1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
	Steffi Graf at Wimbledon 2009. She won the most tournaments in the series for the year.
Details
Duration	December 1, 1986 – November 22, 1987
Edition	17th
Tournaments	56
Categories	Grand 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 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.

The 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 Dec	Argentinian Open Buenos Aires, Argentina Category 1 $50,000 – Clay -56S/28D/32Q –	Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lori McNeil Mariana Pérez Roldán	Patricia Tarabini Laura Golarsa Bettina Fulco Nicole Muns-Jagerman
1 Dec		Lori McNeil Mercedes Paz 6–1, 2–6, 6–1	Nicole Muns-Jagerman Manon Bollegraf	Lori McNeil Mariana Pérez Roldán
8 Dec	São Paulo, Brazil Category 1 $50,000 – Clay -56S/28D/32Q –	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
8 Dec	São Paulo, Brazil Category 1 $50,000 – Clay -56S/28D/32Q –	Neige Dias Patricia Medrado 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(8–6)	Laura Arraya Petra Huber	Kathrin Keil Amy Schwartz
29 Dec	Jason 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
29 Dec		Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–2	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	Helena Suková Betsy Nagelsen	Helen Kelesi Rosalyn Fairbank Elizabeth Smylie Eva Pfaff

January[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jan	Family 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
5 Jan		Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie 6–7^(5–7), 7–5, 6–1	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling	Wendy Turnbull Manuela Maleeva	Lori McNeil Helena Suková Etsuko Inoue Catarina Lindqvist
12 Jan 19 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $670,101 – Grass – 112S/32Q/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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 Jan	Tokyo, Japan $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D	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	Elizabeth Minter Kathrin Keil

February[]

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

March[]

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

April[]

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

May[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	Italian Open Perugia, Italy Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 56S/32D/32Q – Doubles	Steffi Graf 7–5, 4–6, 6–0	Gabriela Sabatini	Martina Navratilova Helena Suková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Judith Polz Bettina Fulco
4 May		Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 6–1	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Martina Navratilova Helena Suková
11 May	Fila German Open West Berlin, West Germany Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 56S/28D –	Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Nathalie Tauziat Louise Field Raffaella Reggi Nicole Provis
11 May		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6–1, 6–2	Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Nathalie Tauziat Louise Field Raffaella Reggi Nicole Provis
18 May	European Open Geneva, Switzerland Category 2 $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D –	Chris Evert 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva	Lori McNeil Raffaella Reggi	Mary Joe Fernández Mariana Pérez Roldán Katerina Maleeva Iva Budařová
		Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier	Lori McNeil Raffaella Reggi
	Grand Prix de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q –	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	Kathleen Horvath Nathalie Tauziat	Isabel Cueto Elise Burgin Virginia Ruzici Terry Phelps
25 May 1 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $1,325,000 – Clay – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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
		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 Jun	Dow Chemical Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Category 2 $125,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q Singles –	Pam Shriver 4–6, 6–2, 6–2	Larisa Savchenko	Etsuko Inoue Eva Pfaff	Nathalie Tauziat Carling Bassett Elizabeth Smylie Rosalyn Fairbank
8 Jun		Cancelled due to rain		Etsuko Inoue Eva Pfaff
15 Jun	Pilkington Glass Ladies Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Category 4 $200,000 – Grass – 64S/32D –	Helena Suková 7–6^(7–5), 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver Chris Evert	Isabelle Demongeot Gabriela Sabatini Rosalyn Fairbank Larisa Savchenko
15 Jun		Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–5	Rosalyn Fairbank Elizabeth Smylie	Pam Shriver Chris Evert
22 Jun 29 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $1,467,542 – Grass – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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 Jul	Båstad, Sweden Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q –	Sandra Cecchini 6–4, 6–4	Catarina Lindqvist	Judith Wiesner Katerina Maleeva	Adriana Villagrán Carina Karlsson Amy Jönsson Tine Scheuer-Larsen
	Båstad, Sweden Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q –	Penny Barg Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–1, 6–2	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Judith Wiesner Katerina Maleeva
	Belgian Ladies Open Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q –	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	Laura Garrone Nathalie Herreman	Federica Bonsignori Ann Devries Mercedes Paz Isabel Cueto
13 Jul	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Grass – 32S/16D/32Q –	Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4	Wendy White	Alycia Moulton Rosalyn Fairbank	Gigi Fernández Terry Phelps Heather Ludloff Lori McNeil
13 Jul		Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil 7–6^(7–5), 7–5	Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan	Alycia Moulton Rosalyn Fairbank	Gigi Fernández Terry Phelps Heather Ludloff Lori McNeil
20 Jul	Fed Cup Vancouver, Canada Team event Hard	West Germany 2–1	United States	Bulgaria Czechoslovakia	Great Britain Australia Argentina Canada
27 Jul	Aptos, United States Category 1 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/32Q –	Elly Hakami 6–3, 6–4	Melissa Gurney	Mariana Pérez Roldán Terry Phelps	Penny Barg Susan Mascarin Kathy Jordan Cammy MacGregor
27 Jul		Kathy Jordan Robin White 6–1, 6–0	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken	Mariana Pérez Roldán Terry Phelps	Penny Barg Susan Mascarin Kathy Jordan Cammy MacGregor

August[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Aug	Virginia Slims of San Diego San Diego, United States Category 1+ $75,000 – Hard – 56S/28D –	Raffaella Reggi 6–0, 6–4	Anne Minter	Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat	Elly Hakami Nathalie Herreman Isabelle Demongeot Kate Gompert
3 Aug		Jana Novotná Catherine Suire 6–3, 6–4	Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh	Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat
10 Aug	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Category 4 $250,000 – Hard – 56S/28D/32Q –	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–4	Chris Evert	Gabriela Sabatini Martina Navratilova	Elly Hakami Lori McNeil Hana Mandlíková Bettina Bunge
10 Aug		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Gabriela Sabatini Martina Navratilova	Elly Hakami Lori McNeil Hana Mandlíková Bettina Bunge
17 Aug	Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Category 4 $250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D/32Q –	Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–1	Zina Garrison	Chris Evert Bettina Bunge	Helen Kelesi Gabriela Sabatini Anne Minter Barbara Potter
17 Aug		Zina Garrison Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	Chris Evert Bettina Bunge	Helen Kelesi Gabriela Sabatini Anne Minter Barbara Potter
24 Aug	United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Hard – 28S/16D/48Q –	Manuela Maleeva 1–6, 6–4, 6–1	Sylvia Hanika	Katerina Maleeva Lori McNeil	Helena Suková Raffaella Reggi Catarina Lindqvist Dianne Balestrat
24 Aug		Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil 6–3, 6–2	Anne Hobbs Elizabeth Smylie	Katerina Maleeva Lori McNeil
31 Augt 7 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $1,666,667 – Hard – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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 Sep	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Category 4 $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D/32Q	Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)	Manuela Maleeva	Katerina Maleeva Catarina Lindqvist	Etsuko Inoue Dianne Balestrat Barbara Potter Marianne Werdel
14 Sep		Anne White Robin White 6–1, 6–2	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva	Katerina Maleeva Catarina Lindqvist
21 Sep	Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Category 3 $150,000 – Clay – 56S/28D –	Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–2	Isabel Cueto	Sandra Cecchini Kathleen Horvath	Wiltrud Probst Raffaella Reggi Sabrina Goleš Iwona Kuczyńska
21 Sep		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Jana Novotná 7–6^(7–1), 7–6^(8–6)	Natalia Bykova Leila Meskhi	Sandra Cecchini Kathleen Horvath
28 Sep	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, United States Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	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	Wendy Turnbull Zina Garrison	Anne Smith Robin White Kate Gompert Marianne Werdel
	Clarins Open Paris, France $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q –	Sabrina Goleš 7–5, 6–1	Sandra Wasserman	Michelle Torres Federica Bonsignori	Raffaella Reggi Hana Fukárková Sandra Cecchini Brenda Schultz
	Clarins Open Paris, France $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q –	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat 1–6, 6–3, 6–3	Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš	Michelle Torres Federica Bonsignori

October[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Oct	Athens Open Athens, Greece Category 1+ $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–0	Julie Halard	Isabel Cueto Judith Wiesner	Alexia Dechaume Leila Meskhi Patricia Tarabini Olga Tsarbopoulou
5 Oct		Andrea Betzner Judith Wiesner 6–4, 7–6^(7–0)	Kathleen Horvath Dinky Van Rensburg	Isabel Cueto Judith Wiesner
12 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, West Germany Category 3 $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q –	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	Gabriela Sabatini Pam Shriver	Lori McNeil Helena Suková Zina Garrison Mary Joe Fernández
	San Juan, Puerto Rico Category 1+ $75,000 – Hard – 56S/28D –	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	Pilar Vásquez Elizabeth Minter	Wendy Turnbull Cammy MacGregor Niurka Sodupe Elly Hakami
19 Oct	Volvo Classic Brighton, Great Britain Category 4 $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 6–4	Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Helena Suková	Sandra Cecchini Katerina Maleeva Sylvia Hanika Bettina Bunge
19 Oct		Kathy Jordan Helena Suková 7–5, 6–1	Tine Scheuer-Larsen Catherine Tanvier	Kathy Jordan Helena Suková
26 Oct	European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Category 3 $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D –	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	Manuela Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat
	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Category 1+ $75,000 – Hard – 56S/28D/32Q –	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	Leila Meskhi Hu Na	Barbara Potter Terry Phelps Gretchen Magers Elly Hakami

November[]

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

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)	5,455	13
2	Martina Navratilova (USA)	4,084	12
3	Chris Evert (USA)	3,901	18
4	Pam Shriver (USA)	3,426	17
5	Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)	3,296	19
6	Helena Sukova (TCH)	2,934	22
7	Hana Mandlikova (TCH)	2,639	17
8	Lori McNeil (USA)	2,331	24
9	Zina Garrison (USA)	2,274	19
10	Manuela Maleeva (BUL)	2,182	18
11	Claudia Kohde Kilsch (FRG)	1,626	17
12	Sylvia Hanika (FRG)	1,454	19
13	Raffaella Reggi (ITA)	1,332	22
14	Catarina Lindqvist (SWE)	1,260	21
15	Bettina Bunge (FRG)	1,186	19
16	Katerina Maleeva (BUL)	1,174	18
17	Sandra Cecchini (ITA)	1,037	20
18	Barbara Potter (USA)	909	14
19	Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)	874	23
20	Kate Gompert (USA)	807	18

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
Total titles	Player	Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Mixed

Titles won by nation[]

Total titles	Country	Grand Slam tournaments			Year-end championships		Regular tournaments		All titles
Total titles	Country	Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Mixed

References[]

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

External links[]

Official WTA Tour website

[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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Grand Slams	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Category 4 tournaments	Boca Raton (, ) Key Biscayne (, ) Dallas (, ) Hilton Head (, ) Amelia Island (, ) Eastbourne (, ) Los Angeles (, ) Toronto (, ) Tokyo (, )
Category 3 tournaments	Sydney (, ) San Francisco (, ) Washington (, ) Houston (, ) Tampa (, ) Perugia (S, D) Berlin (, ) Newport (, ) Mahwah (, ) Hamburg (, ) New Orleans (, ) Filderstadt (, ) Brighton (, ) Zürich (, ) Worcester (, ) Chicago (, )
Category 2 tournaments	Brisbane (, ) Geneva (, ) Birmingham (S, )
Category 1/1+ tournaments	Buenos Aires (, ) Auckland (, ) Wichita (, ) Oklahoma City (, ) Phoenix (, ) Taipei (, ) Kallang (, ) Strasbourg (, ) San Diego (, ) Paris (, ) Indianapolis (, )
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
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