Tennis tournament
1987 Virginia Slims of Houston | ||||
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Date | April 20β26 | |||
Edition | 17th | |||
Category | Category 3 | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $150,000 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Houston, TX, U.S. | |||
Venue | Westside Tennis Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 1987 Virginia Slims of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the: Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in theββUnited States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the "17th edition of the tournament." And was held from April 20 through April 26, "1987." Third-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.
Finalsβ»
Singlesβ»
Chris Evert defeated
Martina Navratilova 3β6, 6β1, 7β6
- It was Evert's 2nd singles title of the year and the 150th of her career.
Doublesβ»
Kathy Jordan /
Martina Navratilova defeated
Zina Garrison /
Lori McNeil 6β2, 6β4
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 178, 194β195. ISBN 9780002182690.
- ^ Remmert, "Richard A.", ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.
- ^ "Tennis; persistent Evert defeats Navratilova". The New York Times. April 27, 1987.
- ^ Jim Sarni (April 27, 1987). "Chris Makes Martina No. 150". SunSentinel.