1987 French Open – Women's Singles

World No. 2 and second-seeded Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1987 French Open. Third-seeded Chris Evert was the defending champion, but she lost in the semifinals to world No. 1 Martina Navratilova.[1]

Women's Singles
1987 French Open
Champion Steffi Graf
Runner-up Martina Navratilova
Final score6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Seeds16

This tournament also saw another first, with a Grand Slam debut from future world No. 1 and French Open Champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds
  1. Martina Navratilova (Final)
  2. Steffi Graf (Champion)
  3. Chris Evert (Semifinals)
  4. Hana Mandlíková (Second Round)
  5. Helena Suková (Fourth Round)
  6. Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (Quarterfinals)
  7. Gabriela Sabatini (Semifinals)
  8. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Quarterfinals)
  9. Lori McNeil (First Round)
  10. Kathy Rinaldi (Third Round)
  11. Catarina Lindqvist (Second Round)
  12. Katerina Maleeva (Fourth round)
  13. Mary Joe Fernández (Second Round)
  14. Raffaella Reggi (Quarterfinals)
  15. Sylvia Hanika (Fourth Round)
  16. Melissa Gurney (First Round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1987 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Martina Navratilova 6 6
8 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1 2
1 Martina Navratilova 6 6
3 Chris Evert 2 2
3 Chris Evert 6 6
14 Raffaella Reggi 2 2
1 Martina Navratilova 4 6 6
2 Steffi Graf 6 4 8
7 Gabriela Sabatini 6 6
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 0
7 Gabriela Sabatini 4 6 5
2 Steffi Graf 6 4 7
6 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 4 1
2 Steffi Graf 6 6

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 M Navratilova 6 79
C Tanvier 3 67 1 M Navratilova 6 2 6
A Villagrán 6 6 A Villagrán 0 6 2
J Mundel 0 4 1 M Navratilova 6 6
WC A Dechaume 3 6 3 P Huber 1 1
WC L Vanhille 6 1 6 WC L Vanhille 3 1
P Huber 7 7 P Huber 6 6
G Kim 5 5 1 M Navratilova 6 6
M Bollegraf 6 6 15 S Hanika 0 2
N Jagerman 3 3 M Bollegraf 4 6 3
L Garrone 6 6 L Garrone 6 2 6
A-M Fernandez 1 2 L Garrone 4 3
L Drescher 6 0 1 15 S Hanika 6 6
M Perez-Roldan 0 6 6 M Perez-Roldan 2 4
N Dias 2 1 15 S Hanika 6 6
15 S Hanika 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 K Rinaldi 6 6
V Nelson-Dunbar 2 1 10 K Rinaldi 3 6 7
J Halard 5 77 6 J Halard 6 1 5
Q H Fukárková 7 65 2 10 K Rinaldi 1 3
I Cueto 6 6 N Tauziat 6 6
P Medrado 3 2 I Cueto 2 6 3
N Tauziat 7 3 6 N Tauziat 6 0 6
J Byrne 5 6 3 N Tauziat 1 6 0
C Bassett 6 6 8 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 3 6
A Kijimuta 1 3 C Bassett 6 63 6
R Maršíková 4 6 6 R Maršíková 2 77 3
B Bowes 6 3 2 C Bassett 5 3
I Kuczyńska 6 6 8 C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6
M Van Nostrand 1 3 I Kuczyńska 2 2
P Hy 2 3 8 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
8 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 C Evert 6 6
E Pfaff 1 3 3 C Evert 6 7
P Tarabini 2 5 I Demongeot 3 5
I Demongeot 6 7 3 C Evert 6 6
A Devries 4 4 E Krapl 2 0
E Krapl 6 6 E Krapl 7 5 6
V Ruzici 6 6 V Ruzici 5 7 4
K Böhmová 3 2 3 C Evert 6 6
WC S Niox-Château 2 6 6 12 K Maleeva 3 1
WC E Derly 6 4 2 WC S Niox-Château 4 3
K Gompert 64 6 8 K Gompert 6 6
E Reinach 77 3 6 K Gompert 66 1
WC M-C Calleja 0 0 12 K Maleeva 78 6
B Fulco 6 6 B Fulco 3 6 4
Q P Barg 2 1 12 K Maleeva 6 2 6
12 K Maleeva 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 R Reggi 6 6
LL C Singer 4 1 14 R Reggi 6 6
L Gildemeister 2 4 S Gomer 3 3
S Gomer 6 6 14 R Reggi 7 6
W Probst 3 0 A Minter 5 2
A Minter 6 6 A Minter 77 6
E Okagawa 2 1 S Sloane 63 4
S Sloane 6 6 14 R Reggi 6 4 6
WC C Suire 3 7 6 5 H Suková 3 6 2
WC P Etchemendy 6 5 1 WC C Suire 77 3 0
N Zvereva 6 6 N Zvereva 63 6 6
M Mesker 2 3 N Zvereva 1 3
G Magers 6 6 5 H Suková 6 6
D Spence 2 3 G Magers 3 1
D Van Rensburg 1 1 5 H Suková 6 6
5 H Suková 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 G Sabatini 6 6
LL M van der Torre 0 2 7 G Sabatini 6 6
LL K Karlsson 6 5 0 Q L Ferrando 2 4
Q L Ferrando 2 7 6 7 G Sabatini 6 2 6
C Benjamin 7 6 C Benjamin 0 6 2
T Mochizuki 5 3 C Benjamin 6 6
M Werdel 2 4 WC M Laval 0 2
WC M Laval 6 6 7 G Sabatini 6 6
T Phelps 6 0 6 Q K Schimper 4 1
Q R Rajchrtová 3 6 4 T Phelps 6 6
J Wiesner 6 6 J Wiesner 3 3
E Smylie 2 2 T Phelps 79 2 2
M Lindström 63 2 Q K Schimper 67 6 6
Q K Schimper 77 6 Q K Schimper 4 6 6
L Bonder 6 6 L Bonder 6 3 4
9 L McNeil 3 3

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 M Gurney 4 2
N Provis 6 6 N Provis 4 4
S Mascarin 2 4 B Paulus 6 6
B Paulus 6 6 B Paulus 4 2
A Croft 6 3 1 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
G Dinu 2 6 6 G Dinu 0 2
E Burgin 5 3 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
A Sánchez Vicario 7 6 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
E Minter 5 3 C Karlsson 1 4
C Karlsson 7 6 C Karlsson 6 3 9
C Porwik 77 6 C Porwik 4 6 7
F Bonsignori 64 4 C Karlsson 6 4 7
N Herreman 6 6 N Herreman 3 6 5
L Field 4 2 N Herreman 6 77
M Jaušovec 0 0 4 H Mandlíková 4 65
4 H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 M Maleeva-Fragnière 3 6 6
A-M Cecchini 6 3 3 6 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
T Holladay 2 3 D Balestrat 2 0
D Balestrat 6 6 6 M Maleeva-Fragnière 5 6 6
B Herr 2 4 Q S Wasserman 7 3 1
G Fernández 6 6 G Fernández 3 2
H ter Riet 1 1 Q S Wasserman 6 6
Q S Wasserman 6 6 6 M Maleeva-Fragnière 78 6
S Walsh-Pete 2 3 S Rehe 66 1
A Kanellopoulou 6 6 A Kanellopoulou 6 0 6
R Fairbank 2 3 H Cioffi 1 6 3
H Cioffi 6 6 A Kanellopoulou 63 3
S Rehe 6 6 S Rehe 77 6
A Henricksson 3 2 S Rehe 77 1 6
K Horvath 6 0 2 13 M J Fernández 64 6 4
13 M J Fernández 4 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 C Lindqvist 6 77
M Paz 0 65 11 C Lindqvist 5 5
S Meier 6 0 2 H Kelesi 7 7
H Kelesi 2 6 6 H Kelesi 6 6
T Scheuer-Larsen 7 6 M Torres 1 3
S Goleš 5 2 T Scheuer-Larsen 6 4 3
K Okamoto 61 0 M Torres 4 6 6
M Torres 77 6 H Kelesi 63 2
C Nozzoli 4 1 2 S Graf 77 6
Q R Zrubáková 6 6 Q R Zrubáková 3 6 4
J Novotná 6 6 J Novotná 6 4 6
J Durie 3 1 J Novotná 0 1
I Budařová 710 6 2 S Graf 6 6
LL G Miró 68 3 I Budařová 1 1
C Cserepy 1 1 2 S Graf 6 6
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References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.
Preceded by
1987 Australian Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
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