# 1987 WTA Argentine Open – Singles

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion and won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Isabel Cueto.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
* Isabel Cueto (final)
* Bettina Fulco (semifinals)
* Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
* Christiane Jolissaint (second round)
* Laura Garrone (quarterfinals)
* Mercedes Paz (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
* Vicki Nelson-Dunbar (third round)
* Adriana Villagrán (first round)
* Gisele Miró (quarterfinals)
* Pilar Vásquez (second round)
* Katrina Adams (first round)
* Lea Antonoplis (second round)
* n/a
* n/a

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Bettina Fulco | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Bettina Fulco | 0 | 2 | | 1 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Isabel Cueto | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Barbara Paulus | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Isabel Cueto | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Isabel Cueto | 6 | 3 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Hetherington | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cohen | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Betzner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Betzner | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Gould | 3 | 0 | | | A Betzner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Crudo | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | L Antonoplis | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | L Antonoplis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Sabatini | 7 | 6 |
| | P Etchemendy | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Paz | 5 | 2 |
| | L Spadea | 6 | 7 | | | L Spadea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Düll | 4 | 7 | 6 | | K Düll | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Norris | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | L Spadea | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Tella | 7 | 6 | | | L Tella | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Paz | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schilder | 6 | 1 | 0 | | L Corsato | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Corsato | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Bakkum | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | V Nelson-Dunbar | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L Pennington | 6 | 6 | | | L Pennington | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bartlett | 1 | 5 | | 9 | V Nelson-Dunbar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | V Nelson-Dunbar | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Fulco | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | G Miró | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | G Miró | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| | A Grunfeld | 1 | 1 | | 12 | G Miró | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Radics | 5 | 1 | | | N Marcucci | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Marcucci | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | G Miró | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Galphin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Galphin | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | C Jones | 0 | 0 | | | E Galphin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | C Jolissaint | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golder | 2 | 6 | 3 | | A Tiezzi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tiezzi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Christian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Christian | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Oberleitner | 2 | 3 | | | C Christian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerber | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Gerber | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Mosca | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Paulus | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | P Vásquez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Tarabini | 5 | 4 |
| | B Diesner | 3 | 3 | | 12 | P Vásquez | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S La Fratta | 5 | 1 | | | O Tsarbopoulou | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Tsarbopoulou | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | O Tsarbopoulou | 5 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| | M Strebel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | P Tarabini | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Raponi-Longo | 1 | 1 | | | M Strebel | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | P Tarabini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 6 | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-C Damas | 3 | r | | P Ritter | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Ritter | 6 | | | | | | 6 | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | L Lapi | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Brown | 1 | 1 | | L Lapi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Vieira | 6 | 6 | | A Vieira | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | K Adams | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | L Garrone | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | A Villagrán | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 |
| | K Škulj | 6 | 6 | | K Škulj | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y der Kinderen | 6 | 6 | | Y der Kinderen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Faria | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Y der Kinderen | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | I Cueto | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 3 | 3 | | S Hack | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | I Cueto | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |