# 1987 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Tim Mayotte was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to no.1 seeded Boris Becker.
Becker won the singles title at the 1987 Stella Artois Championships tennis tournament by defeating Jimmy Connors in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Boris Becker (champion)
* Stefan Edberg (quarterfinals)
* Mats Wilander (first round)
* Yannick Noah (first round)
* Jimmy Connors (final)
* Tim Mayotte (semifinals)
* Pat Cash (semifinals)
* David Pate (quarterfinals)
* Kevin Curren (third round)
* Scott Davis (first round)
* Robert Seguso (first round)
* Slobodan Živojinović (first round)
* Ramesh Krishnan (quarterfinals)
* Amos Mansdorf (third round)
* Wally Masur (third round)
* Tim Wilkison (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Boris Becker | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 6 | | 5 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Pat Cash | 6 | 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 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan | 2 | 4 | | 1 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Fleming | 6 | 6 | | WC | P Fleming | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | J Sadri | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Steyn | 4 | 4 | | LL | J Sadri | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Youl | 6 | 6 | | LL | S Youl | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Wilkison | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | S Davis | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Pate | 4 | 6 |
| Q | L Bourne | 7 | 5 | 6 | Q | L Bourne | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Scott | 6 | 6 | | | B Scanlon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Bates | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | D Pate | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | A Castle | 3 | 1 | | WC | J Bates | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Freeman | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | D Pate | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Pate | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | A Maurer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Layendecker | 6 | 3 | 5 | | D Goldie | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A Maurer | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Leach | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | R Krishnan | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | J Rive | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Rive | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | R Krishnan | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Krishnan | 1 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | R Krishnan | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | R Seguso | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 |
| | J Yzaga | 7 | 3 | 6 | | J Yzaga | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Reneberg | 7 | 6 | | Q | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Frana | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | R Reneberg | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Hooper | 4 | 7 | 2 | | P McNamee | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 2 | 4 | | 6 | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Mayotte | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Visser | 3 | 4 | | 5 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Shaw | 6 | 7 | | WC | S Shaw | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kures | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | J Connors | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Laurendeau | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | N Odizor | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 7 | 7 | | | G Forget | 6 | 6 | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 6 | 7 | | | N Odizor | 7 | 4 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Živojinović | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Jelen | 4 | 4 |
| | M Anger | 1 | 2 | | 14 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Woodforde | 6 | 3 | 8 | Q | M Woodforde | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | A Mansdorf | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | V Amritraj | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | E Jelen | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 6 | 6 | | | P Kühnen | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | E Jelen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Wilander | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 7 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Matuszewski | 4 | 4 | 7 | P Cash | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 6 | 3 | | J Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | P Cash | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | K Curren | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 6 | 6 | | M Kratzmann | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Winogradsky | 6 | 4 | 9 | K Curren | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Curren | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Cash | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 |
| | B Dyke | 3 | 2 | 15 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 6 | 7 | | M Purcell | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | W Masur | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Donnelly | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 6 | 6 | | K Evernden | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 4 | 3 | 2 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |