# 1974 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Singles

Margaret Court was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Olga Morozova won the title by defeating Billie Jean King 7–6$^{(5–2)}$, 6–1 in the final. Morozova had to hand the prize money over to the Soviet Tennis Federation.

## Seeds

* Billie Jean King (final)
* Evonne Goolagong (second round)
* Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)
* Nancy Richey Gunter (first round, withdrew)
* Virginia Wade (semifinals)
* Rosemary Casals (semifinals)
* Olga Morozova (champion)
* Ilana Kloss (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Billie Jean King | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Virginia Wade | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Virginia Wade | 5 | 4 | | 1 | Billie Jean King | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| | | | | | 7 | Olga Morozova | 7$^5$ | 6 |
| 6 | Rosemary Casals | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Olga Morozova | 7$^5$ | 6 |
| 7 | Olga Morozova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 4 | 3 | 1 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Krantzche | 6 | 6 | | K Krantzche | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Harris | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | BJ King | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | I Kloss | w/o | | | | | | | | J Newberry | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | M Schallau | | | 8 | I Kloss | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Pigeon | 5 | 1 | | J Newberry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Newberry | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | N Richey Gunter | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Wade | 5 | 4 |
| | G Coles | w/o | | | G Coles | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Schwikert | 4 | 3 | | T Holladay | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Holladay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Coles | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | V Wade | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Ziegenfuss | 3 | 2 | 5 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Teeguarden | 5 | 4 | | L Hunt | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hunt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | M Louie | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kuykendall | 6 | 5 | 6 | | K Kuykendall | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bostrom | 2 | 3 | | 6 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Sawamatsu | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | K Melville | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Dürr | 6 | 5 | 6 | | K Sawamatsu | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BA Hansen | 3 | 6 | | 3 | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Melville | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Casals | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| | B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | O Morozova | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | K Kemmer | 3 | 2 | | | B Stöve | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Masthoff | 2 | 4 | | 7 | O Morozova | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Morozova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | O Morozova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Greer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | H Gourlay | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | H Gourlay | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stap | 5 | 4 | | 2 | E Goolagong | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Goolagong | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |