1987 Virginia Slims of Arizona | |
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Date | March 9–15 |
Edition | 2nd |
Category | Category 1+ |
Draw | 56S / 24D |
Prize money | $75,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
Venue | Registry Resort |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1987 Virginia Slims of Arizona was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Registry Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States and was part of the Category 1+ tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 9 through March 15, 1987. Fifth-seeded Anne White won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money. [1] [2] [3]
Anne White defeated
Dianne Balestrat 6–1, 6–2
Penny Barg /
Beth Herr defeated
Mary-Lou Piatek /
Anne White 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Anne White clinched her first major singles title by beating top-seeded Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat, 6-1, 6-2, Sunday in the rain-delayed $75,000 Virginia Slims of Arizona tennis tournament at the Registry Resort in Scottsdale.