See main article: WTA Finals.
The 1987 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventeenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1987 WTA Tour. It was held from November 16 through November 23, 1987, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. Steffi Graf won the singles title.
See main article: 1987 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles. Steffi Graf defeated 
Gabriela Sabatini, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
See main article: 1987 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles. 
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková, 6–1, 6–1