| Year | Player |
| 2007 | Justine Henin |
| 2006 | Justine Henin |
| 2005 | Lindsay Davenport |
| 2004 | Lindsay Davenport |
| 2003 | Justine Henin |
| 2002 | Serena Williams |
| 2001 | Lindsay Davenport |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis |
| 1999 | Martina Hingis |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis |
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| Year | Player |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf |
| 1995 | Steffi Graf |
| 1994 | Steffi Graf |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf |
| 1992 | Monica Seles |
| 1991 | Monica Seles |
| 1990 | Steffi Graf |
| 1989 | Steffi Graf |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf |
| 1987 | Steffi Graf |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova |
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| Year | Player |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova |
| 1981 | Chris Evert |
| 1980 | Chris Evert |
| 1979 | Martina Navratilova |
| 1978 | Martina Navratilova |
| 1977 | Chris Evert |
| 1976 | Chris Evert |
| 1975 | Chris Evert |
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