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1987 Italian Open – Women's singles

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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
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1985 · Italian Open · 1988 →

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]

Seeds[edit]

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

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[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

	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[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

Section 3[edit]

	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[edit]

	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	0r																		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[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)