Steffi Graf #2 def. Martina Navratilova #1

6-4 4-6 8-6

Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova 6-4 4-6 8-6 in the 1987 Roland Garros final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 7, 1987*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1987
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Steffi Graf	Martina Navratilova
Country	GER	USA
Birth date	Jun 14, 1969	Oct 18, 1956
Age	17	30
Height	176 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	1
Ranking points (entering)	221	265
Elo (entering)	2,448	2,548
Current career W-L	876–110	1,419–228
Current career earnings	$21,895,277	$21,626,089

Pre-match H2H

Steffi Graf #2 2 – 5 Martina Navratilova #1

Path

Steffi Graf's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gabriela Sabatini #8	6-4 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1987	SF
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1987	QF
Helen Kelesi #37	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1987	R16
Jana Novotna #94	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1987	R32
Iva Budarova #109	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 1987	R64
Csilla Cserepy #85	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1987	R128

Steffi Graf'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
Chris Evert #3	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1987	SF
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1987	QF
Sylvia Hanika #19	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1987	R16
Petra Huber #106	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1987	R32
Adriana Villagran Reami	6-0 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 1987	R64
Catherine Tanvier #32	6-3 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1987	R128