1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

The 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 15th season of the tennis circuit since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in January, 1987, and concluded in December, 1987 after events.

1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
Steffi Graf at Wimbledon 2009. She won the most tournaments in the series for the year.
Details
DurationDecember 1, 1986 – November 22, 1987
Edition17th
Tournaments56
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Virginia Slims Championships (1)
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Category 1+
Category 1
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Steffi Graf (11)
Most tournament finals Steffi Graf (13)
Prize money leader Steffi Graf $1,063,785
Points leader Steffi Graf 280.2080
Awards
Player of the year Steffi Graf
Doubles Team of the year Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Most improved
player of the year
Lori McNeil
Newcomer of the year Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Comeback
player of the year
Bettina Bunge
1986
1988

The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.


Schedule

The table below shows the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Category 4 events
Category 3 events
Category 2 events
Category 1+ and 1 events
Team events

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 DecArgentinian Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Category 1
$50,000 – Clay -56S/28D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Gabriela Sabatini
6–1, 6–1
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Lori McNeil
Mariana Perez-Rolden
Patricia Tarabini
Laura Golarsa
Bettina Fulco
Nicole Muns-Jagerman
Lori McNeil
Mercedes Paz
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Nicole Muns-Jagerman
Manon Bollegraf
8 DecBrazilian Open
São Paulo, Brazil
Category 1
$50,000 – Clay -56S/28D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Vicki Nelson-Dunbar
6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Jenny Klitch Kathrin Keil
Amy Schwartz
Nicole Muns-Jagerman
Adriana Villagrán
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Caterina Nozzoli
Neige Dias
Patricia Medrado
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Laura Arraya
Petra Huber
29 DecJason 2000 Classic
Brisbane, Australia
Category 2
$100,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Hana Mandlíková
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Pam Shriver Helena Suková
Betsy Nagelsen
Helen Kelesi
Rosalyn Fairbank
Elizabeth Smylie
Eva Pfaff
Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–2
Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie

January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 JanFamily Circle NSW Open
Sydney, Australia
Category 3
$150,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Zina Garrison
6–2, 6–4
Pam Shriver Wendy Turnbull
Manuela Maleeva
Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
Etsuko Inoue
Catarina Lindqvist
Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie
6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–1
Jenny Byrne
Janine Tremelling
12 Jan
19 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$670,101 – Grass – 112S/32Q/32D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed Draw
Hana Mandlíková
7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Martina Navratilova Catarina Lindqvist
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Zina Garrison
Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
Lori McNeil
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
6–1, 6–0
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
Zina Garrison
Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Andrew Castle
Anne Hobbs
26 JanBridgestone Doubles Championships
Tokyo, Japan
$175,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D
Doubles
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Elise Burgin
Pam Shriver
Fernández / White
Collins / Walsh
Herr / Moulton
Byrne / Thompson
Nagelsen / Smylie
Reynolds / Smith
Nutri-Metics Open
Auckland, New Zealand
Category 1
$50,000 – Grass – 56S/24D/32Q
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Gretchen Magers
6–2, 6–3
Terry Phelps Elizabeth Minter
Kathrin Keil
Anna-Maria Fernandez
Michelle Jaggard
Ann Devries
Nicole Provis
Anna-Maria Fernandez
Julie Richardson
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Gretchen Magers
Elizabeth Minter

