# 1987 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles

Emilio Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.
Guillermo Pérez Roldán won the title, defeating Marián Vajda 6–3, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* Emilio Sánchez (first round)
* Johan Kriek (quarterfinals)
* Joakim Nyström (semifinals)
* Jonas Svensson (first round)
* Milan Šrejber (second round)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Eric Jelen (first round)
* Jonathan Canter (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Mel Purcell | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 1 | 7 | 6 | | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | Q | Marián Vajda | 3 | 6 |
| WC/3 | Joakim Nyström | 4 | 4 | | Q | Marián Vajda | 3 | 6 |
| Q | Marián Vajda | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | E Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 7 | 4 | 6 | | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D de Miguel | 6 | 6 | | | D de Miguel | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Stadler | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | C-U Steeb | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Purcell | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 3 | 0 | | | M Purcell | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Meinecke | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | T Meinecke | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Canter | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | M Purcell | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | J Svensson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | G Pérez Roldán | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | S Casal | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Casal | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 6 | 7 | 7 | | C Motta | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Aprili | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | S Casal | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | H van Boeckel | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Davín | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | T Muster | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Muster | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | M Šrejber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 5 | 2 | | 5 | M Šrejber | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Limberger | 6 | 6 | | | C Limberger | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Osterthun | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Limberger | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | F Yunis | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | WC/3 | J Nyström | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Mattar | 3 | 7 | 7 | | L Mattar | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Schwaier | 0 | 4 | | WC/3 | J Nyström | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC/3 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/3 | J Nyström | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | E Jelen | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Vajda | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Vajda | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Vajda | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Eriksson | 6 | 6 | | | S Eriksson | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Nijssen | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | M Vajda | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | I Kley | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | J Kriek | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 6 | 7 | | | J Pugh | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Kriek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |