1987 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1987 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Hana Mandlíková
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Details
Draw	96
Seeds	16
Events

Hana Mandlíková defeated defending champion Martina Navratilova in the final, 7–5, 7–6^(7–1) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1987 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and fourth and last major singles title.

From the 1982 French Open to the 1987 Australian Open, a span of 20 grand slams, Mandlíková was the only woman besides Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova to win a grand slam, winning 2 Australian Open crowns.

There was no Australian Open in 1986, due to the administrative changes to make the tournament the opening major of the year (as it had been before 1977). The 1987 championship therefore followed the 1985 tournament, held over a year earlier.

This was the last edition of the tournament to be held on grass courts, as it would switch to hardcourts the following year.

Seeds

Martina Navratilova (final)
Hana Mandlíková (champion)
Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
Helena Suková (fourth round)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
Robin White (third round)
Catarina Lindqvist (semifinals)
Wendy Turnbull (fourth round)
Carling Bassett (fourth round)
Terry Phelps (second round)
Jo Durie (fourth round)
Dianne Balestrat (third round)
Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Navratilova	6	6

7	Zina Garrison	0	3
					1	Martina Navratilova	6	6

					10	Catarina Lindqvist	3	2
3	Pam Shriver	3	1

10	Catarina Lindqvist	6	6
										1	Martina Navratilova	5	6¹

										2	Hana Mandlíková	7	7⁷
5	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	7⁷	4	6

	Elizabeth Smylie	6³	6	2
					5	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	1	6	3

					2	Hana Mandlíková	6	0	6
8	Lori McNeil	0	0

2	Hana Mandlíková	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					1	M Navratilova	6	6
						J Golder	0	2
										1	M Navratilova	6	6
	C Monteiro	4	4								C Benjamin	2	1
	H Kelesi	6	6			H Kelesi	6	4	4
	C Benjamin	0	6	6		C Benjamin	4	6	6
	E Minter	6	4	4										1	M Navratilova	6	6
															J Tremelling	4	1
						B Bowes	6	6¹	6
WC	R Bryant	6	6		WC	R Bryant	2	7⁷	3
	L Allen	1	3								B Bowes	3	5
	A Tobin-Dingwall	5	7⁷	4							J Tremelling	6	7
	J Tremelling	7	6⁵	6		J Tremelling	3	6	8
					16	R Fairbank	6	4	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					11	W Turnbull	2	6	6
WC	L O'Neill	4	6	2		J Byrne	6	4	3
	J Byrne	6	2	6						11	W Turnbull	4	6	6
											J Mundel	6	1	2
						J Mundel	7	4	6
	C Macgregor	7	3	6		C Macgregor	5	6	0
	C Karlsson	5	6	2											11	W Turnbull	1	3
Q	S Rimes	6	6												7	Z Garrison	6	6
	C Copeland	2	2		Q	S Rimes	5	3
						E Pfaff	7	6
											E Pfaff	2	6	5
	E Okagawa	5	3							7	Z Garrison	6	3	7
Q	H Ludloff	7	6		Q	H Ludloff	1	1
					7	Z Garrison	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					3	P Shriver	6	4	11
	A Moulton	4	6	6		A Moulton	2	6	9
	C Porwik	6	4	3						3	P Shriver	6	6
											E Reinach	2	4
						E Reinach	6	6
	L Field	7⁷	1	6		L Field	1	2
	B Gerken	6²	6	4										3	P Shriver	6	6
	A Henricksson	6	6											14	J Durie	1	2
	R Maršíková	4	4			A Henricksson	6¹	4
	J Polz	6	6			J Polz	7⁷	6
WC	S Walsh-Pete	2	4								J Polz	1	4
										14	J Durie	6	6
						V Nelson-Dunbar	5	1
					14	J Durie	7	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					10	C Lindqvist	6	6
	K Okamoto	2	6	4		A Devries	2	3
	A Devries	6	2	6						10	C Lindqvist	4	6	6
	M-C Calleja	3	6	6							M-C Calleja	6	1	3
	M Yanagi	6	2	2		M-C Calleja	4	6	6
						M Bollegraf	6	4	3
															10	C Lindqvist	6	6
	C Bartos-Cserepy	6	6												6	M Maleeva	3	3
	E Krapl	3	4			C Bartos-Cserepy	6	6
					WC	A Scott	3	0
											C Bartos-Cserepy	3	7⁷	5
Q	Y Koizumi	6	2	6						6	M Maleeva	6	6⁵	7
	M Schropp	1	6	3	Q	Y Koizumi	4	1
					6	M Maleeva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
						N Provis	2	2
										5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	M Pazderová	1	4								T Mochizuki	2	2
Q	C Singer	6	6			C Singer	3	3
	M Van Nostrand	1	3			T Mochizuki	6	6
	T Mochizuki	6	6											5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	S Hanika	7	5	10											S Hanika	3	1
Q	M van der Torre	5	7	8		S Hanika	6	6
	E Inoue	6	7⁷			E Inoue	4	4
	D Van Rensburg	3	6³								S Hanika	6	6
											A Kijimuta	3	3
						A Kijimuta	6	4	6
					13	T Phelps	3	6	0

