1987 WTA Argentine Open – Singles

Singles
1987 WTA Argentine Open
1986 Champion Gabriela Sabatini
Champion Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up Isabel Cueto
Score6–0, 6–2
Draw56
Seeds16

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion and won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Isabel Cueto.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
  2. Isabel Cueto (final)
  3. Bettina Fulco (semifinals)
  4. Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
  5. Christiane Jolissaint (second round)
  6. Laura Garrone (quarterfinals)
  7. Mercedes Paz (quarterfinals)
  8. Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
  9. Vicki Nelson-Dunbar (third round)
  10. Adriana Villagrán (first round)
  11. Gisele Miró (quarterfinals)
  12. Pilar Vásquez (second round)
  13. Katrina Adams (first round)
  14. Lea Antonoplis (second round)
  15. n/a
  16. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Gabriela Sabatini 6 6  
3 Bettina Fulco 0 2  
1 Gabriela Sabatini 6 6  
2 Isabel Cueto 0 3  
8 Barbara Paulus 2 6 1
2 Isabel Cueto 6 3 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 G Sabatini 6 6  
  J Hetherington 6 4 6   J Hetherington 4 2  
  C Cohen 2 6 1 1 G Sabatini 6 6  
  A Betzner 6 6     A Betzner 1 2  
  L Gould 3 0     A Betzner 7 6  
  I Crudo 4 6 2 14 L Antonoplis 6 2  
14 L Antonoplis 6 2 6 1 G Sabatini 7 6  
  P Etchemendy 1 6   7 M Paz 5 2  
  L Spadea 6 7     L Spadea 5 6 6
  K Düll 4 7 6   K Düll 7 4 4
  S Norris 6 6 2   L Spadea 2 2  
  B Reinstadler 5 3   7 M Paz 6 6  
  L Tella 7 6     L Tella 4 0  
7 M Paz 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 B Fulco 6 6  
  S Schilder 6 1 0   L Corsato 3 0  
  L Corsato 2 6 6 3 B Fulco 6 6  
  C Bakkum 3 3   9 V Nelson-Dunbar 0 4  
  L Pennington 6 6     L Pennington 0 2  
  L Bartlett 1 5   9 V Nelson-Dunbar 6 6  
9 V Nelson-Dunbar 6 7   3 B Fulco 5 6 6
12 G Miró 6 6   12 G Miró 7 2 2
  A Grunfeld 1 1   12 G Miró 3 6 6
  A Radics 5 1     N Marcucci 6 3 3
  N Marcucci 7 6   12 G Miró 6 6  
  E Galphin 6 6     E Galphin 1 0  
  C Jones 0 0     E Galphin 6 6  
5 C Jolissaint 4 4  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 B Paulus 6 6  
  J Golder 2 6 3   A Tiezzi 4 3  
  A Tiezzi 6 2 6 8 B Paulus 6 6  
  C Christian 6 6     C Christian 1 2  
  K Oberleitner 2 3     C Christian 6 6  
  A Gerber 3 6 6   A Gerber 1 4  
  G Mosca 6 0 1 8 B Paulus 7 6  
12 P Vásquez 6 6   4 P Tarabini 5 4  
  B Diesner 3 3   12 P Vásquez 3 6 2
  S La Fratta 5 1     O Tsarbopoulou 6 1 6
  O Tsarbopoulou 7 6     O Tsarbopoulou 5 7 0
  M Strebel 6 6   4 P Tarabini 7 6 6
  E Raponi-Longo 1 1     M Strebel 1 5  
4 P Tarabini 6 7  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 L Garrone 6 6  
  M-C Damas 3 r     P Ritter 1 4  
  P Ritter 6     6 L Garrone 6 6  
  L Lapi 6 6     L Lapi 1 2  
  M Brown 1 1     L Lapi 6 6  
  A Vieira 6 6     A Vieira 1 0  
13 K Adams 3 4   6 L Garrone 3 3  
10 A Villagrán 2 0   2 I Cueto 6 6  
  K Škulj 6 6     K Škulj 0 4  
  Y der Kinderen 6 6     Y der Kinderen 6 6  
  G Faria 3 2     Y der Kinderen 6 6 1
  S Hack 6 6   2 I Cueto 7 2 6
  A Frazier 3 3     S Hack 6 5  
2 I Cueto 7 7