1987 Italian Open – Women's singles

1987 Italian Open FRG Steffi Graf ARG Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 56 (8Q Qualifiers/1LL Lucky loser) 16 1985 1987 Italian Open (tennis) There was no women's tournament held in the previous year. Rafaella Reggi was the champion in the 1985 edition. She lost in the second round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Steffi Graf won the title by defeating Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 in the final.Tennis: Graf takes 5th straight, holds off tiring Sabatini https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1987-05-11-8701300111-story.html 22 June 2020 Sun-Sentinel 11 May 1987The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988 1988 Willow Books London 9780002182690 178, 196–198 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) Seeds The first eight seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em USA Martina Navratilova (semifinals) FRG Steffi Graf (champion) TCH Helena Suková (semifinals) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (final) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals) FRG Bettina Bunge (second round) SWE Catarina Lindqvist (second round) BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva (third round) FRG Sylvia Hanika (first round) ITA Raffaella Reggi (second round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (third round) URS Larisa Savchenko (first round, retired) CAN Helen Kelesi (first round) FRA Catherine Tanvier (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Martina Navratilova 6 6 5 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 2 3 4 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0 0 AUT Judith Pölzl 4 2 3 TCH Helena Suková 6 6 ARG Bettina Fulco 4 4 2 FRG Steffi Graf 6 6 1 USA Martina Navratilova 6 1 4 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 7 6 3 TCH Helena Suková 3 3 2 FRG Steffi Graf 6 6 4 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 5 6 0 2 FRG Steffi Graf 7 4 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q TCH I Budařová 4 6 5 YUG S Goleš 6 3 7 FRA C Suire 6 6 ITA L Lapi 3 2 Q TCH R Zrubáková 6 6 Q URS L Meskhi 3 0 14 FRA C Tanvier 6 6 URS S Parkhomenko 3 3 FRA N Tauziat 6 6 BRA P Medrado 1 4 Q ITA L Ferrando 1 6 6 Q FRG A Betzner 6 2 3 1 USA M Navratilova 7 7 YUG S Goleš 6 6 FRA C Suire 1 1 Q TCH R Zrubáková 6 6 14 FRA C Tanvier 0 6 FRA N Tauziat 6 7 Q ITA L Ferrando 3 5 5 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 7 1 USA M Navratilova 6 6 Q TCH R Zrubáková 2 3 FRA N Tauziat 1 1 5 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 1 USA M Navratilova 6 6 5 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 2 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA MC Calleja 6 4 6 FRA I Demongeot 3 6 4 BRA 1968 N Dias 6 6 1 ARG A Villagrán 2 7 6 TCH J Novotná 2 4 11 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 10 ITA R Reggi 6 6 ARG P Tarabini 1 4 ITA C Nozzoli 6 1 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 6 FRG I Cueto 6 6 ITA Annalla Dell'Orso 2 1 4 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 FRA MC Calleja 2 1 ARG A Villagrán 2 3 11 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 10 ITA R Reggi 6 2 3 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 6 FRG I Cueto 7 6 7 SWE C Lindqvist 6 4 4 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 11 USA MJ Fernández 1 3 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 FRG I Cueto 3 1 4 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 0 0 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA N Herreman 6 1 3 AUT J Pölzl 3 6 6 ITA F Bonsignori 6 6 LL AUS J Byrne 1 3 Q AUT B Paulus 7 6 9 FRG S Hanika 6 3 13 CAN H Kelesi 7 6 4 Q URS N Bykova 6 7 6 USA A White 4 6 2 AUS J Tremelling 6 3 6 TCH R Maršíková 6 7 DEN T Scheuer-Larsen 1 6 6 FRG B Bunge 6 3 4 AUT J Pölzl 4 6 6 ITA F Bonsignori 0 3 Q AUT B Paulus 6 6 Q URS N Bykova 7 6 AUS J Tremelling 5 2 TCH R Maršíková 6 5 3 TCH H Suková 7 7 AUT J Pölzl 6 6 Q AUT B Paulus 2 1 Q URS N Bykova 6 0 3 TCH H Suková 7 6 AUT J Pölzl 4 2 3 TCH H Suková 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q FRG C Singer 4 2 SUI C Bartos-Cserepy 6 6 ARG B Fulco 6 6 FRG S Meier 4 2 ARG M Pérez Roldán 4 7 6 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 6 7 12 URS L Savchenko 2 0r URS N Zvereva 6 3 ITA S Cecchini 6 7 GRE A Kanellopoulou 1 5 AUT P Huber 6 6 USA K Horvath 2 1 8 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 6 6 SUI C Bartos-Cserepy 2 1 ARG B Fulco 6 6 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 1 1 URS N Zvereva 6 2 ITA S Cecchini 7 6 AUT P Huber 2 2 2 FRG S Graf 6 6 8 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 4 6 ARG B Fulco 6 7 ITA S Cecchini 1 5 2 FRG S Graf 6 7 ARG B Fulco 4 4 2 FRG S Graf 6 6 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Category:1987 Italian Open (tennis) Italian Open Category:1987 in Italian women's sport