# 1987 WCT Scottsdale Open – Singles

John McEnroe was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Brad Gilbert won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Eliot Teltscher.

## Seeds

* Mats Wilander (first round)
* Tim Mayotte (second round)
* Brad Gilbert (champion)
* David Pate (semifinals)
* Johan Kriek (quarterfinals)
* Kevin Curren (quarterfinals)
* Eliot Teltscher (final)
* Jay Berger (first round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Eliot Teltscher | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | David Pate | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | David Pate | 6 | 5 | 7 | Eliot Teltscher | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | 3 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 6 | 3 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Michael Chang | 3 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Wilander | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 7 | 6 | | | D Goldie | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 6 | 7 | | | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Willenborg | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | P Lundgren | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 7 | E Teltscher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 0 | 7 | 4 | | J Grabb | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rive | 2 | 2 | | 7 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Teltscher | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Pate | 6 | 5 |
| | M Purcell | 3 | 1 | | 4 | D Pate | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Donnelly | 7 | 4 | 1 | | T Witsken | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | D Pate | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | R Leach | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | K Curren | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | R Acuña | 7 | 7 | | Q | R Acuña | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Failla | 4 | 2 | | 6 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | J Kriek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Yzaga | 6 | 2 | | 5 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Pearce | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Pearce | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Gyetko | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | J Kriek | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 2 | 4 | | | D Rostagno | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer | 3 | 2 | | 3 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | J Berger | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Chang | 3 | 4 |
| WC | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Chang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Flur | 3 | 0 | | | B Testerman | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | K Flach | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | J Lozano | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Lozano | 7 | 4 | 6 | | J Lozano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Levine | 4 | 1 | | 2 | T Mayotte | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |