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Tennis tournament| 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 | ||||
 Steffi Graf | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver | ||||
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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. As a result of her tournament win she became the world No. 1 ranked player for the first time in her career.
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
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 176, 203. ISBN 9780002182690.
- Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 337.
External links
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| 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series « 1986 1988 » | |
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| Virginia Slims Championships, New York (S, D) | |