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 score	6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Seeds	16

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

Seeds

Martina Navratilova (Final)
Steffi Graf (Champion)
Chris Evert (Semifinals)
Hana Mandlíková (Second Round)
Helena Suková (Fourth Round)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (Quarterfinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (Semifinals)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Quarterfinals)
Lori McNeil (First Round)
Kathy Rinaldi (Third Round)
Catarina Lindqvist (Second Round)
Katerina Maleeva (Fourth round)
Mary Joe Fernández (Second Round)
Raffaella Reggi (Quarterfinals)
Sylvia Hanika (Fourth Round)
Melissa Gurney (First Round)

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
	2	S Graf	6	6

References

Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

1987 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

Preceded by 1987 Australian Open – Women's Singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

French Open women's singles drawsheets
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Open era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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