# 1987 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles

Yannick Noah was the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
Ivan Lendl won the title by defeating Anders Järryd 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)
* Pat Cash (quarterfinals)
* Joakim Nyström (first round)
* Anders Järryd (final)
* Amos Mansdorf (quarterfinals)
* Jakob Hlasek (semifinals)
* Christo van Rensburg (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Henri Leconte | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Henri Leconte | 4 | 6 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 5 | Anders Järryd | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Anders Järryd | 7 | 6 | 5 | Anders Järryd | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Jakob Hlasek | 6 | 1 | | | | | |

### 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 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 2 | 1 | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Volkov | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | A Volkov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Fleming | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Bates | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | P Annacone | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 2 | 7 | 6 | | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan | 5 | 1 | | 8 | C van Rensburg | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | J Nyström | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Leconte | 4 | 6 |
| | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Šrejber | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | | | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Curren | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Šmíd | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | A Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | R Leach | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | R Leach | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Mmoh | 2 | 6 | | 6 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 4 | 3 | | 5 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mezzadri | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Mezzadri | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Castle | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | A Järryd | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Pernfors | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 6 | 7 | | | A Chesnokov | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Svensson | 5 | 6 | | 3 | P Cash | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | P Cash | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Järryd | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | J Hlasek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Hlasek | 6 | 1 |
| | K Nováček | 6 | 4 | | 7 | J Hlasek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bale | 5 | 3 | | | J Gunnarsson | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Birner | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | M Mečíř | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Kriek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Kriek | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 2 | 4 | | 2 | M Mečíř | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |