# 1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

The 1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles was an event of the 1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon men's tennis tournament that was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France from 2 February until 9 February 1987. The draw comprised 32 players and eight were seeded. First-seeded Yannick Noah, who entered on the main draw on a wildcard, won the singles title, defeating second-seeded Joakim Nyström in the final, 6–4, 7–5.

## Seeds

* Yannick Noah (champion)
* Joakim Nyström (final)
* Thierry Tulasne (second round)
* Guy Forget (quarterfinals)
* David Pate (first round)
* Tarik Benhabiles (first round)
* Andreas Maurer (first round)
* Libor Pimek (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 |
| WC/1 | Yannick Noah | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kelly Jones | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kelly Jones | 6 | 1 | 1 | WC/1 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 2 | Joakim Nyström | 4 | 5 |
| | Todd Nelson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Joakim Nyström | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Joakim Nyström | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| WC/1 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Panatta | 1 | 3 | | WC/1 | Y Noah | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Pham | 4 | 2 | | Q | A Boetsch | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Boetsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC/1 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | R Gilbert | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | B Willenborg | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | B Willenborg | 6 | 6 | | | B Willenborg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Stadler | 2 | 2 | | 8 | L Pimek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Pimek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | Y Noah | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | G Forget | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Jones | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | C Mezzadri | 1 | 0$^r$ | | 4 | G Forget | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 3 | 4 | | | S Perkiss | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Perkiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | G Forget | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | K Jones | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Vajda | 1 | 6 | | | K Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | P Lundgren | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Benhabiles | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | D Pate | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Eriksson | 6 | 1 | 7 | | S Eriksson | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 6 | 6 | | | T Nelson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Windahl | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Nelson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Pierre Lemoine | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Cox | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Cox | 6 | 6 | | | B Cox | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Tulasne | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | T Nelson | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | A Maurer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Nyström | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Q | J Potier | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Potier | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Högstedt | 3 | 3 | | | L Shiras | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Potier | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Guy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | R Agénor | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Agénor | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Champion | 0 | 4 | | 2 | J Nyström | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |