1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1987 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Martina Navratilova
Runner-up Steffi Graf
Score 7–5, 6–3
Draw 128 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds 16
Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships

Five-time defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships. It was her eighth Wimbledon singles title and 16th major singles title overall.

Seeds

01.   Martina Navratilova (champion)
02.   Steffi Graf (final)
03.   Chris Evert (semifinals)
04.   Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
05.   Pam Shriver (semifinals)
06.   Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
07.   Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (second round)
08.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
09.   Bettina Bunge (third round)
10.   Lori McNeil (second round)
11.   Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round)
12.   Wendy Turnbull (second round)
13.   Barbara Potter (second round)
14.   Katerina Maleeva (first round)
15.   Raffaella Reggi (fourth round)
16.   Sylvia Hanika (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Hana Mandlíková was originally seeded #4 but withdrew due to injury before the tournament draw was made. All original seeds from 5-16 moved up one place, and a new #16 seed was added.

Qualifying

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                             
1 Martina Navratilova 6 6
Dianne Balestrat 2 1
1 Martina Navratilova 6 5 6
3 Chris Evert 2 7 4
3 Chris Evert 6 6
8 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1 3
1 Martina Navratilova 7 6
2 Steffi Graf 5 3
5 Pam Shriver 4 7 10
4 Helena Suková 6 6 8
5 Pam Shriver 0 2
2 Steffi Graf 6 6
6 Gabriela Sabatini 6 1 1
2 Steffi Graf 4 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 M Navratilova 6 6
C Porwik 1 0 1 M Navratilova 6 6
K Gompert 5 4 E Inoue 1 2
E Inoue 7 6 1 M Navratilova 6 6
C MacGregor 3 2 M Louie Harper 2 2
WC L Gould 6 6 WC L Gould 6 2
H Cioffi 2 1 M Louie Harper 7 6
M Louie Harper 6 6 1 M Navratilova 6 6
A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 4 G Fernández 3 1
Q B Cordwell 6 2 6 Q B Cordwell 7 6
C Karlsson 4 6 3 WC J Salmon 6 0
WC J Salmon 6 4 6 Q B Cordwell 6 1
WC J Wood 5 3 G Fernández 7 6
S Parkhomenko 7 6 S Parkhomenko 2 6 4
G Fernández 7 1 6 G Fernández 6 3 6
14 K Maleeva 6 6 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 B Potter 6 4 6
C Suire 4 6 1 13 B Potter 0 1
MJ Fernández 6 6 MJ Fernández 6 6
L Bonder 1 2 MJ Fernández 7 6
E Nagelsen 2 5 A Moulton 6 2
A Moulton 6 7 A Moulton 6 6
J Wiesner 5 6 6 J Wiesner 4 4
N Provis 7 1 3 MJ Fernández 5 2
I Budařová 0 3 D Balestrat 7 6
B Fulco 6 6 B Fulco 6 6
W Probst 2 6 0 A Hobbs 4 3
A Hobbs 6 4 6 B Fulco 6 0
D Balestrat 6 6 D Balestrat 7 6
J Byrne 4 1 D Balestrat 6 6 8
H Kelesi 3 2 7 M Maleeva-Fragnière 7 1 6
7 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 C Evert 6 6
S Gomer 1 0 3 C Evert 7 6
Q L Golarsa 6 6 Q L Golarsa 5 0
G Kim 4 1 3 C Evert 7 6
P Tarabini 1 4 Q K Okamoto 5 0
Q K Okamoto 6 6 Q K Okamoto 4 6 6
C Bassett 4 6 4 S Goleš 6 3 0
S Goleš 6 0 6 3 C Evert 6 2 7
K Böhmová 1 4 R Fairbank 2 6 5
P Fendick 6 6 P Fendick 2 7 2
R Fairbank 6 6 R Fairbank 6 5 6
M Werdel 2 3 R Fairbank 7 6
W White 6 7 9 B Bunge 6 4
Q M Jaggard 2 6 W White 4 4
WC C Wood 3 1 9 B Bunge 6 6
9 B Bunge 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 C Lindqvist 6 6
K Jordan 2 2 11 C Lindqvist 7 7
N Bykova 5 4 C Benjamin 5 6
C Benjamin 7 6 11 C Lindqvist 6 6
Q K Schimper 6 2 1 E Burgin 4 1
A Smith 2 6 6 A Smith 4 5
E Burgin 6 6 E Burgin 6 7
E Reinach 4 3 11 C Lindqvist 4 2
A Croft 6 6 8 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
WC V Lake 3 1 A Croft 3 1
N Dias 2 3 E Smylie 6 6
E Smylie 6 6 E Smylie 2 1
M Torres 6 1 8 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
L Field 7 6 L Field 6 0
A Devries 0 1 8 C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6
8 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 P Shriver 6 6
Q N Medvedeva 2 1 5 P Shriver 6 6
A Minter 7 6 A Minter 2 2
T Mochizuki 5 3 5 P Shriver 6 6
WC T Catlin 1 7 3 E Herr 2 2
E Herr 6 5 6 E Herr 6 6
P Paradis 3 5 A White 1 4
A White 6 7 5 P Shriver 6 7 10
LL A-M Fernandez 4 5 16 S Hanika 7 5 8
Q I Kuczyńska 6 7 Q I Kuczyńska 6 6
S Meier 6 6 S Meier 3 3
M-L Piatek 2 2 Q I Kuczyńska 3 4
G Magers 6 4 4 16 S Hanika 6 6
L Savchenko 3 6 6 L Savchenko 3 3
D van Rensburg 5 2 16 S Hanika 6 6
16 S Hanika 7 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 R Reggi 6 6
B Bowes 4 2 15 R Reggi 6 6
S Sloane 6 2 6 S Sloane 2 2
P Casale 4 6 2 15 R Reggi 6 6
R Maršíková 6 6 C Tanvier 3 4
T Phelps 4 3 R Maršíková 0 2
V Nelson-Dunbar 1 5 C Tanvier 6 6
C Tanvier 6 7 15 R Reggi 0 0
E Minter 1 1 4 H Suková 6 6
M Mesker 6 6 M Mesker 3 3
M Van Nostrand 2 0 J Durie 6 6
J Durie 6 6 J Durie 1 3
R White 6 6 4 H Suková 6 6
WC A Grunfeld 1 3 R White 2 6 3
WC J Louis 1 4 4 H Suková 6 3 6
4 H Suková 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 G Sabatini 6 6
B Gerken 3 3 6 G Sabatini 6 6
K Horvath 4 5 C Bartos-Cserepy 1 3
C Bartos-Cserepy 6 7 6 G Sabatini 6 6
Q G Miró 3 1 I Demongeot 3 4
I Demongeot 6 6 I Demongeot 3 6 8
T Holladay 6 3 4 L Garrone 6 2 6
L Garrone 3 6 6 6 G Sabatini 6 2 6
K Keil 2 1 N Zvereva 0 6 4
A Henricksson 6 6 A Henricksson 6 6
N Tauziat 2 6 6 N Tauziat 4 4
B Paulus 6 1 1 A Henricksson 3 3
N Zvereva 6 6 N Zvereva 6 6
H Ludloff 2 4 N Zvereva 6 6
M-C Calleja 2 3 10 L McNeil 4 4
10 L McNeil 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 W Turnbull 6 6
D Spence 4 2 12 W Turnbull 4 4
N Herreman 3 6 4 S Walsh-Pete 6 6
S Walsh-Pete 6 3 6 S Walsh-Pete 2 6 4
R Reis 3 6 6 J Novotná 6 4 6
J Novotná 6 3 8 J Novotná 6 6
E Pfaff 2 3 N Hu 2 3
N Hu 6 6 J Novotná 4 3
M Paz 5 6 3 2 S Graf 6 6
L Gildemeister 7 4 6 L Gildemeister 6 6
P Hy 4 5 A Kijimuta 2 4
A Kijimuta 6 7 L Gildemeister 2 1
T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6 2 S Graf 6 6
N Jagerman 2 0 T Scheuer-Larsen 0 0
A Villagrán 0 2 2 S Graf 6 6
2 S Graf 6 6

See also