# 1987 Singapore Women's Open – Singles

Gigi Fernández was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Anne Minter won the title by defeating Barbara Gerken 6–4, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Sara Gomer (first round)
* Etsuko Inoue (semifinals)
* Anne Minter (champion)
* Cammy MacGregor (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Gerken (final)
* Annabel Croft (quarterfinals)
* Sharon Walsh-Pete (first round)
* Anna-Maria Fernandez (second 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Emiko Okagawa | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Barbara Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Barbara Gerken | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Barbara Gerken | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Anne Minter | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Anne Minter | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Anne Minter | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Etsuko Inoue | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Okagawa | 7 | 7 | | | E Okagawa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | J Richardson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Anggarkusuma | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | E Okagawa | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Devries | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Devries | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S La Fratta | 2 | 0 | | | A Devries | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 6 | 6 | | | M Jaggard | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Walsh-Pete | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Okagawa | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Ca MacGregor | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Gerken | 6 | 6 |
| Q | L Antonoplis | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ca MacGregor | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 2 | 6 | 7 | | L Field | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Ca MacGregor | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 1 | 2 | | | K Okamoto | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L O'Neill | 3 | 5 | | 5 | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Gerken | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | A Croft | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 2 | 6 | | 6 | A Croft | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 6 | 6 | | | A Dechaume | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Etchemendy | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | A Croft | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | E Derly | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Nozzoli | 6 | 6 | | | C Nozzoli | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Li | 2 | 3 | | 3 | A Minter | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Minter | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | AM Fernandez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Inoue | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | A Tobin-Dingwall | 5 | 4 | | 8 | AM Fernandez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 2 | 7 | 6 | | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | C Porwik | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | H Dahlström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Jones | 3 | 4 | | Q | H Dahlström | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Inoue | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |