1987 Brasil Open – Singles

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

Singles
1987 Brasil Open
1986 Champion	Vicki Nelson-Dunbar
Champion	Neige Dias
Runner-up	Patricia Medrado
Score	6–0, 6–7, 6–4

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
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	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

References

• 1987 Brasil Open Draw