1987_Player's_Canadian_Open

1987 Player's Canadian Open

1987 Player's Canadian Open

Tennis tournament

The 1987 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The men's tournament was held at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, in Canada and was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix while the women's tournament was held at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, and was part of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The men's tournament was held from August 10 through August 16, 1987, while the women's tournament was held from August 17 through August 23, 1987.[3][4]

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Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1987 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–4, 7–6

  • It was Lendl's 5th title of the year and the 72nd of his career.

Women's singles

United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Zina Garrison 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Shriver's 9th title of the year and the 99th of her career.

Men's doubles

Australia Pat Cash / Sweden Stefan Edberg defeated Australia Peter Doohan / Australia Laurie Warder 6–7, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Cash's 3rd title of the year and the 13th of his career. It was Edberg's 7th title of the year and the 25th of his career.

Women's doubles

United States Zina Garrison / United States Lori McNeil defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Garrison's 3rd title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was McNeil's 3rd title of the year and the 9th of her career.

References

  1. [1]
    "1987 Montreal – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. [2]
    "1987 Montreal – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. [3]
    Remmert, Richard A., ed. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 337.
  4. [4]
    John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 136–137. ISBN 9780002182690.
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