1987 Pilot Pen Classic
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The 1987 Pilot Pen Classic was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
. It was the 12th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix
. It was played at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California
in the United States
from February 16 through February 23, 1987.
Boris Becker
defeated
Stefan Edberg
6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Guy Forget
/ Yannick Noah
defeated Boris Becker
/ Eric Jelen
5–7, 7–6, 7–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
. It was the 12th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix
1987 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
. It was played at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from February 16 through February 23, 1987.
Men's Singles
Boris BeckerBoris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
defeated
Stefan EdbergStefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
6–4, 6–4, 7–5
- It was Becker's 1st title of the year and the 13th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Guy ForgetGuy Forget
Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...
/
Yannick NoahYannick Noah
Yannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for being the last French man to win the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams...
defeated
Boris BeckerBoris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
/
Eric JelenEric Jelen
Eric Jelen is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles and five doubles titles during his professional career....
5–7, 7–6, 7–5
- It was Forget's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was Noah's 3rd title of the year and the 31st of his career.