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					9	R White	6	6
	T Holladay	2	6¹		Q	B Cordwell	1	4
Q	B Cordwell	6	7⁷							9	R White	1	2
											E Smylie	6	6
						E Smylie	6	6
	A Minter	4	4			P Hy	2	3
	P Hy	6	6												E Smylie	7	3	7
														4	H Suková	5	6	5
						C Jolissaint	6	1	6
	B Nagelsen	6	6⁶	6		B Nagelsen	4	6	3
	L Antonoplis	2	7⁸	1							C Jolissaint	2	1
WC	M Jaggard	6⁶	6	0						4	H Suková	6	6
	N Hu	7⁸	2	6		N Hu	4	6⁶
					4	H Suková	6	7⁸

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					8	L McNeil	6	6
						E Burgin	3	4
										8	L McNeil	6	7
	G Fernández	6	6								M Werdel	2	5
WC	S McCann	4	3			G Fernández	2	3
	P Vásquez	4	2			M Werdel	6	6
	M Werdel	6	6											8	L McNeil	7⁷	6
	A-M Fernandez	0	r												A Hobbs	6⁴	3
	A Hobbs	3				A Hobbs	6	6
	S Gomer	4	6	8		S Gomer	2	3
	A Betzner	6	2	6							A Hobbs	6	6
										15	D Balestrat	4	2
						G Rush	3	6	2
					15	D Balestrat	6	4	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					12	C Bassett	6	6
					Q	J Salmon	1	1
										12	C Bassett	6	7⁷
WC	M Bowrey	1	4								A Holíková	1	6²
	W Probst	6	6			W Probst	7	4	6
Q	S Collins	1	6	4		A Holíková	5	6	8
	A Holíková	6	4	6										12	C Bassett	2	6	2
														2	H Mandlíková	6	4	6
						K Keil	2	4
LL	V Paquet	5	3			A Smith	6	6
	A Smith	7	6								A Smith	3	2
WC	M Turk	1	3							2	H Mandlíková	6	6
	J Richardson	6	6			J Richardson	6	2	2
					2	H Mandlíková	4	6	6

External links

1987 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

v t e 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series « 1986 1988 »
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 (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Tokyo (S, D)
Category 3 tournaments	Sydney (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Washington (S, D) Piscataway (S, D) Houston (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Newport (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) New Orleans (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Worcester (S, D) Chicago (S, D)
Category 2 tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Birmingham (S, D)
Category 1/1+ tournaments	Buenos Aires (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Wichita (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Taipei (S, D) Kallang (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Paris (S, D) Athens (S, D) San Juan (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup World Team Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships, New York (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships, Tokyo (D)

v t e Australian Open (Open Era) singles drawsheets
Men's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Women's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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