1987 Virginia Slims of Florida

1987 Virginia Slims of Florida
Date February 16 – 22
Edition 9th
Category Category 4
Draw 56S / 28D
Prize money $250,000
Location Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Venue The Polo Club
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko

The 1987 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at The Polo Club in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour.[1] It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from February 16 through February 22, 1987. Second-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $50,000 first-prize money.[2][3]

Finals

Singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Graf's 1st singles title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Doubles

Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko / Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko defeated United States Chris Evert-Lloyd / United States Pam Shriver 6–0, 3–6, 6–2

  • It was Parkhomenko's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Savchenko's 3rd title of the year and the 6th of her career.

References

  1. ↑ Jim Sarni (February 8, 1987). "Follow Bouncing Ball With This Tour Guide". Sun-Sentinel.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 182, 184. ISBN 9780002182690.
  3. ↑ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.
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