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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.

Atlanta Dream

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Washington Mystics 3 2010, 2013, 2018 10 2–1 .667
Indiana Fever 3 2011, 2012, 2013 8 2–1 .667
Dallas Wings 2 2009, 2023 4 0–2 .000
Seattle Storm 2 2010, 2016 4 1–1 .500
New York Liberty 2 2010, 2024 4 1–1 .500
Minnesota Lynx 2 2011, 2013 6 0–2 .000
Chicago Sky 2 2014, 2016 4 0–2 .000
Connecticut Sun 1 2011 2 1–0 1.000
Totals 17 42 7–10 .412

Chicago Sky

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Phoenix Mercury 3 2014, 2019, 2021 8 2–1 .666
Indiana Fever 3 2013, 2014, 2015 8 1–2 .333
Connecticut Sun 3 2020, 2021, 2022 10 1–2 .333
Atlanta Dream 2 2014, 2016 4 2–0 1.000
Las Vegas Aces 2 2019, 2023 2 0–2 .000
Dallas Wings 1 2021 1 1–0 1.000
Minnesota Lynx 1 2021 1 1–0 1.000
New York Liberty 1 2022 3 1–0 1.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2016 4 0–1 .000
Totals 17 42 9–8 .529

Connecticut Sun

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Dallas Wings 4 2003, 2005, 2006, 2022 10 2–2 .500
New York Liberty 4 2004, 2008, 2012, 2023 11 2–2 .500
Indiana Fever 4 2005, 2007, 2012, 2024 10 2–2 .500
Washington Mystics 3 2004, 2006, 2019 10 2–1 .667
Chicago Sky 3 2020, 2021, 2022 10 2–1 .667
Los Angeles Sparks 2 2019, 2020 4 2–0 1.000
Minnesota Lynx 2 2023, 2024 8 1–1 .500
Phoenix Mercury 2 2017, 2018 2 0–2 .000
Las Vegas Aces 2 2020, 2022 9 0–2 .000
Charlotte Sting 1 2003 2 1–0 1.000
Cleveland Rockers 1 2000 3 0–1 .000
Seattle Storm 1 2004 3 0–1 .000
Sacramento Monarchs 1 2005 4 0–1 .000
Atlanta Dream 1 2011 2 0–1 .000
Totals 31 88 14–17 .452

Dallas Wings

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Indiana Fever 4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 11 3–1 .750
Connecticut Sun 4 2003, 2005, 2006, 2022 10 2–2 .500
New York Liberty 3 2004, 2007, 2008 9 2–1 .667
Phoenix Mercury 3 2007, 2015, 2018 8 0–3 .000
Atlanta Dream 2 2009, 2023 4 2–0 1.000
Las Vegas Aces 2 2008, 2023 6 1–1 .500
Cleveland Rockers 1 2003 3 1–0 1.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2003 3 1–0 1.000
Sacramento Monarchs 1 2006 5 1–0 1.000
Charlotte Sting 1 1999 1 0–1 .000
Washington Mystics 1 2017 1 0–1 .000
Chicago Sky 1 2021 1 0–1 .000
Totals 24 60 13–11 .542

Indiana Fever

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
New York Liberty 5 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015 14 3-2 .600
Connecticut Sun 4 2005, 2007, 2012, 2024 10 2–2 .500
Dallas Wings 4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 11 1–3 .250
Chicago Sky 3 2013, 2014, 2015 8 2–1 .667
Atlanta Dream 3 2011, 2012, 2013 8 1–2 .333
Washington Mystics 2 2009, 2014 4 2–0 1.000
Minnesota Lynx 2 2012, 2015 9 1–1 .500
Phoenix Mercury 2 2009, 2016 6 0–2 .000
Totals 25 70 12–13 .480

Las Vegas Aces

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Phoenix Mercury 5 2007, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022 14 1–4 .200
Sacramento Monarchs 3 2001, 2007, 2008 8 2–1 .667
Los Angeles Sparks 3 2002, 2008, 2012 7 1–2 .333
Seattle Storm 3 2020, 2022, 2024 9 2–1 .667
Chicago Sky 2 2019, 2023 3 2–0 1.000
Connecticut Sun 2 2020, 2022 9 2–0 1.000
Dallas Wings 2 2008, 2023 6 1–1 .500
New York Liberty 2 2023, 2024 8 1–1 .500
Minnesota Lynx 2 2011, 2014 5 0–2 .000
Houston Comets 1 2002 3 1–0 1.000
Washington Mystics 1 2019 4 0–1 .000
Totals 26 74 13–13 .500

Los Angeles Sparks

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Seattle Storm 6 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019 14 5–1 .833
Sacramento Monarchs 6 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 14 3–3 .500
Minnesota Lynx 6 2003, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 19 3–3 .500
Phoenix Mercury 5 2000, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017 13 2–3 .400
Las Vegas Aces 3 2002, 2008, 2012 7 2–1 .667
Houston Comets 3 1999, 2000, 2001 7 1–2 .333
Connecticut Sun 2 2019, 2020 4 0–2 .000
Charlotte Sting 1 2002 2 1–0 1.000
New York Liberty 1 2002 2 1–0 1.000
Chicago Sky 1 2016 4 1–0 1.000
Dallas Wings 1 2003 3 0–1 .000
Washington Mystics 1 2018 1 0–0 .000
Totals 36 90 19–17 .528

