List of WNBA playoff series

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This is a complete listing of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) playoff series, grouped by franchise. Series featuring relocated and renamed teams are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. Years in italics indicate series in progress. Tables are sorted first by the number of series, then the number of wins, and then by year of first occurrence.

Contents

Atlanta Dream

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Washington Mystics 3 2010 , 2013 , 2018 102–1.667
Indiana Fever 3 2011 , 2012, 2013 82–1.667
Dallas Wings 2 2009, 2023 40–2.000
Seattle Storm 2 2010, 2016 41–1.500
New York Liberty 2 2010 , 2024 41–1.500
Minnesota Lynx 2 2011, 2013 60–2.000
Chicago Sky 2 2014, 2016 40–2.000
Connecticut Sun 1 2011 21–01.000
Totals17427–10.412

Chicago Sky

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Phoenix Mercury 3 2014, 2019 , 2021 82–1.666
Indiana Fever 3 2013, 2014 , 2015 81–2.333
Connecticut Sun 3 2020, 2021 , 2022 101–2.333
Atlanta Dream 2 2014 , 2016 42–01.000
Las Vegas Aces 2 2019, 2023 20–2.000
Dallas Wings 1 2021 11–01.000
Minnesota Lynx 1 2021 11–01.000
New York Liberty 1 2022 31–01.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2016 40–1.000
Totals17429–8.529

Connecticut Sun

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Dallas Wings 4 2003, 2005 , 2006, 2022 102–2.500
New York Liberty 4 2004 , 2008, 2012 , 2023 112–2.500
Indiana Fever 4 2005 , 2007, 2012, 2024 102–2.500
Washington Mystics 3 2004 , 2006 , 2019 102–1.667
Chicago Sky 3 2020 , 2021, 2022 102–1.667
Los Angeles Sparks 2 2019 , 2020 42–01.000
Minnesota Lynx 2 2023, 2024 81–1.500
Phoenix Mercury 2 2017, 2018 20–2.000
Las Vegas Aces 2 2020, 2022 90–2.000
Charlotte Sting 1 2003 21–01.000
Cleveland Rockers 1 2000 30–1.000
Seattle Storm 1 2004 30–1.000
Sacramento Monarchs 1 2005 40–1.000
Atlanta Dream 1 2011 20–1.000
Totals318814–17.452

Dallas Wings

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Indiana Fever 4 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 113–1.750
Connecticut Sun 4 2003 , 2005, 2006 , 2022 102–2.500
New York Liberty 3 2004, 2007 , 2008 92–1.667
Phoenix Mercury 3 2007, 2015, 2018 80–3.000
Atlanta Dream 2 2009 , 2023 42–01.000
Las Vegas Aces 2 2008, 202361–1.500
Cleveland Rockers 1 2003 31–01.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2003 31–01.000
Sacramento Monarchs 1 2006 51–01.000
Charlotte Sting 1 1999 10–1.000
Washington Mystics 1 2017 10–1.000
Chicago Sky 1 2021 10–1.000
Totals246013–11.542

Indiana Fever

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
New York Liberty 5 2002, 2005 , 2010, 2011 , 2015 143-2.600
Connecticut Sun 4 2005, 2007 , 2012 , 2024 102–2.500
Dallas Wings 4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 111–3.250
Chicago Sky 3 2013, 2014, 2015 82–1.667
Atlanta Dream 3 2011, 2012 , 2013 81–2.333
Washington Mystics 2 2009 , 2014 42–01.000
Minnesota Lynx 2 2012 , 2015 91–1.500
Phoenix Mercury 2 2009, 2016 60–2.000
Totals257012–13.480

Las Vegas Aces

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Phoenix Mercury 5 2007, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022 141–4.200
Sacramento Monarchs 3 2001, 2007 , 2008 82–1.667
Los Angeles Sparks 3 2002, 2008 , 2012 71–2.333
Seattle Storm 3 2020, 2022 , 2024 92–1.667
Chicago Sky 2 2019 , 2023 32–01.000
Connecticut Sun 2 2020 , 2022 92–01.000
Dallas Wings 2 2008, 2023 61–1.500
New York Liberty 2 2023, 2024 81–1.500
Minnesota Lynx 2 2011, 2014 50–2.000
Houston Comets 1 2002 31–01.000
Washington Mystics 1 2019 40–1.000
Totals267413–13.500

