WTA US Open 1987 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Martina Navratilova won the 1987 US Open, defeating Steffi Graf 7-6(4) 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from September 1 to September 14, 1987.

Champion
Martina Navratilova
def. Steffi Graf , 7-6(4) 6-1
Dates
Sep 1 — Sep 14
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 6-1
Kate Gompert #20
Robin White #37 7-5 7-5
Tina Mochizuki
Lisa Bonder Kreiss 6-4 7-5
Jennifer Santrock #207
Pam Casale #100 7-5 6-2
Iva Budarova #126
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-2 6-2
Amy Frazier #197
Sabrina Goles #87 7-6(2) 6-3
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #169
Helen Kelesi #28 7-6(4) 7-5
Natalia Egorova #77
Elna Reinach #90 6-1 6-0
Hu Na
Gabriela Sabatini #8 6-3 6-3
Beverly Bowes #58
Sara Gomer #72 6-3 6-0
Wiltrud Probst #122
Elly Hakami #44 6-1 6-1
Halle Cioffi #103
Mercedes Paz #99 6-4 6-2
Gigi Fernandez #31
Bettina Bunge #11 6-3 7-5
Mary Lou Piatek
Patty Fendick #92 6-3 2-6 6-0
Louise Field #101
Ann Henricksson #48 7-6(7) 6-2
Judith Wiesner #47
Karen Schimper #114 6-2 6-3
Joanne Russell
Helena Sukova #6 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
Melissa Gurney #34
Elise Burgin #51 7-5 6-4
Monique Javer #162
Isabel Cueto #62 1-6 7-5 7-5
Gretchen Magers #56
Mareen Louie Harper 6-4 6-1
Debbie Spence Nasim
Anne Hobbs #66 6-4 7-5
Elizabeth Minter #81
Annabel Croft 7-5 7-5
Angelika Kanellopoulou
Akiko Kijimuta #82 7-5 6-3
Barbara Potter #14
Ann Devries #105 6-3 6-2
Molly Van Nostrand
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 6-2 7-5
Alycia Moulton #39
Carling Bassett Seguso 6-4 6-2
Dianne Fromholtz #21
Sandra Cecchini #29 6-4 6-2
Anne White #46
Patricia Hy Boulais 4-6 6-4 6-2
Ronni Reis #130
Hana Mandlikova #4 6-1 6-3
Nathalie Herreman #65
Jo Durie #59 6-3 2-6 6-2
Anne Minter #43
Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-4 6-0
Ann Grossman
Emmanuelle Derly 6-3 2-6 6-2
Nicole Arendt #206
Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-3
Bettina Fulco #55
Petra Huber #80 6-1 6-4
Cammy Macgregor #123
Patricia Tarabini #97 5-7 6-1 6-3
Patricia Medrado #168
Rosalyn Fairbank #26 1-6 6-4 6-2
Barbara Gerken
Sylvia Hanika #15 6-0 6-1
Kaoru Okamoto #84
Silke Meier #52 7-5 6-3
Sharon Walsh Pete
Isabelle Demongeot #69 6-2 6-2
Mariana Perez Roldan
Betsy Nagelsen #54 7-6(2) 6-1
Catherine Tanvier #38
Pam Shriver #5 6-3 6-3
Wendy White #32
Iwona Kuczynska 6-4 6-1
Grace Kim
Laura Golarsa #115 7-5 0-6 6-2
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
Laura Arraya #41 6-3 2-6 6-4
Laura Garrone #64
Jana Novotna #61 6-1 7-6(1)
Svetlana Cherneva
Wendy Turnbull #19 6-2 6-1
Bonnie Gadusek
Julie Halard-Decugis #164 4-6 6-2 7-5
Etsuko Inoue #42
Federica Bonsignori #94 6-2 6-4
Eva Krapl #111
Lori Mcneil #12 6-3 6-1
Radomira Zrubakova #143
Camille Benjamin #73 6-3 7-5
Michelle Torres #45
Nicole Bradtke #89 4-6 7-5 6-1
Claudia Porwik #102
Kathrin Keil 6-3 6-1
Beth Herr #74
Zina Garrison #7 6-1 6-3
Tine Scheuer Larsen
Terry Phelps #30 6-2 6-3
Shaun Stafford #193
Katerina Maleeva #16 6-1 6-1
Vicki Nelson #107
Dianne Van Rensburg 6-2 6-0
Adriana Villagran Reami
Chris Evert #3 6-1 6-0
Susan Sloane Lundy
Neige Dias 6-4 6-2
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #49
Natasha Zvereva #40 6-3 6-3
Pascale Paradis Mangon
Liz Smylie #24 6-4 7-5
Eva Pfaff #36
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 7-5 6-2
Kathy Jordan #68
Nathalie Tauziat #27 6-4 6-2
Heather Ludloff #95
Mary Joe Fernandez #25 6-3 6-0
Regina Marsikova
Larisa Savchenko #23 6-3 6-4
Kathy Horvath #35
Round of 64
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 6-3
Robin White #37
Lisa Bonder Kreiss 6-4 6-1
Pam Casale #100
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-2 6-0
Sabrina Goles #87
Helen Kelesi #28 4-6 6-1 6-4
Elna Reinach #90
Gabriela Sabatini #8 6-3 6-1
Sara Gomer #72
Elly Hakami #44 6-2 6-4
Mercedes Paz #99
Bettina Bunge #11 6-2 6-4
Patty Fendick #92
Ann Henricksson #48 6-4 5-7 6-4
Karen Schimper #114
Helena Sukova #6 6-3 6-4
Elise Burgin #51
Isabel Cueto #62 6-3 6-2
Mareen Louie Harper
Anne Hobbs #66 6-2 7-6(3)
Annabel Croft
Akiko Kijimuta #82 6-3 1-6 6-2
Ann Devries #105
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 7-6(2) 6-0
Carling Bassett Seguso
Sandra Cecchini #29 6-4 5-7 7-5
Patricia Hy Boulais
Hana Mandlikova #4 6-3 6-7(11) 6-2
Jo Durie #59
Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-2 4-6 6-2
Emmanuelle Derly
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-3
Petra Huber #80
Patricia Tarabini #97 6-2 4-6 6-3
Rosalyn Fairbank #26
Sylvia Hanika #15 6-3 6-0
Silke Meier #52
Isabelle Demongeot #69 6-4 6-1
Betsy Nagelsen #54
Pam Shriver #5 6-3 6-2
Iwona Kuczynska
Laura Golarsa #115 7-6(4) 6-4
Laura Arraya #41
Jana Novotna #61 6-2 6-4
Wendy Turnbull #19
Julie Halard-Decugis #164 6-2 7-6(1)
Federica Bonsignori #94
Lori Mcneil #12 6-4 6-2
Camille Benjamin #73
Nicole Bradtke #89 6-4 6-2
Kathrin Keil
Zina Garrison #7 7-6(2) 6-1
Terry Phelps #30
Katerina Maleeva #16 6-2 6-3
Dianne Van Rensburg
Chris Evert #3 6-0 6-1
Neige Dias
Natasha Zvereva #40 6-3 6-2
Liz Smylie #24
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 6-1 6-3
Nathalie Tauziat #27
Mary Joe Fernandez #25 6-1 6-4
Larisa Savchenko #23
Round of 32
Martina Navratilova #2 6-2 6-1
Lisa Bonder Kreiss
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 4-6 7-5 6-4
Helen Kelesi #28
Gabriela Sabatini #8 6-1 6-3
Elly Hakami #44
Bettina Bunge #11 6-3 6-4
Ann Henricksson #48
Helena Sukova #6 7-6(9) 6-1
Isabel Cueto #62
Anne Hobbs #66 6-4 2-6 6-4
Akiko Kijimuta #82
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 6-4 6-3
Sandra Cecchini #29
Hana Mandlikova #4 6-3 6-1
Raffaella Reggi Concato
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-0
Patricia Tarabini #97
Sylvia Hanika #15 6-4 6-2
Isabelle Demongeot #69
Pam Shriver #5 6-1 6-2
Laura Golarsa #115
Jana Novotna #61 6-4 6-0
Julie Halard-Decugis #164
Lori Mcneil #12 5-7 6-1 7-6(2)
Nicole Bradtke #89
Zina Garrison #7 7-6(4) 7-6(8)
Katerina Maleeva #16
Chris Evert #3 6-0 6-2
Natasha Zvereva #40
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 6-2 0-6 6-3
Mary Joe Fernandez #25
Round of 16
Martina Navratilova #2 6-0 6-4
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan
Gabriela Sabatini #8 1-6 6-1 6-1
Bettina Bunge #11
Helena Sukova #6 6-4 6-2
Anne Hobbs #66
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 6-7(4) 6-4 6-1
Hana Mandlikova #4
Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-2
Sylvia Hanika #15
Pam Shriver #5 6-3 7-6(4)
Jana Novotna #61
Lori Mcneil #12 7-6(0) 3-6 7-6(6)
Zina Garrison #7
Chris Evert #3 7-5 6-4
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9
Quarterfinals
Martina Navratilova #2 7-5 6-3
Gabriela Sabatini #8
Helena Sukova #6 6-1 6-3
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10
Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-3
Pam Shriver #5
Lori Mcneil #12 3-6 6-2 6-4
Chris Evert #3
Semifinals
Martina Navratilova #2 6-2 6-2
Helena Sukova #6
Steffi Graf #1 4-6 6-2 6-4
Lori Mcneil #12
Final
Martina Navratilova #2 7-6(4) 6-1
Steffi Graf #1

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