1987 Brazilian Open – Singles

Vicki Nelson-Dunbar was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Olga Tsarbopoulou.

Singles
1987 Brazilian Open
1986 Champion	Vicki Nelson-Dunbar
Champion	Neige Dias
Runner-up	Patricia Medrado
Score	6–0, 6–7, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Neige Dias won in the final 6–0, 6–7, 6–4 against Patricia Medrado.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Isabel Cueto (second round)
2. Bettina Fulco (semifinals)
3. Christiane Jolissaint (second round)
4. Laura Garrone (quarterfinals)
5. Mercedes Paz (quarterfinals)
6. Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
7. Vicki Nelson-Dunbar (first round)
8. Adriana Villagrán (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	I Cueto	6	6
		J Golder	1	0				1	B Fulco	1	3
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	6	6
	Q	P Etchemendy	2	4												A Frazier	6	3	6
		M Brown	4	7	3										6	B Paulus	1	6	1
		J Hetherington	6	6	6				J Hetherington	4	r
		S La Fratta	4	0				6	B Paulus	5
	6	B Paulus	6	6																			A Frazier	1	1
	4	L Garrone	6	6																			N Dias	6	6
		A Betzner	4	3				4	L Garrone	6	6
	Q	C Christian	6	3				Q	C Christian	1	1
		C Monteiro	1	0	r										4	L Garrone	3	2
		P Vásquez	3	1												N Dias	6	6
		N Dias	6	6					N Dias	6	6
		C Bakkum	7	6					C Bakkum	0	1
	8	A Villagrán	5	2																										Neige Dias	6	6	6
	5	M Paz	6	6																										Patricia Medrado	0	7	4
	Q	S Hack	2	3				5	M Paz	6	6
		L Corsato	6	7					L Corsato	2	0
		K Adams	3	5											5	M Paz	6	5	0
		P Medrado	6	3	6											P Medrado	2	7	6
		A Vieira	2	6	0				P Medrado	6	6
		M-C Damas	2	4				3	C Jolissaint	3	1
	3	C Jolissaint	6	6																			P Medrado	6	6
	7	V Nelson-Dunbar	3	3																		2	B Fulco	4	1
		O Tsarbopoulou	6	6					O Tsarbopoulou	4	4
		G Miró	3	6	4				C Cohen	6	6
	Q	C Cohen	6	1	6											C Cohen	4	1
		E Raponi-Longo	6	6	7										2	B Fulco	6	6
		L Antonoplis	2	7	6				E Raponi-Longo	6	1	1
		L Lapi	6	1				2	B Fulco	3	6	6
	2	B Fulco	7	6

External links

• 1987 Brazilian Open draw