# 1987 Pilot Pen Classic – Singles

Joakim Nyström was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Jakob Hlasek.
Boris Becker won in the final 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 against Stefan Edberg.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Stefan Edberg (final)
* Boris Becker (champion)
* Yannick Noah (semifinals)
* Mats Wilander (semifinals)
* Henri Leconte (third round)
* Joakim Nyström (third round)
* Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)
* Mikael Pernfors (third round)
* Kent Carlsson (third round, retired)
* Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
* Martín Jaite (first round)
* Thierry Tulasne (quarterfinals)
* Jonas Svensson (first round)
* Kevin Curren (first round)
* Aaron Krickstein (first round)
* Guy Forget (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mats Wilander | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mats Wilander | 1 | 5 | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Yannick Noah | 4 | 2 | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 6 | 6 | | | P Arraya | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Maciel | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | T Witsken | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 6 | 7 | | | T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arias | 3 | 6 | 7 | | J Arias | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Forget | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | K Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Mečíř | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | G Donnelly | 6 | 3 | | 9 | K Carlsson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Freeman | 2 | 2 | | Q | C van Rensburg | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | K Carlsson | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| Q | J Grabb | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | M Mečíř | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Canè | 6 | 6 | | | P Canè | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Mečíř | 3 | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Šmíd | 7 | 2 | 3 | | S Casal | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Casal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | M Wilander | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Kriek | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | M Šrejber | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | D Goldie | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Goldie | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Šrejber | 7 | 7 | | | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | M Jaite | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | J Hlasek | 3 | 0 |
| | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pérez | 6 | 6 | | | D Pérez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 6 | J Nyström | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Anger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Anger | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | J Nyström | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Canter | 3 | 6 | 7 | | J Canter | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Visser | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | T Tulasne | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Jelen | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Moir | 2 | 3 | | 12 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | T Tulasne | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | J Svensson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Noah | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | T Benhabiles | 6 | 6 | | | T Benhabiles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 4 | WC | L Stefanki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Stefanki | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | T Benhabiles | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | D Pate | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 2 | 7 | 4 | | D Pate | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Y Noah | 3 | 6 | 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 | M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Leach | 2 | 3 | | | U Stenlund | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | U Stenlund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Pernfors | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | J Carlsson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | E Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 6 | 6 | | | K Nováček | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | E Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | E Sánchez | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | E Sánchez | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | A Krickstein | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 7 |
| | S Davis | 4 | 6 | 7 | | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Skoff | 4 | 4 | | Q | G Muller | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Muller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Davis | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | A Sznajder | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | T Wilkison | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |