title: 1987 Dow Chemical Classic – Singles
text: # 1987 Dow Chemical Classic – Singles
  
  Pam Shriver was the three-time defending champion and won in the final against Larisa Savchenko, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Pam Shriver (champion)
  * Lori McNeil (third round)
  * Bettina Bunge (second round)
  * Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
  * Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
  * Sylvia Hanika (second round)
  * Carling Bassett (quarterfinals)
  * Larisa Savchenko (final)
  * Etsuko Inoue (semifinals)
  * Terry Phelps (first round)
  * Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)
  * Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  * Catherine Tanvier (second round)
  * Jo Durie (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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Nathalie Tauziat | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Nathalie Tauziat | 0 | 1 | 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Etsuko Inoue | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Etsuko Inoue | 6 | 6 | | Etsuko Inoue | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Carling Bassett | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Carling Bassett | 2 | 0 | | | | | 1 | Pam Shriver | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 2 | 2 |
  | 5 | Elizabeth Smylie | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 2 | 2 |
  | | Eva Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Eva Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | Eva Pfaff | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 7 | 6 | 8 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 11 | Rosalyn Fairbank | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Mochizuki | 4 | 3 | | | E Reinach | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | P Paradis | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | D Van Rensburg | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 4 | 6 | | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Schimper | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | C Tanvier | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | C Tanvier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 0 | 1 |
  | | E Minter | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Moulton | 6 | 3 | 3 | | N Bykova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Bykova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Croft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Burgin | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | E Burgin | 7 | 7 | | | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | S Hanika | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | B Bunge | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Parkhomenko | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Parkhomenko | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Field | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | S Parkhomenko | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | B Herr | 7 | 3 | 6 | | B Herr | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Jagerman | 3 | 4 | | 9 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 |
  | | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Bassett | 2 | 0 |
  | | N Dias | 3 | 3 | | | A Henricksson | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Casale | 4 | 7 | 9 | | S Walsh-Pete | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | S Walsh-Pete | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | C Bassett | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Reeves | 3 | 1 | | | S Gomer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | C Bassett | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Keil | 6 | 6 | | | K Keil | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Minter | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | N Provis | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | V Lake | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | V Lake | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Lake | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kijimuta | 4 | 7 | 7 | | A Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | J Durie | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Smylie | 1 | 3 |
  | | A Henricksson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 |
  | | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Pfaff | 7 | 6 | | | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Benjamin | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
  | LL | M Lindström | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | A White | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A White | 6 | 6 | | | A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | C Lindqvist | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Salmon | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | B Cordwell | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Cordwell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Hobbs | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Q | S Leo | 1 | 4 | | | A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W White | 6 | 7 | | | W White | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | T Phelps | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Savchenko | 7 | 6 |
  | 11 | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Fairbank | 5 | 4 |
  | | B Bowes | 2 | 1 | | 11 | R Fairbank | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Byrne | 3 | 3 | | Q | K Okamoto | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | R Fairbank | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | J Novotná | 4 | 2 | | | G Magers | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  