# 1987 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Singles

Andrés Gómez was the defending champion but he lost in the second round to Gary Muller. Top-seeded Mats Wilander claimed the title by defeating Kent Carlsson in the final, as he had in Boston a week earlier.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Mats Wilander (champion)
* Andrés Gómez (second round)
* Kent Carlsson (final)
* Martín Jaite (quarterfinals)
* Joakim Nyström (semifinals)
* Tarik Benhabiles (second round)
* Thierry Tulasne (second round)
* Jimmy Arias (second round)
* Jay Berger (second round)
* Guillermo Pérez Roldán (semifinals)
* Horacio de la Peña (first round)
* Guillermo Vilas (third round)
* Mel Purcell (second round)
* Andre Agassi (third round)
* Todd Witsken (second round)
* Diego Pérez (third 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Richey Reneberg | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Richey Reneberg | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Joakim Nyström | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Martín Jaite | 6 | 0 | | 5 | Joakim Nyström | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | Joakim Nyström | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Joakim Nyström | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Mats Wilander | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kent Carlsson | 5 | 3 |
| | Patrik Kühnen | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kent Carlsson | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Kent Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kent Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Kent Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | G Pérez Roldán | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | G Pérez Roldán | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | G Pérez Roldán | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Gary Muller | 6 | 3 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Wilander | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras | 6 | 6 | | | L Shiras | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buckley | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | M Wilander | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | F Cancellotti | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | D Pérez | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | F Luna | 6 | 6 | | | F Luna | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Acuña | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | D Pérez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | D Pérez | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | J Berger | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | WC | R Reneberg | 4 | 4 |
| | C Panatta | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | J Berger | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Willenborg | 6 | 6 | | | B Willenborg | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | B Willenborg | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | R Reneberg | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | WC | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | J Arias | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Jaite | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Gildemeister | 3 | 3 | | Q | H Chapacú | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Chapacú | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Jaite | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | P McEnroe | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 14 | A Agassi | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Nijssen | 6 | 6 | | | T Nijssen | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Svantesson | 3 | 5 | | 14 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Agassi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Jaite | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Nyström | 7 | 6 |
| Q | B Page | 2 | 2 | | 12 | G Vilas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Parker | 3 | 6 | 4 | | D Tarr | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tarr | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 12 | G Vilas | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Mmoh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Nyström | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Avendaño | 3 | 0 | | | T Mmoh | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Nyström | 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | T Benhabiles | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 6 | 6 | | | J Brown | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Maciel | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Brown | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Moir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Kühnen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Castle | 1 | 3 | | | B Moir | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 4 | 7 | 6 | | P Kühnen | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | H de la Peña | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | P Kühnen | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Carlsson | 7 | 6 |
| Q | Á Jordan | 3 | 3 | | 13 | M Purcell | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pecci | 3 | 2 | | Q | J Frana | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Frana | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Frana | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Cassidy | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Cassidy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | T Tulasne | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pimek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | L Pimek | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | L Pimek | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | F Davín | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 10 | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Youl | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Moraing | 4 | 4 | | 10 | G Pérez Roldán | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | G Pérez Roldán | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Muller | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | T Högstedt | 1 | 3 | | 15 | T Witsken | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Miniussi | 6 | 6 | | | C Miniussi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cox | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Miniussi | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Muller | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Meinecke | 0 | 6 | | | G Muller | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Gómez | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |