WTA Tour 1987

◄ WTA Tour 1987 ►
Period:	December 1986 - December 1987
Edition:	17th
Number of tournaments:	55
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA (50)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Steffi Graf (11)
Most of the finals:	Steffi Graf (13)
Awards
Player of the year:	Steffi Graf
Double team of the year:	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
Newcomer of the year:	Lori McNeil
Newcomer of the year:	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Returner of the year:	Bettina Bunge

The Grand Slam winners 1987

Australian Open :
Hana Mandlíková

French Open :
Steffi Graf

Wimbledon Championships
and US Open :
Martina Navrátilová

The WTA Tour 1987 (officially: Virginia Slims World Championships Series 1987 ) was the 17th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Federation Cup team competition is not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . It is still listed because the top players usually play there too.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships

Others Federation Cup

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
12/29	Jason 2000 Classic Brisbane , Australia $ 100,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 32D	Hana Mandlíková	Pam Shriver	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 4
		Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	6: 4, 6: 3

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.01.	Family Circle Open Sydney , Australia $ 150,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 32D	Zina Garrison	Pam Shriver	6: 2, 6: 4
		Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson	6: 7, 7: 5, 6: 1
12.01.	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 670,161 Turf - 128E / 32Q / 32D / 32M	Hana Mandlíková	Martina Navrátilová	7: 5, 7: 6 1
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	6: 1, 6: 0
		Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart	Anne Hobbs Andrew Castle	3: 6, 7: 6 5 , 6: 3
01/26	Nutri-Metics International Open Auckland , New Zealand $ 50,000 Hard Court - 56E / 24D	Gretchen Magers	Terry Phelps	6: 2, 6: 3
		Anna Maria Fernández Julie Richardson	Gretchen Magers Elizabeth Minter	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
	Bridgestone Doubles Tokyo , Japan $ 175,000 Carpet (Hall) - 8D	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Elise Burgin Pam Shriver	6: 1, 7: 6 5

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.02.	Virginia Slims of Kansas Wichita , United States $ 75,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Barbara Potter	Laryssa Savchenko	7: 6, 7: 6
		Svetlana Parchomenko Laryssa Savchenko	Barbara Potter Wendy White	6: 2, 6: 4
02/09	Virginia Slims of California San Francisco , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 16D	Zina Garrison	Sylvia Hanika	7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 3
		Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini	6: 4, 7: 6
	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City , United States $ 75,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Elizabeth Smylie	Lori McNeil	4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
		Svetlana Parchomenko Laryssa Savchenko	Lori McNeil Kim Sands	6: 4, 6: 4
16.02.	Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton , United States $ 250,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Helena Suková	6: 2, 6: 3
		Svetlana Parchomenko Laryssa Savchenko	Chris Evert Pam Shriver	6: 0, 3: 6, 6: 2
02/23	Lipton International Players Championships Miami , United States $ 1,800,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D	Steffi Graf	Chris Evert	6: 1, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6: 3, 7: 6 6

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
09.03.	Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix , United States $ 75,000 Hard Court - 56E / 24D	Anne White	Dianne Balestrat	6: 1, 6: 2
		Penny Barg Beth Lord	Mary-Lou Piatek Anne White	2: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6
16.03.	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas , United States $ 250,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Chris Evert	Pam Shriver	6: 1, 6: 3
		Mary-Lou Piatek Anne White	Elise Burgin Robin White	7: 5, 6: 3
23.03.	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 29Q / 16D	Hana Mandlíková	Barbara Potter	6: 4, 6: 2
		Elise Burgin Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 4
	US Indoors Piscataway , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 14D	Helena Suková	Lori McNeil	6: 0, 6: 3
		Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	6: 1, 6: 4
30.03.	Wild Dunes Charleston , United States $ 75,000 Clay - 56E / 24D	Manuela Maleewa	Raffaella Reggi	5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Laura Gildemeister Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Mercedes Paz Candy Reynolds	6: 4, 6: 4

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.04.	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island , United States $ 300,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Manuela Maleewa	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 3
		Mercedes Paz Eva Pfaff	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	7: 6, 7: 5
April 13th	Bausch & Lomb WTA Championships Amelia Island , United States $ 300,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Hana Mandlíková	6: 3, 6: 4
		Steffi Count Gabriela Sabatini	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo , Japan $ 75,000 hard court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Katerina Maleewa	Barbara Gerken	6: 2, 6: 3
		Kathy Jordan Betsy Nagelsen	Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh-Pete	6: 3, 7: 5
April 20	Taipei Women's Championships Taipei , Taiwan $ 50,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Anne Minter	Claudia Porwik	6: 4, 6: 1
		Cammy MacGregor, Cynthia MacGregor	Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh-Pete	7: 6, 5: 7, 6: 4
	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston , United States $ 150,000 Clay - 32E / 31Q / 16D	Chris Evert	Martina Navrátilová	3: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6
		Kathy Jordan Martina Navrátilová	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	6: 2, 6: 4
04/27	Eckerd Open Tampa , United States $ 150,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Chris Evert	Kate Gompert	6: 3, 6: 2
		Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	6: 4, 6: 3
	Singapore Open Singapore , Singapore $ 50,000 Hard Court - 32E / 28Q / 16D	Anne Minter	Barbara Gerken	6: 4, 6: 1
		Anna Maria Fernández Julie Richardson	Barbara Gerken Heather Ludloff	6: 1, 6: 4

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.05.	Italian Open Rome , Italy $ 150,000 Clay - 56E / 24Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 0
		Martina Navrátilová Gabriela Sabatini	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6: 4, 6: 1
05/11	German Open Berlin (West) , Federal Republic of Germany 150,000 v $ clay court - 56E / 24D	Steffi Graf	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6: 2, 6: 3
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6: 1, 6: 2
May 18	European Open Geneva , Switzerland $ 100,000 Clay Court - 56E / 24D	Chris Evert	Manuela Maleewa	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2
		Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
	Grand Prix de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France $ 75,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Carling Bassett	Sandra Cecchini	6: 3, 6: 4
		Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	Kathleen Horvath Marcella Mesker	6-0, 6-2
25.05.	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 1,325,000 Clay Court (Red) - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 56M	Steffi Graf	Martina Navrátilová	6: 4, 4: 6, 8: 6
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Steffi Count Gabriela Sabatini	6: 2, 6: 1
		Pam Shriver Emilio Sánchez	Lori McNeil Sherwood Stewart	6: 3, 7: 6 5

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
08.06.	The Dow Chemical Classic Birmingham , UK $ 150,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 22D	Pam Shriver	Laryssa Savchenko	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
15.06.	Pilkington Glass Ladies Championships Eastbourne , UK $ 200,000 Lawn - 64E / 32Q / 32D	Helena Suková	Martina Navrátilová	7: 6, 6: 3
		Svetlana Parchomenko Laryssa Savchenko	Rosalyn Fairbank Elizabeth Smylie	7: 6, 4: 6, 7: 5
22.06.	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon , United Kingdom Grand Slam - $ 1,467,542 Lawn - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 64M	Martina Navrátilová	Steffi Graf	7: 5, 6: 3
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	7: 5, 7: 5
		Jo Durie Jeremy Bates	Nicole Provis Darren Cahill	7: 6 10 , 6: 3

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.07.	Belgian Open Knokke-Heist , Belgium $ 75,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Kathleen Horvath	Bettina Bunge	6: 1, 7: 6
		Bettina Bunge Manuela Maleewa	Kathleen Horvath Marcella Mesker	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
	Volvo Ladies Event Båstad , Sweden $ 75,000 Clay Court - 32E / 31Q / 16D	Sandra Cecchini	Catarina Lindqvist	6: 4, 6: 4
		Penny Barg Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Sandra Cecchini Partricia Tarabini	6: 1, 6: 2
07/13	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport , United States $ 150,000 Lawn - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Pam Shriver	Wendy White	6: 2, 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan	7: 6, 7: 5
07/20	Federation Cup Final Vancouver , Canada Hard Court	Germany	United States	2: 1
07/27	Women's California State Championships Aptos , United States $ 50,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Elly Hakami	Melissa Gurney	6: 3, 6: 4
		Kathy Jordan Robin White	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken	6: 1, 6: 0

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.08.	Virginia Slims of San Diego San Diego , United States $ 75,000 Hard Court - 56E / 24D	Raffaella Reggi	Anne Minter	6-0, 6-4
		Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh-Pete	6: 3, 6: 4
08/10	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach , United States $ 250,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Chris Evert	6: 3, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	6: 3, 6: 4
08/17	Canadian Open Downsview Toronto , Canada $ 250,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison	6: 4, 6: 1
		Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6: 1, 6: 2
08/24	United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah , United States $ 150,000 Hard Court - 28E / 48Q / 16D	Manuela Maleewa	Sylvia Hanika	1: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1
		Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Anne Hobbs Elizabeth Smylie	6: 3, 6: 2
08/31	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 1,666,667 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D	Martina Navrátilová	Steffi Graf	7: 6 4 , 6: 1
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Emilio Sánchez	Betsy Nagelsen Paul Annacone	6: 4, 6: 7, 7: 6

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
14.09.	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan $ 250,000 Carpet (Hall) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Gabriela Sabatini	Manuela Maleewa	6: 4, 7: 6
		Anne White Robin White	Katerina Maleewa Manuela Maleewa	6: 1, 6: 2
09/21	Citizen Cup Hamburg , Federal Republic of Germany $ 150,000 Clay Court - 56E / 28D	Steffi Graf	Isabel Cueto	6: 2, 6: 2
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Jana Novotná	Natalia Bykowa Leila Mes'chi	7: 6, 7: 6
28.09.	First Clarins Open Paris , France $ 50,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Sabrina Goleš	Sandra Wasserman	7: 5, 6: 1
		Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat	Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 30Q / 16D	Chris Evert	Lori McNeil	6.3, 7: 5
		Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Peanut Louie-Harper Heather Ludloff	6: 3, 6: 3

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.10.	Athens Trophy Athens , Greece $ 75,000 Clay - 32E / 29Q / 16D	Katerina Maleewa	Julie Halard	6: 1, 6: 0
		Andrea Betzner Judith Wiesner	Kathleen Horvath Dinky Van Rensburg	6: 4, 7: 6
12.10.	Honda Classic San Juan , Puerto Rico $ 75,000 Hard Court - 56E / 24D	Stephanie Deer	Camille Benjamin	7: 5, 7: 6
		Lise Gregory Ronnie Reis	Cammy MacGregor, Cynthia MacGregor	7: 5, 7: 5
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt , Federal Republic of Germany $ 175,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert	7: 5, 6: 1
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	6: 1, 6: 2
19.10.	Volvo Classic Brighton , UK $ 200,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 31Q / 16D	Gabriela Sabatini	Pam Shriver	7: 5, 6: 4
		Kathy Jordan Helena Suková	Tine Scheuer-Larsen Catherine Tanvier	7: 5, 6: 1
10/26	European Indoors Zurich , Switzerland $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Hana Mandlíková	6: 2, 6: 2
		Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3
	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis , United States $ 75,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 56E / 20Q / 24D	Cioffi Hall	Anne Smith	4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6
		Jenny Byrne Michelle Jaggard	Beverly Bowes Hu Na	6: 2, 6: 3

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
11/02	Virginia Slims of Arkansas Little Rock , United States $ 75,000 Hard Court - 32E / 28Q / 16D	Sandra Cecchini	Natallja Sverava	0: 6, 6: 1, 6: 3
		Mary-Lou Daniels Robin White	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken	6: 2, 6: 4
	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester , United States $ 250,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 16D	Pam Shriver	Chris Evert	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 0
		Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff	6: 4, 6: 4
09.11.	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago , United States $ 150,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 27Q / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Natallja Sverava	6: 1, 6: 2
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	6: 4, 6: 3
11/16	VS Championships New York , United States Masters - $ 1,000,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 16E / 8D	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 0, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6: 1, 6: 1
11/30	Argentinian Open Buenos Aires , Argentina $ 50,000 Clay Court - 56E / 24D	Gabriela Sabatini	Isabel Cueto	6-0, 6-2
		Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini	Jill Hetherington Christiane Jolissaint	6: 2, 6: 2

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.12.	Brazilian Open Guarujá , Brazil $ 50,000 Clay - 32E / 16D	Run out of slides	Pat Medrado	6: 0, 6: 7, 6: 4
		Katrina Adams Cheryl Jones	Jill Hetherington Mercedes Paz	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).