1987 Pilkington Glass Championships

The 1987 Pilkington Glass Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom and was part of Category 4[lower-alpha 1] tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and ran from 15 June until 20 June 1987. Third-seeded Helena Suková won the singles title.[2][3]

1987 Pilkington Glass Championships
Date15–20 June
Edition13th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationEastbourne, United Kingdom
VenueDevonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Helena Suková
Doubles
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Elizabeth Smylie

Finals

Singles

Helena Suková defeated Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–5), 6–3

  • It was Suková's 2nd singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles

Svetlana Parkhomenko / Larisa Savchenko defeated Rosalyn Fairbank / Elizabeth Smylie 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5

Notes
  1. Tournaments, other than Grand Slams, with prize money for women of at least $200,000.[1]

References
  1. Gossett, Peggy, ed. (1987). 1987 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. pp. 42, 46.
  2. Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 337.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 199–200. ISBN 9780002182690.

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