# 1987 Dow Chemical Classic – Singles

Pam Shriver was the three-time defending champion and won in the final against Larisa Savchenko, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Pam Shriver (champion)
* Lori McNeil (third round)
* Bettina Bunge (second round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
* Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (second round)
* Carling Bassett (quarterfinals)
* Larisa Savchenko (final)
* Etsuko Inoue (semifinals)
* Terry Phelps (first round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Catherine Tanvier (second round)
* Jo Durie (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nathalie Tauziat | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nathalie Tauziat | 0 | 1 | 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Etsuko Inoue | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 9 | Etsuko Inoue | 6 | 6 | | Etsuko Inoue | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Carling Bassett | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Carling Bassett | 2 | 0 | | | | | 1 | Pam Shriver | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Smylie | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | Eva Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | Eva Pfaff | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 7 | 6 | 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 11 | Rosalyn Fairbank | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 4 | 3 | | | E Reinach | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | P Paradis | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | D Van Rensburg | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 4 | 6 | | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Schimper | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | C Tanvier | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | C Tanvier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 0 | 1 |
| | E Minter | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 6 | 3 | 3 | | N Bykova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Bykova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Croft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Burgin | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 7 | 7 | | | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Hanika | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | B Bunge | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Parkhomenko | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Parkhomenko | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | S Parkhomenko | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 7 | 3 | 6 | | B Herr | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Jagerman | 3 | 4 | | 9 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Bassett | 2 | 0 |
| | N Dias | 3 | 3 | | | A Henricksson | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale | 4 | 7 | 9 | | S Walsh-Pete | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | S Walsh-Pete | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | C Bassett | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Reeves | 3 | 1 | | | S Gomer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | C Bassett | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Keil | 6 | 6 | | | K Keil | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | V Lake | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | V Lake | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Lake | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 4 | 7 | 7 | | A Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Durie | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Smylie | 1 | 3 |
| | A Henricksson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 7 | 6 | | | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| LL | M Lindström | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | A White | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | A White | 6 | 6 | | | A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | C Lindqvist | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Salmon | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | B Cordwell | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Cordwell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Hobbs | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | S Leo | 1 | 4 | | | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 7 | | | W White | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | T Phelps | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Savchenko | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Fairbank | 5 | 4 |
| | B Bowes | 2 | 1 | | 11 | R Fairbank | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 3 | 3 | | Q | K Okamoto | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | R Fairbank | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Novotná | 4 | 2 | | | G Magers | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |