The 1987 Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, West Germany and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and ran from 21 September until 27 September 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.[1]

1987 Citizen Cup
Date21–27 September
Edition10th
CategoryVirginia Slims (Category 3)
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHamburg, West Germany
VenueAm Rothenbaum
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
← 1983 · WTA Hamburg · 1988 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Steffi Graf defeated   Isabel Cueto 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Graf's 9th singles title of the year and the 17th of her career.

Doubles

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  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch /   Jana Novotná defeated   Natalia Bykova /   Leila Meskhi 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 179, 208–209. ISBN 9780002182690.
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