# 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. This marked the first of three years that Navratilova and Graf contested the Wimbledon final.

## 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.

## 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dianne Balestrat | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dianne Balestrat | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Chris Evert | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Chris Evert | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Pam Shriver | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 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 |
| 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 | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 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 | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |