1987 French Open – Women's Singles

1987 French Open
Champion		Steffi Graf
Runner-up		Martina Navratilova
Final score		6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women
French Open  < 1986 1988 >

Chris Evert was the defending champion, but she lost in the semifinals to World No. 1 Martina Navratilova.

World No. 2 Steffi Graf defeated Navratilova, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, in the final to win her first Grand Slam title.

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 (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 Fernandez (Second Round)
14. Raffaella Reggi (Quarterfinals)
15. Sylvia Hanika (Fourth Round)
16. Melissa Gurney (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	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 Villagran	6	6					A Villagran	0	6	2
	J Mundel	0	4											1	M Navratilova	6	6
	A Dechaume	3	6	3											P Huber	1	1
	L Van Hille	6	1	6				L Van Hille	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 Fukarková	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
	S Niox-Chateau	2	6	6																	12	K Maleeva	3	1
	E Derly	6	4	2				S Niox-Chateau	4	3
	K Gompert	64	6	8				K Gompert	6	6
	E Reinach	77	3	6											K Gompert	66	1
	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
	C Suire	3	7	6																	5	H Suková	3	6	2
	P Etchemendy	6	5	1				G 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					M Laval	0	2
	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	3	6	6
	A-M Cecchini	6	3	3			6	M Maleeva	6	6
	T Holladay	2	3					D Balestrat	2	0
	D Balestrat	6	6											6	M Maleeva	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	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	MJ Fernandez	64	6	4
13	MJ Fernandez	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 Miro	68	3					I Budařová	1	1
	C Cserepy	1	1				2	S Graf	6	6
2	S Graf	6	6

External links

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