1987 Family Circle Cup
Tennis tournament
| 1987 Family Circle Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | April 6–12 | |||
| Edition | 15th | |||
| Category | Category 4 | |||
| Draw | 56S / 28D | |||
| Prize money | $300,000 | |||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
| Location | Hilton Head Island, SC, U.S. | |||
| Venue | Sea Pines Plantation | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Steffi Graf | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff | ||||
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The 1987 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and ran from April 6 through April 12, 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $60,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3][4]
Finals
Singles
Steffi Graf defeated 
Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
- It was Graf's 3rd singles title of the year and the 11th of her career.
Doubles
Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff defeated 
Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil 7–6(8–6), 7–5
- It was Paz' 1st doubles title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Pfaff's 1st doubles title of the year and the 5th of her career.
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 191–192. ISBN 9780002182690.
- ^ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.
- ^ "Tennis Maleeva upsets Evert, faces Graf in Family Circle final". SunSentinel. April 12, 1987.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Defending champion Steffi Graf recovered from a sluggish second..." UPI. April 12, 1987.
External links
- Official website
- ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Tournament draws
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