South African Open (tennis) 1891 to 1967 during the Amateur Era – was Eric Sturgess, who won eleven titles between 1939 and 1957 and lost a further final in 1947 to Eustace Fannin. He also holds the overall record for the most consecutive titles won – seven between 1948 and 1954. Five players share the record for the most male wins at the tournament in the Open Era – Rod Laver (1969, 1970), Jimmy Connors (1973, 1974), Harold Solomon (1975, 1976), Vitas Gerulaitis (1981, 1982) and Aaron Krickstein (1992, 1993). The most successful female player at the South African Championships – played from 1891
1987 US Open (tennis) / Paul Annacone 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 David Wheaton defeated Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 6–0 Natasha Zvereva defeated Sandra Birch 6–0, 6–3 Goran Ivanišević / Diego Nargiso defeated Zeeshan Ali / Brett Steven 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Meredith McGrath / Kimberly Po defeated Il-Soon Kim / Shi-Ting Wang 6–4, 7–5 Total prize money for the event was $3,979,294. 1987 US Open (tennis) The 1987 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. It was the 107th edition of the US Open and was held from September 1 to September 14,