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1987 French Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1987 French Open
Final
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
Score6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Chris Evert was the defending champion, but she lost in the semifinals to World No. 1 Martina Navratilova.[1]

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

2

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 4 1
2 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6

Top Half

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
France A Dechaume 3 6 3 Austria P Huber 1 1
France L Van Hille 6 1 6 France L Van Hille 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 Perez-Roldan 0 6 6 Argentina M Perez-Roldan 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 Fukarková 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
Poland I Kuczyńska 6 6 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6
United States M Van Nostrand 1 3 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
France S Niox-Chateau 2 6 6 12 Bulgaria K Maleeva 3 1
France E Derly 6 4 2 France S Niox-Chateau 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
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
France C Suire 3 7 6 5 Czechoslovakia H Suková 3 6 2
France P Etchemendy 6 5 1 France G 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

Bottom Half

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 France M Laval 0 2
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 3 6 6
Italy A-M Cecchini 6 3 3 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
United States T Holladay 2 3 Australia D Balestrat 2 0
Australia D Balestrat 6 6 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva 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 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.