# 1987 French Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1987 French Open. It was his third French Open title and fifth major title overall.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Boris Becker (semifinals)
* Stefan Edberg (second round)
* Mats Wilander (finalist)
* Miloslav Mečíř (semifinals)
* Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
* John McEnroe (first round)
* Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
* Henri Leconte (first round)
* Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
* Kent Carlsson (fourth round)
* Pat Cash (first round)
* Mikael Pernfors (first round)
* Martín Jaite (fourth round)
* Brad Gilbert (second round)
* Johan Kriek (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Andrés Gómez | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Andrés Gómez | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Miloslav Mečíř | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Karel Nováček | 6 | 1 | 2 | | 5 | Miloslav Mečíř | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Miloslav Mečíř | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Miloslav Mečíř | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mats Wilander | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ |
| 6 | Yannick Noah | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mats Wilander | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ |
| 4 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jimmy Connors | 3 | 3 | 5 | | 2 | Boris Becker | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | I Lendl | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | 1 | I Lendl | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Warder | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | J Canter | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Canter | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Tulasne | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | J Gunnarsson | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carlsson | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Robertson | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Nyström | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| | G Layendecker | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Q | M Robertson | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | Q | D Cahill | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Cahill | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | Q | D Cahill | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Vajda | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | J Nyström | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Seguso | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | M Vajda | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Kriek | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Stadler | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | 10 | A Gómez | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | WC | T Champion | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Champion | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | A Gómez | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Vojtíšek | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | J Berger | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | L Mattar | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | L Mattar | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Berger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Berger | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pistolesi | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Gómez | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Sánchez | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | P Canè | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | P McNamee | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | H de la Peña | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Purcell | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H de la Peña | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H de la Peña | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J McEnroe | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Leach | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | 3 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | É Winogradsky | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | WC | É Winogradsky | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Freeman | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | WC | É Winogradsky | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | K Nováček | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Bengoechea | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | E Bengoechea | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | K Nováček | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Nijssen | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Nováček | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | B Willenborg | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | M Jaite | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| | U Stenlund | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | U Stenlund | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pérez Roldán | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | T Muster | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Muster | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | T Muster | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| WC | T Pham | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 14 | M Jaite | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | WC | T Pham | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Schwaier | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | 14 | M Jaite | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Jaite | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | P Cash | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | J Pugh | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Eriksson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | C Limberger | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Limberger | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Pugh | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | P Kuchna | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | WC | P Kuchna | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G Michibata | 3 | 2 | 6 | | WC | P Kuchna | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | A Agassi | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Agassi | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | P Kuchna | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| | G Vilas | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Potier | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | G Vilas | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Šrejber | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | M Šrejber | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | H Skoff | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | O Delaître | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | H Skoff | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 5 | M Mečíř | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kley | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Y Noah | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | C Bergström | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bergström | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Schapers | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Schapers | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian | 2 | 3 | 4 | | Q | J Sánchez | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Y Noah | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | G Bloom | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | K Carlsson | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| | F Yunis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | F Yunis | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Šmid | 5 | 2 | 3 | | Q | L Courteau | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Courteau | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | F Yunis | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | S Casal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 11 | K Carlsson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Tauson | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | S Casal | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Boetsch | 1 | 0 | 3 | | 11 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | M Pernfors | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | T Benhabiles | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Fioroni | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Benhabiles | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | R Båthman | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | A Chesnokov | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | T Carbonell | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | Q | T Carbonell | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Donnelly | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Benhabiles | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Q | L-A Wahlgren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Wilander | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | G Forget | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | Q | L-A Wahlgren | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | A Krickstein | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | P Annacone | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Colombo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | r | 4 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Wilander | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | 8 | J Connors | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pimek | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | M Westphal | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 8 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Vekemans | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | F Davín | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | F Davín | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | | F Davín | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Laurendeau | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | LL | A Antonitsch | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Antonitsch | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Connors | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Maurer | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Osterthun | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| | D Keretić | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | D Keretić | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | M De Palmer | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | D Keretić | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | R Osterthun | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Anger | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | M Anger | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Osterthun | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Osterthun | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | H Leconte | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | B Gilbert | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Orešar | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | B Gilbert | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | J Arrese | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Van Den Daele | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | J Arrese | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | J Arias | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Arias | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | J Arias | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Svensson | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Shiras | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Arias | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | G Holmes | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | H Sundström | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | H Sundström | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Högstedt | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | E Jelen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Sundström | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | M Buckley | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Yzaga | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | M Buckley | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pérez | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |