1987 WITA Championships

The 1987 Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) Championships, also known as the Bausch & Lomb / WITA Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from April 13 through April 19, 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3][4]

1987 WITA Championships
DateApril 13–19
Edition8th
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$275,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationAmelia Island, Florida, U.S
VenueAmelia Island Plantation
Champions
Singles
Steffi Graf
Doubles
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini

Finals

Singles

Steffi Graf defeated Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Graf's 4th title of the year and the 12th of her career.

Doubles

Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini defeated Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 6–3, 7–5

  • It was Graf's 1st title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Sabatini's 1st title of the year and the 7th of her career.

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. p. 192. ISBN 9780002182690.
  2. "Top-seeded Steffi Graf, 17, of West Germany defeated..." Chicago Tribune. April 20, 1987.
  3. "Tennis Roundup : Edberg Beats Pate in Tokyo; Graf Wins". Los Angeles Times. April 20, 1987.
  4. Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.
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