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 FebVirginia Slims of Kansas
Wichita, United States
Category 1+
$75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Barbara Potter
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
Larisa Savchenko Emmanuelle Derly
Wendy Prausa
Jana Novotná
Natalia Bykova
Natasha Zvereva
Sylvia Hanika
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko
6–2, 6–4
Barbara Potter
Wendy Prausa
9 FebVirginia Slims of California
San Francisco, United States
Category 3
$150,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Zina Garrison
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Sylvia Hanika Hana Mandlíková
Kathy Rinaldi
Manuela Maleeva
Wendy White
Wendy Turnbull
Stephanie Rehe
Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Zina Garrison
Gabriela Sabatini
Virginia Slims of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, United States
Category 1+
$75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Elizabeth Smylie
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Lori McNeil Larisa Savchenko
Catarina Lindqvist
Hu Na
Natalia Bykova
Camille Benjamin
Anne Minter
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko
6–4, 6–4
Lori McNeil
Kim Sands
16 FebVirginia Slims of Florida
Boca Raton, United States
Category 4
$250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
6–2, 6–3
Helena Suková Gabriela Sabatini
Pam Shriver
Kate Gompert
Bettina Bunge
Gigi Fernández
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko
6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Chris Evert
Pam Shriver
23 Feb
2 Mar
Lipton International Players Championships
Key Biscayne, United States
Category 4
$750,000 – Hard – 128S/64D
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
6–1, 6–2
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova
Hana Mandlíková
Nathalie Tauziat
Lisa Bonder
Helena Suková
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 MarVirginia Slims of Arizona
Phoenix, United States
Category 1+
$75,000 – Hard (i) – 48S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Anne White
6–1, 6–2
Dianne Balestrat Sharon Walsh-Pete
Maria Lindström
Catherine Suire
Ann Henricksson
Christiane Jolissaint
Penny Barg
Penny Barg
Beth Herr
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Mary-Lou Piatek
Anne White
16 MarVirginia Slims of Dallas
Dallas, United States
Category 4
$250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Chris Evert
6–1, 6–3
Pam Shriver Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
Stephanie Rehe
Bettina Bunge
Manuela Maleeva
Wendy Turnbull
Mary-Lou Piatek
Anne White
7–5, 6–3
Elise Burgin
Robin White
23 MarVirginia Slims of Washington
Washington, United States
Category 3
$150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Hana Mandlíková
6–4, 6–2
Barbara Potter Helena Suková
Zina Garrison
Kathy Rinaldi
Lori McNeil
Ann Henricksson
Sylvia Hanika
Elise Burgin
Pam Shriver
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
30 MarWild Dunes
Charleston, United States
Category 1+
$75,000 – Clay – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Raffaella Reggi Bettina Fulco
Jana Novotná
Halle Cioffi
Sandra Cecchini
Kate Gompert
Wiltrud Probst
Laura Gildemeister
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–4, 6–4
Mercedes Paz
Candy Reynolds
U.S. Indoors
Princeton, United States
Category 3
$150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/14D
SinglesDoubles
Helena Suková
6–0, 6–3
Lori McNeil Hana Mandlíková
Gigi Fernández
Sylvia Hanika
Wendy Turnbull
Grace Kim
Catarina Lindqvist
Gigi Fernández
Lori McNeil
6–1, 6–4
Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 AprFamily Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Category 4
$300,000 – Clay – 56S/28D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Gabriela Sabatini
Chris Evert
Helen Kelesi
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Zina Garrison
Bettina Bunge
Mercedes Paz
Eva Pfaff
7–6(8–6), 7–5
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
13 AprWITA Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Category 4
$275,000 – Clay – 56S/28D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
6–3, 6–4
Hana Mandlíková Gabriela Sabatini
Zina Garrison
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Helen Kelesi
Kathy Rinaldi
Terry Phelps
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
Suntory Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Category 1
$50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Katerina Maleeva
6–2, 6–3
Barbara Gerken Etsuko Kaneshiro
Betsy Nagelsen
Melissa Gurney
Kathy Jordan
Kumiko Okamoto
Beth Herr
Betsy Nagelsen
Kathy Jordan
6–3, 7–5
Sandy Collins
Sharon Walsh
20 AprVirginia Slims of Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Category 3
$150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Chris Evert
3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison
Hana Mandlíková
Lori McNeil
Raffaella Reggi
Kate Gompert
Gabriela Sabatini
Kathy Jordan
Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–4
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
Taipei Women's Championships
Taipei, Taiwan
Category 1
$50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Anne Minter
6–4, 6–1
Claudia Porwik Adriana Villagrán
Heather Ludloff
Cláudia Monteiro
Ann Devries
Caterina Nozzoli
Laura Golarsa
Cammy MacGregor
Cynthia MacGregor
7–6(10–8), 5–7, 6–4
Sandy Collins
Sharon Walsh
27 AprEckerd Open
Tampa United States
Category 3
$150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Chris Evert
6–3, 6–2
Kate Gompert Beverly Bowes-Hackney
Kathy Rinaldi
Laura Gildemeister
Terry Phelps
Ronni Reis
Gisele Miró
Chris Evert
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–3
Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank
Singapore Open
Singapore
Category 1
$50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Anne Minter
6–4, 6–1
Barbara Gerken Emiko Okagawa
Etsuko Kaneshiro
Ann Devries
Cammy MacGregor
Annabel Croft
Claudia Porwik
Anna-Maria Fernandez
Julie Richardson
6–1, 6–4
Barbara Gerken
Heather Ludloff

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 MayItalian Open
Perugia, Italy
Category 3
$150,000 – Clay – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Gabriela Sabatini Martina Navratilova
Helena Suková
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Judith Polz
Bettina Fulco
Martina Navratilova
Gabriela Sabatini
6–4, 6–1
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
11 MayFila German Open
West Berlin, West Germany
Category 3
$150,000 – Clay – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
6–2, 6–3
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
Nathalie Tauziat
Louise Field
Raffaella Reggi
Nicole Provis
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–1, 6–2
Catarina Lindqvist
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
18 MayEuropean Open
Geneva, Switzerland
Category 2
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Chris Evert
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Lori McNeil
Raffaella Reggi
Mary Joe Fernández
Mariana Perez-Rolden
Katerina Maleeva
Iva Budařová
Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Laura Gildemeister
Catherine Tanvier
Grand Prix de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Category 1+
$75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Carling Bassett
6–3, 6–4
Sandra Cecchini Kathleen Horvath
Nathalie Tauziat
Isabel Cueto
Elise Burgin
Virginia Ruzici
Terry Phelps
Jana Novotná
Catherine Suire
6–0, 6–2
Kathleen Horvath
Marcella Mesker
25 May
1 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$1,325,000 – Clay – 128S/64Q/64D/64X
SinglesDoublesMixed Draw
Steffi Graf
6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Martina Navratilova Chris Evert
Gabriela Sabatini
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Raffaella Reggi
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
6–2, 6–1
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
Pam Shriver
Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Lori McNeil
Sherwood Stewart

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 JunDow Chemical Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
Category 2
$125,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Pam Shriver
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Larisa Savchenko Etsuko Inoue
Eva Pfaff
Nathalie Tauziat
Carling Bassett
Elizabeth Smylie
Rosalyn Fairbank
Cancelled due to rain
15 JunPilkington Glass Ladies Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Category 4
$200,000 – Grass – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Helena Suková
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Chris Evert
Isabelle Demongeot
Gabriela Sabatini
Rosalyn Fairbank
Larisa Savchenko
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
Rosalyn Fairbank
Elizabeth Smylie
22 Jun
29 Jun
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
$1,467,542 – Grass – 128S/64Q/64D/64X
SinglesDoublesMixed Draw
Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–3
Steffi Graf Chris Evert
Pam Shriver
Dianne Balestrat
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
Gabriela Sabatini
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
7–5, 7–5
Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie
Jo Durie
Jeremy Bates
7–6(12–10), 6–3
Nicole Provis
Darren Cahill

