2022	Las Vegas Aces (1)	3–1	Connecticut Sun	best of 5	1 2 3 4
2021	Chicago Sky (1)	3–1	Phoenix Mercury	best of 5	1 2 3 4
2020	Seattle Storm (4)	3–0	Las Vegas Aces	best of 5	1 2 3
2019	Washington Mystics (1)	3–2	Connecticut Sun	best of 5	1 2 3 4 5
2018	Seattle Storm (3)	3–0	Washington Mystics	best of 5	1 2 3
2017	Minnesota Lynx (4)	3–2	Los Angeles Sparks	best of 5	1 2 3 4 5
2016	Los Angeles Sparks (3)	3–2	Minnesota Lynx	best of 5	1 2 3 4 5
2015	Minnesota Lynx (3)	3–2	Indiana Fever	best of 5	1 2 3 4 5
2014	Phoenix Mercury (3)	3–0	Chicago Sky	best of 5	1 2 3
2013	Minnesota Lynx (2)	3–0	Atlanta Dream	best of 5	1 2 3
2012	Indiana Fever (1)	3–1	Minnesota Lynx	best of 5	1 2 3 4
2011	Minnesota Lynx (1)	3–0	Atlanta Dream	best of 5	1 2 3
2010	Seattle Storm (2)	3–0	Atlanta Dream	best of 5	1 2 3
2009	Phoenix Mercury (2)	3–2	Indiana Fever	best of 5	1 2 3 4 5
2008	Detroit Shock (3)	3–0	San Antonio Silver Stars	best of 5	1 2 3
2007	Phoenix Mercury (1)	3–2	Detroit Shock	best of 5	1 2 3 4 5
2006	Detroit Shock (2)	3–2	Sacramento Monarchs	best of 5	1 2 3 4 5
2005	Sacramento Monarchs (1)	3–1	Connecticut Sun	best of 5	1 2 3 4
2004	Seattle Storm (1)	2–1	Connecticut Sun	best of 3	1 2 3
2003	Detroit Shock (1)	2–1	Los Angeles Sparks	best of 3	1 2 3
2002	Los Angeles Sparks (2)	2–0	New York Liberty	best of 3	1 2
2001	Los Angeles Sparks (1)	2–0	Charlotte Sting	best of 3	1 2
2000	Houston Comets (4)	2–0	New York Liberty	best of 3	1 2
1999	Houston Comets (3)	2–1	New York Liberty	best of 3	1 2 3
1998	Houston Comets (2)	2–1	Phoenix Mercury	best of 3	1 2 3
1997	Houston Comets (1)	1–0	New York Liberty	best of 1	1

Titles by franchise

Franchise	Titles	Latest
Seattle Storm	4	2020
Minnesota Lynx	4	2017
Houston Comets	4	2000
Las Vegas Aces	3	2025
Los Angeles Sparks	3	2016
Phoenix Mercury	3	2014
Detroit Shock	3	2008
New York Liberty	1	2024
Chicago Sky	1	2021
Washington Mystics	1	2019
Indiana Fever	1	2012
Sacramento Monarchs	1	2005