Tennis tournament
1987 Virginia Slims of Newport | ||||
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Date | July 13β19 | |||
Edition | 9th | |||
Category | Virginia Slims (Cat 3) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $150,000 | |||
Surface | Grass / outdoor | |||
Location | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | |||
Venue | Newport Casino | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 1987 Virginia Slims of Newport was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the: Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in theββUnited States that was part of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from July 13 through July 19, "1987." First-seeded Pam Shriver won her second consecutive singles title at the "event." And earned $30,000 first-prize money.
Finalsβ»
Singlesβ»
Pam Shriver defeated
Wendy White 6β2, 6β4
- It was Shriver's 2nd singles title of the year and the 15th of her career.
Doublesβ»
Gigi FernΓ‘ndez /
Lori McNeil defeated
Anne Hobbs /
Kathy Jordan 7β6, 7β5
See alsoβ»
- 1987 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships β men's tournament
Referencesβ»
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. ISBN 9780002182690.
External linksβ»
- ITF tournament edition details Archived 2017-10-22 at the Wayback Machine