1987 US Open – Women's Singles


successfully defended her title, defeating Steffi Graf 7–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1987 U.S. Open.
Chris Evert lost in the quarterfinals to Lori McNeil. This was the first time Evert lost before the semifinals, ending a streak of 17 consecutive semifinal appearances at the US Open.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Steffi Graf '
  2. Martina Navratilova '
  3. Chris Evert '
  4. Hana Mandlíková '
  5. Pam Shriver '
  6. Helena Suková '
  7. Zina Garrison '
  8. Gabriela Sabatini '
  9. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch '
  10. Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière '
  11. Lori McNeil '
  12. Bettina Bunge '
  13. Sylvia Hanika '
  14. Catarina Lindqvist '
  15. Barbara Potter '
  16. Wendy Turnbull '

    Qualifying

Draw

Key

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8