1987 WITA Championships

January 2025 1987 WITA Championships April 13–19 8th 56S / 28D $275,000 Clay / outdoor Amelia Island, Florida, U.S Amelia Island Plantation FRG Steffi Graf FRG Steffi Graf ARG Gabriela Sabatini Sunkist WITA Championships Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island Championships The 1987 Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) Championships, also known as the Bausch & Lomb / WITA Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from April 13 through April 19, 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money.The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988 1988 Willow Books London 9780002182690 192 John BarrettTop-seeded Steffi Graf, 17, of West Germany defeated... http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-04-20/sports/8701300812_1_dave-stamm-gloves-title-free-hamburger https://web.archive.org/web/20171224101338/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-04-20/sports/8701300812_1_dave-stamm-gloves-title-free-hamburger dead December 24, 2017 Chicago Tribune April 20, 1987Tennis Roundup : Edberg Beats Pate in Tokyo; Graf Wins https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-20-sp-1037-story.html Los Angeles Times April 20, 1987Remmert Richard A. 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide 1988 WITA Miami 336 Finals Singles 1987 WITA Championships – Singles FRG Steffi Graf defeated TCH Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–4 It was Graf's 4th singles title of the year and the 12th of her career. Doubles 1987 WITA Championships – Doubles FRG Steffi Graf / ARG Gabriela Sabatini defeated TCH Hana Mandlíková / AUS Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 It was Graf's 1st title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Sabatini's 1st title of the year and the 7th of her career. References External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws Bausch and Lomb Championships Category:Amelia Island Championships WITA Championships WITA Championships WITA Championships