▁the ▁Championships ▁remained ▁at ▁MS G ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁event ▁then ▁briefly ▁moved ▁to ▁Mun ich , ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁More ▁recently , ▁it ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ed itions ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁Spain . ▁D oh a , ▁Q atar ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 0 ▁ed itions ▁before ▁passing ▁the ▁flag ▁to ▁Ist an bul , ▁Turkey , ▁which ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 3 ▁ed itions . ▁For ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁edition ▁and ▁beyond , ▁ 4 3 ▁cities ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest ▁before ▁a ▁short ▁list ▁compr ising ▁Kaz an , ▁Russia ; ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁Mexico ; ▁Singapore ; ▁and ▁T ian jin , ▁China ▁was ▁drawn ▁up ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Kaz an ▁and ▁Mexico ▁City ▁were ▁ruled ▁out ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁before ▁Singapore ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁host ▁city ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁champion ships ▁was ▁a ▁best - of - five - sets ▁match , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁only ▁tournament ▁on ▁the ▁women ' s