The WNBA Finals were originally a single championship game to decide the WNBA champion. However, after the addition of two teams and the realignment of the league into divisions of teams, the WNBA Finals were turned into a best-of-three games series.

WNBA Championship Game

• 1997 Houston Comets 65-51 New York Liberty

WNBA Championship Series Best of 3 Games

• 1998 Houston Comets 2-1 Phoenix Mercury
• 1999 Houston Comets 2-1 New York Liberty
• 2000 Houston Comets 2-0 New York Liberty
• 2001 Los Angeles Sparks 2-0 Charlotte Sting
• 2002 Los Angeles Sparks 2-0 New York Liberty
• 2003 Detroit Shock 2-1 Los Angeles Sparks
• 2004 Seattle Storm 2-1 Connecticut Sun