1987 French Open – Women's singles

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. It was her first major singles title, and the first of an eventual 22 such titles.

Women's singles
1987 French Open
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
Score6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Seeds16

Chris Evert was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated by Navratilova in the semifinals in a rematch of the previous three years' finals.[1]

This tournament marked the major debut for future world No. 1 and French Open champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

  1. United States Martina Navratilova (final)
  2. West Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  3. United States Chris Evert (semifinals)
  4. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (second round)
  5. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (fourth round)
  6. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
  7. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
  8. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
  9. United States Lori McNeil (first round)
  10. United States Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
  11. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
  12. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
  13. United States Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
  14. Italy Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
  15. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (fourth round)
  16. United States Melissa Gurney (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
8 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1 2
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
3 United States Chris Evert 2 2
3 United States Chris Evert 6 6
14 Italy Raffaella Reggi 2 2
1 United States Martina Navratilova 4 6 6
2 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 4 8
7 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 6
  Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 0
7 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 4 6 5
2 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 4 7
6 Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 4 1
2 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States M Navratilova 6 79
France C Tanvier 3 67 1 United States M Navratilova 6 2 6
Argentina A Villagrán 6 6 Argentina A Villagrán 0 6 2
United States J Mundel 0 4 1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
WC France A Dechaume 3 6 3 Austria P Huber 1 1
WC France L Vanhille 6 1 6 WC France L Vanhille 3 1
Austria P Huber 7 7 Austria P Huber 6 6
United States G Kim 5 5 1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 6 15 West Germany S Hanika 0 2
Netherlands N Jagerman 3 3 Netherlands M Bollegraf 4 6 3
Italy L Garrone 6 6 Italy L Garrone 6 2 6
United States A-M Fernandez 1 2 Italy L Garrone 4 3
Switzerland L Drescher 6 0 1 15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
Argentina M Pérez Roldán 0 6 6 Argentina M Pérez Roldán 2 4
Brazil N Dias 2 1 15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 United States K Rinaldi 6 6
United States V Nelson-Dunbar 2 1 10 United States K Rinaldi 3 6 7
France J Halard 5 77 6 France J Halard 6 1 5
Q Czechoslovakia H Fukárková 7 65 2 10 United States K Rinaldi 1 3
West Germany I Cueto 6 6 France N Tauziat 6 6
Brazil P Medrado 3 2 West Germany I Cueto 2 6 3
France N Tauziat 7 3 6 France N Tauziat 6 0 6
Australia J Byrne 5 6 3 France N Tauziat 1 6 0
Canada C Bassett 6 6 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 3 6
Japan A Kijimuta 1 3 Canada C Bassett 6 63 6
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 4 6 6 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 2 77 3
United States B Bowes 6 3 2 Canada C Bassett 5 3
Q Poland I Kuczyńska 6 6 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6
United States M Van Nostrand 1 3 Q Poland I Kuczyńska 2 2
Hong Kong P Hy 2 3 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States C Evert 6 6
West Germany E Pfaff 1 3 3 United States C Evert 6 7
Argentina P Tarabini 2 5 France I Demongeot 3 5
France I Demongeot 6 7 3 United States C Evert 6 6
Belgium A Devries 4 4 Switzerland E Krapl 2 0
Switzerland E Krapl 6 6 Switzerland E Krapl 7 5 6
Romania V Ruzici 6 6 Romania V Ruzici 5 7 4
Czechoslovakia K Böhmová 3 2 3 United States C Evert 6 6
WC France S Niox-Château 2 6 6 12 Bulgaria K Maleeva 3 1
WC France E Derly 6 4 2 WC France S Niox-Château 4 3
United States K Gompert 64 6 8 United States K Gompert 6 6
South Africa E Reinach 77 3 6 United States K Gompert 66 1
WC France M-C Calleja 0 0 12 Bulgaria K Maleeva 78 6
Argentina B Fulco 6 6 Argentina B Fulco 3 6 4
Q United States P Barg 2 1 12 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 2 6
12 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Italy R Reggi 6 6
LL West Germany C Singer 4 1 14 Italy R Reggi 6 6
Peru L Gildemeister 2 4 United Kingdom S Gomer 3 3
United Kingdom S Gomer 6 6 14 Italy R Reggi 7 6
West Germany W Probst 3 0 Australia A Minter 5 2
Australia A Minter 6 6 Australia A Minter 77 6
Japan E Okagawa 2 1 United States S Sloane 63 4
United States S Sloane 6 6 14 Italy R Reggi 6 4 6
WC France C Suire 3 7 6 5 Czechoslovakia H Suková 3 6 2
WC France P Etchemendy 6 5 1 WC France C Suire 77 3 0
Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6 Soviet Union N Zvereva 63 6 6
Netherlands M Mesker 2 3 Soviet Union N Zvereva 1 3
United States G Magers 6 6 5 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
United States D Spence 2 3 United States G Magers 3 1
South Africa D Van Rensburg 1 1 5 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
5 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
LL Netherlands M van der Torre 0 2 7 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
LL Sweden K Karlsson 6 5 0 Q Italy L Ferrando 2 4
Q Italy L Ferrando 2 7 6 7 Argentina G Sabatini 6 2 6
United States C Benjamin 7 6 United States C Benjamin 0 6 2
United States T Mochizuki 5 3 United States C Benjamin 6 6
United States M Werdel 2 4 WC France M Laval 0 2
WC France M Laval 6 6 7 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
United States T Phelps 6 0 6 Q South Africa K Schimper 4 1
Q Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 3 6 4 United States T Phelps 6 6
Austria J Wiesner 6 6 Austria J Wiesner 3 3
Australia E Smylie 2 2 United States T Phelps 79 2 2
Sweden M Lindström 63 2 Q South Africa K Schimper 67 6 6
Q South Africa K Schimper 77 6 Q South Africa K Schimper 4 6 6
United States L Bonder 6 6 United States L Bonder 6 3 4
9 United States L McNeil 3 3

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 United States M Gurney 4 2
Australia N Provis 6 6 Australia N Provis 4 4
United States S Mascarin 2 4 Austria B Paulus 6 6
Austria B Paulus 6 6 Austria B Paulus 4 2
United Kingdom A Croft 6 3 1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
West Germany G Dinu 2 6 6 West Germany G Dinu 0 2
United States E Burgin 5 3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 7 6 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
Australia E Minter 5 3 Sweden C Karlsson 1 4
Sweden C Karlsson 7 6 Sweden C Karlsson 6 3 9
West Germany C Porwik 77 6 West Germany C Porwik 4 6 7
Italy F Bonsignori 64 4 Sweden C Karlsson 6 4 7
France N Herreman 6 6 France N Herreman 3 6 5
Australia L Field 4 2 France N Herreman 6 77
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 0 0 4 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 4 65
4 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 3 6 6
Italy A-M Cecchini 6 3 3 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
United States T Holladay 2 3 Australia D Balestrat 2 0
Australia D Balestrat 6 6 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 5 6 6
United States B Herr 2 4 Q Belgium S Wasserman 7 3 1
United States G Fernández 6 6 United States G Fernández 3 2
Netherlands H ter Riet 1 1 Q Belgium S Wasserman 6 6
Q Belgium S Wasserman 6 6 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 78 6
United States S Walsh-Pete 2 3 United States S Rehe 66 1
Greece A Kanellopoulou 6 6 Greece A Kanellopoulou 6 0 6
South Africa R Fairbank 2 3 United States H Cioffi 1 6 3
United States H Cioffi 6 6 Greece A Kanellopoulou 63 3
United States S Rehe 6 6 United States S Rehe 77 6
United States A Henricksson 3 2 United States S Rehe 77 1 6
United States K Horvath 6 0 2 13 United States M J Fernández 64 6 4
13 United States M J Fernández 4 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Sweden C Lindqvist 6 77
Argentina M Paz 0 65 11 Sweden C Lindqvist 5 5
West Germany S Meier 6 0 2 Canada H Kelesi 7 7
Canada H Kelesi 2 6 6 Canada H Kelesi 6 6
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 7 6 United States M Torres 1 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 5 2 Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 6 4 3
Japan K Okamoto 61 0 United States M Torres 4 6 6
United States M Torres 77 6 Canada H Kelesi 63 2
Italy C Nozzoli 4 1 2 West Germany S Graf 77 6
Q Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6 Q Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 3 6 4
Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 4 6
United Kingdom J Durie 3 1 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 0 1
Czechoslovakia I Budařová 710 6 2 West Germany S Graf 6 6
LL Brazil G Miró 68 3 Czechoslovakia I Budařová 1 1
Switzerland C Cserepy 1 1 2 West Germany S Graf 6 6
2 West Germany S Graf 6 6

References

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