# 1987 Australian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Stefan Edberg defeated Pat Cash in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1987 Australian Open. It was his second major singles title.
There was no Australian Open in 1986, due to the administrative changes to make the tournament the opening major of the year (as it had been before 1977). The 1987 championship therefore followed the 1985 tournament, held over a year earlier.
This was the last edition of the tournament to be held on grass courts, as it would switch to hardcourts the following year.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
* Boris Becker (fourth round)
* Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
* Stefan Edberg (champion)
* Henri Leconte (third round)
* Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)
* Brad Gilbert (third round)
* Kevin Curren (third round)
* Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)
* Johan Kriek (second round)
* Pat Cash (final)
* Milan Šrejber (second round)
* Robert Seguso (fourth round)
* Tim Wilkison (fourth round)
* Jakob Hlasek (second round)
* Ramesh Krishnan (third 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Anders Järryd | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Anders Järryd | 6 | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Pat Cash | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Yannick Noah | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | Pat Cash | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Pat Cash | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Pat Cash | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Pat Cash | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Miloslav Mečíř | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Wally Masur | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kelly Evernden | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | Wally Masur | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Wally Masur | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### 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 | 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 |
| | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Saltz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Q | D Saltz | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Freeman | 4 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | M Anger | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | M Anger | 6 | 1 | | | | | M Anger | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | A Mansdorf | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | R Simpson | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Goldie | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | G Donnelly | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | R Simpson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | D Goldie | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | D Goldie | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | R Krishnan | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | E Edwards | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 16 | R Krishnan | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | 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 |
| | | | | | | | 9 | A Järryd | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | J Carlsson | 0 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Saceanu | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Järryd | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Derlin | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | T Champion | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Castle | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | B Derlin | 1 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | T Champion | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| WC | D Tyson | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Doohan | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | P Doohan | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | P Doohan | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Lane | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | B Scanlon | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P Doohan | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Curren | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | J Fitzgerald | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | K Curren | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | 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 |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Y Noah | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Q | D Macpherson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Noah | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | S Guy | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | B Schultz | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamara | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | S Davis | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Noah | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H van Boeckel | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | Q | N Fulwood | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Fulwood | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Barr | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | WC | S Barr | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 14 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | 11 | P Cash | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Pistolesi | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | | C Pistolesi | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Robertson | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | 11 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| M Schapers | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | B Testerman | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| J Levine | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | M Schapers | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | B Testerman | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| P Annacone | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Annacone | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| T Mmoh | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | P Annacone | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Q | S Wood | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Annacone | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| T Nelson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| G Connell | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | T Nelson | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | H Leconte | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | 6 | M Mečíř | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | J Bates | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Q | G Muller | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | M Baroch | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | M Woodforde | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Muller | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Muller | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Denton | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | C Eagle | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Kratzmann | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| | M Davis | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | M Davis | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | M Kratzmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | M Kratzmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Flach | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Q | K Flach | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 |
| | | | | | | 13 | R Seguso | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | B Green | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | R Seguso | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Frana | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | J Frana | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Youl | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | A Maurer | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | R Seguso | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | J Frawley | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carlsson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | P Carlsson | 2 | 3 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Frawley | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | J Letts | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Letts | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | S Edberg | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | B Gilbert | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Drewett | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | B Drewett | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P McNamee | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | 7 | B Gilbert | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| N Odizor | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | D Rostagno | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| D Rostagno | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | D Rostagno | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Matuszewski | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Rostagno | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Evernden | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | | | | | | B Pearce | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Shiras | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | | D Visser | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Visser | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | B Pearce | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| K Evernden | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | K Evernden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J Canter | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | K Evernden | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | J Kriek | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | | 15 | J Hlasek | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | C van Rensburg | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | C van Rensburg | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | W Masur | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W Masur | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | K Jones | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Masur | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | C Limberger | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Warder | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | S Živojinović | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Miniussi | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | B Dyke | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |