# 1987 Rye Brook Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the event.
Peter Lundgren won the title, defeating John Ross 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Tarik Benhabiles (first round)
* Andrei Chesnokov (second round)
* Ramesh Krishnan (semifinals)
* Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
* Jaime Yzaga (first round)
* Dan Goldie (second round)
* Matt Anger (first round)
* Jim Pugh (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 |
| | Richard Matuszewski | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | John Ross | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | John Ross | 7 | 4 | 7 | John Ross | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | Peter Lundgren | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Ramesh Krishnan | 2 | 5 | | Peter Lundgren | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | Peter Lundgren | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | T Benhabiles | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 7 | 6 | | | G Bloom | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Flur | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Flur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Q | M Flur | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Pearce | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | R Matuszewski | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Matuszewski | 6 | 6 | | | R Matuszewski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Chang | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | J Pugh | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Pugh | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Matuszewski | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | T Muster | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Q | J Ross | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| | C Bergström | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | T Muster | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Castle | 4 | 4 | | | C Limberger | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Limberger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | T Muster | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Q | J Ross | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 4 | 5 | | | E Edwards | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Ross | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Ross | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Yzaga | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | D Goldie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 2 | 2 | | 6 | D Goldie | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Klaparda | 1 | 2 | | | J Sánchez | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Sánchez | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Kures | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Leach | 6 | 4 | | | M Kures | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Maciel | 2 | 3 | | 3 | R Krishnan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Krishnan | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | M Anger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Lundgren | 6 | 7 |
| | J Lozano | 4 | 7 | 7 | | J Lozano | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Ostoja | 4 | 5 | | | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Davis | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Shiras | 6 | 3 | | | P Lundgren | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Moir | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2/WC | A Chesnokov | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | A Chesnokov | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |