# 1987 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but did not participate this year.
Tim Mayotte won the title, defeating John McEnroe, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Mats Wilander (second round)
* Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
* Brad Gilbert (second round)
* John McEnroe (final)
* Tim Mayotte (champion)
* Emilio Sánchez (third round)
* Tim Wilkison (third round)
* Eric Jelen (third round)
* Milan Šrejber (semifinals)
* Karel Nováček (quarterfinals)
* Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)
* Ramesh Krishnan (second round)
* Andrei Chesnokov (second round)
* Paul Annacone (quarterfinals)
* Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
* Amos Mansdorf (semifinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Amos Mansdorf | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | John McEnroe | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | John McEnroe | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 5 | Tim Mayotte | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Tim Mayotte | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Milan Šrejber | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Wilander | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 7 | 5 | 6 | | J Gunnarsson | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Moor | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | J Gunnarsson | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Blackman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | A Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Mattar | 6 | 2 | | Q | M Blackman | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | K Nováček | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | K Nováček | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 6 | 6 | 6 | | E Edwards | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Donnelly | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | K Nováček | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B Moir | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | E Jelen | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Dickson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Dickson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | E Jelen | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Steyn | 3 | 1 | | M Purcell | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | T Šmíd | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | T Šmíd | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Hlasek | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 11 | J Hlasek | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Agassi | 2 | 2 | | D Visser | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Visser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | J Hlasek | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Volkov | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | E Sánchez | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 7 | 6 | | D Rostagno | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 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 | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Freeman | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Muller | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Muller | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | B Testerman | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 3 | 6 | 7 | | B Testerman | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | R Krishnan | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | P Annacone | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | 14 | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 7 | 6 | | | L Lavalle | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | B Dyke | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Pearce | 2 | 6 | | | B Dyke | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | T Wilkison | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | T Wilkison | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Flur | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | M Šrejber | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | M Šrejber | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Šrejber | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | S Živojinović | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | S Casal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Anger | 3 | 4 | | | S Casal | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |