1987 Dow Chemical Classic

1987 Dow Chemical Classic
Date	8–14 June
Edition	6th
Draw	56S / 32D
Prize money	$125,000
Surface	Grass / outdoor
Location	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue	Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Pam Shriver
Doubles
Doubles cancelled due to rain.
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The 1987 Dow Chemical Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 6th edition of the tournament and took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 8 June until 14 June 1987. The tournament suffered as a result of rain and the doubles tournament was eventually cancelled before completion of the first round matches. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title.^[1][2]

Entrants

Seeds Athlete Nationality Seeding Pam Shriver  United States 1 Lori McNeil  United States 2 Bettina Bunge  West Germany 3 Catarina Lindqvist  Sweden 4 Elizabeth Smylie  Australia 5 Sylvia Hanika  West Germany 6 Carling Bassett  Canada 7 Larisa Savchenko  Soviet Union 8 Etsuko Inoue  Japan 9 Terry Phelps  United States 10 Rosalyn Fairbank  South Africa 11 Nathalie Tauziat  France 12 Catherine Tanvier  France 13 Jo Durie  Great Britain 14

Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Annabel Croft Sally Reeves Julie Salmon The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Belinda Cordwell Louise Field Nicole Muns-Jagerman Valda Lake Susan Leo Kumiko Okamoto Pascale Paradis Karen Schimper The following player received a lucky loser spot: Maria Lindström

Finals

Singles

Pam Shriver defeated Larisa Savchenko 4–6, 6–2, 6–2

• It was Shriver's first title of the year and the 14th of her career.

Doubles

The doubles event was cancelled before completion of the first round matches due to the rain.

References

External links

• 1987 Dow Chemical Classic draws
• ITF tournament edition detail Archived 21 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine