Sunshine Stories
Miami and Indian Wells: Sunshine Double champions
The Sunshine Double - singles title runs at both Indian Wells and Miami in the same year - has only been completed four times in WTA history.
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When Stefanie Graf won Indian Wells in 1994 without dropping a set, the tournament was still a 32-player Tier II - but her run still included a 6-0, 6-0 win over Tracy Austin in round two and a 6-0, 6-4 defeat of Amanda Coetzer in the final (Getty)
02
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Graf's title run at Miami 1994 was nearly as dominant as the German beat Kimiko Date 6-1, 6-1, Lindsay Davenport 6-0, 7-6(3) and Natasha Zvereva 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the final three rounds (Getty)
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In 1996, the State Farm Evert Cup upgraded to Tier I status and a 96-player draw, but Graf was equal to the task again, beating Conchita Martínez 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in the final (Getty)
04
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Graf powered through the 1996 Lipton Championships draw without dropping a set; only Kimiko Date took her to a tiebreak in the quarterfinals, and the final was a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Chanda Rubin (Getty)
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Kim Clijsters became the lowest-ranked Tier I champion ever at the 2005 Pacific Life Open: ranked World No.133 and playing the third tournament of her comeback from a wrist injury, the Belgian defeated Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the final (Getty)
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Astonishingly, despite being unseeded - and without a bye - at both Indian Wells and Miami, Clijsters powered through the Miami draw without dropping a set, beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-5 in the final to complete her 12th win of the month (Getty)
07
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2016 would see another career relaunch as Victoria Azarenka, having battled injuries for the past two years, beat Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the final to return to the Top 10 for the first time since 2014 (Getty)
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