F Eastbourne Open 1987

Helena Sukova #5 def. Martina Navratilova #1

7-6 6-3

Helena Sukova defeated Martina Navratilova 7-6 6-3 in the 1987 Eastbourne Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 21, 1987*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 1987
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Helena Sukova	Martina Navratilova
Country	CZE	USA
Birth date	Feb 23, 1965	Oct 18, 1956
Age	22	30
Height	188 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	1
Ranking points (entering)	106	265
Elo (entering)	2,152	2,532
Current career W-L	581–300	1,419–228
Current career earnings	$6,391,245	$21,626,089

Pre-match H2H

Helena Sukova #5 1 – 16 Martina Navratilova #1

Path

Helena Sukova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Chris Evert #3	4-6 6-4 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1987	SF
Rosalyn Fairbank #31	6-7 6-3 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1987	QF
Elizabeth Minter #90	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1987	R16
Pam Casale #101	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 1987	R32
Jo Durie #36	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1987	R64

Helena Sukova's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pam Shriver #6	6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1987	SF
Isabelle Demongeot #79	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1987	QF
Robin White #20	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1987	R16
Gretchen Magers #57	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 1987	R32
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1987	R64