# 1987 Virginia Slims of San Diego – Singles

Melissa Gurney was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Elly Hakami.
Raffaella Reggi won the title by defeating Anne Minter 6–0, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Lori McNeil (semifinals)
* Kate Gompert (quarterfinals)
* Raffaella Reggi (champion)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)
* Melissa Gurney (second round)
* Robin White (second round)
* Terry Phelps (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
* Wendy White (second round)
* Alycia Moulton (first round)
* Eva Pfaff (first round)
* Marianne Werdel (first round)
* Kathleen Horvath (third round)
* Michelle Torres (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lori McNeil | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elly Hakami | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elly Hakami | 3 | 6 | | 1 | Lori McNeil | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anne Minter | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Nathalie Herreman | 2 | 4 | | | Anne Minter | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Anne Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Anne Minter | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Raffaella Reggi | 6 | 6 |
| | Isabelle Demongeot | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Raffaella Reggi | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Raffaella Reggi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Raffaella Reggi | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Raffaella Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Kate Gompert | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Spence | 3 | 1 | | | S Goleš | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | L McNeil | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | P Louie Harper | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Louie Harper | 6 | 7 | | | P Louie Harper | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kim | 6 | 6 | | | G Kim | 7 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Moulton | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L McNeil | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | M Werdel | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Hakami | 3 | 6 |
| | B Nagelsen | 6 | 5 | 6 | | B Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | P Fendick | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reis | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Nagelsen | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Hakami | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 2 | 3 | | | E Hakami | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | M Gurney | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 4 | R Fairbank | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| N Herreman | 6 | 6 | | | N Herreman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| P Smith | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | N Herreman | 6 | 7 | | | |
| H Ludloff | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Lindström | 4 | 6 | | | |
| A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | A Villagrán | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| E Minter | 4 | 7 | 2 | | M Lindström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| M Lindström | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | N Herreman | 2 | 4 |
| J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Minter | 6 | 6 |
| Wendy Ouwendijk | 1 | 3 | | | J Novotná | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Linda Allred | 2 | 1 | | | A Minter | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Minter | 7 | 6 | | | |
| M Pérez Roldán | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | T Phelps | 5 | 3 | | | |
| C Suire | 6 | 3 | 5 | | M Pérez Roldán | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | T Phelps | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | R White | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 4 | 2 | | | I Demongeot | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Tarabini | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 7 | 2 | 3 | | P Tarabini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | W White | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | W White | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | E Pfaff | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Reggi | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Karlsson | 6 | 4 | 7 | | C Karlsson | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 4 | 3 | | | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Garrone | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | S Walsh-Pete | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Croft | 7 | 4 | 1 | | S Walsh-Pete | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 2 | 4 | | | E Burgin | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 13 | K Horvath | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor | 5 | 7 | 6 | | Ca MacGregor | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | 13 | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Torres | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | S Gomer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Gompert | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | L Gregory | 6 | 4 | | | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Keil | 6 | 6 | 6 | | E Okagawa | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Okagawa | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | S Gomer | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 0 | 4 | | C Benjamin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |