1987 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.^[1]

Women's singles qualifying
1987 US Open
Events
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Seeds

1.   Maria Lindström (first round)
2.   Wiltrud Probst (qualified)
3.   Carina Karlsson (second round)
4.   Emiko Okagawa (second round)
5.   Cammy MacGregor (qualified)
6.   Catherine Suire (first round)
7.   Iwona Kuczyńska (qualified)
8.   Andrea Holíková (first round)
9.   Marie-Christine Calleja (qualifying competition)
10.   Penny Barg (second round)
11.   Belinda Cordwell (qualifying competition)
12.   Anna-Maria Fernandez (first round)
13.   Caterina Nozzoli (qualifying competition)
14.   Jenny Byrne (qualifying competition)
15.   Emmanuelle Derly (qualified)
16.   Susan Leo (first round)

Qualifiers

1.   Julie Halard-Decugis
2.   Patricia Medrado
3.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
4.   Radka Zrubáková
5.   Iwona Kuczyńska
6.   Emmanuelle Derly
7.   Cammy MacGregor
8.   Wiltrud Probst

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Maria Lindström	5	4
		Julie Halard-Decugis	7	6
									Julie Halard-Decugis	6	6
									Melissa Brown	2	3
		Melissa Brown	6	7
		Jane Forman	3	5
																Julie Halard-Decugis	6	7
															14	Jenny Byrne	4	5
		Jenny Klitch	3	2
		Regina Rajchrtová	6	6
									Regina Rajchrtová	4	3
								14	Jenny Byrne	6	6
		Masako Yanagi	4	3
	14	Jenny Byrne	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Marie-Christine Calleja	6	6
		María José Llorca	2	0
								9	Marie-Christine Calleja	6	6
									Anne Grousbeck	1	0
		Julie Richardson	6	2	4
		Anne Grousbeck	4	6	6
															9	Marie-Christine Calleja	4	1
																Patricia Medrado	6	6
		Patricia Medrado	6	6
		Susan Mascarin	3	1
									Patricia Medrado	6	6
									Katrina Adams	1	0
		Katrina Adams	6	1	6
	6	Catherine Suire	3	6	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Carina Karlsson	7^7	6
		Cecilia Fernandez-Parker	6^4	2
								3	Carina Karlsson	6	4	4
									Kathy Foxworth	3	6	6
		Noelle Porter	4	7	6^6
		Kathy Foxworth	6	5	7^8
																Kathy Foxworth	3	4
																Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
		Sybille Niox-Château	6	2	2
		Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	2	6	6
									Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	3	7	6
									Amy Schwartz	6	5	3
		Amy Schwartz	6	6
	16	Susan Leo	3	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Belinda Cordwell	6	7^7
		Emilse Longo	3	6^0
								11	Belinda Cordwell	6	6
									Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	3	2
		Amy Jönsson Raaholt	2	2
		Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6	6
															11	Belinda Cordwell	2	2
																Radka Zrubáková	6	6
		Ginny Purdy	3	2
		Radka Zrubáková	6	6
									Radka Zrubáková	6	6
									Cláudia Monteiro	1	2
		Cláudia Monteiro	1	7	6
	8	Andrea Holíková	6	5	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Iwona Kuczyńska	3	6	6
		Yukie Koizumi	6	0	4
								7	Iwona Kuczyńska	6	6
									Kateřina Böhmová	3	2
		Kateřina Böhmová	6	6
		Gabriela Dinu	3	3
															7	Iwona Kuczyńska	6	6
															13	Caterina Nozzoli	2	1
		Jamie Golder	0	1
		Sandy Collins	6	6
									Sandy Collins	4	3
								13	Caterina Nozzoli	6	6
		Iwalani McCalla	2	4
	13	Caterina Nozzoli	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Emmanuelle Derly	6	6
		Susan Rimes	3	1
								15	Emmanuelle Derly	3	6	6
									Marcella Mesker	6	4	2
		Marcella Mesker	6	6
		Sonia Hahn	1	1
															15	Emmanuelle Derly	2	7	6
																Silvia La Fratta	6	5	2
		Kim Sands	1	2
		Silvia La Fratta	6	6
									Silvia La Fratta	7	6
								4	Emiko Okagawa	5	0
		Pilar Vásquez	4	4
	4	Emiko Okagawa	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Cammy MacGregor	6	6
		Kris Kinney	1	0
								5	Cammy MacGregor	7	6
									Valda Lake	5	4
		Helena Dahlström	0	3
		Valda Lake	6	6
															5	Cammy MacGregor	6	6
																Louise Allen	2	3
		Louise Allen	7	6
		Lise Gregory	5	4
									Louise Allen	6	6
								10	Penny Barg	4	1
		Elizabeth Alexander	4	2
	10	Penny Barg	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Anna-Maria Fernandez	3	2
		Linda Ferrando	6	6
									Linda Ferrando	2	3
									Marianne van der Torre	6	6
		Marianne van der Torre	6	6
		Deeann Hansel	2	3
																Marianne van der Torre	3	6	5
															2	Wiltrud Probst	6	4	7
		Lea Antonoplis	6	6
		Debbie Graham	4	4
									Lea Antonoplis	7^7	3	3
								2	Wiltrud Probst	6^1	6	6
		Candy Reynolds	2	3
	2	Wiltrud Probst	6	6

References

1. Rueb, Andrew. "A Primer on Tournament Draws and Seeding". Straight Sets – Tennis Blog of the New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

External links

• 1987 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation