1987 WTA Argentine Open – Singles

Singles
1987 WTA Argentine Open
1986 Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Isabel Cueto
Final score	6–0, 6–2

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 Vasquez (Second Round)
13. Katrina Adams (First Round)
14. Lea Antonoplis (Second Round)
15. n/a
16. n/a

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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 Duell	4	7	6				K Duell	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 Vasquez	6	6																		4	P Tarabini	5	4
	B Diesner	3	3				12	P Vasquez	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 Rapponi-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 Skulj	6	6					K Skulj	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

References

• 1987 WTA Argentine Open Draw