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.
At the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, Navratilova successfully defended her championship title by defeating Graf in the final, winning 7–5, 6–3 and claiming the ladies' singles tennis trophy.