1987 US Open – Women's singles

August 2023 1987 US Open USA Martina Navratilova FRG Steffi Graf 7–6(7–4), 6–1 128 16 US Open – Women's singles US Open – Women's singles 1987 US Open (tennis) Defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1987 US Open. It was her fourth US Open singles title and 17th major singles title overall. Navratilova did not lose a set during the tournament. Six-time champion Chris Evert lost in the quarterfinals to Lori McNeil. This marked the first time Evert lost before the semifinals at the US Open, ending a streak of 17 consecutive semifinals. This was the first time since the 1980 US Open that neither Navratilova nor Evert were the top seed at a major, and correspondingly the first time Graf was seeded first at a major. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. FRG Steffi Graf (finalist) USA Martina Navratilova (champion) USA Chris Evert (quarterfinalist) TCH Hana Mandlíková (fourth round) USA Pam Shriver (quarterfinalist) TCH Helena Suková (semifinalist) USA Zina Garrison (fourth round) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinalist) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinalist) BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (fourth round) USA Lori McNeil (semifinalist) FRG Bettina Bunge (fourth round) FRG Sylvia Hanika (fourth round) SWE Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round) USA Barbara Potter (first round) AUS Wendy Turnbull (second round) Qualifying 1987 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 180 FRG Steffi Graf 1 USA Martina Navratilova 2 64 77 1 6 FRG Steffi Graf 1 USA Lori McNeil 11 4 6 6 2 6 4 TCH Helena Suková 6 USA Martina Navratilova 2 2 6 2 6 FRG Steffi Graf 1 USA Pam Shriver 5 6 4 6 3 USA Chris Evert 3 USA Lori McNeil 11 6 3 2 6 4 6 TCH Helena Suková 6 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 9 6 1 6 3 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 8 USA Martina Navratilova 2 5 7 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG Graf 1 FRG Hanika 13 7 5 6 2 FRG Graf 1 ARG Tarabini 6 2 6 0 FRA Demongeot FRG Hanika 13 4 6 2 6 FRG Graf 1 AUT Huber 6 2 6 3 ARG Tarabini RSA 1928 Fairbank 6 2 4 6 6 3 FRA Demongeot USA Nagelsen 6 4 6 1 FRG Meier FRG Hanika 13 3 6 0 6 FRG Graf 1 ARG Fulco 6 0 6 3 AUT Huber USA Macgregor Q 6 1 6 4 ARG Tarabini BRA Medrado Q 5 7 6 1 6 3 RSA 1928 Fairbank USA Gerken 1 6 6 4 6 2 FRA Demongeot ARG Pérez Roldán 6 2 6 2 USA Nagelsen FRA Tanvier 77 62 6 1 FRG Meier USA Walsh-Pete 7 5 6 3 FRG Hanika 13 JPN Okamoto 6 0 6 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH Novotná USA Shriver 5 3 6 64 77 TCH Novotná FRA Halard Q 6 4 6 0 ITA Golarsa USA Shriver 5 1 6 2 6 AUS Turnbull 16 TCH Novotná 2 6 4 6 FRA Halard Q ITA Bonsignori 6 2 77 61 ITA Golarsa PER Gildemeister 77 64 6 4 POL Kuczyńska Q USA Shriver 5 3 6 2 6 AUS Turnbull 16 USA Gadusek 6 2 6 1 TCH Novotná URS Parkhomenko 6 1 77 61 FRA Halard Q JPN Inoue 4 6 6 2 7 5 ITA Bonsignori SUI Krapl 6 2 6 4 ITA Golarsa USA Werdel 7 5 0 6 6 2 PER Gildemeister ITA Garrone 6 3 2 6 6 4 POL Kuczyńska Q USA Kim WC 6 4 6 1 USA Shriver 5 USA White 6 3 6 3 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Evert 3 BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 10 7 5 6 4 USA Evert 3 URS Zvereva 6 0 6 2 USA M J Fernández BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 10 2 6 6 0 3 6 USA Evert 3 BRA Dias 6 0 6 1 URS Zvereva AUS Smylie 6 3 6 2 USA M J Fernández URS Savchenko 6 1 6 4 FRA Tauziat BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 10 1 6 3 6 USA Evert 3 USA Sloane WC 6 1 6 0 BRA Dias ESP Sánchez Vicario 6 4 6 2 URS Zvereva FRA Paradis 6 3 6 3 AUS Smylie FRG Pfaff 6 4 7 5 USA M J Fernández TCH Maršíková 6 3 6 0 URS Savchenko USA Horvath 6 3 6 4 FRA Tauziat USA Ludloff 6 4 6 2 BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 10 USA Jordan 7 5 6 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA McNeil 11 USA Garrison 7 77 60 3 6 78 66 USA McNeil 11 AUS Provis 5 7 6 1 77 62 BUL 1971 K Maleeva USA Garrison 7 64 77 68 710 USA McNeil 11 USA Benjamin 6 4 6 2 AUS Provis USA Keil 6 4 6 2 RSA 1928 Van Rensburg BUL 1971 K Maleeva 2 6 3 6 USA Phelps USA Garrison 7 62 77 1 6 USA McNeil 11 TCH Zrubáková Q 6 3 6 1 USA Benjamin USA Torres 6 3 7 5 AUS Provis FRG Porwik 4 6 7 5 6 1 USA Keil USA Herr WC 6 3 6 1 RSA 1928 Van Rensburg ARG Villagrán 6 2 6 0 BUL 1971 K Maleeva USA Nelson-Dunbar WC 6 1 6 1 USA Phelps USA Stafford 6 2 6 3 USA Garrison 7 DEN Scheuer-Larsen 6 1 6 3 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH Suková 6 GBR Hobbs 6 4 6 2 TCH Suková 6 FRG Cueto 711 69 6 1 GBR Hobbs JPN Kijimuta 6 4 2 6 6 4 TCH Suková 6 USA Burgin 6 3 6 4 FRG Cueto USA Louie-Harper 6 3 6 2 GBR Hobbs GBR Croft 6 2 77 63 BEL Devries JPN Kijimuta 3 6 6 1 2 6 TCH Suková 6 USA Gurney 62 77 6 3 6 4 USA Burgin GBR Javer 7 5 6 4 FRG Cueto USA Magers 1 6 7 5 7 5 USA Louie-Harper USA Spence 6 4 6 1 GBR Hobbs AUS Minter 6 4 7 5 GBR Croft GRE Kanellopoulou 7 5 7 5 BEL Devries USA Van Nostrand 6 3 6 2 JPN Kijimuta USA Potter 15 7 5 6 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG Kohde-Kilsch 9 TCH Mandlíková 4 64 77 6 4 6 1 FRG Kohde-Kilsch 9 ITA Cecchini 6 4 6 3 ITA Reggi TCH Mandlíková 4 3 6 1 6 FRG Kohde-Kilsch 9 CAN Bassett 77 62 6 0 HKG 1959 Hy ITA Cecchini 4 6 7 5 5 7 FRA Derly Q ITA Reggi 2 6 6 4 2 6 GBR Durie TCH Mandlíková 4 3 6 713 611 2 6 FRG Kohde-Kilsch 9 USA Moulton 6 2 7 5 CAN Bassett AUS Balestrat 6 4 6 2 HKG 1959 Hy USA Reis 4 6 6 4 6 2 ITA Cecchini USA White 6 4 6 2 FRA Derly Q USA Arendt WC 6 3 2 6 6 2 ITA Reggi USA Grossman 6 4 6 0 GBR Durie AUS Minter 6 3 2 6 6 2 TCH Mandlíková 4 FRA Herreman 6 1 6 3 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ARG Sabatini 8 FRG Bunge 12 1 6 6 1 6 1 ARG Sabatini 8 USA Hakami 6 1 6 3 USA Henricksson FRG Bunge 12 3 6 4 6 ARG Sabatini 8 GBR Gomer 6 3 6 1 ARG Paz USA Hakami 2 6 4 6 RSA 1928 Schimper USA Henricksson 4 6 7 5 4 6 USA Fendick FRG Bunge 12 2 6 4 6 ARG Sabatini 8 USA Bowes 6 3 6 3 GBR Gomer FRG Probst Q 6 3 6 0 ARG Paz USA G Fernández 6 4 6 2 USA Hakami USA Cioffi 6 1 6 1 RSA 1928 Schimper USA Russell 6 2 6 3 USA Henricksson AUT Wiesner 79 67 6 2 USA Fendick AUS Field 6 3 2 6 6 0 FRG Bunge 12 USA Piatek 6 3 7 5 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SWE Lindqvist 14 USA Navratilova 2 0 6 4 6 SWE Lindqvist 14 CAN Kelesi 4 6 7 5 6 4 USA Bonder USA Navratilova 2 2 6 1 6 SWE Lindqvist 14 YUG Goleš 6 2 6 0 RSA 1928 Reinach CAN Kelesi 6 4 1 6 4 6 USA Casale USA Bonder 4 6 1 6 USA White USA Navratilova 2 1 6 3 6 SWE Lindqvist 14 USA Frazier WC 6 2 6 2 YUG Goleš NED Schultz Q 77 62 6 3 RSA 1928 Reinach USA Na 6 1 6 0 CAN Kelesi URS Bykova 77 64 7 5 USA Casale TCH Budařová 7 5 6 2 USA Bonder USA Santrock WC 6 4 7 5 USA White USA Mochizuki WC 7 5 7 5 USA Gompert USA Navratilova 2 1 6 1 6 External links 1987 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis 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