SF US Open 1987

Martina Navratilova #2 def. Helena Sukova #6

6-2 6-2

Martina Navratilova defeated Helena Sukova 6-2 6-2 in the 1987 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 13, 1987*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1987
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Martina Navratilova	Helena Sukova
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Oct 18, 1956	Feb 23, 1965
Age	30	22
Height	173 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	6
Ranking points (entering)	248	97
Elo (entering)	2,515	2,127
Current career W-L	1,419–228	581–300
Current career earnings	$21,626,089	$6,391,245

Pre-match H2H

Martina Navratilova #2 16 – 2 Helena Sukova #6

Path

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gabriela Sabatini #8	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 1987	QF
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1987	R16
Lisa Bonder Kreiss	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1987	R32
Robin White #37	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1987	R64
Kate Gompert #20	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1987	R128

Martina Navratilova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Steffi Graf #1	7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 14, 1987	F

Helena Sukova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 1987	QF
Anne Hobbs #66	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1987	R16
Isabel Cueto #62	7-6(9) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1987	R32
Elise Burgin #51	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1987	R64
Melissa Gurney #34	6-7(2) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1987	R128