1987 French Open – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
1987 French Open
Final
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
Score6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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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.[1]

This tournament marked the major debut for future world No. 1 and French Open champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

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  1.   Martina Navratilova (final)
  2.   Steffi Graf (champion)
  3.   Chris Evert (semifinals)
  4.   Hana Mandlíková (second round)
  5.   Helena Suková (fourth round)
  6.   Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
  7.   Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
  8.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
  9.   Lori McNeil (first round)
  10.   Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
  11.   Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
  12.   Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
  13.   Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
  14.   Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
  15.   Sylvia Hanika (fourth round)
  16.   Melissa Gurney (first round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Martina Navratilova 6 6
8   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1 2
1   Martina Navratilova 6 6
3   Chris Evert 2 2
3   Chris Evert 6 6
14   Raffaella Reggi 2 2
1   Martina Navratilova 4 6 6
2   Steffi Graf 6 4 8
7   Gabriela Sabatini 6 6
    Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 0
7   Gabriela Sabatini 4 6 5
2   Steffi Graf 6 4 7
6   Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 4 1
2   Steffi Graf 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   M Navratilova 6 79
  C Tanvier 3 67 1   M Navratilova 6 2 6
  A Villagrán 6 6   A Villagrán 0 6 2
  J Mundel 0 4 1   M Navratilova 6 6
WC   A Dechaume 3 6 3   P Huber 1 1
WC   L Vanhille 6 1 6 WC   L Vanhille 3 1
  P Huber 7 7   P Huber 6 6
  G Kim 5 5 1   M Navratilova 6 6
  M Bollegraf 6 6 15   S Hanika 0 2
  N Jagerman 3 3   M Bollegraf 4 6 3
  L Garrone 6 6   L Garrone 6 2 6
  A-M Fernandez 1 2   L Garrone 4 3
  L Drescher 6 0 1 15   S Hanika 6 6
  M Pérez Roldán 0 6 6   M Pérez Roldán 2 4
  N Dias 2 1 15   S Hanika 6 6
15   S Hanika 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   K Rinaldi 6 6
  V Nelson-Dunbar 2 1 10   K Rinaldi 3 6 7
  J Halard 5 77 6   J Halard 6 1 5
Q   H Fukárková 7 65 2 10   K Rinaldi 1 3
  I Cueto 6 6   N Tauziat 6 6
  P Medrado 3 2   I Cueto 2 6 3
  N Tauziat 7 3 6   N Tauziat 6 0 6
  J Byrne 5 6 3   N Tauziat 1 6 0
  C Bassett 6 6 8   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 3 6
  A Kijimuta 1 3   C Bassett 6 63 6
  R Maršíková 4 6 6   R Maršíková 2 77 3
  B Bowes 6 3 2   C Bassett 5 3
Q   I Kuczyńska 6 6 8   C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6
  M Van Nostrand 1 3 Q   I Kuczyńska 2 2
  P Hy 2 3 8   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
8   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   C Evert 6 6
  E Pfaff 1 3 3   C Evert 6 7
  P Tarabini 2 5   I Demongeot 3 5
  I Demongeot 6 7 3   C Evert 6 6
  A Devries 4 4   E Krapl 2 0
  E Krapl 6 6   E Krapl 7 5 6
  V Ruzici 6 6   V Ruzici 5 7 4
  K Böhmová 3 2 3   C Evert 6 6
WC   S Niox-Château 2 6 6 12   K Maleeva 3 1
WC   E Derly 6 4 2 WC   S Niox-Château 4 3
  K Gompert 64 6 8   K Gompert 6 6
  E Reinach 77 3 6   K Gompert 66 1
WC   M-C Calleja 0 0 12   K Maleeva 78 6
  B Fulco 6 6   B Fulco 3 6 4
Q   P Barg 2 1 12   K Maleeva 6 2 6
12   K Maleeva 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   R Reggi 6 6
LL   C Singer 4 1 14   R Reggi 6 6
  L Gildemeister 2 4   S Gomer 3 3
  S Gomer 6 6 14   R Reggi 7 6
  W Probst 3 0   A Minter 5 2
  A Minter 6 6   A Minter 77 6
  E Okagawa 2 1   S Sloane 63 4
  S Sloane 6 6 14   R Reggi 6 4 6
WC   C Suire 3 7 6 5   H Suková 3 6 2
WC   P Etchemendy 6 5 1 WC   C Suire 77 3 0
  N Zvereva 6 6   N Zvereva 63 6 6
  M Mesker 2 3   N Zvereva 1 3
  G Magers 6 6 5   H Suková 6 6
  D Spence 2 3   G Magers 3 1
  D Van Rensburg 1 1 5   H Suková 6 6
5   H Suková 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   G Sabatini 6 6
LL   M van der Torre 0 2 7   G Sabatini 6 6
LL   K Karlsson 6 5 0 Q   L Ferrando 2 4
Q   L Ferrando 2 7 6 7   G Sabatini 6 2 6
  C Benjamin 7 6   C Benjamin 0 6 2
  T Mochizuki 5 3   C Benjamin 6 6
  M Werdel 2 4 WC   M Laval 0 2
WC   M Laval 6 6 7   G Sabatini 6 6
  T Phelps 6 0 6 Q   K Schimper 4 1
Q   R Rajchrtová 3 6 4   T Phelps 6 6
  J Wiesner 6 6   J Wiesner 3 3
  E Smylie 2 2   T Phelps 79 2 2
  M Lindström 63 2 Q   K Schimper 67 6 6
Q   K Schimper 77 6 Q   K Schimper 4 6 6
  L Bonder 6 6   L Bonder 6 3 4
9   L McNeil 3 3

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   M Gurney 4 2
  N Provis 6 6   N Provis 4 4
  S Mascarin 2 4   B Paulus 6 6
  B Paulus 6 6   B Paulus 4 2
  A Croft 6 3 1   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  G Dinu 2 6 6   G Dinu 0 2
  E Burgin 5 3   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  A Sánchez Vicario 7 6   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  E Minter 5 3   C Karlsson 1 4
  C Karlsson 7 6   C Karlsson 6 3 9
  C Porwik 77 6   C Porwik 4 6 7
  F Bonsignori 64 4   C Karlsson 6 4 7
  N Herreman 6 6   N Herreman 3 6 5
  L Field 4 2   N Herreman 6 77
  M Jaušovec 0 0 4   H Mandlíková 4 65
4   H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   M Maleeva-Fragnière 3 6 6
  A-M Cecchini 6 3 3 6   M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
  T Holladay 2 3   D Balestrat 2 0
  D Balestrat 6 6 6   M Maleeva-Fragnière 5 6 6
  B Herr 2 4 Q   S Wasserman 7 3 1
  G Fernández 6 6   G Fernández 3 2
  H ter Riet 1 1 Q   S Wasserman 6 6
Q   S Wasserman 6 6 6   M Maleeva-Fragnière 78 6
  S Walsh-Pete 2 3   S Rehe 66 1
  A Kanellopoulou 6 6   A Kanellopoulou 6 0 6
  R Fairbank 2 3   H Cioffi 1 6 3
  H Cioffi 6 6   A Kanellopoulou 63 3
  S Rehe 6 6   S Rehe 77 6
  A Henricksson 3 2   S Rehe 77 1 6
  K Horvath 6 0 2 13   M J Fernández 64 6 4
13   M J Fernández 4 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   C Lindqvist 6 77
  M Paz 0 65 11   C Lindqvist 5 5
  S Meier 6 0 2   H Kelesi 7 7
  H Kelesi 2 6 6   H Kelesi 6 6
  T Scheuer-Larsen 7 6   M Torres 1 3
  S Goleš 5 2   T Scheuer-Larsen 6 4 3
  K Okamoto 61 0   M Torres 4 6 6
  M Torres 77 6   H Kelesi 63 2
  C Nozzoli 4 1 2   S Graf 77 6
Q   R Zrubáková 6 6 Q   R Zrubáková 3 6 4
  J Novotná 6 6   J Novotná 6 4 6
  J Durie 3 1   J Novotná 0 1
  I Budařová 710 6 2   S Graf 6 6
LL   G Miró 68 3   I Budařová 1 1
  C Cserepy 1 1 2   S Graf 6 6
2   S Graf 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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