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The LA Women's Tennis Championships was a Premier-level women's
*Martina Navratilova was the most successful player winning 8 singles titles.
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tennis
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tournament on the WTA Tour
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held in Carson, California
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, a suburb of Los Angeles
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. The tournament was played on outdoor hard court
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s and a part of the US Open Series
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The tournament was founded in 1971 as the Billie Jean King Invitational as part of the inaugural Virginia Slims Circuit in Long Beach, California
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in 1971 by Jerry Diamond, one of the tour's organizers. In 1973, it moved to Los Angeles. The event was off the tour calendar for three years (1974–1976) when the season-ending championships were played in Los Angeles. The tournament was an indoor event until 1983, when it switched to outdoor hard court
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s in Manhattan Beach where it stayed for 20 years. IMG img or IMG is an abbreviation for image.
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bought the event from Diamond in 1996. The event was moved to its final location in Carson in 2003. It was acquired by its new landlord, AEG The initials AEG are used for or may refer to:
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, in 2004.
In 2009 AEG and USTA
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sold the tournament to Octagon
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, who moved the event to Carlsbad, California
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. It was renamed the Mercury Insurance Open.
Past finals
*Martina Navratilova was the most successful player winning 8 singles titles.
Singles
Doubles
See also
*Los Angeles Open
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References
{{US Open Series Tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States Hard court tennis tournaments WTA Tour US Open Series Recurring sporting events established in 1971 Sports competitions in Carson, California Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009 Tennis tournaments in California