# 1987 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles

Joakim Nyström was the defending champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament but lost in the second round. First-seeded Stefan Edberg won the singles title after a 6–1, 6–2 win in the final against fourth-seeded John McEnroe.

## Seeds

* Stefan Edberg (champion)
* Miloslav Mečíř (semifinals)
* Joakim Nyström (second round)
* John McEnroe (final)
* Michael Pernfors (first round)
* Emilio Sánchez (second round)
* Jonas Svensson (quarterfinals)
* Jakob Hlasek (second round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jim Grabb | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jim Grabb | 3 | 4 | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 7 | 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Miloslav Mečíř | 1 | 5 | | | | | |

### Upper half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanislav Birner | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanislav Birner | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Andreas Maurer | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andreas Maurer | 7 | 6 | | | Andreas Maurer | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Huub van Boeckel | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Huub van Boeckel | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Anders Järryd | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | Anders Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Anders Järryd | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | |
| | Jan Gunnarsson | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Gunnarsson | 0 | 2 | | | Anders Järryd | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mike Leach | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Leach | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Mike Leach | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jakob Hlasek | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jakob Hlasek | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jim Grabb | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Joakim Nyström | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jim Grabb | 3 | 4 |
| | Marián Vajda | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marián Vajda | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Joakim Nyström | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chip Hooper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chip Hooper | 6 | 6 | | | Chip Hooper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karel Nováček | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karel Nováček | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | Chip Hooper | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Jim Grabb | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Jim Grabb | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Jim Grabb | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Jonathan Canter | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Canter | 6 | 3 | | | Jim Grabb | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Libor Pimek | 4 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| | Libor Pimek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Libor Pimek | 4 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mikael Pernfors | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Lower half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | Emilio Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Fleming | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Fleming | 6 | 3 | | 6 | Emilio Sánchez | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Amos Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amos Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | Amos Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Menno Oosting | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Menno Oosting | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Amos Mansdorf | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Michiel Schapers | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Carl Limberger | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carl Limberger | 3 | 6 | 1 | | Michiel Schapers | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Chesnokov | 4 | 4 | | 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Miloslav Mečíř | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Jonas Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Miloslav Mečíř | 1 | 5 |
| | Peter Lundgren | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Lundgren | 2 | 3 | | 7 | Jonas Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Broderick Dyke | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Broderick Dyke | 7 | 1 | 6 | | Broderick Dyke | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tomáš Šmíd | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tomáš Šmíd | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 7 | Jonas Svensson | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Guy Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Eric Jelen | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Jelen | 1 | 4 | | | Guy Forget | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Miloslav Mečíř | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Cahill | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Miloslav Mečíř | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |