The team was made in 1997. It is one of the eight original WNBA teams. As of 2023, the Mercury have been to the WNBA Playoffs fifteen times. In 1998, 2007, 2009, 2014, and 2021 the Mercury went to the WNBA Finals. They lost to the Houston Comets in 1998, and to the Chicago Sky in 2021. In 2007, they won against the Detroit Shock. In 2009, they won against the Indiana Fever. In 2014, they won against the Chicago Sky.