Advanta Championships of Philadelphia

The Advanta Championships of Philadelphia (also long known as the Virginia Slims of Philadelphia) was a WTA Tour professional tennis tournament for women played from 1971 through 2005 in Philadelphia, United States. The tournament was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I event from 1993 through 1995. It was classified as a Tier II event in 1991, 1992, and from 1996 through 2005. The tournament was played indoors, on carpet from 1991 through 2000, and on hard courts from 1971 through 1979 and from 2003 through 2005.

Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAdvanta Championships of Philadelphia (1973–2005)
Founded1971
Abolished2005
Editions12
SurfaceIndoor hard and carpet

Past singles champions include Conchita Martínez, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, and Amélie Mauresmo.

Finals

Singles
Year Cat. Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1972 Not held
1973 Margaret Court Kerry Harris 6–1, 6–0
1974 Olga Morozova Billie Jean King 7–6(5–2), 6–1
1975 Virginia Wade Chris Evert 7–5, 6–4
1976 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Chris Evert 6–3, 7–6
1977 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1978 Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–4
1979 Wendy Turnbull Virginia Wade 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1980–1990 Not held
1991 Tier II Monica Seles Jennifer Capriati 7–5, 6–1
1992 Tier II Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1993 Tier I Conchita Martínez Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–3
1994 Tier I Anke Huber Mary Pierce 6–0, 6–7, 7–5
1995 Tier I Steffi Graf Lori McNeil 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1996 Tier II Jana Novotná Steffi Graf 6–4 (ret.)
1997 Tier II Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
1998 Tier II Steffi Graf Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1999 Tier II Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4
2000 Tier II Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis 7–6, 6–4
2001–2002 Not held
2003 Tier II Amélie Mauresmo Anastasia Myskina 5–7, 6–0, 6–2
2004 Tier II Amélie Mauresmo Vera Zvonareva 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2005 Tier II Amélie Mauresmo Elena Dementieva 7–5, 2–6, 7–5

Doubles
Year Cat. Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King		 (walkover)
1972 Not held
1973 Margaret Court
Lesley Hunt		 Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve		 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
1974 Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King		 Kerry Harris
Lesley Hunt		 6–3, 7–6
1975 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Betty Stöve		 Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King		 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–3)
1976 Billie Jean King
Betty Stöve		 Rosemary Casals
Françoise Dürr		 7–6, 6–4
1977 Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade		 Martina Navratilova
Betty Stöve		 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1978 Kerry Melville Reid
Wendy Turnbull		 Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade		 6–3, 7–5
1979 Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve		 Renée Richards
Virginia Wade		 6–4, 6–2
1980–1990 Not held
1991 Tier II Jana Novotná
Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 Mary Joe Fernández
Zina Garrison Jackson		 6–2, 6–4
1992 Tier II Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva		 Conchita Martínez
Mary Pierce		 6–1, 6–3
1993 Tier I Katrina Adams
Manon Bollegraf		 Conchita Martínez
Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 6–2, 4–6, 7–6
1994 Tier I Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva		 Gabriela Sabatini
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy		 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1995 Tier I Lori McNeil
Helena Suková		 Meredith McGrath
Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1996 Tier II Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs		 Nicole Arendt
Lori McNeil		 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1997 Tier II Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs		 Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná		 6–3, 7–5
1998 Tier II Elena Likhovtseva
Ai Sugiyama		 Monica Seles
Natasha Zvereva		 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1999 Tier II Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs		 Chanda Rubin
Sandrine Testud		 6–1, 7–6
2000 Tier II Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova		 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs		 6–2, 7–5
2001–2002 Not held
2003 Tier II Martina Navratilova
Lisa Raymond		 Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs		 6–3, 6–4
2004 Tier II Alicia Molik
Lisa Raymond		 Liezel Huber
Corina Morariu		 7–5, 6–4
2005 Tier II Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs		 Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur		 6–4, 7–6
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