# 1987 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Chris Evert was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Steffi Graf. The score was 6–1, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
* Chris Evert (final)
* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Hana Mandlíková (semifinals)
* Pam Shriver (second round)
* Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Zina Garrison (fourth round)
* Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
* Manuela Maleeva (first round)
* Bettina Bunge (fourth round)
* Lori McNeil (fourth round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
* Wendy Turnbull (first round)
* Robin White (third 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nathalie Tauziat | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nathalie Tauziat | 1 | 1 | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | 3 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lisa Bonder | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lisa Bonder | 0 | 1 | | | | | 3 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Helena Suková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | 4 | Hana Mandlíková | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 5 | 2 | Chris Evert | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sánchez Vicario | 5 | 4 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 7 | 4 | 6 | | A Minter | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Ruzici | 5 | 3 | | | | | | Q | H Cioffi | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | H Cioffi | 7 | 6 | | Q | H Cioffi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | M Torres | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | P Medrado | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | G Sabatini | 1 | 3 |
| | M Van Nostrand | 6 | 6 | | | M Van Nostrand | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister | 7 | 6 | | | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | L Gildemeister | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 10 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Lindström | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Lindström | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 4 | 1 | | 10 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | G Sabatini | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 3 | 7 | 6 | | S Meier | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 2 | 4 | | | N Dias | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Meier | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | D Spence | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Werdel | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 6 | | | M Werdel | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 2 | 4 | | | T Phelps | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Meier | 0 | 3 |
| | L Drescher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 |
| | A Temesvári | 6 | 4 | 2 | | L Drescher | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 2 | 2 | | | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | K Rinaldi | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | K Gompert | 2 | 6 | 4 | | A Henricksson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 3 | | 8 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 3 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 1 | 2 | | 3 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 1 | 5 | | | E Burgin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | S Gomer | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | N Zvereva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A White | 6 | 1 | | | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | C Bassett | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | K Keil | 0 | 1 |
| | K Keil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | K Keil | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Louie Harper | 0 | 2 | | | P Casale | 3 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Keil | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Schimper | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | R White | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | ML Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | ML Piatek | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Meskhi | 3 | 4 | | 16 | R White | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | R White | 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 |
| 14 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 4 | 4 | | 14 | C Lindqvist | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 7 | 5 | 5 | | P Hy | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | C Lindqvist | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | M Yanagi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | L Bonder | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | L Bonder | 6 | 6 | | | L Bonder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | A Moulton | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | L Bonder | 6 | 6 |
| | S Sloane | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | MJ Fernández | 4 | 1 |
| | B Herr | 1 | 6 | 1 | | S Sloane | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 5 | 6 | | C Tanvier | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | S Sloane | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Dechaume | 0 | 5 | | 5 | P Shriver | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 4 | 3 | | 6 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | G Magers | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Paz | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Paz | 6 | 7 | | | M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Fairbank | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Suková | 7 | 7 |
| | J Pölzl | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | L McNeil | 5 | 5 |
| | N Provis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N Provis | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | MC Calleja | 2 | 2 | | | P Paradis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | M Brown | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 13 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 6 | 6 | | | R Maršíková | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 3 | 1 | | 13 | L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 12 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 1 | 1 | 12 | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Holladay | 2 | 0 | | B Fulco | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | | | 12 | B Bunge | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | K Sands | 3 | 1 | | | | | | H Na | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 6 | 6 | | M Gurney | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Na | 6 | 6 | | H Na | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Cueto | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Bunge | 2 | 4 |
| | I Budařová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 |
| | Ca MacGregor | 6 | 6 | | Ca MacGregor | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Parkhomenko | 6 | 6 | | S Parkhomenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 3 | 2 | | | | | | S Parkhomenko | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 4 | 2 | | F Bonsignori | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 1 | 5 | 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 | Fourth round |
| 7 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kinney | 4 | 1 | | 7 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner | 3 | 4 | | | L Savchenko | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Potter | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | B Potter | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Devries | 6 | 4 | 6 | | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Berger | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Berger | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kim | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | D Van Rensburg | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Q | L Allen | 6 | 3 | 0 | | D Van Rensburg | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Croft | 2 | 4 | | | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Maleeva | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | E Smylie | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Novotná | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 15 | W Turnbull | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | Y Vermaak | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reggi | 2 | 4 | | | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Benjamin | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | AM Fernandez | 4 | 4 | | | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 4 | 6 | 4 | | E Hakami | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Rehe | 3 | 2 |
| | E Pfaff | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 |
| | E Minter | 6 | 6 | | | E Minter | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 1 | 0 | | | V Nelson-Dunbar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Nelson-Dunbar | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | E Krapl | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 6 | 2 | 7 | | A Kijimuta | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 0 | 1 | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |