From Lisicki to Keys: Charleston champions
The WTA Tour would be stopping in Charleston this week if it wasn't for the coronavirus suspension. Check out the roll of honor of this storied tournament since it became a Premier event in 2009.
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Charleston became a Premier event in 2009, with Sabine Lisicki claiming the title with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Caroline Wozniacki.
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Samantha Stosur was the 2010 champion as she overcame Vera Zvonareva for the loss of just three games in the final.
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Wozniacki returned to the showdown match in 2011 and had better luck after her disappointment two years earlier. She proved too strong for Elena Vesnina.
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Serena Williams took just 58 minutes to overcome Lucie Safarova in the 2012 final. The American secured a 6-0, 6-1 win over the Czech and did not drop a set all week.
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Serena secured success again in 2013 but was given a far sterner examination by Jelena Jankovic, who won the opening set before succumbing, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2.
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No.14 seed Andrea Petkovic was a surprise winner in 2014. She beat Jana Cepelova, 7-5, 6-2 in the final. The Slovakian had previously shocked Serena in the second round.
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There was more German success in 2015 as Angelique Kerber became the third winner from the country in seven years, outlasting Madison Keys, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in one of the most exciting finals in the competition’s long history.
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Sloane Stephens brought the trophy back into American hands in 2016 with a victory over Vesnina. The No.7 seed dropped only a single set all week.
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The unseeded Daria Kasatkina was the 2017 champion as she dispatched Jelena Ostapenko, another outsider at the beginning of the week, 6-3, 6-1 in the final.
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Kiki Bertens showed her clay court pedigree in 2018 as she overcame Julia Goerges in straight sets in the final. The Dutchwoman had edged Madison Keys in a final set tiebreak in the semis.
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Keys returned from her disappointment in 2019 to win the title. She beat No.1 seed Stephens in the quarterfinals, Olympic champion Monica Puig in the semis then former WTA World No.1 Wozniacki in the final.
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