# 1987 Livingston Open – Singles

Brad Gilbert was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Johan Kriek won the title, defeating Christian Saceanu 7–6, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Johan Kriek (champion)
* Wally Masur (quarterfinals)
* Paul Annacone (second round)
* Robert Seguso (first round)
* Nduka Odizor (first round)
* Ben Testerman (first round)
* Éric Winogradsky (first round)
* Christo Steyn (second 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 | Johan Kriek | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alex Antonitsch | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Alex Antonitsch | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Johan Kriek | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Christian Saceanu | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| | Christian Saceanu | 6 | 6 | | | Christian Saceanu | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| | Marc Flur | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Cannon | 1 | 4 | | 1 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Schmidt | 3$^r$ | | | | R Matuszewski | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Matuszewski | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | J Kriek | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Bonneau | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Bonneau | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | David Wells-Roth | 5 | 7 | 3 | | S Bonneau | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 5 | 6 | 6 | | G Layendecker | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | É Winogradsky | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Kriek | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Antonitsch | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | J Lapidus | 2 | 4 | | 3 | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch | 6 | 7 | | | A Antonitsch | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Antonitsch | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Freeman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Freeman | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | A Naor | 4 | 4 | | | M Freeman | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 3 | 7 | | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Testerman | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5/Q | N Odizor | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flach | 6 | 6 | | | K Flach | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Donnelly | 3 | 6 | | | G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | K Flach | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | M Leach | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | C Saceanu | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | C Hooper | 6 | 6 | | | C Hooper | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Saceanu | 6 | 6 | | | C Saceanu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Seguso | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | C Saceanu | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | C Steyn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Flur | 3 | 4 |
| | C Pridham | 3 | 4 | | 8 | C Steyn | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Herr | 3 | 3 | | | M Flur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Flur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Flur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Pearce | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 2 | W Masur | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Kures | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Kures | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Tarango | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | W Masur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |