The 1987 Virginia Slims of San Diego was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club in San Diego, California in the United States and was part of the Category 1+ tier of the 1987 WTA Tour.

It was the fourth edition of the tournament and ran from August 3 through August 9, 1987.

Third-seeded Raffaella Reggi won the singles title.

[1][2] Raffaella Reggi defeated Anne Minter 6–0, 6–4 Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire defeated Elise Burgin / Sharon Walsh-Pete 6–3, 6–4