1986 Sunkist WITA Championships explained

The 1986 Sunkist Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from April 14 through April 20, 1986. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money.^{[1] [2]} The WTA had to pay the tournament organizers a $15,000 fine because both Chris Evert-Lloyd and Martina Navratilova chose not to participate in the event.^[3]

Finals

Singles

Steffi Graf defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–4, 5–7, 7–6^(7–3)

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

Doubles

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Gabriela Sabatini / Catherine Tanvier 6–2, 5–7, 7–6^(9–7)

• It was Kohde-Kilsch's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of her career. It was Suková's 3rd title of the year and the 13th of her career.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• WTA tournament draws

Notes and References

1. Book: The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987. 1987. Willow Books. London. 9780002182522. 187. John Barrett.
2. Web site: Graf Victorious. The New York Times. April 21, 1986.
3. Web site: Melissa Isaacson. Can Tennis' 2nd-best Offer Enough For Fans?. Orlando Sentinel. April 27, 1986. 2017-08-22. 2017-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823072714/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-04-27/sports/0220020051_1_amelia-martina-navratilova-lloyd. live.