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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

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
Minnesota Lynx 2 2011, 2013 6 0–2 .000
Chicago Sky 2 2014, 2016 4 0–2 .000
New York Liberty 1 2010 2 1–0 1.000
Connecticut Sun 1 2011 2 1–0 1.000
Totals 16 40 7–9 .438

Chicago Sky

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

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
Washington Mystics 3 2004, 2006, 2019 10 2–1 .667
Chicago Sky 3 2020, 2021, 2022 10 2–1 .667
Indiana Fever 3 2005, 2007, 2012 8 1–2 .333
Los Angeles Sparks 2 2019, 2020 4 2–0 1.000
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
Minnesota Lynx 1 2023 3 1–0 1.000
Totals 29 81 13–16 .448

Dallas Wings

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

Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
New York Liberty 5 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015 14 3-2 .600
Dallas Wings 4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 11 1–3 .250
Connecticut Sun 3 2005, 2007, 2012 8 2–1 .667
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 24 68 12–12 .500

Las Vegas Aces

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
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
Seattle Storm 2 2020, 2022 7 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
New York Liberty 1 2023 4 1–0 1.000
Totals 24 68 12–12 .500

Los Angeles Sparks

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

Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Phoenix Mercury 6 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 13 5–1 .833
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
Washington Mystics 1 2017 3 1–0 1.000
Chicago Sky 1 2021 1 0–1 .000
Connecticut Sun 1 2023 3 0–1 .000
Totals 29 78 19–10 .655

New York Liberty

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
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
Atlanta Dream 1 2010 2 0–1 .000
Chicago Sky 1 2022 3 0–1 .000
Las Vegas Aces 1 2023 4 0–1 .000
Totals 31 74 13–18 .419

Phoenix Mercury

Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Seattle Storm 6 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021 14 4–2 .667
Minnesota Lynx 6 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 13 1–5 .167
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 38 88 24–14 .632

Seattle Storm

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
Washington Mystics 2 2018, 2022 5 2–0 1.000
Atlanta Dream 2 2010, 2016 4 1–1 .500
Las Vegas Aces 2 2020, 2022 7 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 26 64 12–14 .462

Washington Mystics

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

Cleveland Rockers

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

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

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

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

Sacramento Monarchs

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

Rank Total Team Record Team First
occurrence		 Last occurrence Franchise variants
1. 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 Minnesota Lynx 3–3 Phoenix Mercury 2004 2020
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

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