Los Angeles Sparks

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Seattle Storm 6 2002 , 2006 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010, 2019 145–1.833
Sacramento Monarchs 6 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004, 2005, 2006 143–3.500
Minnesota Lynx 6 2003 , 2012, 2015, 2016 , 2017, 2018 193–3.500
Phoenix Mercury 5 2000 , 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017 132–3.400
Las Vegas Aces 3 2002 , 2008, 2012 72–1.667
Houston Comets 3 1999, 2000, 2001 71–2.333
Connecticut Sun 2 2019, 2020 40–2.000
Charlotte Sting 1 2002 21–01.000
New York Liberty 1 2002 21–01.000
Chicago Sky 1 2016 41–01.000
Dallas Wings 1 2003 30–1.000
Washington Mystics 1 2018 10–1.000
Totals369019–17.528

Minnesota Lynx

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Phoenix Mercury 7 2011 , 2013 , 2014, 2015 , 2016 , 2020 , 2024 156–1.857
Los Angeles Sparks 6 2003, 2012 , 2015 , 2016, 2017 , 2018 193–3.500
Seattle Storm 5 2004, 2012 , 2013 , 2019, 2020 112–3.400
Dallas Wings 3 2007 , 2015 , 2018 83–01.000
Atlanta Dream 2 2011 , 2013 62–01.000
Las Vegas Aces 2 2011 , 2014 52–01.000
Indiana Fever 2 2012, 2015 91–1.500
Connecticut Sun 2 2023, 2024 81–1.500
Washington Mystics 1 2017 31–01.000
New York Liberty 1 2024 50–1.000
Chicago Sky 1 2021 10–1.000
Totals329021–11.656

New York Liberty

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Washington Mystics 5 2000 , 2002 , 2015 , 2017, 2023 104–1.800
Indiana Fever 5 2002 , 2005, 2010 , 2011, 2015 142–3.400
Connecticut Sun 4 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2023 112–2.500
Phoenix Mercury 3 1997 , 2016, 2021 31–2.333
Dallas Wings 3 2004 , 2007, 2008 91–2.333
Houston Comets 3 1997, 1999, 2000 60–3.000
Charlotte Sting 2 1999 , 2001 61–1.500
Atlanta Dream 2 2010, 2024 41–1.500
Las Vegas Aces 2 2023, 2024 81–1.500
Minnesota Lynx 1 2024 51–01.000
Cleveland Rockers 1 2000 31–01.000
Miami Sol 1 2001 31–01.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2002 20–1.000
Chicago Sky 1 2022 30–1.000
Totals348516–18.471

Phoenix Mercury

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Minnesota Lynx 7 2011, 2013, 2014 , 2015, 2016, 2020, 2024 151–6.143
Seattle Storm 6 2007 , 2010, 2011 , 2017 , 2018, 2021 144–2.667
Las Vegas Aces 5 2007 , 2009 , 2010 , 2021 , 2022 144–1.800
Los Angeles Sparks 5 2000, 2009 , 2013 , 2014 , 2017 133–2.600
Dallas Wings 3 2007 , 2015 , 2018 83–01.000
New York Liberty 3 1997, 2016 , 2021 32–1.667
Chicago Sky 3 2014 , 2019, 2021 81–2.333
Indiana Fever 2 2009 , 2016 62–01.000
Connecticut Sun 2 2017 , 2018 22–01.000
Cleveland Rockers 1 1998 31–01.000
Washington Mystics 1 2020 11–01.000
Houston Comets 1 1998 30–1.000
Totals399024–15.615

Seattle Storm

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Phoenix Mercury 6 2007, 2010 , 2011, 2017, 2018 , 2021 142–4.333
Los Angeles Sparks 6 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 , 2019 141–5.167
Minnesota Lynx 5 2004 , 2012, 2013, 2019 , 2020 113–2.600
Las Vegas Aces 3 2020 , 2022, 2024 111–2.333
Washington Mystics 2 2018 , 2022 52–01.000
Atlanta Dream 2 2010 , 2016 41–1.500
Connecticut Sun 1 2004 31–01.000
Sacramento Monarchs 1 2004 31–01.000
Houston Comets 1 2005 30–1.000
Totals276612–15.444

