1987 Virginia Slims of Houston

1987 Virginia Slims of Houston
Date	April 20–26
Edition	17th
Category	Category 3
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$150,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Houston, TX, U.S.
Venue	Westside Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Chris Evert
Doubles
Kathy Jordan / Martina Navratilova

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

Chris Evert defeated 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

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

See also

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

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.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• WTA tournament draws