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 JulVolvo Ladies Open
Båstad, Sweden
Category 1+
$75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Sandra Cecchini
6–4, 6–4
Catarina Lindqvist Judith Wiesner
Katerina Maleeva
Adriana Villagrán
Carina Karlsson
Amy Jönsson
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Penny Barg
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–1, 6–2
Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
Belgian Ladies Open
Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium
Category 1+
$75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Kathleen Horvath
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Bettina Bunge Laura Garrone
Nathalie Herreman
Federica Bonsignori
Ann Devries
Mercedes Paz
Isabel Cueto
Bettina Bunge
Manuela Maleeva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Kathleen Horvath
Marcella Mesker
13 JulVirginia Slims of Newport
Newport, United States
Category 3
$150,000 – Grass – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Pam Shriver
6–2, 6–4
Wendy White Alycia Moulton
Rosalyn Fairbank
Gigi Fernández
Terry Phelps
Heather Ludloff
Lori McNeil
Gigi Fernández
Lori McNeil
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Anne Hobbs
Kathy Jordan
20 JulFed Cup
Vancouver, Canada
Team event
Hard
 West Germany
2–1
 United States
 Bulgaria
 Czechoslovakia
 Great Britain
 Australia
 Argentina
 Canada
27 JulWomen's California State Championships
Aptos, United States
Category 1
$50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Elly Hakami
6–3, 6–4
Melissa Gurney Mariana Perez-Rolden
Terry Phelps
Penny Barg
Susan Mascarin
Kathy Jordan
Cammy MacGregor
Kathy Jordan
Robin White
6–1, 6–0
Lea Antonoplis
Barbara Gerken

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 AugVirginia Slims of San Diego
San Diego, United States
Category 1+
$75,000 – Hard – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Raffaella Reggi
6–0, 6–4
Anne Minter Lori McNeil
Nathalie Tauziat
Elly Hakami
Nathalie Herreman
Isabelle Demongeot
Kate Gompert
Jana Novotná
Catherine Suire
6–3, 6–4
Elise Burgin
Sharon Walsh
10 AugVirginia Slims of Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach, United States
Category 4
$250,000 – Hard – 56S/28D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
6–3, 6–4
Chris Evert Gabriela Sabatini
Martina Navratilova
Elly Hakami
Lori McNeil
Hana Mandlíková
Bettina Bunge
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–4
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
17 AugCanadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Category 4
$250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–1
Zina Garrison Chris Evert
Bettina Bunge
Helen Kelesi
Gabriela Sabatini
Anne Minter
Barbara Potter
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
6–1, 6–2
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
24 AugUnited Jersey Bank Classic
Mahwah, United States
Category 3
$150,000 – Hard – 28S/16D/48Q
SinglesDoubles
Manuela Maleeva
1–6, 6–4, 6–1
Sylvia Hanika Katerina Maleeva
Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
Raffaella Reggi
Catarina Lindqvist
Dianne Balestrat
Gigi Fernández
Lori McNeil
6–3, 6–2
Anne Hobbs
Elizabeth Smylie
31 Augt
7 Sep
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$1,666,667 – Hard – 128S/64Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed Draw
Martina Navratilova
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Steffi Graf Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
Pam Shriver
Chris Evert
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Gabriela Sabatini
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie
Martina Navratilova
Emilio Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(14–12)
Betsy Nagelsen
Paul Annacone

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 SepPan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Category 4
$250,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D/32Q
Singles
Gabriela Sabatini
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Manuela Maleeva Katerina Maleeva
Catarina Lindqvist
Etsuko Inoue
Dianne Balestrat
Barbara Potter
Marianne Werdel
Anne White
Robin White
6–1, 6–2
Katerina Maleeva
Manuela Maleeva
21 SepCitizen Cup
Hamburg, West Germany
Category 3
$150,000 – Clay – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
6–2, 6–2
Isabel Cueto Sandra Cecchini
Kathleen Horvath
Wiltrud Probst
Raffaella Reggi
Sabrina Goleš
Iwona Kuczyńska
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Jana Novotná
7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
Natalia Bykova
Leila Meskhi
28 SepVirginia Slims of New Orleans
New Orleans, United States
Category 3
$150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Chris Evert
6–3, 7–5
Lori McNeil Wendy Turnbull
Zina Garrison
Anne Smith
Robin White
Kate Gompert
Marianne Werdel
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
6–3, 6–3
Peanut Louie-Harper
Heather Ludloff
Clarins Open
Paris, France
$75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Sabrina Goleš
7–5, 6–1
Sandra Wasserman Michelle Torres
Federica Bonsignori
Raffaella Reggi
Hana Fukárková
Sandra Cecchini
Brenda Schultz
Isabelle Demongeot
Nathalie Tauziat
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Sandra Cecchini
Sabrina Goleš

