1987 Eckerd Open

August 2023 1987 Eckerd Open April 27 – May 3 15th Category 3 32S / 16D $150,000 Clay / outdoor Tampa, Florida, U.S. Bardmoor Country Club USA Chris Evert USA Chris Evert / AUS Wendy Turnbull 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.The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988 1988 Willow Books London 9780002182690 195 John BarrettRemmert Richard A. 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide 1988 WITA Miami 336Melissa Isaacson Evert stops game effort by Gompert https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1987/05/04/evert-stops-game-effort-by-gompert/ Orlando Sentinel May 4, 1987 2017-12-19 2019-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20190213124038/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-05-04/sports/0120450204_1_chris-evert-gompert-navratilova live Finals Singles USA Chris Evert defeated USA Kate Gompert 6–3, 6–2 It was Evert's 3rd singles title of the year and the 151st of her career. Doubles USA Chris Evert / AUS Wendy Turnbull defeated USA Elise Burgin / RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 6–3 References External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws Category:Eckerd Open Eckerd Open Eckerd Open Category:20th century in Tampa, Florida Category:Tennis tournaments in Tampa, Florida Eckerd Open Eckerd Open Eckerd Open