WNBA Finals History
WNBA Finals (1997-2023)
The WNBA Finals takes place in the fall as two of the final 12 teams square off in a best-of-five series with the first club to three wins being declared the champion.
In 2023, the Las Vegas Aces became the first WNBA team in 21 years to capture back-to-back WNBA Finals.
The Aces defeated the Liberty 3-1 in the best-of-five series and A'ja Wilson captured the WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player award.
The Minnesota Lynx have had made the most appearances in the WNBA Finals with six and the Lynx have gone 4-2 in those championship series.
Tied with the Lynx for the most WNBA Finals Championships at four are Houston and Seattle, who both own 4-0 records in the finals.
Listed below are the winners and betting results from the WNBA Finals between 1997 and 2021, along with the MVP for each series too.
WNBA Finals Betting History & Results
| Year | Winner | Loser | Series Result | MVP |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Aces | New York Liberty | 3-1 | A'ja Wilson |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Aces | Connecticut Sun | 3-1 | Chelsea Gray |
| 2021 | Chicago Sky | Phoenix Mercury | 3-1 | Kahleah Copper |
| 2020 | Seattle Storm | Las Vegas Aces | 3-0 | Breanna Stewart, Seattle |
| 2019 | Washington Mystics | Connecticut Sun | 3-2 | Emma Meesseman, Connecticut |
| 2018 | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics | 3-0 | Breanna Stewart, Seattle |
| 2017 | Minnesota Lynx | Los Angeles Sparks | 3-2 | Sylvia Fowles , Minnesota |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | 3-2 | Candace Parker, Los Angeles |
| 2015 | Minnesota Lynx | Indiana Fever | 3-2 | Sylvia Fowles , Minnesota |
| 2014 | Phoenix Mercury | Chicago Sky | 3-0 | Diana Taurasi, Phoenix |
| 2013 | Minnesota Lynx | Atlanta Dream | 3-0 | Maya Moore, Minnesota |
| 2012 | Indiana Fever | Minnesota Lynx | 3-1 | Tamika Catchings, Indiana |
| 2011 | Minnesota Lynx | Atlanta Dream | 3-0 | Seimone Augustus, Minnesota |
| 2010 | Seattle Storm | Atlanta Dream | 3-0 | Lauren Jackson, Seattle |
| 2009 | Phoenix Mercury | Indiana Fever | 3-2 | Diana Taurasi, Phoenix |
| 2008 | Detroit Shock | San Antonio Silver Stars | 3-0 | Katie Smith, Detroit |
| 2007 | Phoenix Mercury | Detroit Shock | 3-2 | Cappie Poindexter, Phoenix |
| 2006 | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs | 3-1 | Deanna Nolan, Detroit |
| 2005 | Sacramento Monarchs | Connecticut Sun | 3-1 | Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento |
| 2004 | Seattle Storm | Connecticut Sun | 2-1 | Betty Lennox, Seattle |
| 2003 | Detroit Shock | Los Angeles Sparks | 2-1 | Ruth Riley, Detroit |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Sparks | New York Liberty | 2-0 | Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Sparks | Charlotte Sting | 2-0 | Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles |
| 2000 | Houston Comets | New York Liberty | 2-0 | Cynthia Cooper, Houston |
| 1999 | Houston Comets | New York Liberty | 2-1 | Cynthia Cooper, Houston |
| 1998 | Houston Comets | Phoenix Mercury | 2-1 | Cynthia Cooper, Houston |
| 1997 | Houston Comets | New York Liberty | 1-0 | Cynthia Cooper, Houston |