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 OctAthens Open
Athens, Greece
Category 1+
$75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Katerina Maleeva
6–1, 6–0
Julie Halard Isabel Cueto
Judith Wiesner
Alexia Dechaume
Leila Meskhi
Patricia Tarabini
Olga Tsarbopoulou
Andrea Betzner
Judith Wiesner
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Kathleen Horvath
Dinky Van Rensburg
12 OctPorsche Tennis Grand Prix
Filderstadt, West Germany
Category 3
$175,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–1
Chris Evert Gabriela Sabatini
Pam Shriver
Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
Zina Garrison
Mary Joe Fernández
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
6–1, 6–2
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
Honda Classic
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Category 1+
$75,000 – Hard – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Stephanie Rehe
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Camille Benjamin Pilar Vásquez
Elizabeth Minter
Wendy Turnbull
Cammy MacGregor
Niurka Sodupe
Elly Hakami
Lise Gregory
Ronni Reis
7–5, 7–5
Cammy MacGregor
Cynthia MacGregor
19 OctVolvo Classic
Brighton, Great Britain
Category 4
$200,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Gabriela Sabatini
7–5, 6–4
Pam Shriver Kathy Jordan
Helena Suková
Sandra Cecchini
Katerina Maleeva
Sylvia Hanika
Bettina Bunge
Kathy Jordan
Helena Suková
7–5, 6–1
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Catherine Tanvier
26 OctEuropean Indoors
Zürich, Switzerland
Category 3
$150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
6–2, 6–2
Hana Mandlíková Manuela Maleeva
Nathalie Tauziat
Katerina Maleeva
Raffaella Reggi
Christina Singer
Judith Wiesner
Nathalie Herreman
Pascale Paradis
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Jana Novotná
Catherine Suire
Virginia Slims of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
Category 1+
$75,000 – Hard – 56S/28D/32Q
SinglesDoubles
Halle Cioffi
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Anne Smith Leila Meskhi
Hu Na
Barbara Potter
Terry Phelps
Gretchen Magers
Elly Hakami
Jenny Byrne
Michelle Jaggard
6–2, 6–3
Beverly Bowes
Hu Na

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 NovVirginia Slims of New England
Worcester, United States
Category 4
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Pam Shriver
6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Chris Evert Gabriela Sabatini
Helena Suková
Barbara Potter
Lori McNeil
Eva Pfaff
Bettina Bunge
Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank
6–4, 6–4
Bettina Bunge
Eva Pfaff
Virginia Slims of Arkansas
Little Rock, United States
Category 1+
$75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sandra Cecchini
0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Natasha Zvereva Anne Smith
Larisa Savchenko
Niurka Sodupe
Susan Sloane
Barbara Gerken
Manon Bollegraf
Mary-Lou Daniels
Robin White
6–2, 6–4
Lea Antonoplis
Barbara Gerken
9 NovVirginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Category 3
$150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/28Q
SinglesDoubles
Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–2
Natasha Zvereva Helena Suková
Barbara Potter
Lori McNeil
Leila Meskhi
Zina Garrison
Kate Gompert
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–4, 6–3
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
16 NovVirginia Slims Championships
New York City, United States
$1,000,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D
SinglesDoubles
Steffi Graf
4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
Gabriela Sabatini Manuela Maleeva
Sylvia Hanika
Helena Suková
Raffaella Reggi
Pam Shriver
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
6–1, 6–1
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková

