1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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.

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

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation