1987 Citizen Cup

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1987 Citizen Cup
Date21–27 September
Edition10th
Category Virginia Slims (Category 3)
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$150,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Hamburg, West Germany
Venue Am Rothenbaum
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
  1983  · WTA Hamburg ·  1988  

The 1987 Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, West Germany and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and ran from 21 September until 27 September 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Cueto 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Bykova / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 179, 208–209. ISBN   9780002182690.