1987 French Open – Women's singles

1987 French Open FRG Steffi Graf USA Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 16 1987 French Open Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1987 French Open. It was her first major singles title, and the first of an eventual 22 such titles. Chris Evert was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated by Navratilova in the semifinals in a rematch of the previous three years' finals.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 397 This tournament marked the major debut for future world No. 1 and French Open champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Seeds 30em USA Martina Navratilova (final) FRG Steffi Graf (champion) USA Chris Evert (semifinals) TCH Hana Mandlíková (second round) TCH Helena Suková (fourth round) BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals) USA Lori McNeil (first round) USA Kathy Rinaldi (third round) SWE Catarina Lindqvist (second round) BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva (fourth round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (second round) ITA Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals) FRG Sylvia Hanika (fourth round) USA Melissa Gurney (first round) Qualifying 1987 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals 180 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final USA Martina Navratilova 1 FRG Steffi Graf 2 4 6 6 4 6 8 USA Martina Navratilova 1 USA Chris Evert 3 6 2 6 2 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 7 FRG Steffi Graf 2 4 6 6 4 5 7 USA Martina Navratilova 1 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 8 6 1 6 2 USA Chris Evert 3 ITA Raffaella Reggi 14 6 2 6 2 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 7 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   6 4 6 0 BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6 FRG Steffi Graf 2 4 6 1 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA M Navratilova 1 FRG S Hanika 15 6 0 6 2 USA M Navratilova 1 AUT P Huber 6 1 6 1 ITA L Garrone FRG S Hanika 15 4 6 3 6 USA M Navratilova 1 ARG A Villagrán 6 0 2 6 6 2 FRA L Vanhille WC AUT P Huber 3 6 1 6 NED M Bollegraf ITA L Garrone 4 6 6 2 3 6 ARG M Pérez Roldán FRG S Hanika 15 2 6 4 6 USA M Navratilova 1 FRA C Tanvier 6 3 79 67 ARG A Villagrán USA J Mundel 6 0 6 4 FRA A Dechaume WC FRA L Vanhille WC 3 6 6 1 3 6 AUT P Huber USA G Kim 7 5 7 5 NED M Bollegraf NED N Jagerman 6 3 6 3 ITA L Garrone USA A-M Fernandez 6 1 6 2 SUI L Drescher ARG M Pérez Roldán 6 0 0 6 1 6 BRA N Dias FRG S Hanika 15 2 6 1 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA N Tauziat FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 8 1 6 6 3 0 6 USA K Rinaldi 10 FRA N Tauziat 1 6 3 6 CAN C Bassett FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 8 5 7 3 6 USA K Rinaldi 10 FRA J Halard 3 6 6 1 7 5 FRG I Cueto FRA N Tauziat 2 6 6 0 3 6 CAN C Bassett TCH R Maršíková 6 2 63 77 6 3 POL I Kuczyńska Q FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 8 2 6 2 6 USA K Rinaldi 10 USA V Nelson-Dunbar 6 2 6 1 FRA J Halard TCH H Fukárková Q 5 7 77 65 6 2 FRG I Cueto BRA P Medrado 6 3 6 2 FRA N Tauziat AUS J Byrne 7 5 3 6 6 3 CAN C Bassett JPN A Kijimuta 6 1 6 3 TCH R Maršíková USA B Bowes 4 6 6 3 6 2 POL I Kuczyńska Q USA M Van Nostrand 6 1 6 3 HKG 1959 P Hy FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 8 2 6 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA C Evert 3 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 12 6 3 6 1 USA C Evert 3 SUI E Krapl 6 2 6 0 USA K Gompert BUL 1971 K Maleeva 12 66 78 1 6 USA C Evert 3 FRA I Demongeot 6 3 7 5 SUI E Krapl ROU V Ruzici 7 5 5 7 6 4 FRA S Niox-Château WC USA K Gompert 4 6 3 6 ARG B Fulco BUL 1971 K Maleeva 12 3 6 6 2 4 6 USA C Evert 3 FRG E Pfaff 6 1 6 3 ARG P Tarabini FRA I Demongeot 2 6 5 7 BEL A Devries SUI E Krapl 4 6 4 6 ROU V Ruzici TCH K Böhmová 6 3 6 2 FRA S Niox-Château WC FRA E Derly WC 2 6 6 4 6 2 USA K Gompert RSA 1928 E Reinach 64 77 6 3 8 6 FRA M-C Calleja WC ARG B Fulco 0 6 0 6 USA P Barg Q BUL 1971 K Maleeva 12 2 6 1 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ITA R Reggi 14 TCH H Suková 5 6 3 4 6 6 2 ITA R Reggi 14 AUS A Minter 7 5 6 2 URS N Zvereva TCH H Suková 5 1 6 3 6 ITA R Reggi 14 GBR S Gomer 6 3 6 3 AUS A Minter USA S Sloane 77 63 6 4 FRA C Suire WC URS N Zvereva 77 63 3 6 0 6 USA G Magers TCH H Suková 5 3 6 1 6 ITA R Reggi 14 FRG C Singer LL 6 4 6 1 PER L Gildemeister GBR S Gomer 2 6 4 6 FRG W Probst AUS A Minter 3 6 0 6 JPN E Okagawa USA S Sloane 2 6 1 6 FRA C Suire WC FRA P Etchemendy WC 3 6 7 5 6 1 URS N Zvereva NED M Mesker 6 2 6 3 USA G Magers USA D Spence 6 2 6 3 RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg TCH H Suková 5 1 6 1 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ARG G Sabatini 7 RSA 1928 K Schimper Q 6 4 6 1 ARG G Sabatini 7 USA C Benjamin 6 0 2 6 6 2 USA T Phelps RSA 1928 K Schimper Q 79 67 2 6 2 6 ARG G Sabatini 7 ITA L Ferrando Q 6 2 6 4 USA C Benjamin FRA M Laval WC 6 0 6 2 USA T Phelps AUT J Wiesner 6 3 6 3 RSA 1928 K Schimper Q USA L Bonder 4 6 6 3 6 4 ARG G Sabatini 7 NED M van der Torre LL 6 0 6 2 SWE K Karlsson LL ITA L Ferrando Q 6 2 5 7 0 6 USA C Benjamin USA T Mochizuki 7 5 6 3 USA M Werdel FRA M Laval WC 2 6 4 6 USA T Phelps TCH R Rajchrtová Q 6 3 0 6 6 4 AUT J Wiesner AUS E Smylie 6 2 6 2 SWE M Lindström RSA 1928 K Schimper Q 63 77 2 6 USA L Bonder USA L McNeil 9 6 3 6 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP A Sánchez Vicario SWE C Karlsson 6 1 6 4 AUT B Paulus ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 6 2 6 SWE C Karlsson FRA N Herreman 6 3 4 6 7 5 AUS N Provis AUT B Paulus 4 6 4 6 FRG G Dinu ESP A Sánchez Vicario 0 6 2 6 SWE C Karlsson FRG C Porwik 6 4 3 6 9 7 FRA N Herreman TCH H Mandlíková 4 6 4 77 65 USA M Gurney 16 AUS N Provis 4 6 2 6 USA S Mascarin AUT B Paulus 2 6 4 6 GBR A Croft FRG G Dinu 6 2 3 6 1 6 USA E Burgin ESP A Sánchez Vicario 5 7 3 6 AUS E Minter SWE C Karlsson 5 7 3 6 FRG C Porwik ITA F Bonsignori 77 64 6 4 FRA N Herreman AUS L Field 6 4 6 2 YUG M Jaušovec TCH H Mandlíková 4 0 6 0 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 USA S Rehe 78 66 6 1 BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 BEL S Wasserman Q 5 7 6 3 6 1 GRE A Kanellopoulou USA S Rehe 63 77 3 6 BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 AUS D Balestrat 6 2 6 0 USA G Fernández BEL S Wasserman Q 3 6 2 6 GRE A Kanellopoulou USA H Cioffi 6 1 0 6 6 3 USA S Rehe USA M J Fernández 13 77 64 1 6 6 4 BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 ITA A-M Cecchini 3 6 6 3 6 3 USA T Holladay AUS D Balestrat 2 6 3 6 USA B Herr USA G Fernández 2 6 4 6 NED H ter Riet BEL S Wasserman Q 1 6 1 6 USA S Walsh-Pete GRE A Kanellopoulou 2 6 3 6 RSA 1928 R Fairbank USA H Cioffi 2 6 3 6 USA S Rehe USA A Henricksson 6 3 6 2 USA K Horvath USA M J Fernández 13 6 4 0 6 2 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round CAN H Kelesi FRG S Graf 2 63 77 2 6 CAN H Kelesi USA M Torres 6 1 6 3 TCH J Novotná FRG S Graf 2 0 6 1 6 SWE C Lindqvist 11 CAN H Kelesi 5 7 5 7 DEN T Scheuer-Larsen USA M Torres 6 4 4 6 3 6 TCH R Zrubáková Q TCH J Novotná 3 6 6 4 4 6 TCH I Budařová FRG S Graf 2 1 6 1 6 SWE C Lindqvist 11 ARG M Paz 6 0 77 65 FRG S Meier CAN H Kelesi 6 2 0 6 2 6 DEN T Scheuer-Larsen YUG S Goleš 7 5 6 2 JPN K Okamoto USA M Torres 61 77 0 6 ITA C Nozzoli TCH R Zrubáková Q 4 6 1 6 TCH J Novotná GBR J Durie 6 3 6 1 TCH I Budařová BRA G Miró LL 710 68 6 3 SUI C Cserepy FRG S Graf 2 1 6 1 6 References External links 1987 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1987 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles Category:1987 in women's tennis Category:1987 in French women's sport