Here is a complete list of WNBA Finals MVPs over the years.
A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are back to asserting their dominance in the WNBA after winning the 2025 WNBA Finals against Phoenix Mercury. An all out assault by the Aces went unanswered as the Mercury were not able to take a single game in the best of 7 series. The 4-0 series win by the Aces had one key component-A’ja Wilson.
Being awarded her second WNBA Finals MVP selection, Wilson has been instrumental for the Aces who have won 3 WNBA championships in the last 4 years. With this feat, the South Carolina alum becomes the first player in WNBA and NBA history to MVP, DPOY, Finals MVP and a scoring title in the same season!
The WNBA Finals MVP Award was introduced in 1997, and it honors the standout performer in each year’s finals series. The first player who received the award was the Houston Comets’ Cynthia Cooper, who won the award for four consecutive years. Lisa Leslie from the Los Angeles Sparks won the award in the next two seasons. Apart from them, no other player won the award in two consecutive seasons.
However, there are a few players who have won the award twice, including Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles, and Breanna Stewart. While Taurasi was named the WNBA Finals MVP in 2009 and 2014, Fowles took the honors home in 2015 and 2017. Similarly, Stewart clinched the award in 2018 and 2020. In the previous season, Jonquel Jones from the New York Liberty won the WNBA Finals MVP award.
Here is a complete breakdown of WNBA Finals MVP over the years.
| YEAR | PLAYER | TEAM |
| 1997 | Cynthia Cooper | Houston Comets |
| 1998 | Cynthia Cooper | Houston Comets |
| 1999 | Cynthia Cooper | Houston Comets |
| 2000 | Cynthia Cooper | Houston Comets |
| 2001 | Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2002 | Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2003 | Ruth Riley | Detroit Shock |
| 2004 | Betty Lennox | Seattle Storm |
| 2005 | Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 2006 | Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock |
| 2007 | Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2008 | Katie Smith | Detroit Shock |
| 2009 | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2010 | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm |
| 2011 | Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2012 | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever |
| 2013 | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2014 | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2015 | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2016 | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2017 | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2018 | Breanna Stewart | Seattle Storm |
| 2019 | Emma Meesseman | Washington Mystics |
| 2020 | Breanna Stewart | Seattle Storm |
| 2021 | Kahleah Copper | Chicago Sky |
| 2022 | Chelsea Gray | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2023 | A’ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2024 | Jonquel Jones | New York Liberty |
| 2025 | A’ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces |
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