1987 Italian Open – Women's singles
# 1987 Italian Open – Women's singles

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.

## 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

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 3 | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 0 | 0 | | | | | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | Judith Pölzl | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | 3 | Helena Suková | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bettina Fulco | 4 | 4 | 2 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | |
