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

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

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

Draw

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	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

External links

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