The 1987 Virginia Slims of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from April 20 through April 26, 1987. Third-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3][4]

Finals

Singles

United States Chris Evert defeated United States Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)

  • It was Evert's 2nd singles title of the year and the 150th of her career.

Doubles

United States Kathy Jordan / United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Zina Garrison / United States Lori McNeil 6–2, 6–4

See also

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 178, 194–195. ISBN 9780002182690.
  2. ^ Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.
  3. ^ "Tennis; persistent Evert defeats Navratilova". The New York Times. April 27, 1987.
  4. ^ Jim Sarni (April 27, 1987). "Chris Makes Martina No. 150". SunSentinel. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017.
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