# 1987 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.
Ivan Lendl won the title, defeating Stefan Edberg 6–4, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Stefan Edberg (final)
* Boris Becker (semifinals)
* Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
* Pat Cash (third round)
* John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
* Tim Mayotte (second round)
* Kevin Curren (quarterfinals)
* Wally Masur (third round)
* Slobodan Živojinović (quarterfinals)
* Johan Kriek (second round)
* N/A
* Jay Berger (third round, retired)
* Tim Wilkison (second round)
* Jimmy Arias (third round)
* Peter Doohan (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Jimmy Connors | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Jimmy Connors | 5 | 4 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 2 | Stefan Edberg | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Boris Becker | 2 | 4 | 2 | Stefan Edberg | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 5 | 1 | | | T Witsken | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Sznajder | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | R Matuszewski | 6 | 4 | | | G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Sznajder | 7 | 2 | 7 | WC | A Sznajder | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | P Doohan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | S Živojinović | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Živojinović | 3 | 5 |
| | M Freeman | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | S Živojinović | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kures | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | R Krishnan | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 10 | S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Ross | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | K Evernden | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 6 | 7 | | | K Evernden | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | T Mayotte | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 7 | | | D Rostagno | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Scott | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Connors | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Canter | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | J Berger | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | R Seguso | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 4 | 2 | | 13 | J Berger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Berger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Connors | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J McEnroe | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | M Leach | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | J Carlsson | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Teltscher | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | J Carlsson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | C Steyn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | W Cowan | 4 | 4 | | | C Steyn | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Saad | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Saad | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bonneau | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | P Cash | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | É Winogradsky | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | P Lundgren | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Giammalva Jr. | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | | | P Lundgren | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Shiras | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | P Lundgren | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | L Bourne | 2 | 3 | | 14 | T Wilkison | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 0 | 3 | | Q | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | R Reneberg | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | C Hooper | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 7 | 6 | | | K Jones | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | K Curren | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 5 | 4 | | | J Pugh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | K Curren | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | G Donnelly | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 9 | W Masur | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Laurendeau | 6 | 7 | | | M Laurendeau | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Macpherson | 0 | 3 | | 9 | W Masur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Curren | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 7 | 7 |
| WC | H McDadi | 3 | 3 | | 15 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Pfister | 2 | 2 | | | M Westphal | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | J Arias | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | C Pridham | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 2 | 6 | 3 | WC | C Pridham | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |