1987 Fila German Open

1987 Fila German Open
Date 11–17 May
Edition 16th
Category Category 3
Draw 56S / 24D
Prize money $150,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Berlin, West Germany
Venue Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková

The 1987 Fila German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 11 May through 17 May 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second consecutive at the event, and earned $29,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3]

Finals

Singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Graf's 6th singles title of the year and the 14th of her career.

Doubles

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated Sweden Catarina Lindqvist / Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–1, 6–2

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 176–178, 198–199. ISBN 9780002183116.
  2. ↑ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 337.
  3. ↑ "Steffi Graf of West Germany defeated compatriot Claudia Kohde-Kilsch..." UPI. 17 May 1987.
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