Virginia Slims of Los Angeles 1987

Virginia Slims of Los Angeles 1987
date	8.8.1987 - 16.8.1987
Edition	14th
navigation	1986  ◄  1987  ►  1988
WTA tour
venue	Manhattan Beach United States
Tournament number	805
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	56E / 32Q / 28D
Prize money	US $ 250,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Martina Navrátilová
Last year's winner (double)	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
Winner (singles)	Steffi Graf
Winner (doubles)	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
As of December 7, 2013

The 1987 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a hard court tennis tournament for women in the suburbs of Manhattan Beach , Los Angeles County , California , United States . It was part of the 1987 WTA Tour as a World Tour category tournament . The tournament took place from August 8th to 16th, 1987.

In the singles Steffi Graf won against Chris Evert 6: 3 and 6: 4. The following Monday she was listed as number one in the women's world rankings for the first time.

In doubles, the pairing Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver won 6: 3 and 6: 4 against Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Semifinals 02.  Steffi Graf victory 03.  Chris Evert final 04th  Hana Mandlíková Quarter finals 05.  Helena Suková Round of 16 06th  Zina Garrison 2nd round 07th  Gabriela Sabatini Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 08th.  Lori McNeil Quarter finals 09.  Bettina Bunge Quarter finals 10.  Catarina Lindqvist 1 round 11.  Wendy Turnbull 1 round 12.  Rosalyn Fairbank 2nd round 13.  Kate Gompert 2nd round 14th  Raffaella Reggi 1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Martina Navrátilová

2

1

3

Chris Evert

6th

6th

3

Chris Evert

3

4th

2

Steffi Graf

6th

6th

7th

Gabriela Sabatini

5

5

2

Steffi Graf

7th

7th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

M. Torres

6th

6th

1

G. Magers

3

2

G. Magers

7th

1

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

L. Bonder

6th

6th

6th

E. Pfaff

6th

1

Q

N. slides

4th

7th

4th

L. Bonder

6th

3

E. Pfaff

6th

6th

E. Pfaff

7th

6th

10

C. Lindqvist

4th

2

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

11

W. Turnbull

2

4th

Q

E. Hakami

3

2

MJ Fernández

6th

6th

MJ Fernández

2

6th

3

B. Bowes

7th

2

1

Q

E. Hakami

6th

1

6th

Q

E. Hakami

5

6th

6th

Q

E. Hakami

6th

2

6th

A. Henricksson

1

0

A. Minter

4th

6th

0

A. Minter

6th

6th

A. Minter

6th

6th

6th

Z. Garrison

3

2

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

C. Evert

6th

7th

R. White

7th

6th

R. White

0

5

G. Fernández

6th

0

3

C. Evert

7th

6th

J. Novotná

7th

1

7th

J. Novotná

6th

3

J. Durie

6th

6th

6th

J. Novotná

7th

6th

K. Wedge

1

1

13

K. Gompert

6th

4th

13

K. Gompert

6th

6th

3

C. Evert

6th

7th

L. Garrone

4th

3

8th

L. McNeil

1

5

E. Reinach

6th

6th

E. Reinach

6th

6th

3

H. Well

4th

3

K. Horvath

3

7th

6th

K. Horvath

6th

6th

K. Horvath

4th

1

W. White

2

4th

8th

L. McNeil

6th

6th

E. Burgin

6th

6th

E. Burgin

4th

4th

8th

L. McNeil

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

G. Sabatini

7th

6th

N. Tauziat

6th

1

6th

N. Tauziat

5

4th

M. Werdel

3

6th

2

7th

G. Sabatini

7th

6th

Q

M.-C. Calleja

2

3

I. Demongeot

5

1

I. Demongeot

6th

6th

I. Demongeot

7th

7th

N. Herreman

6th

6th

7th

N. Herreman

5

5

Q

K. Schimper

4th

7th

5

7th

G. Sabatini

7th

2

7th

14th

R. Reggi

7th

2

4th

4th

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

5

L. Gildemeister

6th

6th

6th

L. Gildemeister

6th

6th

S. Goleš

4th

4th

M. Gurney

3

1

M. Gurney

6th

6th

L. Gildemeister

3

3

P. Louie Harper

4th

7th

2

4th

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

Q

P. Fendick

6th

5

6th

Q

P. Fendick

3

5

4th

H. Mandlíková

6th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

H. Suková

6th

5

6th

M. Perez-Roldan

2

5

A. Moulton

2

7th

3

A. Moulton

6th

7th

5

H. Suková

3

6th

3

Q

T. Mochizuki

6th

2

2

9

B. Bunge

6th

2

6th

B. Gerken

4th

6th

6th

B. Gerken

2

1

Q

C. Benjamin

2

6th

5

9

B. Bunge

6th

6th

9

B. Bunge

6th

3

7th

9

B. Bunge

1

1

12

R. Fairbank

6th

6th

2

S. Graf

6th

6th

S. Walsh-Pete

4th

1

12

R. Fairbank

4th

0

Q

P. Paradis

6th

6th

Q

P. Paradis

6th

6th

A. White

4th

4th

Q

P. Paradis

0

0

T. Phelps

6th

6th

2

S. Graf

6th

6th

S. Gomer

3

0

T. Phelps

3

2

2

S. Graf

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver   victory 02.  Steffi Count Gabriela Sabatini   Round of 16 03.  Zina Garrison Lori McNeil   final 04th  Eva Pfaff Helena Suková   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Wendy Turnbull Robin White   Round of 16 06th  Elise Burgin Gigi Fernández   Round of 16 07th  Bettina Bunge Laura Gildemeister   1 round 08th.  Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat   Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

J. Hetherington P. Hy

6th

7th

6th

P. Fendick S. Walsh-Pete

2

1

P. Fendick S. Walsh-Pete

7th

6th

7th

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

7th

6th

N. Dias A. Montero

2

3

J. Byrne A. Moulton

5

0

J. Byrne A. Moulton

6th

6th

J. Byrne A. Moulton

5

6th

6th

G. Magers W. White

2

6th

5

W. Turnbull R. White

7th

1

4th

5

W. Turnbull R. White

6th

7th

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

R. Fairbank B. Potter

4th

1

4th

E. Pfaff H. Suková

6th

6th

6th

T. Phelps R. Reggi

6th

6th

T. Phelps R. Reggi

7th

3

4th

V. Lake R. Rajchrtová

2

2

4th

E. Pfaff H. Suková

6th

4th

K. Horvath M. Mesker

7th

4th

1

R. Fairbank B. Potter

7th

6th

R. Fairbank B. Potter

6th

6th

6th

R. Fairbank B. Potter

6th

6th

P. Louie Harper H. Ludloff

6th

7th

P. Louie Harper H. Ludloff

4th

4th

7th

B. Bunge L. Gildemeister

2

5

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

I. Demongeot N. Tauziat

6th

6th

7th

3

Z. Garrison L. McNeil

3

4th

L. Allen C. Benjamin

4th

7th

6th

I. Demongeot N. Tauziat

7th

6th

Approx. MacGregor Cy. MacGregor

6th

6th

6th

Approx. MacGregor Cy. MacGregor

6th

2

AT THE. Fernández J. Richardson

4th

7th

4th

I. Demongeot N. Tauziat

6th

1

1

R. Casals H. Na

1

2

3

Z. Garrison L. McNeil

4th

6th

6th

L. Antonoplis B. Gerken

6th

6th

L. Antonoplis B. Gerken

4th

2

3

Z. Garrison L. McNeil

6th

6th

3

Z. Garrison L. McNeil

6th

6th

6th

6th

E. Burgin G. Fernández

7th

5

7th

J. Novotná C. Suire

7th

1

4th

J. Durie A. White

6th

7th

6th

6th

E. Burgin G. Fernández

6th

3

4th

B. Cordwell A. Minter

6th

6th

B. Cordwell A. Minter

4th

6th

6th

MJ Fernández A. Henricksson

3

1

B. Cordwell A. Minter

2

1

E. Reinach, M. Reinach

1

2

J. Novotná C. Suire

6th

6th

J. Novotná C. Suire

6th

6th

J. Novotná C. Suire

3

6th

6th

2

S. Count G. Sabatini

6th

4th

4th

Web links

• Virginia Slims of Los Angeles 1987 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Virginia Slims of Los Angeles 1987 (English) on the ITF website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Steffi Graf - * 1969 / biography (dieterwunderlich.de, accessed on September 10, 2015)
2. ↑ Biography Steffi Graf (hdg.de, accessed on September 10, 2015)
3. ↑ WTA: Steffi Graf no longer in the world rankings (spiegel.de, accessed on September 10, 2015)