Singles
1987 Dow Chemical Classic
Champion	Pam Shriver
Runner-up	Larisa Savchenko
Score	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Draw	56
Seeds	14

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.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Pam Shriver	6	6
	12	Nathalie Tauziat	0	1
								1	Pam Shriver	6	6
									Etsuko Inoue	2	4
	9	Etsuko Inoue	6	6
	7	Carling Bassett	2	0
															1	Pam Shriver	4	6	6
															8	Larisa Savchenko	6	2	2
	5	Elizabeth Smylie	1	3
		Eva Pfaff	6	6
									Eva Pfaff	3	0
								8	Larisa Savchenko	6	6
	8	Larisa Savchenko	7	6
	11	Rosalyn Fairbank	5	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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

External links

• WTA tournament draws
• ITF tournament draws