1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 15th season of the tennis circuit since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in January, 1987, and concluded in December, 1987 after events.
The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association. It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.;Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Category 4 events |
Category 3 events |
Category 2 events |
Category 1+ and 1 events |
Team events |
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 |
Rankings
WTA
Below are the 1987 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:Virginia Slims
Statistical information
Titles won by player
These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:1) total number of titles ;
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments ;
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order.