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1987 Lipton International Players Championships

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Date
  
February 23 – March 9

Surface
  
Hard / Outdoor

Edition
  
3rd

Location
  
Key Biscayne, United States

Venue
  
Tennis Center at Crandon Park

The 1987 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix and the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from February 23 through March 9, 1987.

Contents

Men's Singles

Miloslav Mečíř defeated Ivan Lendl 7–5, 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Mečíř's 3rd title of the year and the 8th of his career.

    • Women's Singles

    Steffi Graf defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Graf's 2nd title of the year and the 10th of her career.

    • Men's Doubles

    Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg defeated Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 6–2, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Annacone's 1st title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was van Rensburg's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was also the pair's 2nd victory in the doubles event, having won it at the inaugural tournament in 1985.

    • Women's Doubles

    Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková 6–3, 7–6(8–6)

  • It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and the 241st of her career. It was Shriver's 2nd title of the year and the 93rd of her career. It was Navrátilová's 3rd title at the event, having previously won the singles and doubles events – the latter with Gigi Fernández – at the inaugural tournament in 1985.

    • References

    1987 Lipton International Players Championships Wikipedia
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