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.


 * 1) 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander (champion)
 * 2) 🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez (second round)
 * 3) 🇸🇪 Kent Carlsson (final)
 * 4) 🇦🇷 Martín Jaite (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇸🇪 Joakim Nyström (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇫🇷 Tarik Benhabiles (second round)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Thierry Tulasne (second round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Jimmy Arias (second round)
 * 9) 🇺🇸 Jay Berger (second round)
 * 10) 🇦🇷 Guillermo Pérez Roldán (semifinals)
 * 11) 🇦🇷 Horacio de la Peña (first round)
 * 12) 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (third round)
 * 13) 🇺🇸 Mel Purcell (second round)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (third round)
 * 15) 🇺🇸 Todd Witsken (second round)
 * 16)  Diego Pérez (third round)