Gunnera

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.

Draw

Key

	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