1987 Family Circle Cup
Appearance
1987 Family Circle Cup | |
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Date | April 6–12 |
Edition | 15th |
Category | Category 4 |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $300,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Hilton Head Island, SC, U.S. |
Venue | Sea Pines Plantation |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Doubles | |
Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff |
The 1987 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and ran from April 6 through April 12, 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $60,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3][4]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Steffi Graf defeated Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
- It was Graf's 3rd singles title of the year and the 11th of her career.
Doubles
[edit]Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff defeated Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil 7–6(8–6), 7–5
- It was Paz' 1st doubles title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Pfaff's 1st doubles title of the year and the 5th of her career.
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 191–192. ISBN 9780002182690.
- ^ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.
- ^ "Tennis Maleeva upsets Evert, faces Graf in Family Circle final". SunSentinel. April 12, 1987.[dead link ]
- ^ "Defending champion Steffi Graf recovered from a sluggish second..." UPI. April 12, 1987.