1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Schedule

December

January

February

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Mar	Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, United States Category 1+ $75,000 – Hard – 48S/28D Singles – Doubles	Anne White 6–1, 6–2	Dianne Balestrat	Sharon Walsh-Pete Maria Lindström	Catherine Suire Ann Henricksson Christiane Jolissaint Penny Barg
9 Mar	Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, United States Category 1+ $75,000 – Hard – 48S/28D Singles – Doubles	Penny Barg Beth Herr 2–6, 6–2, 7–6	Mary-Lou Piatek Anne White	Sharon Walsh-Pete Maria Lindström	Catherine Suire Ann Henricksson Christiane Jolissaint Penny Barg
16 Mar	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Category 4 $250,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3	Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Stephanie Rehe Bettina Bunge Manuela Maleeva Wendy Turnbull
16 Mar	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Category 4 $250,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mary-Lou Piatek Anne White 7–5, 6–3	Elise Burgin Robin White	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Stephanie Rehe Bettina Bunge Manuela Maleeva Wendy Turnbull
23 Mar	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–2	Barbara Potter	Helena Suková Zina Garrison	Kathy Rinaldi Lori McNeil Ann Henricksson Sylvia Hanika
23 Mar	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Elise Burgin Pam Shriver 6–1, 3–6, 6–4	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Helena Suková Zina Garrison	Kathy Rinaldi Lori McNeil Ann Henricksson Sylvia Hanika
30 Mar	Wild Dunes Charleston, South Carolina, United States Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 5–7, 6–2, 6–3	Raffaella Reggi	Bettina Fulco Jana Novotná	Halle Cioffi Sandra Cecchini Kate Gompert Wiltrud Probst
30 Mar	Wild Dunes Charleston, South Carolina, United States Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Laura Gildemeister Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–4, 6–4	Mercedes Paz Candy Reynolds	Bettina Fulco Jana Novotná	Halle Cioffi Sandra Cecchini Kate Gompert Wiltrud Probst
30 Mar	U.S. Indoors Princeton, New Jersey, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet – 32S/14D Singles – Doubles	Helena Suková 6–0, 6–3	Lori McNeil	Hana Mandlíková Gigi Fernández	Sylvia Hanika Wendy Turnbull Grace Kim Catarina Lindqvist
30 Mar	U.S. Indoors Princeton, New Jersey, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet – 32S/14D Singles – Doubles	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–4	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	Hana Mandlíková Gigi Fernández	Sylvia Hanika Wendy Turnbull Grace Kim Catarina Lindqvist

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, SC, United States Category 4 $300,000 – Clay – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Gabriela Sabatini Chris Evert	Helen Kelesi Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Zina Garrison Bettina Bunge
6 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, SC, United States Category 4 $300,000 – Clay – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Mercedes Paz Eva Pfaff 7–6, 7–5	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Gabriela Sabatini Chris Evert	Helen Kelesi Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Zina Garrison Bettina Bunge
13 Apr	WITA Championships Amelia Island, Florida, United States Category 4 $275,000 – Clay – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–4	Hana Mandlíková	Gabriela Sabatini Zina Garrison	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Helen Kelesi Kathy Rinaldi Terry Phelps
13 Apr	WITA Championships Amelia Island, Florida, United States Category 4 $275,000 – Clay – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Gabriela Sabatini Zina Garrison	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Helen Kelesi Kathy Rinaldi Terry Phelps
13 Apr	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Category 1 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Katerina Maleeva 6–2, 6–3	Barbara Gerken	Etsuko Kaneshiro Betsy Nagelsen	Melissa Gurney Kathy Jordan Kumiko Okamoto Beth Herr
13 Apr	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Category 1 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Betsy Nagelsen Kathy Jordan 6–3, 7–5	Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh	Etsuko Kaneshiro Betsy Nagelsen	Melissa Gurney Kathy Jordan Kumiko Okamoto Beth Herr
20 Apr	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 3–6, 6–1, 7–6	Martina Navratilova	Zina Garrison Hana Mandlíková	Lori McNeil Raffaella Reggi Kate Gompert Gabriela Sabatini
20 Apr	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Kathy Jordan Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Zina Garrison Hana Mandlíková	Lori McNeil Raffaella Reggi Kate Gompert Gabriela Sabatini
20 Apr	Taipei Women's Championships Taipei, Taiwan Category 1 $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Anne Minter 6–4, 6–1	Claudia Porwik	Adriana Villagrán Heather Ludloff	Cláudia Monteiro Ann Devries Caterina Nozzoli Laura Golarsa
20 Apr	Taipei Women's Championships Taipei, Taiwan Category 1 $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor 7–6, 5–7, 6–4	Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh	Adriana Villagrán Heather Ludloff	Cláudia Monteiro Ann Devries Caterina Nozzoli Laura Golarsa
27 Apr	Eckerd Open Tampa, Florida United States Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–2	Kate Gompert	Beverly Bowes-Hackney Kathy Rinaldi	Laura Gildemeister Terry Phelps Ronni Reis Gisele Miró
27 Apr	Eckerd Open Tampa, Florida United States Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–3	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Beverly Bowes-Hackney Kathy Rinaldi	Laura Gildemeister Terry Phelps Ronni Reis Gisele Miró
27 Apr	Singapore Open Singapore Category 1 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Anne Minter 6–4, 6–1	Barbara Gerken	Emiko Okagawa Etsuko Kaneshiro	Ann Devries Cammy MacGregor Annabel Croft Claudia Porwik
27 Apr	Singapore Open Singapore Category 1 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson 6–1, 6–4	Barbara Gerken Heather Ludloff	Emiko Okagawa Etsuko Kaneshiro	Ann Devries Cammy MacGregor Annabel Croft Claudia Porwik

