1987 WITA Championships
Appearance
1987 WITA Championships | |
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Date | April 13–19 |
Edition | 8th |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $275,000 |
Surface | Amelia Island, Florida, U.S |
Venue | Amelia Island Plantation |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1987 Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) Championships, also known as the Bausch & Lomb / WITA Championships, was a women's
1987 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from April 13 through April 19, 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3][4]
Finals
Singles
Steffi Graf defeated
Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–4
- It was Graf's 4th title of the year and the 12th of her career.
Doubles
Steffi Graf /
Gabriela Sabatini defeated
Hana Mandlíková /
Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
- It was Graf's 1st title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Sabatini's 1st title of the year and the 7th of her career.
References
- ISBN 9780002182690.
- ^ "Top-seeded Steffi Graf, 17, of West Germany defeated..." Chicago Tribune. April 20, 1987.
- ^ "Tennis Roundup : Edberg Beats Pate in Tokyo; Graf Wins". Los Angeles Times. April 20, 1987.
- ^ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.
External links
- ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Tournament draws