# 1987 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Martín Jaite was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Miloslav Mečíř won the title by defeating Jan Gunnarsson 6–0, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Miloslav Mečíř (champion)
* Henri Leconte (quarterfinals)
* Brad Gilbert (third round)
* Mikael Pernfors (second round)
* Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)
* Ulf Stenlund (second round)
* Aaron Krickstein (second round)
* Karel Nováček (third round)
* Guy Forget (third round)
* Ramesh Krishnan (second round)
* Horst Skoff (third round)
* Milan Šrejber (second round)
* Jan Gunnarsson (final)
* Eduardo Bengoechea (quarterfinals)
* Andreas Maurer (second round)
* Thomas Muster (third 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Miloslav Mečíř | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marián Vajda | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marián Vajda | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tomáš Šmíd | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 14 | Eduardo Bengoechea | 3 | 2 | | | Tomáš Šmíd | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | Jan Gunnarsson | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Jakob Hlasek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Jan Gunnarsson | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Jan Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Jan Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | 13 | Jan Gunnarsson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 7 | 6 | | | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Henri Leconte | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Tideman | 7 | 3 | 6 | WC | M Tideman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Mezzadri | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | T Muster | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | R Stadler | 6 | 0 | 3 | | C Mezzadri | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | T Muster | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Mečíř | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Vajda | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 10 | R Krishnan | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 6 | 4 | | | M Vajda | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vajda | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Vajda | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | U Riglewski | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | K Nováček | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 4 | 6 | | Q | U Riglewski | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | K Nováček | 4 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Vojtisek | 6 | 6 | | | P Vojtisek | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ostoja | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Vojtisek | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | E Bengoechea | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Limberger | 7 | 6 | | | C Limberger | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | E Bengoechea | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | E Bengoechea | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | H Skoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Čihák | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Čihák | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | H Skoff | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Šmíd | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | T Šmíd | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Osterthun | 3 | 6 | | | T Šmíd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | U Stenlund | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Matsuoka | 4 | 6 | 2 | WC | M Bahrami | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Bahrami | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P McNamee | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | J Colás | 5 | 3 | | | P McNamee | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | M Šrejber | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Hlasek | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Sundström | 6 | 6 | | | H Sundström | 7 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Marcu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | R Leach | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 1 | 6 | 6 | | B Dyke | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | A Krickstein | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | CU Steeb | 7 | 6 | | | CU Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bergström | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | CU Steeb | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Navrátil | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | G Forget | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Navrátil | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | G Forget | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CU Steeb | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Leconte | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | 15 | A Maurer | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 6 | 6 | | | D Keretić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Keretić | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | H Schwaier | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | H Leconte | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Yunis | 6 | 6 | | | F Yunis | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | H Leconte | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |