Defending champion
Martina Navratilova defeated
Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6
(7–4), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1987 US Open. It was her fourth
US Open singles title and 17th
major singles title overall.
Six-time champion
Chris Evert lost in the quarterfinals to
Lori McNeil
Lori McNeil (born December 18, 1963) is an American tennis coach and former top 10 professional tennis player. McNeil was a singles semifinalist at the US Open in 1987 and Wimbledon in 1994, a women's doubles finalist at the Australian Open in ...
. This marked the first time Evert lost before the semifinals at the US Open, ending a streak of 17 consecutive semifinal appearances.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Steffi Graf ''(finalist)''
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Martina Navratilova ''(champion)''
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Chris Evert ''(quarterfinalist)''
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Hana Mandlíková ''(fourth round)''
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Pam Shriver ''(quarterfinalist)''
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Helena Suková ''(semifinalist)''
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Zina Garrison ''(fourth round)''
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Gabriela Sabatini ''(quarterfinalist)''
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ''(quarterfinalist)''
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Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière ''(fourth round)''
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Lori McNeil
Lori McNeil (born December 18, 1963) is an American tennis coach and former top 10 professional tennis player. McNeil was a singles semifinalist at the US Open in 1987 and Wimbledon in 1994, a women's doubles finalist at the Australian Open in ...
''(semifinalist)''
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Bettina Bunge ''(fourth round)''
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Sylvia Hanika ''(fourth round)''
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Catarina Lindqvist
Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Career
Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of World No. 10 in April 1985 and won five singles titles. She re ...
''(fourth round)''
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Barbara Potter ''(first round)''
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Wendy Turnbull
Wendy Turnbull, , (born 26 November 1952) is a retired tennis player from Australia. During her career, she won nine Grand Slam titles, four of them in women's doubles and five of them in mixed doubles. She also was a three-time Grand Slam runn ...
''(second round)''
Qualifying
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
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* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
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* r =
Retired
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Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
Final eight
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
External links
1987 US Open – Women's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
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