1987 Pilkington Glass Championships

1987 Pilkington Glass Championships
Date15–20 June
Edition13th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationEastbourne, United Kingdom
VenueDevonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Doubles
Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Elizabeth Smylie
← 1986 · Eastbourne International · 1988 →

The 1987 Pilkington Glass Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom and was part of Category 4[a] tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and ran from 15 June until 20 June 1987. Third-seeded Helena Suková won the singles title.[2][3]

Finals

Singles

Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–5), 6–3

  • It was Suková's 2nd singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles

Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko / Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko defeated South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / Australia Elizabeth Smylie 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5

Notes

  1. ^ Tournaments, other than Grand Slams, with prize money for women of at least $200,000.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gossett, Peggy, ed. (1987). 1987 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. pp. 42, 46.
  2. ^ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 337.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 199–200. ISBN 9780002182690.


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