Hana Mandlíková is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia who later obtained Australian citizenship. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles - the 1980 Australian Open, 1981 French Open, 1985 US Open and 1987 Australian Open. She was also runner-up in four Grand Slam singles events - twice at Wimbledon and twice at the US Open. She won one Grand Slam women's doubles title at the 1989 US Open with Martina Navratilova. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994, Mandlíková was one of the brightest stars of her generation and is considered one of the greatest female players of the Open Era.
Jana Novotná was a Czech professional tennis player. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998, and was runner-up in three other majors. Novotná also won 12 major women's doubles titles, four major mixed doubles titles, and three Olympic medals. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 in 1997, and held the No. 1 ranking in doubles for 67 weeks.
Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is an Argentine former professional tennis player. A former world No. 3 in both singles and doubles, Sabatini was one of the leading players from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, amassing 41 titles. In singles, Sabatini won the 1990 US Open, the Tour Finals in 1988 and 1994, and was runner-up at Wimbledon 1991, the 1988 US Open, and the silver medalist at the 1988 Olympics. In doubles, Sabatini won Wimbledon in 1988 partnering Steffi Graf, and reached three French Open finals. Among Open era players who did not reach the world No. 1 ranking, Sabatini has the most wins over reigning world No. 1 ranked players. In 2006, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and in 2018 Tennis Magazine ranked her as the 20th-greatest female player of the preceding 50 years.
The 1988 U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the McFarlin Tennis Center in San Antonio, Texas in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from February 29 through March 5, 1988. It was the first time the tournament was held since 1969. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and collected $40,000 first-prize money.
The 1988 Bausch & Lomb 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 and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from April 11 through April 17, 1988. second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1988 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States and was part of Tier II of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from March 7 through March 13, 1988. Fourth-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title and earned $60,000 first-prize money, ending a 30-match winning streak by Steffi Graf. It was Sabatini's first win over Graf after 11 previous defeats.
The 1989 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and ran from April 3 through April 9, 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her third at the event.
The 1989 Bausch & Lomb 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 Category 5 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 10 through April 16, 1989. Third-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title.
The 1990 Bausch & Lomb 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 Tier II of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from April 9 through April 15, 1990. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
The 1986 Sunkist Women's International Tennis Association (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 1986 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from April 14 through April 20, 1986. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money. The WTA had to pay the tournament organizers a $15,000 fine because both Chris Evert-Lloyd and Martina Navratilova chose not to participate in the event.
The 1987 European Indoor Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 October until 1 November 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her second successive singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money and 210 Virginia Slims points.
The 1987 Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo in Japan and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and ran from 14 September through 20 September 1987. First-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title and earned $50,000 first-prize money.
The 1987 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at The Polo Club in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from February 16 through February 22, 1987. Second-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $50,000 first-prize money.
The 1987 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and ran from April 6 through April 12, 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $60,000 first-prize money.
The 1987 Fila German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held from 11 May through 17 May 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second consecutive at the event, and earned $29,000 first-prize money.
The 1989 Midland Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October until 29 October 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her third at the event after 1986 and 1988. She earned $50,000 first-prize money as well as 300 Virginia Slims ranking points.
The 1987 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 3 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from March 23 through March 29, 1987. First-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the singles title and earned $30,500 in first-prize money.
The 1986 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in the United States and was part of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from November 10 through November 16, 1986. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her seventh in total at the event, and earned $33,000 first-prize money.
The 1987 Virginia Slims of California was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in San Francisco, California in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from February 9 through February 15, 1987. Third-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.
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