# 1987 Athens Trophy – Singles

Sylvia Hanika was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Katerina Maleeva won the title by defeating Julie Halard 6–1, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

* Nicole Provis (second round)
* Katerina Maleeva (champion)
* Sandra Cecchini (first round)
* Kathleen Horvath (second round)
* Isabel Cueto (semifinals)
* Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
* Bettina Fulco (second round)
* Sabrina Goleš (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Isabel Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Julie Halard | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Julie Halard | 7 | 7 | | Julie Halard | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | 2 | Katerina Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Judith Wiesner | 3 | 2 | 2 | Katerina Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Katerina Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Provis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 6 | 2 | | 1 | N Provis | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Dechaume | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Dechaume | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruzici | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Q | A Dechaume | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | M Laval | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | I Cueto | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | A Villagrán | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 3 | 0 | | 5 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Halard | 7 | 7 |
| | N Jagerman | 3 | 0 | | 4 | K Horvath | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 3 | 5 | | | J Halard | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Halard | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Meskhi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 1 | 6 | 2 | | B Paulus | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Goleš | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Byrne | 3 | 1 | | 6 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner | 2 | 4 | | LL | H ter Riet | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | H ter Riet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Wiesner | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Tarabini | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Devries | 2 | 4 | | | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Rajchrtová | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Cecchini | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Wiesner | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | B Fulco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
| | P Huber | 6 | 3 | | 7 | B Fulco | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Tsarbopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | O Tsarbopoulou | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | O Tsarbopoulou | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Paz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | K Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 6 | 1 | 1 | | M Paz | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Bykova | 2 | 0 | | 2 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |