Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Advanta Championships of Philadelphia

FieldValue
nameAdvanta Championships of Philadelphia
typedefunct
founded1971
ended2005
editions12
event nameAdvanta Championships of Philadelphia
surfaceHard (i) / Carpet (i)

the ILTF/VS/WTA defunct tennis event for women

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 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-upScore
1970AUS Margaret CourtUSA Billie Jean King6–3, 7–6
1971USA Rosemary CasalsFRA Françoise Dürr6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1972Not held
1973AUS Margaret CourtAUS Kerry Harris6–1, 6–0
1974URS Olga MorozovaUSA Billie Jean King7–6(5–2), 6–1
1975GBR Virginia WadeUSA Chris Evert7–5, 6–4
1976AUS Evonne Goolagong CawleyUSA Chris Evert6–3, 7–6
1977USA Chris EvertTCH Martina Navratilova6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1978USA Chris EvertUSA Billie Jean King6–0, 6–4
1979AUS Wendy TurnbullGBR Virginia Wade5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1980–1990Not held
1991Tier IIYUG Monica SelesUSA Jennifer Capriati7–5, 6–1
1992Tier IIGER Steffi GrafESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1993Tier IESP Conchita MartínezGER Steffi Graf6–3, 6–3
1994Tier IGER Anke HuberFRA Mary Pierce6–0, 6–7, 7–5
1995Tier IGER Steffi GrafUSA Lori McNeil6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1996Tier IICZE Jana NovotnáGER Steffi Graf6–4 (ret.)
1997Tier IISUI Martina HingisUSA Lindsay Davenport7–5, 6–7, 7–6
1998Tier IIGER Steffi GrafUSA Lindsay Davenport4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1999Tier IIUSA Lindsay DavenportSUI Martina Hingis6–3, 6–4
2000Tier IIUSA Lindsay DavenportSUI Martina Hingis7–6, 6–4
2001–2002Not held
2003Tier IIFRA Amélie MauresmoRUS Anastasia Myskina5–7, 6–0, 6–2
2004Tier IIFRA Amélie MauresmoRUS Vera Zvonareva3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2005Tier IIFRA Amélie MauresmoRUS Elena Dementieva7–5, 2–6, 7–5

Doubles

YearCat.ChampionsRunners-upScore
1971USA Rosemary Casals
USA Billie Jean King(walkover)
1972Not held
1973AUS Margaret Court
AUS Lesley HuntFRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty Stöve6–1, 3–6, 6–2
1974USA Rosemary Casals
USA Billie Jean KingAUS Kerry Harris
AUS Lesley Hunt6–3, 7–6
1975AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley
NED Betty StöveUSA Rosemary Casals
USA Billie Jean King4–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–3)
1976USA Billie Jean King
NED Betty StöveUSA Rosemary Casals
FRA Françoise Dürr7–6, 6–4
1977FRA Françoise Dürr
GBR Virginia WadeTCH Martina Navratilova
NED Betty Stöve6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1978AUS Kerry Melville Reid
AUS Wendy TurnbullFRA Françoise Dürr
GBR Virginia Wade6–3, 7–5
1979FRA Françoise Dürr
NED Betty StöveUSA Renée Richards
GBR Virginia Wade6–4, 6–2
1980–1990Not held
1991Tier IITCH Jana Novotná
LAT Larisa Savchenko NeilandUSA Mary Joe Fernández
USA Zina Garrison Jackson6–2, 6–4
1992Tier IIUSA Gigi Fernández
BLR Natasha ZverevaESP Conchita Martínez
FRA Mary Pierce6–1, 6–3
1993Tier IUSA Katrina Adams
NED Manon BollegrafESP Conchita Martínez
LAT Larisa Savchenko Neiland6–2, 4–6, 7–6
1994Tier IUSA Gigi Fernández
BLR Natasha ZverevaARG Gabriela Sabatini
NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1995Tier IUSA Lori McNeil
TCH Helena SukováUSA Meredith McGrath
LAT Larisa Savchenko Neiland4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1996Tier IIUSA Lisa Raymond
AUS Rennae StubbsUSA Nicole Arendt
USA Lori McNeil6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1997Tier IIUSA Lisa Raymond
AUS Rennae StubbsUSA Lindsay Davenport
CZE Jana Novotná6–3, 7–5
1998Tier IIRUS Elena Likhovtseva
JPN Ai SugiyamaUSA Monica Seles
BLR Natasha Zvereva7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1999Tier IIUSA Lisa Raymond
AUS Rennae StubbsUSA Chanda Rubin
FRA Sandrine Testud6–1, 7–6
2000Tier IISUI Martina Hingis
RUS Anna KournikovaUSA Lisa Raymond
AUS Rennae Stubbs6–2, 7–5
2001–2002Not held
2003Tier IIUSA Martina Navratilova
USA Lisa RaymondZIM Cara Black
AUS Rennae Stubbs6–3, 6–4
2004Tier IIAUS Alicia Molik
USA Lisa RaymondRSA Liezel Huber
USA Corina Morariu7–5, 6–4
2005Tier IIZIM Cara Black
AUS Rennae StubbsUSA Lisa Raymond
AUS Samantha Stosur6–4, 7–6

References

References

  1. "Grand Slam History Reference book 1877–2024".
  2. (September 23, 2021). "Villanova bids adieu to Advanta". Times & Suburban.
Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

advanta-championships-of-philadelphia indoor-tennis-tournaments hard-court-tennis-tournaments carpet-court-tennis-tournaments wta-tour sports-competitions-in-philadelphia recurring-events-disestablished-in-2005 defunct-tennis-tournaments-in-the-united-states recurring-sporting-events-established-in-1971 1971-establishments-in-pennsylvania 2005-disestablishments-in-pennsylvania
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Advanta Championships of Philadelphia — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report