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1987 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles | |
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Date | August 10–16 |
Edition | 14th |
Category | Category 4 |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Manhattan Beach, California, U.S. |
Venue | Manhattan Beach Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1987 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Beach Club in Manhattan Beach, California in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from August 10 through August 16, 1987. Second-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $50,000 first-prize money.[1] As a result of her tournament win she became the world No. 1 ranked player for the first time in her career.[1][2]
Finals
Singles
Steffi Graf defeated
Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4
- It was Graf's 8th singles title of the year and the 16th of her career.
Doubles
Martina Navratilova /
Pam Shriver defeated
Zina Garrison /
Lori McNeil 6–3, 6–4
References
External links
- ITF tournament edition details Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Tournament draws