# 1987 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

Brad Gilbert was the defending champion.
Amos Mansdorf won the tournament, beating Gilbert in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
* Brad Gilbert (final)
* Amos Mansdorf (champion)
* Peter Lundgren (semifinals)
* Stefan Eriksson (second round)
* Wolfgang Popp (quarterfinals)
* Barry Moir (first round)
* Gilad Bloom (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Amos Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Amos Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | 3 | Amos Mansdorf | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Peter Lundgren | 3 | 3 | 2 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Brad Gilbert | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Paris | 1 | 2 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-D Beutel | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Westphal | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Båthman | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | H van Boeckel | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | H van Boeckel | 6 | 7 | | | H van Boeckel | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 6 | 6 | | | J Bates | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Moir | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Mansdorf | 7 | 6 |
| | C Panatta | 1 | 5 | | 3 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Naor | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | B Merenstein | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Merenstein | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Moraing | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | W Popp | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Castle | 6 | 6 | | | A Castle | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Baur | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | W Popp | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | W Popp | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | S Eriksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 2 | 1 | | 5 | S Eriksson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Nydahl | 5 | 6 | 5 | Q | C Campbell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Campbell | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | Q | C Campbell | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | S Glickstein | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 4 | P Lundgren | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Masso | 6 | 1 | 6 | | E Masso | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Levine | 0 | 1 | | 4 | P Lundgren | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Lundgren | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | G Bloom | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 |
| | C Steyn | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | G Bloom | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Engel | 1 | 6 | | | M Dickson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Dickson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | G Bloom | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | M Christensen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Perkiss | 6 | 6 | | | S Perkiss | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Weidenfeld | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Gilbert | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |