# 1987 Australian Open – Women's singles

Hana Mandlíková defeated defending champion Martina Navratilova in the final, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1987 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and fourth and last major singles title.
There was no Australian Open in 1986, due to the administrative changes to make the tournament the opening major of the year (as it had been before 1977). The 1987 championship therefore followed the 1985 tournament, held over a year earlier.
This was the last edition of the tournament to be held on grass courts, as it would switch to hardcourts the following year.

## Seeds

* Martina Navratilova (final)
* Hana Mandlíková (champion)
* Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
* Helena Suková (fourth round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
* Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
* Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
* Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
* Robin White (third round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (semifinals)
* Wendy Turnbull (fourth round)
* Carling Bassett (fourth round)
* Terry Phelps (second round)
* Jo Durie (fourth round)
* Dianne Balestrat (third round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zina Garrison | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zina Garrison | 0 | 3 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Catarina Lindqvist | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pam Shriver | 3 | 1 | | 10 | Catarina Lindqvist | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 10 | Catarina Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Catarina Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 5 | 6$^1$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hana Mandlíková | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hana Mandlíková | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | Elizabeth Smylie | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Smylie | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Lori McNeil | 0 | 0 | | 2 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Golder | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Benjamin | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | H Kelesi | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 0 | 6 | 6 | | C Benjamin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Tremelling | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | | B Bowes | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Bryant | 6 | 6 | | WC | R Bryant | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Bowes | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Tobin-Dingwall | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | J Tremelling | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Tremelling | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | J Tremelling | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | R Fairbank | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 11 | W Turnbull | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L O'Neill | 4 | 6 | 2 | | J Byrne | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | W Turnbull | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J Mundel | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Mundel | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Macgregor | 7 | 3 | 6 | | C Macgregor | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | W Turnbull | 1 | 3 |
| Q | S Rimes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 |
| | C Copeland | 2 | 2 | | Q | S Rimes | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Pfaff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | E Okagawa | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | H Ludloff | 7 | 6 | | Q | H Ludloff | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Moulton | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | L Field | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Durie | 1 | 2 |
| | R Maršíková | 4 | 4 | | | A Henricksson | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Polz | 6 | 6 | | | J Polz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Walsh-Pete | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Polz | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | V Nelson-Dunbar | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | J Durie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 10 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Okamoto | 2 | 6 | 4 | | A Devries | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Devries | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | C Lindqvist | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M-C Calleja | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M-C Calleja | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Yanagi | 6 | 2 | 2 | | M-C Calleja | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Bollegraf | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 |
| | C Bartos-Cserepy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 3 | 3 |
| | E Krapl | 3 | 4 | | | C Bartos-Cserepy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | A Scott | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | C Bartos-Cserepy | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| Q | Y Koizumi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | |
| | M Schropp | 1 | 6 | 3 | Q | Y Koizumi | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Provis | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Pazderová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Mochizuki | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | C Singer | 6 | 6 | | | C Singer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Van Nostrand | 1 | 3 | | | T Mochizuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 |
| | S Hanika | 7 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | S Hanika | 3 | 1 |
| Q | M van der Torre | 5 | 7 | 8 | | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | E Inoue | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | A Kijimuta | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Kijimuta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | T Phelps | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 9 | R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Holladay | 2 | 6$^1$ | | Q | B Cordwell | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Cordwell | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 9 | R White | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 4 | 4 | | | P Hy | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Smylie | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | C Jolissaint | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | B Nagelsen | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 2 | 7$^8$ | 1 | | | | | | | C Jolissaint | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | M Jaggard | 6$^6$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Hu | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | N Hu | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 8 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Burgin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L McNeil | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Werdel | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | S McCann | 4 | 3 | | | G Fernández | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 4 | 2 | | | M Werdel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L McNeil | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | A-M Fernandez | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | A Hobbs | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | A Hobbs | 3 | | | | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 4 | 6 | 8 | | S Gomer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | D Balestrat | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Rush | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | D Balestrat | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 12 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | J Salmon | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | C Bassett | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | M Bowrey | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Holíková | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | W Probst | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Collins | 1 | 6 | 4 | | A Holíková | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | C Bassett | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | K Keil | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Paquet | 5 | 3 | | | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Smith | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | M Turk | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 6 | 6 | | | J Richardson | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |