1987 Italian Open – Women's singles

There was no women's tournament held in the previous year. Rafaella Reggi was the champion in the 1985 edition. She lost in the second round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Women's singles
1987 Italian Open
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
Score7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Draw56 (8Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Main article: 1987 Italian Open (tennis)

Steffi Graf won the title by defeating Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 in the final.[1]

Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
  2. West Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  3. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (semifinals)
  4. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (final)
  5. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
  6. West Germany Bettina Bunge (second round)
  7. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
  8. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (third round)
  9. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (first round)
  10. Italy Raffaella Reggi (second round)
  11. United States Mary Joe Fernández (third round)
  12. Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (first round, retired)
  13. Canada Helen Kelesi (first round)
  14. France Catherine Tanvier (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
5 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 2 3
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 1
4 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 7 6
4 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 6
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0 0
4 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 5 6 0
2 West Germany Steffi Graf 7 4 6
Austria Judith Pölzl 4 2
3 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6 6
3 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 3 3
2 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
Argentina Bettina Fulco 4 4
2 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States M Navratilova 7 7
Q Czechoslovakia I Budařová 4 6 5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 3 7 1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
France C Suire 6 6 Q Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 2 3
Italy L Lapi 3 2 France C Suire 1 1
Q Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6 Q Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6
Q Soviet Union L Meskhi 3 0 1 United States M Navratilova 6 6
14 France C Tanvier 6 6 5 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 2 3
Soviet Union S Parkhomenko 3 3 14 France C Tanvier 0 6
France N Tauziat 6 6 France N Tauziat 6 7
Brazil P Medrado 1 4 France N Tauziat 1 1
Q Italy L Ferrando 1 6 6 5 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
Q West Germany A Betzner 6 2 3 Q Italy L Ferrando 3 5
5 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 7

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
France MC Calleja 6 4 6 France MC Calleja 2 1
France I Demongeot 3 6 4 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Brazil N Dias 6 6 1 11 United States MJ Fernández 1 3
Argentina A Villagrán 2 7 6 Argentina A Villagrán 2 3
Czechoslovakia J Novotná 2 4 11 United States MJ Fernández 6 6
11 United States MJ Fernández 6 6 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
10 Italy R Reggi 6 6 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 0 0
Argentina P Tarabini 1 4 10 Italy R Reggi 6 2 3
Italy C Nozzoli 6 1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 6
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 7 6 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
West Germany I Cueto 6 6 West Germany I Cueto 3 1
Italy Annalla Dell'Orso 2 1 West Germany I Cueto 7 6
7 Sweden C Lindqvist 6 4

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 West Germany B Bunge 6 3 4
France N Herreman 6 1 3 Austria J Pölzl 4 6 6
Austria J Pölzl 3 6 6 Austria J Pölzl 6 6
Italy F Bonsignori 6 6 Q Austria B Paulus 2 1
LL Australia J Byrne 1 3 Italy F Bonsignori 0 3
Q Austria B Paulus 7 6 Q Austria B Paulus 6 6
9 West Germany S Hanika 6 3 Austria J Pölzl 4 2
13 Canada H Kelesi 7 6 4 3 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
Q Soviet Union N Bykova 6 7 6 Q Soviet Union N Bykova 7 6
United States A White 4 6 2 Australia J Tremelling 5 2
Australia J Tremelling 6 3 6 Q Soviet Union N Bykova 6 0
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 6 7 3 Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 6
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 1 6 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 6 5
3 Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 7

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
Q West Germany C Singer 4 2 Switzerland C Bartos-Cserepy 2 1
Switzerland C Bartos-Cserepy 6 6 8 Bulgaria K Maleeva 4 6
Argentina B Fulco 6 6 Argentina B Fulco 6 7
West Germany S Meier 4 2 Argentina B Fulco 6 6
Argentina M Pérez Roldán 4 7 6 Romania V Ruzici 1 1
Romania V Ruzici 6 6 7 Argentina B Fulco 4 4
12 Soviet Union L Savchenko 2 0r 2 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 3 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 2
Italy S Cecchini 6 7 Italy S Cecchini 7 6
Greece A Kanellopoulou 1 5 Italy S Cecchini 1 5
Austria P Huber 6 6 2 West Germany S Graf 6 7
United States K Horvath 2 1 Austria P Huber 2 2
2 West Germany S Graf 6 6

References
  1. "Tennis: Graf takes 5th straight, holds off tiring Sabatini". Sun-Sentinel. 11 May 1987. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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