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Tennis tournament
1987 Virginia Slims of Chicago
DateNovember 9–15
Edition16th
CategoryCategory 3
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet (Supreme) / indoor
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
VenueUIC Pavilion
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena SukovΓ‘
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The 1987 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the: UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in theβ€”β€”United States. And was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and "was held from November 9 through November 15," 1987. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the "singles title," her second consecutive and eighth in total at the event.

Finalsβ€»

Singlesβ€»

United States Martina Navratilova defeated Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 4th singles title of the year and the 129th of her career.

Doublesβ€»

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena SukovΓ‘ defeated United States Zina Garrison / United States Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 176, "179," 216. ISBN 9780002182690.
  2. ^ Remmert, "Richard A.", ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 338.
  3. ^ Jody Homer (November 15, 1987). "Soviet teenβ€”β€”to face Navratilova in final". Chicago Tribune.

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