year	champion	champion_entity	result	champion_wins	runner_up_wins	runner_up	runner_up_entity	champion_coach	runner_up_coach	finals_mvp	finals_mvp_entity
2025	Las Vegas Aces	Q42333021	4–0	4	0	Phoenix Mercury	Q1274643	Becky Hammon	Nate Tibbetts	A'ja Wilson	Q21623331
2024	New York Liberty	Q974705	3–2	3	2	Minnesota Lynx	Q1474850	Sandy Brondello	Cheryl Reeve	Jonquel Jones	Q24951394
2023	Las Vegas Aces	Q42333021	3–1	3	1	New York Liberty	Q974705	Becky Hammon	Sandy Brondello	A'ja Wilson	Q21623331
2022	Las Vegas Aces	Q42333021	3–1	3	1	Connecticut Sun	Q1126243	Becky Hammon	Curt Miller	Chelsea Gray	Q17708794
2021	Chicago Sky	Q796358	3–1	3	1	Phoenix Mercury	Q1274643	James Wade	Sandy Brondello	Kahleah Copper	Q28660885
2020	Seattle Storm	Q1544869	3–0	3	0	Las Vegas Aces	Q42333021	Gary Kloppenburg	Bill Laimbeer	Breanna Stewart	Q2654539
2019	Washington Mystics	Q1465192	3–2	3	2	Connecticut Sun	Q1126243	Mike Thibault	Curt Miller	Emma Meesseman	Q3052471
2018	Seattle Storm	Q1544869	3–0	3	0	Washington Mystics	Q1465192	Dan Hughes	Mike Thibault	Breanna Stewart	Q2654539
2017	Minnesota Lynx	Q1474850	3–2	3	2	Los Angeles Sparks	Q1329633	Cheryl Reeve	Brian Agler	Sylvia Fowles	Q433521
2016	Los Angeles Sparks	Q1329633	3–2	3	2	Minnesota Lynx	Q1474850	Brian Agler	Cheryl Reeve	Candace Parker	Q242278
2015	Minnesota Lynx	Q1474850	3–2	3	2	Indiana Fever	Q1631017	Cheryl Reeve	Stephanie White	Sylvia Fowles	Q433521
2014	Phoenix Mercury	Q1274643	3–0	3	0	Chicago Sky	Q796358	Sandy Brondello	Pokey Chatman	Diana Taurasi	Q240726
2013	Minnesota Lynx	Q1474850	3–0	3	0	Atlanta Dream	Q756160	Cheryl Reeve	Fred Williams	Maya Moore	Q609527
2012	Indiana Fever	Q1631017	3–1	3	1	Minnesota Lynx	Q1474850	Lin Dunn	Cheryl Reeve	Tamika Catchings	Q255518
2011	Minnesota Lynx	Q1474850	3–0	3	0	Atlanta Dream	Q756160	Cheryl Reeve	Marynell Meadors	Seimone Augustus	Q202823
2010	Seattle Storm	Q1544869	3–0	3	0	Atlanta Dream	Q756160	Brian Agler	Marynell Meadors	Lauren Jackson	Q270653
2009	Phoenix Mercury	Q1274643	3–2	3	2	Indiana Fever	Q1631017	Corey Gaines	Lin Dunn	Diana Taurasi	Q240726
2008	Detroit Shock	Q3175515	3–0	3	0	San Antonio Silver Stars	Q1472697	Bill Laimbeer	Dan Hughes	Katie Smith	Q435141
2007	Phoenix Mercury	Q1274643	3–2	3	2	Detroit Shock	Q3175515	Paul Westhead	Bill Laimbeer	Cappie Pondexter	Q444781
2006	Detroit Shock	Q3175515	3–2	3	2	Sacramento Monarchs	Q1541588	Bill Laimbeer	John Whisenant	Deanna Nolan	Q124940
2005	Sacramento Monarchs	Q1541588	3–1	3	1	Connecticut Sun	Q1126243	John Whisenant	Mike Thibault	Yolanda Griffith	Q445748
2004	Seattle Storm	Q1544869	2–1	2	1	Connecticut Sun	Q1126243	Anne Donovan	Mike Thibault	Betty Lennox	Q466192
2003	Detroit Shock	Q3175515	2–1	2	1	Los Angeles Sparks	Q1329633	Bill Laimbeer	Michael Cooper	Ruth Riley	Q459511
2002	Los Angeles Sparks	Q1329633	2–0	2	0	New York Liberty	Q974705	Michael Cooper	Richie Adubato	Lisa Leslie	Q257980
2001	Los Angeles Sparks	Q1329633	2–0	2	0	Charlotte Sting	Q1067358	Michael Cooper	Anne Donovan	Lisa Leslie	Q257980
2000	Houston Comets	Q1479748	2–0	2	0	New York Liberty	Q974705	Van Chancellor	Richie Adubato	Cynthia Cooper	Q271409
1999	Houston Comets	Q1479748	2–1	2	1	New York Liberty	Q974705	Van Chancellor	Richie Adubato	Cynthia Cooper	Q271409
1998	Houston Comets	Q1479748	2–1	2	1	Phoenix Mercury	Q1274643	Van Chancellor	Cheryl Miller	Cynthia Cooper	Q271409
1997	Houston Comets	Q1479748	1–0	1	0	New York Liberty	Q974705	Van Chancellor	Nancy Darsch	Cynthia Cooper	Q271409