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{{About|the ILTF/VS/WTA defunct tennis event for women|the defunct men's tennis event of Philadelphia|U.S. Pro Indoor}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament
| name                  = Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
| type                  = defunct
| founded               = 1971
| ended                 = 2005
| editions              = 12
| event name            = Advanta Championships of Philadelphia 
| surface               = Hard (i) / Carpet (i)
}}

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]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Slam History Reference book 1877–2024 |url=https://www.grandslamhistory.com/wta/advanta-championships-philadelphie#google_vignette |url-status= |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=Grand Slam History}}</ref> 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.{{cn|date=October 2024}} The tournament was played indoors, on [[carpet court|carpet]] from 1991 through 2000, and on [[hard court]]s 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]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Villanova bids adieu to Advanta |url=https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2000/11/02/villanova-bids-adieu-to-advanta/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=Times & Suburban}}</ref>

==Finals==

=== Singles ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!style="width:40px"|Year
!style="width:40px"|Cat.
!style="width:200px"|Champions
!style="width:200px"|Runners-up
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|[[1970 ITPA Open Indoor|1970]]
|  
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]]
|6–3, 7–6
|-
|[[1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships|1971]]
|  
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] 
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] 
|6–3, 3–6, 6–2
|-
|1972
|colspan="4" align=center bgcolor="#f5f5f5"|''Not held'' 
|-
|[[1973 Max-Pax Coffee Classic#Singles|1973]]
|  
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] 
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Harris]] 
|6–1, 6–0
|-
|[[1974 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Singles|1974]]
|  
|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Olga Morozova]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] 
|7–6<sup>(5–2)</sup>, 6–1
|-
|[[1975 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Singles|1975]]
|  
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] 
|7–5, 6–4
|-
|[[1976 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Singles|1976]]
| 
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]]
|6–3, 7–6
|-
|[[1977 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Singles|1977]]
|  
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]]
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Martina Navratilova]] 
|6–4, 4–6, 6–3
|-
|[[1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Singles|1978]]
|  
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]]
|6–0, 6–4
|-
|[[1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia#Singles|1979]]
| 
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]] 
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]]
|5–7, 6–3, 6–2
|-
|1980–1990
|colspan="4" align=center bgcolor="#f5f5f5"|''Not held'' 
|-
|[[1991 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Singles|1991]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Monica Seles]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Capriati]] 
|7–5, 6–1
|-
|[[1992 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Singles|1992]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Steffi Graf]] 
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] 
|6–3, 3–6, 6–1
|-
|[[1993 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Singles|1993]]
|Tier I
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Conchita Martínez]] 
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Steffi Graf]]
|6–3, 6–3
|-
|[[1994 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Singles|1994]]
|Tier I
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Anke Huber]] 
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mary Pierce]] 
|6–0, 6–7, 7–5
|-
|[[1995 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles|1995]]
|Tier I
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Steffi Graf]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lori McNeil]] 
|6–1, 4–6, 6–3
|-
|[[1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles|1996]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jana Novotná]] 
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Steffi Graf]]
|6–4 ([[Retirement (tennis)|ret.]])
|-
|[[1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles|1997]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] 
|7–5, 6–7, 7–6
|-
|[[1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles|1998]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Steffi Graf]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]
|4–6, 6–3, 6–4
|-
|[[1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles|1999]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] 
|6–3, 6–4
|-
|[[2000 Advanta Championships – Singles|2000]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]]
|7–6, 6–4
|-
|2001–2002
|colspan="4" align=center bgcolor="#f5f5f5"|''Not held'' 
|-
|[[2003 Advanta Championships – Singles|2003]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]] 
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Myskina]] 
|5–7, 6–0, 6–2
|-
|[[2004 Advanta Championships – Singles|2004]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] 
|3–6, 6–2, 6–2
|-
|[[2005 Advanta Championships – Singles|2005]]
|Tier II
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] 
|7–5, 2–6, 7–5
|}

=== Doubles ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!style="width:40px"|Year
!style="width:40px"|Cat.
!style="width:200px"|Champions
!style="width:200px"|Runners-up
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|1971
|  
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]]
| 
| ''([[walkover (tennis)|walkover]])''
|-
|1972
|colspan="4" align=center bgcolor="#f5f5f5"|''Not held'' 
|-
|[[1973 Max-Pax Coffee Classic#Doubles|1973]]
|  
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lesley Hunt]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]]
| 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
|-
|[[1974 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Doubles|1974]]
|  
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Harris]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lesley Hunt]]
| 6–3, 7–6
|-
|[[1975 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Doubles|1975]]
|  
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]]
| 4–6, 6–4, 7–6<sup>(5–3)</sup>
|-
|[[1976 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Doubles|1976]]
|  
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]]
| 7–6, 6–4
|-
|[[1977 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Doubles|1977]]
|  
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]]
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Martina Navratilova]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]]
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
|-
|[[1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Doubles|1978]]
|  
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Melville Reid]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]]
| 6–3, 7–5
|-
|[[1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia#Doubles|1979]]
| 
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Renée Richards]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]]
| 6–4, 6–2
|-
|1980–1990
|colspan="4" align=center bgcolor="#f5f5f5"|''Not held'' 
|-
|[[1991 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Doubles|1991]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jana Novotná]] <br /> {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Larisa Savchenko Neiland]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Joe Fernández]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zina Garrison Jackson]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|-
|[[1992 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia#Doubles|1992]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gigi Fernández]] <br /> {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Natasha Zvereva]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Conchita Martínez]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mary Pierce]]
| 6–1, 6–3
|-
|[[1993 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Doubles|1993]]
| Tier I
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Katrina Adams]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Manon Bollegraf]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Conchita Martínez]] <br /> {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Larisa Savchenko Neiland]]
| 6–2, 4–6, 7–6
|-
|[[1994 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Doubles|1994]]
| Tier I
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gigi Fernández]] <br /> {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Natasha Zvereva]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriela Sabatini]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Brenda Schultz-McCarthy]]
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
|-
|[[1995 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Doubles|1995]]
| Tier I
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lori McNeil]] <br /> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Helena Suková]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Meredith McGrath]] <br /> {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Larisa Savchenko Neiland]]
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
|-
|[[1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Doubles|1996]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Arendt]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lori McNeil]]
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
|-
|[[1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Doubles|1997]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jana Novotná]]
| 6–3, 7–5
|-
|[[1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Doubles|1998]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Sugiyama]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Monica Seles]] <br /> {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Natasha Zvereva]]
| 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
|-
|[[1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Doubles|1999]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chanda Rubin]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sandrine Testud]]
| 6–1, 7–6
|-
|[[2000 Advanta Championships – Doubles|2000]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Kournikova]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]]
| 6–2, 7–5
|-
|2001–2002
|colspan="4" align=center bgcolor="#f5f5f5"|''Not held'' 
|-
|[[2003 Advanta Championships#Doubles|2003]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]]
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
|[[2004 Advanta Championships – Doubles|2004]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alicia Molik]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]]
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Liezel Huber]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corina Morariu]]
| 7–5, 6–4
|-
|[[2005 Advanta Championships – Doubles|2005]]
| Tier II
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]
| 6–4, 7–6
|}

== References ==
<references />

==See also==
*[[Sports in Philadelphia]]
*[[WTA Tier I Events]]

==External links==
{{Advanta Championships tournaments}}
{{WTA 1000 tournaments}}
{{WTA Tier II tournaments}}
{{Virginia Slims tennis tournaments |state=collapsed}}

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