# 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.
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.
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)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 2 | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Chris Evert | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | 3 | Chris Evert | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Raffaella Reggi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Raffaella Reggi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 3 | 6$^7$ | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 2 | 1 | | 10 | K Rinaldi | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | J Halard | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Fukárková | 7 | 6$^5$ | 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 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Maršíková | 2 | 7$^7$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 8 | | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | K Gompert | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | |
| WC | M-C Calleja | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | K Maleeva | 7$^8$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Okagawa | 2 | 1 | | | S Sloane | 6$^3$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | N Zvereva | 6$^3$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 7$^9$ | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | Q | K Schimper | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Schimper | 7$^7$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Porwik | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | C Karlsson | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | |
| | N Herreman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Herreman | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | L Field | 4 | 2 | | | N Herreman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec | 0 | 0 | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | S Walsh-Pete | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Rehe | 6$^6$ | 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 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Rehe | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 3 | 2 | | | S Rehe | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | M J Fernández | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M J Fernández | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 0 | 6$^5$ | | 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 | 6$^1$ | 0 | | | M Torres | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Kelesi | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| | C Nozzoli | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Graf | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | G Miró | 6$^8$ | 3 | | | I Budařová | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cserepy | 1 | 1 | | 2 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |