# 1987 South Australian Open – Singles

Wally Masur defeated Bill Scanlon 6–4, 7–6 to secure the title.

## Seeds

* Ramesh Krishnan (quarterfinals)
* Amos Mansdorf (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Matt Anger (second round)
* Eddie Edwards (first round)
* Broderick Dyke (second round)
* Wally Masur (champion)
* Nduka Odizor (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 |
| 8 | Nduka Odizor | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Bill Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bill Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Bill Scanlon | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Wally Masur | 6 | 7 |
| | Michiel Schapers | 4 | 0 | | 7 | Wally Masur | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Wally Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Krishnan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | J Carlsson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 1 | R Krishnan | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Pearce | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | N Odizor | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Lane | 7 | 6 | | WC | A Lane | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Carter | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | N Odizor | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Odizor | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Odizor | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| LL | B Derlin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Barr | 3 | 4 | | LL | B Derlin | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Scanlon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | B Scanlon | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | D Tyson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | G Michibata | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 6 | 6 | | | G Michibata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Bates | 3 | 4 | | 6 | B Dyke | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Dyke | 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 | E Edwards | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | J Fitzgerald | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 7 | 6 | | | D Goldie | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Bloom | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | S Youl | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Schapers | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 7 | 7 | | | M Schapers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Drewett | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | M Anger | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Anger | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | M Schapers | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | W Masur | 6 | 6 |
| | K Jones | 4 | 2 | | 7 | W Masur | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 4 | 7 | 2 | | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Matuszewski | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | A Mansdorf | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Levine | 3 | 7 | 6 | | J Levine | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | A Mansdorf | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Mansdorf | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |