WTA Eastbourne 1987 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Helena Sukova won the 1987 Eastbourne, defeating Martina Navratilova 7-6 6-3 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on grass courts in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, from June 15 to June 21, 1987.

Champion
Helena Sukova
def. Martina Navratilova , 7-6 6-3
Dates
Jun 15 — Jun 21
Location
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 21, 1987* F Helena Sukova #5 7-6 6-3 Martina Navratilova #1 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 20, 1987* SF Helena Sukova #5 4-6 6-4 8-6 Chris Evert #3 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1987* SF Martina Navratilova #1 6-4 4-6 6-3 Pam Shriver #6 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 20, 1987* QF Martina Navratilova #1 7-5 6-3 Isabelle Demongeot #79 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1987* QF Pam Shriver #6 6-3 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #8 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1987* QF Helena Sukova #5 6-7 6-3 8-6 Rosalyn Fairbank #31 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1987* QF Chris Evert #3 6-1 6-3 Larisa Savchenko #24 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jun 19, 1987* R16 Pam Shriver #6 6-4 6-1 Liz Smylie #25 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1987* R16 Gabriela Sabatini #8 7-5 6-4 Dianne Fromholtz #30 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1987* R16 Chris Evert #3 6-3 6-4 Wendy White #46 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1987* R16 Martina Navratilova #1 6-4 6-3 Robin White #20 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1987* R16 Rosalyn Fairbank #31 6-3 6-2 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1987* R16 Isabelle Demongeot #79 2-6 6-1 6-3 Anne Hobbs #71 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1987* R16 Helena Sukova #5 7-5 6-2 Elizabeth Minter #90 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1987* R16 Larisa Savchenko #24 6-2 6-7 8-6 Bettina Bunge #11 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Pam Shriver #6 4-6 6-1 6-2 Elna Reinach #56 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Chris Evert #3 6-1 6-1 Lisa Bonder Kreiss H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Wendy White #46 4-6 6-3 6-4 Raffaella Reggi Concato H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Robin White #20 6-2 7-5 Gigi Fernandez #39 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Gabriela Sabatini #8 6-4 6-3 Hu Na H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Elizabeth Minter #90 6-2 6-4 Kathy Jordan #34 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Isabelle Demongeot #79 4-6 7-5 8-6 Anne Minter #59 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Dianne Fromholtz #30 7-5 6-1 Sara Gomer #49 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-4 6-0 Dianne Van Rensburg H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Anne Hobbs #71 7-5 4-6 9-7 Laura Garrone #67 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Bettina Bunge #11 6-7 6-0 7-5 Natasha Zvereva #53 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Rosalyn Fairbank #31 5-7 6-1 6-2 Catherine Tanvier #33 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Liz Smylie #25 6-3 6-1 Alycia Moulton #41 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Helena Sukova #5 6-2 6-1 Pam Casale #101 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Martina Navratilova #1 6-1 6-0 Gretchen Magers #57 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1987* R32 Larisa Savchenko #24 6-3 6-3 Akiko Kijimuta #107 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Bettina Bunge #11 4-6 7-6 7-5 Beverly Bowes #51 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Sara Gomer #49 7-6 7-6 Patricia Hy Boulais H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-0 6-3 Julie Salmon H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Gabriela Sabatini #8 6-3 4-6 6-2 Etsuko Inoue #40 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Alycia Moulton #41 6-2 6-4 Nathalie Herreman #48 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Lisa Bonder Kreiss 6-4 6-1 Clare Wood #198 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Elizabeth Minter #90 6-3 1-6 6-3 Heather Ludloff #122 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Catherine Tanvier #33 6-2 5-7 8-6 Beth Herr #74 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Natasha Zvereva #53 6-3 6-1 Cammy Macgregor #75 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Liz Smylie #25 6-3 6-4 Mercedes Paz #108 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Gretchen Magers #57 6-4 6-1 Valda Lake H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Larisa Savchenko #24 6-3 6-2 Ronni Reis #115 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Helena Sukova #5 6-0 6-4 Jo Durie #36 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 4-6 6-3 6-3 Ann Henricksson #44 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Isabelle Demongeot #79 6-4 1-6 6-3 Lori Mcneil #12 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Rosalyn Fairbank #31 7-6 6-2 Mary Joe Fernandez #26 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Kathy Jordan #34 7-5 3-6 6-3 Wendy Turnbull #15 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Wendy White #46 6-2 7-5 Camille Benjamin #76 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Robin White #20 6-3 6-4 Kathrin Keil H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Akiko Kijimuta #107 6-4 6-2 Mareen Louie Harper H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Elna Reinach #56 6-3 6-2 Eva Pfaff #47 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Martina Navratilova #1 6-1 6-0 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Gigi Fernandez #39 6-4 6-3 Natalia Egorova #92 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Hu Na 6-1 1-6 6-3 Marcella Mesker #126 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Pam Shriver #6 6-0 6-2 Joanne Louis H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Dianne Fromholtz #30 6-3 6-3 Molly Van Nostrand H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Laura Garrone #67 5-2 (ret.) Barbara Gerken H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Chris Evert #3 6-2 6-1 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Pam Casale #101 6-2 2-6 6-4 Annabel Croft H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Anne Hobbs #71 6-2 7-6 Nathalie Tauziat #28 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Dianne Van Rensburg 6-3 7-6 Nicole Jagerman #112 H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1987* R64 Anne Minter #59 7-5 6-4 Mary Lou Piatek H2H Match data

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