Minnesota Lynx

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Phoenix Mercury 7 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2024 15 6–1 .857
Los Angeles Sparks 6 2003, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 19 3–3 .500
Seattle Storm 5 2004, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2020 11 2–3 .400
Dallas Wings 3 2007, 2015, 2018 8 3–0 1.000
Atlanta Dream 2 2011, 2013 6 2–0 1.000
Las Vegas Aces 2 2011, 2014 5 2–0 1.000
Indiana Fever 2 2012, 2015 9 1–1 .500
Connecticut Sun 2 2023, 2024 8 1–1 .500
Washington Mystics 1 2017 3 1–0 1.000
New York Liberty 1 2024 5 0–1 .000
Chicago Sky 1 2021 1 0–1 .000
Totals 32 90 21–11 .656

New York Liberty

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Washington Mystics 5 2000, 2002, 2015, 2017, 2023 10 4–1 .800
Indiana Fever 5 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015 14 2–3 .400
Connecticut Sun 4 2004, 2008, 2012, 2023 11 2–2 .500
Phoenix Mercury 3 1997, 2016, 2021 3 1–2 .333
Dallas Wings 3 2004, 2007, 2008 9 1–2 .333
Houston Comets 3 1997, 1999, 2000 6 0–3 .000
Charlotte Sting 2 1999, 2001 6 1–1 .500
Atlanta Dream 2 2010, 2024 4 1–1 .500
Las Vegas Aces 2 2023, 2024 8 1–1 .500
Minnesota Lynx 1 2024 5 1–0 1.000
Cleveland Rockers 1 2000 3 1–0 1.000
Miami Sol 1 2001 3 1–0 1.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2002 2 0–1 .000
Chicago Sky 1 2022 3 0–1 .000
Totals 34 85 16–18 .471

Phoenix Mercury

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Minnesota Lynx 7 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2024 15 1–6 .143
Seattle Storm 6 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021 14 4–2 .667
Las Vegas Aces 5 2007, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022 14 4–1 .800
Los Angeles Sparks 5 2000, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017 13 3–2 .600
Dallas Wings 3 2007, 2015, 2018 8 3–0 1.000
New York Liberty 3 1997, 2016, 2021 3 2–1 .667
Chicago Sky 3 2014, 2019, 2021 8 1–2 .333
Indiana Fever 2 2009, 2016 6 2–0 1.000
Connecticut Sun 2 2017, 2018 2 2–0 1.000
Cleveland Rockers 1 1998 3 1–0 1.000
Washington Mystics 1 2020 1 1–0 1.000
Houston Comets 1 1998 3 0–1 .000
Totals 39 90 24–15 .615

Seattle Storm

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Phoenix Mercury 6 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021 14 2–4 .333
Los Angeles Sparks 6 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019 14 1–5 .167
Minnesota Lynx 5 2004, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2020 11 3–2 .600
Las Vegas Aces 3 2020, 2022, 2024 11 1–2 .333
Washington Mystics 2 2018, 2022 5 2–0 1.000
Atlanta Dream 2 2010, 2016 4 1–1 .500
Connecticut Sun 1 2004 3 1–0 1.000
Sacramento Monarchs 1 2004 3 1–0 1.000
Houston Comets 1 2005 3 0–1 .000
Totals 27 66 12–15 .444

Washington Mystics

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
New York Liberty 5 2000, 2002, 2015, 2017, 2023 10 1–4 .200
Connecticut Sun 3 2004, 2006, 2019 10 1–2 .333
Atlanta Dream 3 2010, 2013, 2018 10 1–2 .333
Indiana Fever 2 2009, 2014 4 0–2 .000
Seattle Storm 2 2018, 2022 5 0–2 .000
Charlotte Sting 1 2002 2 1–0 1.000
Dallas Wings 1 2017 1 1–0 1.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2018 1 1–0 1.000
Las Vegas Aces 1 2019 4 1–0 1.000
Minnesota Lynx 1 2017 3 0–1 .000
Phoenix Mercury 1 2020 1 0–1 .000
Totals 21 50 7–14 .333

Defunct Teams

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Cleveland Rockers

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Connecticut Sun 1 2000 3 1–0 1.000
Phoenix Mercury 1 1998 3 0–1 .000
New York Liberty 1 2000 3 0–1 .000
Charlotte Sting 1 2001 3 0–1 .000
Dallas Wings 1 2003 3 0–1 .000
Totals 5 15 1–4 .200

Charlotte Sting

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
New York Liberty 2 1999, 2001 6 1–1 .500
Houston Comets 2 1997, 1998 3 0–2 .000
Dallas Wings 1 1999 1 1–0 1.000
Cleveland Rockers 1 2001 3 1–0 1.000
Los Angeles Sparks 1 2001 2 0–1 .000
Washington Mystics 1 2002 2 0–1 .000
Connecticut Sun 1 2003 2 0–1 .000
Totals 9 19 3–6 .333

Houston Comets

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Sacramento Monarchs 4 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 9 1–3 .250
New York Liberty 3 1997, 1999, 2000 6 3–0 1.000
Los Angeles Sparks 3 1999, 2000, 2001 7 2–1 .667
Charlotte Sting 2 1997, 1998 3 2–0 1.000
Phoenix Mercury 1 1998 3 1–0 1.000
Seattle Storm 1 2005 3 1–0 1.000
Las Vegas Aces 1 2002 3 0–1 .000
Totals 15 34 10–5 .667

Miami Sol

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
New York Liberty 1 2001 3 0–1 .000
Totals 1 3 0–1 .333

Sacramento Monarchs

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Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Los Angeles Sparks 6 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 14 3–3 .500
Houston Comets 4 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 9 3–1 .750
Las Vegas Aces 3 2001, 2007, 2008 8 1–2 .333
Connecticut Sun 1 2005 4 1–0 1.000
Seattle Storm 1 2004 3 0–1 .000
Dallas Wings 1 2006 5 0–1 .000
Totals 16 43 8–8 .500

Most frequent series

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Rank Total Team Record Team First
occurrence		 Last occurrence Franchise 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

See also

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References

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