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1987 Virginia Slims of New Orleans

tennis tournament edition

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 26, 2023
Entity authorityQ3534810 ↗
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The 1987 Virginia Slims of New Orleans was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States that was part of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from September 28 through October 4, 1987. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title, her second at the event after 1985, and earned $30,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Chris Evert defeated Lori McNeil 6–3, 7–5

It was Evert's 5th singles title of the year and the 153rd of her career.

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