Washington Mystics

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
New York Liberty 5 2000, 2002, 2015, 2017 , 2023 101–4.200
Connecticut Sun 3 2004, 2006, 2019 101–2.333
Atlanta Dream 3 2010, 2013, 2018 101–2.333
Indiana Fever 2 2009, 2014 40–2.000
Seattle Storm 2 2018, 2022 50–2.000
Charlotte Sting 1 2002 21–01.000
Dallas Wings 1 2017 11–01.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2018 11–01.000
Las Vegas Aces 1 2019 41–01.000
Minnesota Lynx 1 2017 30–1.000
Phoenix Mercury 1 2020 10–1.000
Totals21507–14.333

Defunct Teams

Cleveland Rockers

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Connecticut Sun 1 2000 31–01.000
Phoenix Mercury 1 1998 30–1.000
New York Liberty 1 2000 30–1.000
Charlotte Sting 1 2001 30–1.000
Dallas Wings 1 2003 30–1.000
Totals5151–4.200

Charlotte Sting

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
New York Liberty 2 1999, 2001 61–1.500
Houston Comets 2 1997, 1998 30–2.000
Dallas Wings 1 1999 11–01.000
Cleveland Rockers 1 2001 31–01.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2001 20–1.000
Washington Mystics 1 2002 20–1.000
Connecticut Sun 1 2003 20–1.000
Totals9193–6.333

Houston Comets

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Sacramento Monarchs 4 2000 , 2003, 2005, 2006 91–3.250
New York Liberty 3 1997 , 1999 , 2000 63–01.000
Los Angeles Sparks 3 1999 , 2000 , 2001 72–1.667
Charlotte Sting 2 1997 , 1998 32–01.000
Phoenix Mercury 1 1998 31–01.000
Seattle Storm 1 2005 31–01.000
Las Vegas Aces 1 2002 30–1.000
Totals153410–5.667

Miami Sol

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
New York Liberty 1 2001 30–1.000
Totals130–1.333

Sacramento Monarchs

OpponentSOccurrencesGPRec%
Los Angeles Sparks 6 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 , 2005 , 2006 143–3.500
Houston Comets 4 2000, 2003 , 2005 , 2006 93–1.750
Las Vegas Aces 3 2001 , 2007, 2008 81–2.333
Connecticut Sun 1 2005 41–01.000
Seattle Storm 1 2004 30–1.000
Dallas Wings 1 2006 50–1.000
Totals16438–8.500

Most frequent series

RankTotalTeamRecordTeamFirst
occurrence
Last occurrenceFranchise variants
1.7 Minnesota Lynx 6–1 Phoenix Mercury 2011 2024
2.6 Los Angeles Sparks 5–1 Seattle Storm 2002 2019
6 Los Angeles Sparks 3–3 Sacramento Monarchs 1999 2006
6 Los Angeles Sparks 3–3 Minnesota Lynx 2003 2018
6 Phoenix Mercury 4–2 Seattle Storm 2007 2021
6.5 Indiana Fever 3–2 New York Liberty 2002 2015
5 New York Liberty 4–1 Washington Mystics 2000 2023
5 Phoenix Mercury 4–1 Las Vegas Aces 2007 2022 Phoenix (3–0) San Antonio
Phoenix (1–1) Las Vegas
5 Phoenix Mercury 3–2 Los Angeles Sparks 2000 2017
5 Seattle Storm 3–2 Minnesota Lynx 2004 2020
11.4 Connecticut Sun 2–2 Dallas Wings 2003 2022 Connecticut (1–2) Detroit
Connecticut (1–0) Dallas
4 Dallas Wings 3–1 Indiana Fever 2006 2009 Detroit (3–1) Indiana
4 Sacramento Monarchs 3–1 Houston Comets 2000 2006
4 Connecticut Sun 2–2 New York Liberty 2004 2023
4 Connecticut Sun 2–2 Indiana Fever 2005 2024

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