Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1987 French Open. It was her first major singles title, and the first of an eventual 22 such titles. Chris Evert was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated by Navratilova in the semifinals in a rematch of the previous three years' finals. This tournament marked the major debut for future world No. 1 and French Open champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

• # 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (final) • # Steffi Graf (champion) • # 🇺🇸 Chris Evert (semifinals) • # Hana Mandlíková (second round) • # Helena Suková (fourth round) • # 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals) • # 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals) • # Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals) • # 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (first round) • # 🇺🇸 Kathy Rinaldi (third round) • # 🇸🇪 Catarina Lindqvist (second round) • # 🇧🇬 Katerina Maleeva (fourth round) • # 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (second round) • # 🇮🇹 Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals) • # Sylvia Hanika (fourth round) • # 🇺🇸 Melissa Gurney (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8