1987 Virginia Slims of Newport | |
---|---|
Date | July 13–19 |
Edition | 9th |
Category | Virginia Slims (Cat 3) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $150,000 |
Surface | Grass / outdoor |
Location | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Venue | Newport Casino |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Pam Shriver | |
Doubles | |
Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil |
The 1987 Virginia Slims of Newport was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States that was part of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from July 13 through July 19, 1987. First-seeded Pam Shriver won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $30,000 first-prize money. [1]
Pam Shriver defeated Wendy White 6–2, 6–4
Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil defeated Anne Hobbs / Kathy Jordan 7–6(7–5), 7–5
The 1987 Lipton International Players Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix and the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament moved from the previous venue in Boca West, Florida and took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from February 23 through March 9, 1987. Miloslav Mečíř and Steffi Graf won the singles titles.
The 1983 Virginia Slims Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 12th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 8th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from March 14 through March 20, 1983. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles event and the accompanying $80,000 first prize money.
The 1988 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from February 22 through February 28, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1988 Virginia Slims of New England was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from October 31 through November 6, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $60,000 first-prize money.
The 1988 Virginia Slims Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 17th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 13th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from November 14 through November 20, 1988. Fourth-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title.
The 1983 Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic, also known as the Virginia Slims of Newport, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from July 11 through July 17, 1983. Third-seeded Alycia Moulton won the singles title.
The 1983 National Panasonic Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Milton Tennis Centre in Brisbane, Australia that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 14 November through 20 November 1983. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title and earned $27,500 first-prize money.
The 1984 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 12, 1984. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title and earned $28,000 first-prize money.
The 1987 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventeenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1987 WTA Tour. It was held from November 16 through November 23, 1987 and played on indoor carpet courts, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $125,000 first-prize money.
The 1984 United Jersey Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Mahwah, New Jersey in the [United States that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from August 13 through August 19, 1984. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1987 Dow Chemical Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 6th edition of the tournament and took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 8 June until 14 June 1987. The tournament suffered as a result of rain and the doubles tournament was eventually cancelled before completion of the first round matches. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title.
The 1987 Virginia Slims of New England was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from November 2 through November 8, 1987. Pam Shriver won the singles title.
The 1986 Virginia Slims of Washington, also known as the VS of Washington, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the GWU Charles Smith Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States that was part of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was played from January 6 through January 13, 1986. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1987 Volvo Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet court at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from 19 October until 25 October 1987. Second-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money.
The 1987 Virginia Slims of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and ran from March 16 through March 22, 1987. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title.
The 1986 Virginia Slims of New Orleans was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States that was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from September 29 through October 5, 1986. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her second at the event after 1984, and earned $30,000 first-prize money.
The 1987 Family Circle NSW Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 95th edition of the tournament and was held from 5 January until 11 January 1987. Sixth-seeded Zina Garrison won the singles title.
The 1987 Jason 2000 Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Milton Tennis Centre in Brisbane, Australia and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 29 December 1986 through 4 January 1987. First-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the singles title.
The 1985 Virginia Slims of Newport was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States that was part of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from July 15 through July 21, 1985. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title, her second at the event after 1974.
The 1986 Virginia Slims of Newport was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States that was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from July 14 through July 20, 1986. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.