Women's singles
1987 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionUnited States Martina Navratilova
Runner-upWest Germany Steffi Graf
Score7–5, 6–3
Draw128 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds16

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.[1] It was her eighth Wimbledon singles title and 16th major singles title overall.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
West Germany C Porwik 1 0 1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
United States K Gompert 5 4 Japan E Inoue 1 2
Japan E Inoue 7 6 1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
United States C MacGregor 3 2 United States M Louie Harper 2 2
WC United Kingdom L Gould 6 6 WC United Kingdom L Gould 6 2
United States H Cioffi 2 1 United States M Louie Harper 7 6
United States M Louie Harper 6 6 1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 4 Puerto Rico G Fernández 3 1
Q New Zealand B Cordwell 6 2 6 Q New Zealand B Cordwell 7 6
Sweden C Karlsson 4 6 3 WC United Kingdom J Salmon 6 0
WC United Kingdom J Salmon 6 4 6 Q New Zealand B Cordwell 6 1
WC United Kingdom J Wood 5 3 Puerto Rico G Fernández 7 6
Soviet Union S Parkhomenko 7 6 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko 2 6 4
Puerto Rico G Fernández 7 1 6 Puerto Rico G Fernández 6 3 6
14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 United States B Potter 6 4 6
France C Suire 4 6 1 13 United States B Potter 0 1
United States MJ Fernández 6 6 United States MJ Fernández 6 6
United States L Bonder 1 2 United States MJ Fernández 7 6
United States E Nagelsen 2 5 United States A Moulton 6 2
United States A Moulton 6 7 United States A Moulton 6 6
Austria J Wiesner 5 6 6 Austria J Wiesner 4 4
Australia N Provis 7 1 3 United States MJ Fernández 5 2
Czechoslovakia I Budařová 0 3 Australia D Balestrat 7 6
Argentina B Fulco 6 6 Argentina B Fulco 6 6
West Germany W Probst 2 6 0 United Kingdom A Hobbs 4 3
United Kingdom A Hobbs 6 4 6 Argentina B Fulco 6 0
Australia D Balestrat 6 6 Australia D Balestrat 7 6
Australia J Byrne 4 1 Australia D Balestrat 6 6 8
Canada H Kelesi 3 2 7 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 7 1 6
7 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States C Evert 6 6
United Kingdom S Gomer 1 0 3 United States C Evert 7 6
Q Italy L Golarsa 6 6 Q Italy L Golarsa 5 0
United States G Kim 4 1 3 United States C Evert 7 6
Argentina P Tarabini 1 4 Q Japan K Okamoto 5 0
Q Japan K Okamoto 6 6 Q Japan K Okamoto 4 6 6
Canada C Bassett 4 6 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 3 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 0 6 3 United States C Evert 6 2 7
Czechoslovakia K Böhmová 1 4 South Africa R Fairbank 2 6 5
United States P Fendick 6 6 United States P Fendick 2 7 2
South Africa R Fairbank 6 6 South Africa R Fairbank 6 5 6
United States M Werdel 2 3 South Africa R Fairbank 7 6
United States W White 6 7 9 West Germany B Bunge 6 4
Q Australia M Jaggard 2 6 United States W White 4 4
WC United Kingdom C Wood 3 1 9 West Germany B Bunge 6 6
9 West Germany B Bunge 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Sweden C Lindqvist 6 6
United States K Jordan 2 2 11 Sweden C Lindqvist 7 7
Soviet Union N Bykova 5 4 United States C Benjamin 5 6
United States C Benjamin 7 6 11 Sweden C Lindqvist 6 6
Q South Africa K Schimper 6 2 1 United States E Burgin 4 1
United States A Smith 2 6 6 United States A Smith 4 5
United States E Burgin 6 6 United States E Burgin 6 7
South Africa E Reinach 4 3 11 Sweden C Lindqvist 4 2
United Kingdom A Croft 6 6 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
WC United Kingdom V Lake 3 1 United Kingdom A Croft 3 1
Brazil N Dias 2 3 Australia E Smylie 6 6
Australia E Smylie 6 6 Australia E Smylie 2 1
United States M Torres 6 1 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
Australia L Field 7 6 Australia L Field 6 0
Belgium A Devries 0 1 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6
8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States P Shriver 6 6
Q Soviet Union N Medvedeva 2 1 5 United States P Shriver 6 6
Australia A Minter 7 6 Australia A Minter 2 2
United States T Mochizuki 5 3 5 United States P Shriver 6 6
WC United Kingdom T Catlin 1 7 3 United States E Herr 2 2
United States E Herr 6 5 6 United States E Herr 6 6
France P Paradis 3 5 United States A White 1 4
United States A White 6 7 5 United States P Shriver 6 7 10
LL United States A-M Fernandez 4 5 16 West Germany S Hanika 7 5 8
Q Poland I Kuczyńska 6 7 Q Poland I Kuczyńska 6 6
West Germany S Meier 6 6 West Germany S Meier 3 3
United States M-L Piatek 2 2 Q Poland I Kuczyńska 3 4
United States G Magers 6 4 4 16 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
Soviet Union L Savchenko 3 6 6 Soviet Union L Savchenko 3 3
South Africa D van Rensburg 5 2 16 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
16 West Germany S Hanika 7 6

Section 6

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

Section 7

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

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Australia W Turnbull 6 6
United States D Spence 4 2 12 Australia W Turnbull 4 4
France N Herreman 3 6 4 United States S Walsh-Pete 6 6
United States S Walsh-Pete 6 3 6 United States S Walsh-Pete 2 6 4
United States R Reis 3 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 4 6
Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 3 8 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 6
West Germany E Pfaff 2 3 United States N Hu 2 3
United States N Hu 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 4 3
Argentina M Paz 5 6 3 2 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Peru L Gildemeister 7 4 6 Peru L Gildemeister 6 6
Hong Kong P Hy 4 5 Japan A Kijimuta 2 4
Japan A Kijimuta 6 7 Peru L Gildemeister 2 1
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6 2 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Netherlands N Jagerman 2 0 Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 0 0
Argentina A Villagrán 0 2 2 West Germany S Graf 6 6
2 West Germany S Graf 6 6

See also

References

  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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