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Wikipedia / Advanta Championships of Philadelphia

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

Year

Cat.

Champions

Runners-up

Score

1970

Margaret Court

Billie Jean King

6–3, 7–6

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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