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 finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won eleven tournaments during the season, including a major at the French Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships. She also finished runner-up at two other majors, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open.
Details
Duration	1 December 1986 – 22 November 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 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, Category 1+ and 1 events

Team events

December 1986

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Dec	Argentinian Open Buenos Aires, Argentina Category 1 $50,000 – clay -56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lori McNeil Mariana Pérez Roldán	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 Dec	Brazilian Open São Paulo, Brazil Category 1 $50,000 – clay -56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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 Dec	Jason 2000 Classic Brisbane, Australia Category 2 Grass – $100,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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 Jan	Family Circle NSW Open Sydney, Australia Category 3 Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	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 Grass – $670,101 – 112S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 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 Grass – $50,000 – 56S/24D Singles – Doubles	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 Feb	Virginia Slims of Kansas Wichita, United States Category 1+ Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Feb	Virginia Slims of California San Francisco, United States Category 3 Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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+ Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Feb	Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton, United States Category 4 Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	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 Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles	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 Mar	Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix, United States Category 1+ Hard (i) – $75,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	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 Mar	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Mar	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Mar	Wild Dunes Charleston, United States Category 1+ Clay – $75,000 – 56S/24D Singles – Doubles	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
	U.S. Indoors Princeton, United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/14D Singles – Doubles	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 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Category 4 Clay – $300,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Manuela Maleeva	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 Apr	WITA Championships Amelia Island, United States Category 4 Clay – $275,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	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
	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Apr	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, United States Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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-Pete
27 Apr	Eckerd Open Tampa United States Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – 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
		Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 6–1	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
11 May	Fila German Open West Berlin, West Germany Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	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 May	European Open Geneva, Switzerland Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	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
	Grand Prix de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Category 1+ Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Clay – $1,325,000 – 128S/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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 Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	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 Jun	Pilkington Glass Ladies Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Category 4 Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	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 Grass – $1,467,542 – 128S/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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	Volvo Ladies Open Båstad, Sweden Category 1+ Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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+ Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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 Jul	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Category 3 Grass – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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 Jul	Fed Cup Vancouver, Canada Team event Hard	West Germany 2–1	United States	Bulgaria Czechoslovakia	Great Britain Australia Argentina Canada
27 Jul	Women's California State Championships Aptos, United States Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Elly Hakami 6–3, 6–4	Melissa Gurney	Mariana Pérez Roldán 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 Aug	Virginia Slims of San Diego San Diego, United States Category 1+ Hard – $75,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	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 Aug	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Category 4 Hard – $250,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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 Aug	Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Category 4 Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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 Aug	United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah, United States Category 3 Hard – $150,000 – 28S/16D/48Q Singles – Doubles	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 Hard – $1,666,667 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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 Sep	Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Category 3 Clay – $150,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	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 Sep	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Category 1+ Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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 Oct	Athens Trophy Athens, Greece Category 1+ Clay – $75,000 – 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
		Andrea Betzner  Judith Wiesner 6–4, 7–6(7–0)	Kathleen Horvath  Dinky Van Rensburg
12 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, West Germany Category 3 Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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+ Hard – $75,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	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 Oct	Volvo Classic Brighton, Great Britain Category 4 Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Oct	European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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+ Hard – $75,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	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 Nov	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, United States Category 4 $250,000 – hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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+ Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Nov	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Category 3 Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/28Q Singles – Doubles	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 Nov	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Carpet (i) – $1,000,000 – 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
		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 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 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 Suková (TCH)	2,934	22
7	Hana Mandlíková (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
		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
		Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Mixed

See also

• 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix
• Women's Tennis Association
• International Tennis Federation

External links

• Official WTA Tour website