1987 Eckerd Open
Tennis tournament
1987 Eckerd Open | ||||
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Date | April 27 – May 3 | |||
Edition | 15th | |||
Category | Category 3 | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $150,000 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |||
Venue | Bardmoor Country Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Chris Evert | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Chris Evert / Wendy Turnbull | ||||
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The 1987 Eckerd Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Bardmoor Country Club in Tampa, Florida in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from April 27 through May 3, 1987. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $30,500 first-prize money.[1][2][3]
Finals
Singles
Chris Evert defeated Kate Gompert 6–3, 6–2
- It was Evert's 3rd singles title of the year and the 151st of her career.
Doubles
Chris Evert / Wendy Turnbull defeated Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 6–3
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. p. 195. ISBN 9780002182690.
- ^ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.
- ^ Melissa Isaacson (May 4, 1987). "Evert stops game effort by Gompert". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
External links
- ITF tournament edition details
- Tournament draws