The Advanta Championships of Philadelphia also long known as the Virginia Slims of Philadelphia was a WTA 125 tournaments affiliated women's clay court tennis tournament founded in professional tennis tournament for women played from 1970 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.
Past singles champions include Conchita Martínez, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, and Amélie Mauresmo.
Finals
Singles YearCat.ChampionsRunners-upScore1970 Margaret Court Billie Jean King6–3, 7–61971 Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr 6–3, 3–6, 6–21972Not held 1973 Margaret Court Kerry Harris 6–1, 6–01974 Olga Morozova Billie Jean King 7–6(5–2), 6–11975 Virginia Wade Chris Evert 7–5, 6–41976 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Chris Evert6–3, 7–61977 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 6–31978 Chris Evert Billie Jean King6–0, 6–41979 Wendy Turnbull Virginia Wade5–7, 6–3, 6–21980–1990Not held 1991Tier II Monica Seles Jennifer Capriati 7–5, 6–11992Tier II Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 3–6, 6–11993Tier I Conchita Martínez Steffi Graf6–3, 6–31994Tier I Anke Huber Mary Pierce 6–0, 6–7, 7–51995Tier I Steffi Graf Lori McNeil 6–1, 4–6, 6–31996Tier II Jana Novotná Steffi Graf6–4 (ret.)1997Tier II Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–7, 7–61998Tier II Steffi Graf Lindsay Davenport4–6, 6–3, 6–41999Tier II Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–42000Tier II Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis7–6, 6–42001–2002Not held 2003Tier II Amélie Mauresmo Anastasia Myskina 5–7, 6–0, 6–22004Tier II Amélie Mauresmo Vera Zvonareva 3–6, 6–2, 6–22005Tier II Amélie Mauresmo Elena Dementieva 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
Doubles YearCat.ChampionsRunners-upScore1971 Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King (walkover)1972Not held 1973 Margaret Court Lesley Hunt Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–1, 3–6, 6–21974 Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King Kerry Harris Lesley Hunt 6–3, 7–61975 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, 6–41977 Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–4, 4–6, 6–41978 Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 6–3, 7–51979 Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve Renée Richards Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–21980–1990Not held 1991 Tier II Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison Jackson 6–2, 6–41992 Tier II Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva Conchita Martínez Mary Pierce 6–1, 6–31993 Tier I Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf Conchita Martínez Larisa Savchenko Neiland 6–2, 4–6, 7–61994 Tier I Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 4–6, 6–4, 6–21995 Tier I Lori McNeil Helena Suková Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko Neiland 4–6, 6–3, 6–41996 Tier II Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs Nicole Arendt Lori McNeil 6–4, 3–6, 6–31997 Tier II Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná 6–3, 7–51998 Tier II Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama Monica Seles Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 4–6, 6–21999 Tier II Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud 6–1, 7–62000 Tier II Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 7–52001–2002Not held 2003 Tier II Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–42004 Tier II Alicia Molik Lisa Raymond Liezel Huber Corina Morariu 7–5, 6–42005 Tier II Cara Black Rennae Stubbs Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–6
References
See also Sports in Philadelphia WTA Tier I Events
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