1987 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1987 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Details
Draw	56 (8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16
Events

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.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
Steffi Graf (champion)
Helena Suková (semifinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (final)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
Bettina Bunge (second round)
Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
Katerina Maleeva (third round)
Sylvia Hanika (first round)
Raffaella Reggi (second round)
Mary Joe Fernández (third round)
Larisa Savchenko (first round, retired)
Helen Kelesi (first round)
Catherine Tanvier (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Navratilova	6	6

5	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	2	3
				1	Martina Navratilova	6	1

				4	Gabriela Sabatini	7	6
4	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	0	0
								4	Gabriela Sabatini	5	6	0

								2	Steffi Graf	7	4	6
	Judith Pölzl	4	2

3	Helena Suková	6	6
				3	Helena Suková	3	3

				2	Steffi Graf	6	6
	Bettina Fulco	4	4

2	Steffi Graf	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	M Navratilova	7	7
Q	I Budařová	4	6	5		S Goleš	6	6
	S Goleš	6	3	7					1	M Navratilova	6	6
	C Suire	6	6						Q	R Zrubáková	2	3
	L Lapi	3	2			C Suire	1	1
Q	R Zrubáková	6	6		Q	R Zrubáková	6	6
Q	L Meskhi	3	0										1	M Navratilova	6	6
14	C Tanvier	6	6										5	C Kohde-Kilsch	2	3
	S Parkhomenko	3	3		14	C Tanvier	0	6
	N Tauziat	6	6			N Tauziat	6	7
	P Medrado	1	4							N Tauziat	1	1
Q	L Ferrando	1	6	6					5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
Q	A Betzner	6	2	3	Q	L Ferrando	3	5
					5	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					4	G Sabatini	6	6
	MC Calleja	6	4	6		MC Calleja	2	1
	I Demongeot	3	6	4						4	G Sabatini	6	6
	N Dias	6	6	1						11	MJ Fernández	1	3
	A Villagrán	2	7	6		A Villagrán	2	3
	J Novotná	2	4		11	MJ Fernández	6	6
11	MJ Fernández	6	6											4	G Sabatini	6	6
10	R Reggi	6	6												A Sánchez Vicario	0	0
	P Tarabini	1	4		10	R Reggi	6	2	3
	C Nozzoli	6	1			A Sánchez Vicario	1	6	6
	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6								A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	I Cueto	6	6								I Cueto	3	1
	Annalla Dell'Orso	2	1			I Cueto	7	6
					7	C Lindqvist	6	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					6	B Bunge	6	3	4
	N Herreman	6	1	3		J Pölzl	4	6	6
	J Pölzl	3	6	6							J Pölzl	6	6
	F Bonsignori	6	6							Q	B Paulus	2	1
LL	J Byrne	1	3			F Bonsignori	0	3
Q	B Paulus	7	6		Q	B Paulus	6	6
9	S Hanika	6	3												J Pölzl	4	2
13	H Kelesi	7	6	4										3	H Suková	6	6
Q	N Bykova	6	7	6	Q	N Bykova	7	6
	A White	4	6	2		J Tremelling	5	2
	J Tremelling	6	3	6						Q	N Bykova	6	0
	R Maršíková	6	7							3	H Suková	7	6
	T Scheuer-Larsen	1	6			R Maršíková	6	5
					3	H Suková	7	7

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	K Maleeva	6	6
Q	C Singer	4	2			C Bartos-Cserepy	2	1
	C Bartos-Cserepy	6	6						8	K Maleeva	4	6
	B Fulco	6	6							B Fulco	6	7
	S Meier	4	2			B Fulco	6	6
	M Pérez Roldán	4	7	6		V Ruzici	1	1
	V Ruzici	6	6	7										B Fulco	4	4
12	L Savchenko	2	0^r										2	S Graf	6	6
	N Zvereva	6	3			N Zvereva	6	2
	S Cecchini	6	7			S Cecchini	7	6
	A Kanellopoulou	1	5							S Cecchini	1	5
	P Huber	6	6						2	S Graf	6	7
	K Horvath	2	1			P Huber	2	2
					2	S Graf	6	6

References

^ "Tennis: Graf takes 5th straight, holds off tiring Sabatini". Sun-Sentinel. 11 May 1987. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 178, 196–198. ISBN 9780002182690.