1987 Virginia Slims of Kansas

The 1987 Virginia Slims of Kansas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kansas in the United States and was part of the Category 1+ tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and ran from February 2 through February 28, 1987. First-seeded Barbara Potter won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money as well as 190 ranking points.[1][2][3]

1987 Virginia Slims of Kansas
DateFebruary 2–8
Edition7th
CategoryCategory 1+
Draw32S / 16D
SurfaceHard (DecoTurf II) / indoor
LocationWichita, Kansas, U.S.
VenueKansas Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Barbara Potter
Doubles
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko

Finals

Singles

Barbara Potter defeated Larisa Savchenko 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)

  • It was Potter's 1st singles title of the year and the 5th of her career.

Doubles

Svetlana Parkhomenko / Larisa Savchenko defeated Barbara Potter / Wendy White 6–2, 6–4

References
  1. Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 336.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. p. 178. ISBN 9780002182690.
  3. "A player unaccustomed to winning titles defeated a Soviet..." UPI. February 9, 1987.
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