Fiji Pro

Last updated
Fiji Pro
Sport Surfing
Country Fiji
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of the United States.svg Griffin Colapinto (men)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin Brooks (women)
Most titles Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Slater, 4 titles (men)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melanie Redman-Carr, Flag of Peru.svg Sofía Mulánovich, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sally Fitzgibbons 2 titles (women)
Official website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Fiji Pro was an event on the WSL Championship Tour. The event was held at Namotu in Tavarua, Fiji, and ran from 1999 to 2008, and then was resurrected in 2012. [1] The competition was cancelled in 2018 due to lack of a sponsor. [2]

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Naming

Since the birth of this competition it had different names. From 2013 to 2016 it was sponsored by Volcom. In 2017 it was sponsored by Outerknown. [3]

Results

Men's

Men's
YearWinnerNationScoreRunner-UpNationScore
2024 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 12.80 Rio Waida Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 10.17
2017 Matt Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.60 Connor O'Leary Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15.70
2016 Gabriel Medina (2)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15.60 Matt Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6.34
2015 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20.00 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7.84
2014 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 18.40 Nat Young Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 14.77
2013 Kelly Slater (4)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19.80 Mick Fanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15.87
2012 Kelly Slater (3)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 18.16 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10.87
2008 Kelly Slater (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19.27 C. J. Hobgood Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 16.67
2006 Damien Hobgood (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 15.40 Shaun Cansdell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.50
2005 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19.33 C. J. Hobgood Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 15.16
2004 Damien Hobgood Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19.90 Andy Irons Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 18.96
2003 Andy Irons Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 19.00 Cory Lopez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 13.83
2002 Michael Lowe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25.70 Shea Lopez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 23.05
2000 Luke Egan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19.15 Ricardo Duarte Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 18.00
1999 Mark Occhilupo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20.25 Victor Ribas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 17.80

Women's

Women's
YearWinnerNationScoreRunner-UpNationScore
2024 Erin Brooks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15.10 Tatiana Weston-Webb Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 12.33
2017 Courtney Conlogue Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 8.74 Tatiana Weston-Webb Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5.53
2016 Johanne Defay Flag of France.svg  France 17.10 Carissa Moore Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 10.70
2015 Sally Fitzgibbons (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18.56 Bianca Buitendag Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 14.40
2014 Sally Fitzgibbons Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.00 Stephanie Gilmore Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8.73
2006 Melanie Redman-Carr (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Layne Beachley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2005 Sofía Mulánovich (2)Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Layne Beachley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2004 Sofía Mulánovich Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Rochelle Ballard Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii
2003 Keala Kennelly Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Heather Clark Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2002 Melanie Redman-Carr Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Heather Clark Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2001 Megan Abubo Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Melanie Redman-Carr Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

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