May

June

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jul	Volvo Ladies Open Båstad, Sweden Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Sandra Cecchini 6–4, 6–4	Catarina Lindqvist	Judith Wiesner Katerina Maleeva	Adriana Villagrán Carina Karlsson Amy Jönsson Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6 Jul	Volvo Ladies Open Båstad, Sweden Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Penny Barg Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–1, 6–2	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Judith Wiesner Katerina Maleeva	Adriana Villagrán Carina Karlsson Amy Jönsson Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6 Jul	Belgian Ladies Open Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Kathleen Horvath 6–1, 7–6	Bettina Bunge	Laura Garrone Nathalie Herreman	Federica Bonsignori Ann Devries Mercedes Paz Isabel Cueto
6 Jul	Belgian Ladies Open Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Bettina Bunge Manuela Maleeva 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Kathleen Horvath Marcella Mesker	Laura Garrone Nathalie Herreman	Federica Bonsignori Ann Devries Mercedes Paz Isabel Cueto
13 Jul	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, Rhode Island, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Grass – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4	Wendy White	Alycia Moulton Rosalyn Fairbank	Gigi Fernández Terry Phelps Heather Ludloff Lori McNeil
13 Jul	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, Rhode Island, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Grass – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil 7–6, 7–5	Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan	Alycia Moulton Rosalyn Fairbank	Gigi Fernández Terry Phelps Heather Ludloff Lori McNeil
20 Jul	Fed Cup Vancouver, Canada Team event Hard	2–1
27 Jul	Women's California State Championships Aptos, California, United States Category 1 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Elly Hakami 6–3, 6–4	Melissa Gurney	Mariana Perez-Rolden Terry Phelps	Penny Barg Susan Mascarin Kathy Jordan Cammy MacGregor
27 Jul	Women's California State Championships Aptos, California, United States Category 1 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Kathy Jordan Robin White 6–1, 6–0	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken	Mariana Perez-Rolden Terry Phelps	Penny Barg Susan Mascarin Kathy Jordan Cammy MacGregor

August

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Sep	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Category 4 $250,000 – Carpet – 28S/16D/32Q Singles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 7–6	Manuela Maleeva	Katerina Maleeva Catarina Lindqvist	Etsuko Inoue Dianne Balestrat Barbara Potter Marianne Werdel
14 Sep	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Category 4 $250,000 – Carpet – 28S/16D/32Q Singles	Anne White Robin White 6–1, 6–2	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva	Katerina Maleeva Catarina Lindqvist	Etsuko Inoue Dianne Balestrat Barbara Potter Marianne Werdel
21 Sep	Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–2	Isabel Cueto	Sandra Cecchini Kathleen Horvath	Wiltrud Probst Raffaella Reggi Sabrina Goleš Iwona Kuczyńska
21 Sep	Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Jana Novotná 7–6, 7–6	Natalia Bykova Leila Meskhi	Sandra Cecchini Kathleen Horvath	Wiltrud Probst Raffaella Reggi Sabrina Goleš Iwona Kuczyńska
28 Sep	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–3, 7–5	Lori McNeil	Wendy Turnbull Zina Garrison	Anne Smith Robin White Kate Gompert Marianne Werdel
28 Sep	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil 6–3, 6–3	Peanut Louie-Harper Heather Ludloff	Wendy Turnbull Zina Garrison	Anne Smith Robin White Kate Gompert Marianne Werdel
28 Sep	Clarins Open Paris, France $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Sabrina Goleš 7–5, 6–1	Sandra Wasserman	Michelle Torres Federica Bonsignori	Raffaella Reggi Hana Fukárková Sandra Cecchini Brenda Schultz
28 Sep	Clarins Open Paris, France $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat 1–6, 6–3, 6–3	Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš	Michelle Torres Federica Bonsignori	Raffaella Reggi Hana Fukárková Sandra Cecchini Brenda Schultz

October

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Nov	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Category 4 $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 6–4, 4–6, 6–0	Chris Evert	Gabriela Sabatini Helena Suková	Barbara Potter Lori McNeil Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge
2 Nov	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Category 4 $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 6–4	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff	Gabriela Sabatini Helena Suková	Barbara Potter Lori McNeil Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge
2 Nov	Virginia Slims of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Category 1+ $75,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Sandra Cecchini 0–6, 6–1, 6–3	Natasha Zvereva	Anne Smith Larisa Savchenko	Niurka Sodupe Susan Sloane Barbara Gerken Manon Bollegraf
2 Nov	Virginia Slims of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Category 1+ $75,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mary-Lou Daniels Robin White 6–2, 6–4	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken	Anne Smith Larisa Savchenko	Niurka Sodupe Susan Sloane Barbara Gerken Manon Bollegraf
9 Nov	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D/28Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–2	Natasha Zvereva	Helena Suková Barbara Potter	Lori McNeil Leila Meskhi Zina Garrison Kate Gompert
9 Nov	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D/28Q Singles – Doubles	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Helena Suková Barbara Potter	Lori McNeil Leila Meskhi Zina Garrison Kate Gompert
16 Nov	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States $1,000,000 – Carpet – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4	Gabriela Sabatini	Manuela Maleeva Sylvia Hanika	Helena Suková Raffaella Reggi Pam Shriver Martina Navratilova
16 Nov	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States $1,000,000 – Carpet – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–1	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Manuela Maleeva Sylvia Hanika	Helena Suková Raffaella Reggi Pam Shriver Martina Navratilova

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