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) WTA Championships Tour Events (55)
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 since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in January, 1987, and concluded in December, 1987 after events.

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.

December

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
1 December	Argentinian Open Buenos Aires, Argentina $50,000 – Clay -56S/28D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lori McNeil Mariana Perez-Rolden	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 December	Brazilian Open São Paulo, Brazil $50,000 – Clay -56S/28D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Vicki Nelson-Dunbar 6–2, 7–6	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	Laura Arraya Petra Huber
29 December	"Jason 2000" Women's Classic Brisbane, Australia $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
		Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–2	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie

January

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
5 January	Family Circle Women's Cup Sydney, Australia $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
		Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie 6–7, 7–5, 6–1	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling
12 January 19 January	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $670,101 – Grass – 112S/32Q/32D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Hana Mandlíková 7–5, 7–6(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(5), 6–3	Andrew Castle Anne Hobbs
26 January	Virginia Slims of Kansas Kansas City, United States $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Barbara Potter 7–6, 7–6	Larisa Savchenko	Emmanuelle Derly Wendy White	Jana Novotná Natalie Bykova Natasha Zvereva Sylvia Hanika
		Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko 6–2, 6–4	Barbara Potter Wendy White
	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D Doubles Draw	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6–1, 7–6(5)	Elise Burgin Pam Shriver	Gigi Fernández / Robin White Sandy Collins / Sharon Walsh	Beth Herr / Alycia Moulton Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith
	ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand $50,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/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

February

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
2 February	Virginia Slims of Kansas Wichita, Kansas, USA $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Barbara Potter 7–6, 7–6	Larisa Savchenko	Emmanuelle Derly Wendy Prausa	Jana Novotná Natalia Egorova Natasha Zvereva Sylvia Hanika
		Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko 6–2, 6–4	Barbara Potter Wendy Prausa
9 February	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, California, United States $150,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 6–2, 7–6	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat
	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, United States $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Elizabeth Smylie 4–6, 6–3, 7–5	Lori McNeil	Larisa Savchenko Catarina Lindqvist	Hu Na Natalie Bykova Camille Benjamin Anne Minter
		Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 6–4	Lori McNeil Kim Sands
16 February	Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton, Florida, United States $250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 February 2 March	Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, Florida, United States $750,000 – Hard – 128S/64D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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(6)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková

March

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
9 March	Phoenix Open Phoenix, Arizona, United States $75,000 – Hard (i) – 48S/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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	Mary-Lou Piatek Anne White
16 March	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2	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 March	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 March	Wild Dunes Charleston, South Carolina, United States $75,000 – Clay – 48S/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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
	US Indoors Princeton, New Jersey, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/14D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
6 April	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, SC, USA $300,000 – Clay – 56S/28D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 7–5, 7–5	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil
13 April	WTA Championships Amelia Island, Florida, United States $275,000 – Clay – 56S/28D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 April	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, United States $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 3–6, 6–1, 7–6	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 Championship Taipei, Taiwan $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Elizabeth 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, 5–7, 6–4	Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh
27 April	Eckerd Open Tampa, Florida United States $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Anne Minter 6–4, 6–1	Barbara Gerken	Emiko Sakaguchi 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 of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
4 May	Italian Open Perugia, Italy $150,000 – Clay – 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Steffi Graf 7–5, 4–6, 6–0	Gabriela Sabatini	Martina Navratilova Helena Suková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julia Polz Bettina Fulco
		Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 6–1	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
11 May	German Open Berlin, Germany $150,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 Lugano, Switzerland $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva	Lori McNeil Raffaella Reggi	Mary Joe Fernández Mariana Perez-Rolden Katerina Maleeva Iva Budařová
		Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier
	Grand Prix de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $1,325,000 – Clay – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – 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(5)	Lori McNeil Sherwood Stewart

June

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
8 June	Dow Chemical Classic Birmingham, United Kingdom $125,000 – Grass – 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 June	Pilkington Glass Ladies Championships Eastbourne, United Kingdom $200,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Helena Suková 7–6, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver Chris Evert	Isabelle Demongeot Gabriela Sabatini Rosalyn Fairbank Larisa Savchenko
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4	Rosalyn Fairbank Elizabeth Smylie
22 June 29 June	Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $1,467,542 – Grass – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Martina Navratilova 7–6, 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(10), 6–3	Nicole Provis Darren Cahill

July

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
6 July	Volvo Ladies Open Båstad, Sweden $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Sandra Cecchini 6–4, 6–4	Catarina Lindqvist	Judith Wiesner Katerina Maleeva	Adriana Villagrán Carina Karlsson Amy Jonsson-Raaholt Tine Scheuer-Larsen
		Penny Barg Tine Scheuer-Larsen' 6–1, 6–2	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini
	Belgian Ladies Open Knokke Le Zoute, Belgium $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Kathleen Horvath 6–1, 7–6	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 July	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, Rhode Island, United States $150,000 – Grass – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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	Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan
20 July	Fed Cup Vancouver, Canada Team event Hard	West Germany 2-1	United States	Bulgaria  Czechoslovakia	Great Britain  Australia  Argentina  Canada
27 July	Women's California State Championships Aptos, California, United States $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Elly Hakami 6–3, 6–4	Melissa Gurney	Mariana Perez-Rolden Terry Phelps	Penny Barg Susan Mascarin Kathy Jordan Cammy Macgregor
		Kathy Jordan Robin White 6–1, 6–0	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken

August

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
3 August	Ginny of San Diego San Diego, California, United States $75,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 August	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States $250,000 – Hard – 56S/28D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 August	Canadian Open Indianapolis, United States $250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 August	Virginia Slims of New Jersey Mahwah, New Jersey, United States $150,000 – Hard – 28S/16D/48Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 August 7 September	US Open Flushing Meadows, New York, United States Grand Slam $1,666,667 – Hard – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Martina Navratilova 7–6(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, 7–6	Betsy Nagelsen Paul Annacone

September

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
14 September	Pan Pacific Tokyo, Japan $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D/32Q Singles Draw	Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 7–6	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 September	Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany $150,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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, 7–6	Natalie Bykova Leila Meskhi
28 September	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Sabrina Goleš 7–5, 6–1	Sandra Wasserman	Michelle Torres Federica Bonsignori	Raffaella Reggi Hana Fukarková Sandra Cecchini Brenda Schultz
		Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat 1–6, 6–3, 6–3	Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš

October

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
5 October	Athens Open Athens, Greece $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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	Kathleen Horvath Dinky Van Rensburg
12 October	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, West Germany $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $75,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Stephanie Rehe 7–5, 7–6	Camille Benjamin	Pilar Vasquez Elizabeth Minter	Wendy Turnbull Cammy Macgregor Niurka Sodupe Elly Hakami
		Lise Gregory Ronni Reis 7–5, 7–5	Cammy MacGregor Cynthie MacGregor
19 October	Daihatsu Challenge Brighton, United Kingdom $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 October	European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $75,000 – Hard – 56S/28D/32Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Halle Cioffi 4–6, 6–4, 7–6	Anne Smith	Leila Meskhi Hu Na	Barbara Potter Terry Phelps Gretchen Magers Elly Hikami
		Jenny Byrne Michelle Jaggard 6–2, 6–3	Beverly Bowes Hu Na

November

Week of	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Semi finalists	Quarter finalists
2 November	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, Massachusetts, United States $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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, Arkansas, United States $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 November	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D/28Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 November	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States $1,000,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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

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).

Titles won by nation

Rankings

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

See also

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

References

External links

• Official WTA Tour website