1987 Sovran Bank D.C. National Tennis Classic – Singles
# 1987 Sovran Bank D.C. National Tennis Classic – Singles

Karel Nováček was the defending champion, but chose to compete at Hilversum during the same week.

Ivan Lendl won the title by defeating Brad Gilbert 6–1, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Boris Becker (semifinals)
* Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
* Brad Gilbert (final)
* Johan Kriek (third round)
* (n/a)
* Jimmy Arias (quarterfinals)
* Jay Berger (quarterfinals)
* Dan Goldie (first round)
* Andre Agassi (first round)
* Jaime Yzaga (first round)
* Todd Witsken (quarterfinals)
* Nduka Odizor (third round)
* Jim Pugh (third round)
* Johan Carlsson (first round)
* Peter Fleming (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 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jimmy Arias | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jimmy Arias | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Jimmy Connors | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Jimmy Connors | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | Todd Witsken | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Todd Witsken | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Brad Gilbert | 1 | 0 |
| | Martin Davis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Brad Gilbert | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Brad Gilbert | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2/WC | Boris Becker | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| 8 | Jay Berger | 3 | 2 | | 2/WC | Boris Becker | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| 2/WC | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pearce | 6 | 7 | | | B Pearce | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Robertson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Högstedt | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | WC | D Wheaton | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | J Levine | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Levine | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Wheaton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Carlsson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | A Agassi | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Arias | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | P Kühnen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | P Kühnen | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 7 | 4 | 5 | | S Youl | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | S Youl | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | M Kures | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Arias | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Saceanu | 3 | 6 | 1 | | M Kures | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Arias | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Moraing | 2 | 3 | | | K Jones | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | J Pugh | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 7 | 6 | | | M Westphal | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Tarr | 2 | 1 | | 14 | J Pugh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Pugh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Connors | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | T Witsken | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | K Flach | 2 | 1 | | 12 | T Witsken | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 6 | 6 | | | B Drewett | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 12 | T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | É Winogradsky | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | Q | L Warder | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | L Warder | 4 | 6 | 7 | Q | L Warder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | C Miller | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | J Kriek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mmoh | 2 | $0^r$ | | Q | J Tarango | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | J Kriek | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Davis | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | G Muller | 2 | 0 | | | M Davis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 6 | 0 | 6 | | B Scanlon | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Yzaga | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | M Davis | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | N Odizor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 |
| | G Donnelly | 2 | 3 | | 13 | N Odizor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bonneau | 6 | 6 | | | S Bonneau | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Warneke | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | N Odizor | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Laurendeau | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Hooper | 6 | 6 | | | C Hooper | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | B Gilbert | 6 | 2 | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | J Berger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 5 | 6 | 6 | | J Lapidus | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | J Berger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Rive | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Willenborg | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Steyn | 6 | 6 | | | C Steyn | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Willenborg | 7 | 4 | 6 | | B Willenborg | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | D Goldie | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Berger | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | P Fleming | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | B Becker | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Ross | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | J Ross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Moir | 3 | 5 | | WC | A Parker | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Parker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | WC | J Ross | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Matuszewski | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2/WC | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | V Van Patten | 5 | 0 | | | R Matuszewski | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2/WC | B Becker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
