title: 1987 Brasil Open – Singles
text: # 1987 Brasil Open – Singles
  
  Vicki Nelson-Dunbar was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Olga Tsarbopoulou.
  
  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.
  
  * Isabel Cueto (second round)
  * Bettina Fulco (semifinals)
  * Christiane Jolissaint (second round)
  * Laura Garrone (quarterfinals)
  * Mercedes Paz (quarterfinals)
  * Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
  * Vicki Nelson-Dunbar (first round)
  * 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  