1987 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

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Singles
1987 Virginia Slims Championships
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
Final score4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Gabriela Sabatini.

Steffi Graf won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 6–4 against Sabatini. This also marked the eleventh time Graf and Sabatini faced each other, with Graf winning all eleven matches.

Seeds[]

  1. West Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Chris Evert (first round)
  4. United States Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
United States Zina Garrison 0 3 1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 2
  United States Lori McNeil 6 5 2 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 2 0r
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 2 7 6 1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
3 United States Chris Evert 4 4 West Germany Sylvia Hanika 1 4
West Germany Sylvia Hanika 6 6   West Germany Sylvia Hanika 6 4 6
  Italy Raffaella Reggi 7 Italy Raffaella Reggi 2 6 0
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 5 r 1 West Germany Steffi Graf 4 6 6 6
  Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 4 6 6 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 4 0 4
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6 4 3   Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6 3 7
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 1 6 3 4 United States Pam Shriver 2 6 5
4 United States Pam Shriver 6 3 6   Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 3 6 3
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 7 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 4 6
West Germany Bettina Bunge 2 6   Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 7
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist 4 6 2 United States Martina Navratilova 4 5
2 United States Martina Navratilova 6 7

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