# 1987 Bristol Open – Singles

Vijay Amritraj was the defending champion, but lost in the third round this year.
Kelly Evernden won the title, defeating Tim Wilkison 6–4, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* Henri Leconte (quarterfinals)
* Ramesh Krishnan (second round)
* Jonas Svensson (third round)
* Tim Wilkison (final)
* Peter Doohan (second round)
* Danie Visser (second round)
* Eric Jelen (semifinals)
* Michiel Schapers (semifinals)
* Jaime Yzaga (third round)
* Christo Steyn (second round)
* Eddie Edwards (quarterfinals)
* Nduka Odizor (second round)
* Richard Matuszewski (second round)
* Dan Goldie (second round)
* Éric Winogradsky (quarterfinals)
* Broderick Dyke (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 |
| 8 | Michiel Schapers | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | |
| 4 | Tim Wilkison | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | | |
| 4 | Tim Wilkison | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | Tim Wilkison | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Kelly Evernden | 6 | 7 |
| | Kelly Evernden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Kelly Evernden | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Eric Jelen | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1/WC | H Leconte | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Shaw | 6 | 4 | 3 | WC | C Bailey | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Bailey | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1/WC | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Moreno | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | A Castle | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Castle | 7 | 6 | | | A Castle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | B Dyke | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Schapers | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 10 | C Steyn | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 2 | 2 | | | V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Amritraj | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | M Schapers | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Vélez | 7 | 7 | | | E Vélez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Schapers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | T Wilkison | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lozano | 3 | 6 | | | R Acioly | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acioly | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | T Wilkison | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Morees du Bruyn | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Frawley | 1 | r | | | | | |
| | J Frawley | 6 | 7 | | | J Frawley | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | R Matuszewski | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | B Testerman | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 12 | N Odizor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Testerman | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | B Testerman | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | Q | B Testerman | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Chamberlin | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Henry Somerville | 1 | 2 | | | P Chamberlin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | P Doohan | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | D Visser | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Bates | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kures | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | J Bates | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Turner | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 11 | E Edwards | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | C Eagle | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | C Eagle | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | E Edwards | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | E Edwards | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Evernden | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | D Goldie | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 4 | 2 | | | K Evernden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Evernden | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J Svensson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | M-I Năstase | 5 | 4 | | | P Kühnen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | 7 | E Jelen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Moraing | | | | M Laurendeau | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Laurendeau | w/o | | | | | | | 7 | E Jelen | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Bergström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | J Yzaga | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Tauson | 4 | 0 | Q | C Bergström | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | J Yzaga | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Jelen | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | É Winogradsky | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 15 | É Winogradsky | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 2 | 4 | | M Leach | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | É Winogradsky | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Klaparda | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | W Popp | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | W Popp | 6 | 6 | | W Popp | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | R Krishnan | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |