1987 Virginia Slims Championships

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Tennis tournament

1987 Virginia Slims Championships

Date| November 16–23
Edition| 17th
Draw| 16S / 8D
Prize money| $1,000,000
Surface| Carpet (indoors)
Location| New York City, U.S.
Venue| Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Steffi Graf
Doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Pam Shriver
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The 1987 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventeenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1987 WTA Tour. It was held from November 16 through November 23, 1987 and played on indoor carpet courts, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $125,000 first-prize money.[1]

## Finals

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### Singles

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Main article: 1987 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

Steffi Graf defeated  Gabriela Sabatini, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4

* It was Graf's 11th singles title of the year and the 19th of her career.

### Doubles

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Main article: 1987 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles

Martina Navratilova /  Pam Shriver defeated  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch /  Helena Suková, 6–1, 6–1

## References

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1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 223–227. ISBN 9780002182690.

## External links

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* Official website
* ITF tournament edition details
* WTA tournament draws

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