1987 Australian Open – Women's singles

Hana Mandlíková defeated the 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 fourth and last major singles title.

Women's singles
1987 Australian Open
Final
ChampionCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Runner-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
Score7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Details
Draw96
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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

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  1.   Martina Navratilova (final)
  2.   Hana Mandlíková (champion)
  3.   Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
  4.   Helena Suková (fourth round)
  5.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
  6.   Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
  7.   Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
  8.   Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
  9.   Robin White (third round)
  10.   Catarina Lindqvist (semifinals)
  11.   Wendy Turnbull (fourth round)
  12.   Carling Bassett (fourth round)
  13.   Terry Phelps (second round)
  14.   Jo Durie (fourth round)
  15.   Dianne Balestrat (third round)
  16.   Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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
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