1987 Virginia Slims Championships | ||||
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Date | November 16–23 | |||
Edition | 17th | |||
Draw | 16S / 8D | |||
Prize money | $1,000,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet (indoors) | |||
Location | New York City, U.S. | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Steffi Graf | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver | ||||
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The 1987 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventeenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1987 WTA Tour. It was held from November 16 through November 23, 1987 and played on indoor carpet courts, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $125,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 1987 Virginia Slims Championships – SinglesSteffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
- It was Graf's 11th singles title of the year and the 19th of her career.
Doubles
Main article: 1987 Virginia Slims Championships – DoublesMartina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková, 6–1, 6–1
References
- John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 223–227. ISBN 9780002182690.
External links
1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series « 1986 1988 » | |
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