# 1987 Tokyo Indoor – Singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion, but he retired from his quarterfinals match this year.
Stefan Edberg won the tournament, beating Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Ivan Lendl (final)
* Stefan Edberg (champion)
* Boris Becker (quarterfinals, retired)
* Jimmy Connors (second round)
* Slobodan Živojinović (semifinals)
* Mikael Pernfors (semifinals)
* Paul Annacone (quarterfinals)
* Ulf Stenlund (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 | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mikael Pernfors | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mikael Pernfors | 0 | 2 | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Slobodan Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Stefan Edberg | 7 | 4 | 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 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Canter | 1 | 4 | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 6 | 2 | 3 | | R Seguso | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Seguso | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | T Tsuchihashi | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Jelen | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 6 | 7 | | | B Dyke | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 2 | 7 | 6 | | E Jelen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | U Stenlund | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Pernfors | 0 | 2 |
| | M Davis | 4 | 3 | | 4 | J Connors | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Saceanu | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | J Fitzgerald | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Guy | 2 | 1 | | | S Giammalva Jr. | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nijssen | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Pernfors | 6 | 4 | 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | S Živojinović | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rive | 4 | 5 | | 5 | S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 6 | 6 | 4 | | T Mmoh | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mmoh | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 5 | S Živojinović | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | W Popp | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 3 | 6 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 6 | 6 | | | D Keretić | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 5 | 5 | | 3 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Becker | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | P Annacone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| WC | S Matsuoka | 1 | 6 | | 7 | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 6 | 6 | | | D Cahill | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Ross | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | P Annacone | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer | 7 | 4 | 6 | | J Carlsson | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Fukui | 5 | 2 | | 2 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |