1987 WITA Championships

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1987 WITA Championships
DateApril 13–19
Edition8th
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$275,000
Surface
Amelia Island, Florida, U.S
VenueAmelia Island Plantation
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
← 1986 · Amelia Island Championships · 1988 →

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

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Graf's 4th title of the year and the 12th of her career.

Doubles

West Germany Steffi Graf / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková / Australia 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

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  2. ^ "Top-seeded Steffi Graf, 17, of West Germany defeated..." Chicago Tribune. April 20, 1987.
  3. ^ "Tennis Roundup : Edberg Beats Pate in Tokyo; Graf Wins". Los Angeles Times. April 20, 1987.
  4. ^ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.

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