Rankings

WTA

Below are the 1987 WTA year-end rankings (December 20, 1987) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles year-end ranking[1]
No Player Name Points 1986 Change
1  Steffi Graf (FRG) 280.2080 3 +2
2  Martina Navratilova (USA) 231.2121 1 -1
3  Chris Evert (USA) 165.7604 2 -1
4  Pam Shriver (USA) 137.2733 5 +1
5  Hana Mandlíková (TCH) 120.9609 4 -1
6  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 113.5794 9 +3
7  Helena Suková (TCH) 82.3588 6 -1
8  Manuela Maleeva (BUL) 83.1363 10 +2
9  Zina Garrison (USA) 80.9110 11 +2
10  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) 65.7789 7 -3
11  Lori McNeil (USA) 63.6892 14 +3
12  Barbara Potter (USA) 47.0714 26 +14
13  Katerina Maleeva (BUL) 45.9723 29 +16
14  Sylvia Hanika (FRG) 44.2456 50 +36
15  Bettina Bunge (FRG) 42.2357 12 -3
16  Catarina Lindqvist (SWE) 40.3608 17 +1
17  Raffaella Reggi (ITA) 37.2617 22 +5
18  Sandra Cecchini (ITA) 35.9211 73 +55
19  Natasha Zvereva (URS) 34.3462 94 +75
20  Mary Joe Fernández (USA) 34.1071 27 +7
Doubles year-end ranking[2]
No Player Name Points 1986 Change
1  Martina Navratilova (USA) 561.6961 1 =
2  Pam Shriver (USA) 476.5971 2 =
3  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) 278.0561 5 -2
4  Lori McNeil (USA) 245.4736 28 +24
5  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 238.1553 9 +4
6  Helena Suková (TCH) 233.1087 3 -3
7  Zina Garrison (USA) 228.2632 18 +11
8  Elizabeth Smylie (AUS) 209.6313 8 =
9  Svetlana Parkhomenko (URS) 193.1015 27 +18
10  Kathy Jordan (USA) 189.7692 10 =
11  Larisa Savchenko (URS) 187.2215 26 +15
12  Hana Mandlíková (TCH) 184.5000 7 -5
13  Steffi Graf (FRG) 178.2675 4 -9
14  Betsy Nagelsen (USA) 163.0163 15 +1
15  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 160.0000 6 -9
16  Elise Burgin (USA) 152.3002 11 -5
17  Robin White (USA) 143.9266 22 +5
18  Anne Hobbs (GBR) 139.2727 36 +18
19  Rosalyn Fairbank (RSA) 133.8172 12 -7
20  Gigi Fernández (USA) 132.0368 17 -3

Virginia Slims

Singles year-end ranking
# Player Points #Trn
1 Steffi Graf (FRG)5,45513
2 Martina Navratilova (USA)4,08412
3 Chris Evert (USA)3,90118
4 Pam Shriver (USA)3,42617
5 Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)3,29619
6 Helena Sukova (TCH)2,93422
7 Hana Mandlikova (TCH)2,63917
8 Lori McNeil (USA)2,33124
9 Zina Garrison (USA)2,27419
10 Manuela Maleeva (BUL)2,18218
11 Claudia Kohde Kilsch (FRG)1,62617
12 Sylvia Hanika (FRG)1,45419
13 Raffaella Reggi (ITA)1,33222
14 Catarina Lindqvist (SWE)1,26021
15 Bettina Bunge (FRG)1,18619
16 Katerina Maleeva (BUL)1,17418
17 Sandra Cecchini (ITA)1,03720
18 Barbara Potter (USA)90914
19 Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)87423
20 Kate Gompert (USA)80718

Statistical information

Titles won by player

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:

1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Total titles Player Grand Slam
tournaments
Year-end
championships
Regular
tournaments
All titles
SinglesDoublesMixedSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesMixed

Titles won by nation

Total titles Country Grand Slam
tournaments
Year-end
championships
Regular
tournaments
All titles
SinglesDoublesMixedSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesMixed

See also

References

  1. Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1987" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  2. Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1987" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
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