WNBA History
WNBA Champions
The WNBA tipped off in 1997. The Houston Comets won the first four championships, a run no team has matched since.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Las Vegas Aces | — |
| 2024 | New York Liberty | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Aces | New York Liberty |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Aces | Connecticut Sun |
| 2021 | Chicago Sky | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2020 | Seattle Storm | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2019 | Washington Mystics | Connecticut Sun |
| 2018 | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics |
| 2017 | Minnesota Lynx | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Sparks | — |
| 2015 | Minnesota Lynx | — |
| 2014 | Phoenix Mercury | — |
| 2013 | Minnesota Lynx | — |
| 2012 | Indiana Fever | — |
| 2011 | Minnesota Lynx | — |
| 2010 | Seattle Storm | — |
| 2009 | Phoenix Mercury | — |
| 2008 | Detroit Shock | — |
| 2007 | Phoenix Mercury | — |
| 2006 | Detroit Shock | — |
| 2005 | Sacramento Monarchs | — |
| 2004 | Seattle Storm | — |
| 2003 | Detroit Shock | — |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Sparks | — |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Sparks | — |
| 2000 | Houston Comets | — |
| 1999 | Houston Comets | — |
| 1998 | Houston Comets | — |
| 1997 | Houston Comets | — |