1987 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1987 French Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Details
Seeds	16
Events

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.

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

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 Pérez Roldán	0	6	6		M Pérez Roldán	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
Q	I Kuczyńska	6	6							8	C Kohde-Kilsch	7	6
	M Van Nostrand	1	3		Q	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 – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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

[collins-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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