<page_title> Sports in Phoenix </page_title> <section_title> Professional major-league clubs </section_title> <table> <cell> Phoenix Mercury <col_header> Club </col_header> </cell> <cell> Women's National Basketball Association <col_header> League </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1997 <col_header> Established </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1997, the Phoenix Mercury was one of the teams to participate in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).