1987 Pilkington Glass Championships

The 1987 Pilkington Glass Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom and was part of Category 4[lower-alpha 1] tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and ran from 15 June until 20 June 1987. Third-seeded Helena Suková won the singles title.[2][3]

1987 Pilkington Glass Championships
Date15–20 June
Edition13th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationEastbourne, United Kingdom
VenueDevonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Doubles
Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Elizabeth Smylie

Finals

Singles

Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–5), 6–3

  • It was Suková's 2nd singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles

Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko / Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko defeated South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / Australia Elizabeth Smylie 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5

Notes
  1. Tournaments, other than Grand Slams, with prize money for women of at least $200,000.[1]

References
  1. Gossett, Peggy, ed. (1987). 1987 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. pp. 42, 46.
  2. Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 337.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 199–200. ISBN 9780002182690.

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