Clark Cup Final Preview: Muskegon Seeks First Title; Hawks Looking For First Since 2004
The 2025 Clark Cup Final has finally arrived. After over a week to rest and prepare, the Muskegon Lumberjacks and Waterloo Black Hawks are ready for a showdown that will determine who walks away with the coveted trophy.
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1925 Suzanne Lenglen, France 1926 Suzanne Lenglen, France 1927 Kea Bouman, Netherlands 1928 Helen Wills, United States 1929 Helen Wills, United States 1930 Helen Wills Moody, United States 1931 Cilly Aussem, Germany 1932 Helen Wills Moody, United States 1933 Margaret Scriven, Britain 1934 Margaret Scriven, Britain 1935 Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling, Germany 1936 Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling, Germany 1937 Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling, Germany 1938 Simone Passemard Mathieu, France 1939 Simone Passemard Mathieu, France 1940-45 No tournament 1946 Margaret Osborne, United States 1947 Pat Canning Todd, United States 1948 Nelly Adamson Landry, France 1949 Margaret Osborne duPont, United States 1950 Doris Hart, United States 1951 Shirley Fry, United States 1952 Doris Hart, United States 1953 Maureen Connolly, United States 1954 Maureen Connolly, United States 1955 Angela Mortimer, United States 1956 Althea Gibson, United States 1957 Shirley Bloomer, Britain 1958 Suzi Kormoczi, Hungary 1959 Christine Truman, Britain 1960 Darlene Hard, United States 1961 Ann Haydon, Britain 1962 Margaret Smith, Australia 1963 Lesley Turner, Australia 1964 Margaret Smith, Australia 1965 Lesley Turner, Australia 1966 Ann Haydon Jones, Britain 1967 Francoise Durr, France 1968 Nancy Richey, United States 1969 Margaret Smith Court, Australia 1970 Margaret Smith Court, Australia 1971 Evonne Goolagong, Australia 1972 Billie Jean King, United States 1973 Margaret Smith Court, Australia 1974 Chris Evert, United States 1975 Chris Evert, United States 1976 Sue Barker, Britain 1977 Mima Jausovec, Yugoslavia 1978 Virginia Ruzici, Romania 1979 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States 1980 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States 1981 Hana Mandlikova, Czechoslovakia 1982 Martina Navratilova, United States 1983 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States 1984 Martina Navratilova, United States 1985 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States 1986 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States 1987 Steffi Graf, West Germany 1988 Steffi Graf, West Germany 1989 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain 1990 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia 1991 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia 1992 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia 1993 Steffi Graf, Germany 1994 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain 1995 Steffi Graf, Germany 1996 Steffi Graf, Germany 1997 Iva Majoli, Croatia 1998 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain 1999 Steffi Graf, Germany 2000 Mary Pierce, France 2001 Jennifer Capriati, United States 2002 Serena Williams, United States 2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium 2004 Anastasia Myskina, Russia 2005 Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium 2006 Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium 2007 Justine Henin, Belgium 2008 Ana Ivanovic, Serbia 2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia 2010 Francesca Schiavone, Italy 2011 Li Na, China 2012 Maria Sharapova, Russia 2013 Serena Williams, United States 2014 Maria Sharapova, Russia 2015 Serena Williams, United States 2016 Garbine Muguruza, Spain 2017 Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia 2018 Simona Halep, Romania 2019 Ash Barty, Australia 2020 Iga Swiatek, Poland 2021 Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic 2022 Iga Swiatek, Poland 2023 Iga Swiatek, Poland 2024 Iga Swiatek, Poland 2025 Coco Gauff, United States NOTE: Before 1925, the French Open was restricted to French players.
