Advanta Championships of Philadelphia

Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
WTA Tour
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Category Tier I (1993-5)
Tier II (1991-2, 1996-2005)
Surface Indoor hard and carpet
Prize Money US$585,000 (2005)
Website advantachampionships.com

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.

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

Contents

Champions

Singles

Date Cat. Champion Runner-up Score
9 February 1971 Rosemary Casals Françoise Durr 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
1972 Not held
2 April 1973 Margaret Court Kerry Harris 6-1, 6-0
22 April 1974 Olga Morozova Billie Jean King 7-6, 6-1
24 March 1975 Virginia Wade Chris Evert 7-5, 6-4
29 March 1976 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Chris Evert 6-3, 7-6
14 March 1977 Chris Evert Martina Navrátilová 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
20 March 1978 Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6-0, 6-4
5 March 1979 Wendy Turnbull Virginia Wade 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
1980-1990 Not held
11 November 1991 Tier II Monica Seles Jennifer Capriati 7-5, 6-1
9 November 1992 Tier II Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
8 November 1993 Tier I Conchita Martínez Steffi Graf 6-3, 6-3
7 November 1994 Tier I Anke Huber Mary Pierce 6-0, 6-7, 7-5
6 November 1995 Tier I Steffi Graf Lori McNeil 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
11 November 1996 Tier II Jana Novotná Steffi Graf 6-4 retired
10 November 1997 Tier II Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport 7-5, 6-7, 7-6
9 November 1998 Tier II Steffi Graf Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
8 November 1999 Tier II Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-4
6 November 2000 Tier II Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis 7-6, 6-4
2001-2002 Not held
27 October 2003 Tier II Amélie Mauresmo Anastasia Myskina 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
1 November 2004 Tier II Amélie Mauresmo Vera Zvonareva 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
31 October 2005 Tier II Amélie Mauresmo Elena Dementieva 7-5, 2-6, 7-5

Doubles

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

See also

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