# 1987 IBF World Championships – Women's singles

The 1987 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Beijing, China, in 1987. Following the results of the women's singles.

## Main stage
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 4 | 3 | Han Aiping | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Charlotte Wihlborg | 12 | 11 | Charlotte Wihlborg | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Gillian Calder | 10 | 7 | | | | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Rosita Rios | w.o. | | | | | Yoko Kuizumi | 2 | 6 | | | |
| Obiageli Edoga | | | Rosita Rios | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Yoko Kuizumi | 11 | 11 | Yoko Kuizumi | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Madhumita Bisht | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 |
| Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Tang Jiuhong | 8 | 9 |
| Chan Lim Chee | 0 | 8 | Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Irina Rozhkova | 11 | 11 | Irina Rozhkova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Monique Hoogland | 2 | 5 | | | | Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Chun Sung Suk | w.o. | | | | | Chun Sung Suk | 4 | 2 | | | |
| Christina Bostofte | | | Chun Sung Suk | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Linda Safarik | 11 | 11 | Linda Safarik | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ximena Bellido | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Gu Jiaming | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Katrin Lockey | 1 | 1 | | Gu Jiaming | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Nah Kyung Ah | 11 | 11 | | Nah Kyung Ah | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Mary Fran Hughes | 3 | 6 | | | | | Gu Jiaming | 11 | 12 | | | | |
| Kimiko Jinnai | 11 | 11 | | | | | Kimiko Jinnai | 6 | 10 | | | | |
| Astrid van der Knaap | 2 | 4 | | Kimiko Jinnai | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Rhonda Cator | 1 | 11 | 12 | Rhonda Cator | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Jennifer Allen | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | Gu Jiaming | 11 | 12 |
| Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Susi Susanti | 8 | 10 |
| Doris Piché | 4 | 2 | | Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Thordis Edwald | 11 | 4 | 11 | Thordis Edwald | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Linda French | 0 | 11 | 7 | | | | Susi Susanti | 2 | 11 | 12 | | | |
| Lee Heung Soon | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | Kirsten Larsen | 11 | 8 | 10 | | | |
| Fiona Elliott | 11 | 2 | 8 | Lee Heung Soon | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Kirsten Larsen | 11 | 11 | | Kirsten Larsen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Maria Montero | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Li Lingwei | w.o. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dayo Oyewusi | | | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Viktoria Pron | 11 | 11 | Viktoria Pron | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2 | 5 | | | | | Li Lingwei | 11 | 12 | | | | | |
| Eline Coene | 11 | 11 | | | | | Eline Coene | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| Sara Halsall | 8 | 9 | Eline Coene | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Linda Cloutier | 11 | 11 | Linda Cloutier | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Meilin Okuno | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Shi Wen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Shi Wen | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| Elizabeth Latief | 1 | 4 | Shi Wen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kumiko Kitamoto | 11 | 11 | Kumiko Kitamoto | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nina Lolk | 0 | 0 | | | | | Shi Wen | 11 | 8 | 12 | | | | |
| Christine Magnusson | 11 | 11 | | | | | Christine Magnusson | 8 | 11 | 10 | | | | |
| Mui Tong Chon | 1 | 4 | Christine Magnusson | | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Ho Ja | 12 | 12 | Kim Ho Ja | 12 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte Hattens | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Zheng Yuli | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Claire Allison | 4 | 1 | Zheng Yuli | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Maria Henning | | | Maria Henning | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | 5 | 8 | | | | | Zheng Yuli | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Erica van Dijck | 11 | 11 | | | | | Erica van Dijck | 6 | 1 | | | |
| Vlada Beljutina | 2 | 5 | Erica van Dijck | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Ami Ghia | 11 | 11 | Ami Ghia | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Katrin Schmidt | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | Zheng Yuli | 11 | 11 |
| Lee Young Suk | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Lee Young Suk | 6 | 4 |
| Elinor Allen | 4 | 3 | Lee Young Suk | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Elothe Mansuy | 1 | 1 | Toni Whittaker | 4 | 12 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Toni Whittaker | 11 | 11 | | | | | Lee Young Suk | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Sumiko Kitada | w.o. | | | | | | Sumiko Kitada | 6 | 4 | | | |
| He Jianping | 4 | 2 | Sumiko Kitada | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Chantal Jobin | 11 | 11 | Chantal Jobin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Joy Kitzmiller | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tang Jiuhong | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tang Jiuhong | 8 | 9 | | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Gu Jiaming | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Gu Jiaming | 11 | 12 | | Gu Jiaming | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Susi Susanti | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Susi Susanti | 8 | 10 | | | | | | Han Aiping | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | Li Lingwei | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Li Lingwei | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Shi Wen | 12 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shi Wen | 12 | 6 | 8 | Li Lingwei | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | Zheng Yuli | 6 | 11 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Zheng Yuli | 11 | 11 | | Zheng Yuli | 6 | 11 | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Lee Young-suk | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |