1987 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Singles

Singles
1987 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion Sweden Mats Wilander
Runner-up Sweden Kent Carlsson
Final score 7–5, 6–3

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.[1]

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. Sweden Mats Wilander (Champion)
  2. Ecuador Andrés Gómez (Second Round)
  3. Sweden Kent Carlsson (Final)
  4. Argentina Martín Jaite (Quarterfinals)
  5. Sweden Joakim Nyström (Semifinals)
  6. France Tarik Benhabiles (Second Round)
  7. France Thierry Tulasne (Second Round)
  8. United States Jimmy Arias (Second Round)
  1. United States Jay Berger (Second Round)
  2. Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán (Semifinals)
  3. Argentina Horacio de la Peña (First Round)
  4. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (Third Round)
  5. United States Mel Purcell (Second Round)
  6. United States Andre Agassi (Third Round)
  7. United States Todd Witsken (Second Round)
  8. Uruguay Diego Pérez (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  Sweden Mats Wilander 6 6    
WC  United States Richey Reneberg 4 4    
  1  Sweden Mats Wilander 6 7    
  5  Sweden Joakim Nyström 4 5    
4  Argentina Martín Jaite 6 0  
  5  Sweden Joakim Nyström 7 6    
    1  Sweden Mats Wilander 7 6  
  3  Sweden Kent Carlsson 5 3  
     West Germany Patrik Kühnen 6 1    
3  Sweden Kent Carlsson 7 6    
  3  Sweden Kent Carlsson 6 6  
  10  Argentina G Pérez Roldán 2 2    
10  Argentina G Pérez Roldán 1 6 6
     South Africa Gary Muller 6 3 4  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Sweden M Wilander 6 7    
   United States L Shiras 6 6          United States L Shiras 1 5    
   United States Mark Buckley 1 4         1  Sweden M Wilander 7 7    
   Italy F Cancellotti 4 3         16  Uruguay D Pérez 5 5    
   Spain F Luna 6 6          Spain F Luna 0 3  
Q  Chile R Acuña 4 7 1     16  Uruguay D Pérez 6 6    
16  Uruguay D Pérez 6 5 6       1  Sweden M Wilander 6 6  
9  United States J Berger 6 5 7       WC  United States R Reneberg 4 4  
   Italy C Panatta 2 7 5     9  United States J Berger 7 5 4  
   United States B Willenborg 6 6          United States B Willenborg 6 7 6  
   Canada M Wostenholme 1 0            United States B Willenborg 6 0  
   Peru P Arraya 2 3         WC  United States R Reneberg 7 6    
WC  United States R Reneberg 6 6       WC  United States R Reneberg 6 6 11
    8  United States J Arias 7 4 9  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  Argentina M Jaite 6 6    
WC  Chile H Gildemeister 3 3       Q  Paraguay H Chapacú 3 2    
Q  Paraguay H Chapacú 6 6         4  Argentina M Jaite 4 6 6  
WC  United States P McEnroe 4 4         14  United States A Agassi 6 4 2  
   Netherlands T Nijssen 6 6          Netherlands T Nijssen 2 4  
Q  Sweden T Svantesson 3 5       14  United States A Agassi 6 6    
14  United States A Agassi 6 7         4  Argentina M Jaite 6 0  
12  Argentina G Vilas 6 6         5  Sweden J Nyström 7 6  
Q  United States B Page 2 2       12  Argentina G Vilas 7 6    
WC  United States A Parker 3 6 4        United States D Tarr 5 1    
   United States D Tarr 6 3 6       12  Argentina G Vilas 1 6 4
   Nigeria T Mmoh 6 6         5  Sweden J Nyström 6 4 6  
   Spain J Avendaño 3 0          Nigeria T Mmoh 0 2  
    5  Sweden J Nyström 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  France T Benhabiles 5 1    
   United States J Brown 6 6          United States J Brown 7 6    
   Mexico F Maciel 4 1            United States J Brown 3 4    
   South Africa B Moir 6 6            West Germany P Kühnen 6 6    
   United Kingdom A Castle 1 3          South Africa B Moir 4 7 3
   West Germany P Kühnen 4 7 6        West Germany P Kühnen 6 5 6  
11  Argentina H de la Peña 6 5 3          West Germany P Kühnen 6 1  
13  United States M Purcell 6 6         3  Sweden K Carlsson 7 6  
Q  Colombia Á Jordan 3 3       13  United States M Purcell 6 1 4  
   Paraguay V Pecci 3 2       Q  Argentina J Frana 3 6 6  
Q  Argentina J Frana 6 6         Q  Argentina J Frana 4 4  
WC  United States L Jensen 1 0         3  Sweden K Carlsson 6 6    
Q  United States D Cassidy 6 6       Q  United States D Cassidy 3 1  
    3  Sweden K Carlsson 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  France T Tulasne 1 6 0  
   Czechoslovakia L Pimek 3 6 6        Czechoslovakia L Pimek 6 2 6  
   United States M Davis 6 4 4          Czechoslovakia L Pimek 3 0    
   Argentina F Davín 6 4 1       10  Argentina G Pérez Roldán 6 6    
   Australia S Youl 4 6 6        Australia S Youl 6 1 3
   West Germany P Moraing 4 4       10  Argentina G Pérez Roldán 4 6 6  
10  Argentina G Pérez Roldán 6 6         10  Argentina G Pérez Roldán 1 6 6
15  United States T Witsken 6 6            South Africa G Muller 6 3 4
   Sweden T Högstedt 1 3       15  United States T Witsken 6 3 1  
   Argentina C Miniussi 6 6          Argentina C Miniussi 3 6 6  
   United States Charles Cox 3 4            Argentina C Miniussi 6 3  
   South Africa G Muller 6 7            South Africa G Muller 7 6    
   West Germany T Meinecke 0 6          South Africa G Muller 6 4 6
    2  Ecuador A Gómez 4 6 4  
 

References

  1. "Angry Mats Wilander drops Kent Carlsson". Rome News-Tribune (Rome, GA.). Associated Press. 1987-07-20.

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