1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1987 Wimbledon Championships USA Martina Navratilova FRG Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–3 128 (8 Q Qualifiers / 6 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her eighth Wimbledon singles title and 16th major singles title overall. This marked the first of three years that Navratilova and Graf contested the Wimbledon final. Seeds 1 1 USA Martina Navratilova (champion) 2 8 FRG Steffi Graf (final) 3 3 USA Chris Evert (semifinals) 4 6 TCH Helena Suková (quarterfinals) 5 5 USA Pam Shriver (semifinals) 6 7 ARG Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals) 7 2 BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (second round) 8 4 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals) 9 3 FRG Bettina Bunge (third round) 10 7 USA Lori McNeil (second round) 11 4 SWE Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round) 12 8 AUS Wendy Turnbull (second round) 13 2 USA Barbara Potter (second round) 14 1 BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva (first round) 15 6 ITA Raffaella Reggi (fourth round) 16 5 FRG Sylvia Hanika (fourth round) 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 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Martina Navratilova 6 6 AUS Dianne Balestrat 2 1 3 USA Chris Evert 6 6 8 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1 3 5 USA Pam Shriver 4 7 10 4 TCH Helena Suková 6 6 8 6 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 1 1 2 FRG Steffi Graf 4 6 6 1 USA Martina Navratilova 6 5 6 3 USA Chris Evert 2 7 4 5 USA Pam Shriver 0 2 2 FRG Steffi Graf 6 6 1 USA Martina Navratilova 7 6 2 FRG Steffi Graf 5 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA M Navratilova 6 6 FRG C Porwik 1 0 USA K Gompert 5 4 JPN 1947 E Inoue 7 6 USA C MacGregor 3 2 WC GBR L Gould 6 6 USA H Cioffi 2 1 USA M Louie Harper 6 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 4 Q NZL B Cordwell 6 2 6 SWE C Karlsson 4 6 3 WC GBR J Salmon 6 4 6 WC GBR J Wood 5 3 URS S Parkhomenko 7 6 PUR 1952 G Fernández 7 1 6 14 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 6 6 4 1 USA M Navratilova 6 6 JPN 1947 E Inoue 1 2 WC GBR L Gould 6 2 USA M Louie Harper 7 6 Q NZL B Cordwell 7 6 WC GBR J Salmon 6 0 URS S Parkhomenko 2 6 4 PUR 1952 G Fernández 6 3 6 1 USA M Navratilova 6 6 USA M Louie Harper 2 2 Q NZL B Cordwell 6 1 PUR 1952 G Fernández 7 6 1 USA M Navratilova 6 6 PUR 1952 G Fernández 3 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 USA B Potter 6 4 6 FRA C Suire 4 6 1 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 USA L Bonder 1 2 USA E Nagelsen 2 5 USA A Moulton 6 7 AUT J Wiesner 5 6 6 AUS N Provis 7 1 3 TCH I Budařová 0 3 ARG B Fulco 6 6 FRG W Probst 2 6 0 GBR A Hobbs 6 4 6 AUS D Balestrat 6 6 AUS J Byrne 4 1 CAN H Kelesi 3 2 7 BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6 13 USA B Potter 0 1 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 USA A Moulton 6 6 AUT J Wiesner 4 4 ARG B Fulco 6 6 GBR A Hobbs 4 3 AUS D Balestrat 6 6 8 7 BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 7 1 6 USA MJ Fernández 7 6 USA A Moulton 6 2 ARG B Fulco 6 0 AUS D Balestrat 7 6 USA MJ Fernández 5 2 AUS D Balestrat 7 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA C Evert 6 6 GBR S Gomer 1 0 Q ITA L Golarsa 6 6 USA G Kim 4 1 ARG P Tarabini 1 4 Q JPN 1947 K Okamoto 6 6 CAN C Bassett 4 6 4 YUG S Goleš 6 0 6 TCH K Böhmová 1 4 USA P Fendick 6 6 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6 USA M Werdel 2 3 USA W White 6 7 Q AUS M Jaggard 2 6 WC GBR C Wood 3 1 9 FRG B Bunge 6 6 3 USA C Evert 7 6 Q ITA L Golarsa 5 0 Q JPN 1947 K Okamoto 4 6 6 YUG S Goleš 6 3 0 USA P Fendick 2 7 2 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 5 6 USA W White 4 4 9 FRG B Bunge 6 6 3 USA C Evert 7 6 Q JPN 1947 K Okamoto 5 0 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 7 6 9 FRG B Bunge 6 4 3 USA C Evert 6 2 7 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 2 6 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 SWE C Lindqvist 6 6 USA K Jordan 2 2 URS N Bykova 5 4 USA C Benjamin 7 6 Q RSA 1928 K Schimper 6 2 1 USA A Smith 2 6 6 USA E Burgin 6 6 RSA 1928 E Reinach 4 3 GBR A Croft 6 6 WC GBR V Lake 3 1 BRA 1968 N Dias 2 3 AUS E Smylie 6 6 USA M Torres 6 1 AUS L Field 7 6 BEL A Devries 0 1 8 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 11 SWE C Lindqvist 7 7 USA C Benjamin 5 6 USA A Smith 4 5 USA E Burgin 6 7 GBR A Croft 3 1 AUS E Smylie 6 6 AUS L Field 6 0 8 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6 11 SWE C Lindqvist 6 6 USA E Burgin 4 1 AUS E Smylie 2 1 8 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 11 SWE C Lindqvist 4 2 8 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA P Shriver 6 6 Q URS N Medvedeva 2 1 AUS A Minter 7 6 USA T Mochizuki 5 3 WC GBR T Catlin 1 7 3 USA E Herr 6 5 6 FRA P Paradis 3 5 USA A White 6 7 LL USA A-M Fernandez 4 5 Q POL I Kuczyńska 6 7 FRG S Meier 6 6 USA M-L Piatek 2 2 USA G Magers 6 4 4 URS L Savchenko 3 6 6 RSA 1928 D van Rensburg 5 2 16 FRG S Hanika 7 6 5 USA P Shriver 6 6 AUS A Minter 2 2 USA E Herr 6 6 USA A White 1 4 Q POL I Kuczyńska 6 6 FRG S Meier 3 3 URS L Savchenko 3 3 16 FRG S Hanika 6 6 5 USA P Shriver 6 6 USA E Herr 2 2 Q POL I Kuczyńska 3 4 16 FRG S Hanika 6 6 5 USA P Shriver 6 7 10 16 FRG S Hanika 7 5 8 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 ITA R Reggi 6 6 USA B Bowes 4 2 USA S Sloane 6 2 6 USA P Casale 4 6 2 TCH R Maršíková 6 6 USA T Phelps 4 3 USA V Nelson-Dunbar 1 5 FRA C Tanvier 6 7 AUS E Minter 1 1 NED M Mesker 6 6 USA M Van Nostrand 2 0 GBR J Durie 6 6 USA R White 6 6 WC GBR A Grunfeld 1 3 WC GBR J Louis 1 4 4 TCH H Suková 6 6 15 ITA R Reggi 6 6 USA S Sloane 2 2 TCH R Maršíková 0 2 FRA C Tanvier 6 6 NED M Mesker 3 3 GBR J Durie 6 6 USA R White 2 6 3 4 TCH H Suková 6 3 6 15 ITA R Reggi 6 6 FRA C Tanvier 3 4 GBR J Durie 1 3 4 TCH H Suková 6 6 15 ITA R Reggi 0 0 4 TCH H Suková 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 USA B Gerken 3 3 USA K Horvath 4 5 SUI C Bartos-Cserepy 6 7 Q BRA 1968 G Miró 3 1 FRA I Demongeot 6 6 USA T Holladay 6 3 4 ITA L Garrone 3 6 6 USA K Keil 2 1 USA A Henricksson 6 6 FRA N Tauziat 2 6 6 AUT B Paulus 6 1 1 URS N Zvereva 6 6 USA H Ludloff 2 4 FRA M-C Calleja 2 3 10 USA L McNeil 6 6 6 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 SUI C Bartos-Cserepy 1 3 FRA I Demongeot 3 6 8 ITA L Garrone 6 2 6 USA A Henricksson 6 6 FRA N Tauziat 4 4 URS N Zvereva 6 6 10 USA L McNeil 4 4 6 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 FRA I Demongeot 3 4 USA A Henricksson 3 3 URS N Zvereva 6 6 6 ARG G Sabatini 6 2 6 URS N Zvereva 0 6 4 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 AUS W Turnbull 6 6 USA D Spence 4 2 FRA N Herreman 3 6 4 USA S Walsh-Pete 6 3 6 USA R Reis 3 6 6 TCH J Novotná 6 3 8 FRG E Pfaff 2 3 USA N Hu 6 6 ARG M Paz 5 6 3 PER L Gildemeister 7 4 6 HKG 1959 P Hy 4 5 JPN 1947 A Kijimuta 6 7 DEN T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6 NED N Jagerman 2 0 ARG A Villagrán 0 2 2 FRG S Graf 6 6 12 AUS W Turnbull 4 4 USA S Walsh-Pete 6 6 TCH J Novotná 6 6 USA N Hu 2 3 PER L Gildemeister 6 6 JPN 1947 A Kijimuta 2 4 DEN T Scheuer-Larsen 0 0 2 FRG S Graf 6 6 USA S Walsh-Pete 2 6 4 TCH J Novotná 6 4 6 PER L Gildemeister 2 1 2 FRG S Graf 6 6 TCH J Novotná 4 3 2 FRG S Graf 6 6 See also Evert–Navratilova rivalry References External links 1987 LS 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1987 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam 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