1987 Virginia Slims of Chicago
1987 Virginia Slims of Chicago | |
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Date | November 9–15 |
Edition | 16th |
Category | Category 3 |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $150,000 |
Surface | Carpet (Supreme) / indoor |
Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Venue | UIC Pavilion |
Champions | |
Martina Navratilova | |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
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 the 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.[1][2][3]
Finals[]
Singles[]
Martina Navratilova defeated Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 4th singles title of the year and the 129th of her career.
Doubles[]
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3
Reference[]
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 176, 179, 216. ISBN 9780002182690.
- ^ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 338.
- ^ Jody Homer (November 15, 1987). "Soviet teen to face Navratilova in final". Chicago Tribune.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
- Ameritech Cup
- 1987 in sports in Illinois
- November 1987 sports events in the United States
- 1987 in American tennis