WNBA Finals

From Hoopedia

The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), held in early September and played under a best-of-five playoff format. The team winning the Eastern Conference Finals earns one of the two seeds in the championship round, with the other going to the team that wins the Western Conference Finals. This event has been played at the conclusion of every WNBA Playoffs, the first being held in 1997.

Champions

Season	Champion	winning coach	MVP	Runner-Up	Losing coach	Result
2009	Phoenix Mercury	Corey Gaines	Diana Taurasi	Indiana Fever	Lin Dunn	3-2
2008	Detroit Shock	Bill Laimbeer	Katie Smith	San Antonio Silver Stars	Dan Hughes	3-0
2007	Phoenix Mercury	Paul Westhead	Cappie Pondexter	Detroit Shock	Bill Laimbeer	3-2
2006	Detroit Shock	Bill Laimbeer	Deanna Nolan	Sacramento Monarchs	John Whisenant	3-2
2005	Sacramento Monarchs	John Whisenant	Yolanda Griffith	Connecticut Sun	Mike Thibault	3-1
2004	Seattle Storm	Anne Donovan	Betty Lennox	Connecticut Sun	Mike Thibault	2-1
2003	Detroit Shock	Bill Laimbeer	Ruth Riley	Los Angeles Sparks	Michael Cooper	2-1
2002	Los Angeles Sparks	Michael Cooper	Lisa Leslie	New York Liberty	Richie Adubato	2-0
2001	Los Angeles Sparks	Michael Cooper	Lisa Leslie	Charlotte Sting	Anne Donovan	2-0
2000	Houston Comets	Van Chancellor	Cynthia Cooper	New York Liberty	Richie Adubato	2-0
1999	Houston Comets	Van Chancellor	Cynthia Cooper	New York Liberty	Richie Adubato	2-1
1998	Houston Comets	Van Chancellor	Cynthia Cooper	Phoenix Mercury	Cheryl Miller	2-1
1997	Houston Comets	Van Chancellor	Cynthia Cooper	New York Liberty	Nancy Darsch	65-51