Five-time defending champion Martina Navratilova  defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships.
Five-time champion Martina Navratilova outperformed Steffi Graf in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to claim the ladies' singles tennis championship at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships.