# 1987 Virginia Slims of Indianapolis – Singles

Zina Garrison was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Halle Cioffi won the title by defeating Anne Smith 4–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
* Kate Gompert (third round)
* Helen Kelesi (third round)
* Kathleen Horvath (second round, retired)
* Natasha Zvereva (third round)
* Stephanie Rehe (second round, retired)
* Terry Phelps (quarterfinals)
* Alycia Moulton (second round)
* Elly Hakami (quarterfinals)
* Melissa Gurney (first round)
* Gretchen Rush (quarterfinals)
* Beverly Bowes (first round)
* Michelle Torres (third round)
* Hu Na (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Barbara Potter | 7 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Halle Cioffi | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Halle Cioffi | 5 | 5 | | Halle Cioffi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Leila Meskhi | 7 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | Leila Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | Leila Meskhi | 7 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Terry Phelps | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Terry Phelps | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Halle Cioffi | 4 | 6 | 7$^{12}$ |
| | | | | | | | | | Anne Smith | 6 | 4 | 6$^{10}$ |
| 14 | Hu Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Anne Smith | 6 | 4 | 6$^{10}$ |
| 11 | Gretchen Rush | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Gretchen Rush | 1 | 2 | 14 | Hu Na | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Anne Smith | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anne Smith | 6 | 6 | | Anne Smith | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Elly Hakami | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | B Potter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 0 | 6 | 7 | | S Sloane | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 1 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 13 | M Torres | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 6 | 6 | | | L Antonoplis | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C MacGregor | 2 | 0 | | 13 | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Potter | 7 | 2$^r$ |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 5 | 5 |
| | G Purdy | 3 | 3 | | | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Louie Harper | 7 | 6 | | | P Louie Harper | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Schwartz | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | M Mesker | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 6 | | | M Mesker | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Rehe | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | H Kelesi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Thomas | 3 | 3 | | | M Bollegraf | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | H Kelesi | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| LL | S Reece | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 1 | 2 | | LL | S Reece | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 7 | 6 | | | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Gurney | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | B Bowes | 7 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Phelps | 2 | 4 |
| | S Mascarin | 5 | 7 | 0 | | S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Holdren | 6 | 6 | 1 | | C Benjamin | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | S Mascarin | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | G Kim | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 7 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 6 | 1 | 6 | | H Ludloff | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | T Phelps | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | N Zvereva | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 4 | 7 | 4 | | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | N Zvereva | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Hansel | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | H Na | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Mundel | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | H Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | H Na | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | H Na | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | G Magers | 1 | 2 |
| | M Lindström | 1 | 2 | | 11 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 3 | 5 | | | N Bykova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Bykova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 11 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Jaggard | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 2 | 6 | 7 | | M Jaggard | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | K Horvath | 5 | r | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | A Moulton | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Baranski | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Barg | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | H ter Riet | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | H ter Riet | 5 | 6 | 6 | | H ter Riet | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 7 | 5 | 2 | | P Hy | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Smith | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | E Hakami | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | E Hakami | 4 | 0 |
| | J Byrne | 5 | 4 | | 9 | E Hakami | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M van der Torre | 7 | 6 | 7 | | M van der Torre | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | E Hakami | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | AM Fernandez | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | K Gompert | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | D Faber | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Faber | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |