1987 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Tim Mayotte was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to no.1 seeded Boris Becker.

Singles
1987 Stella Artois Championships
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Jimmy Connors
Score	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Becker won the singles title at the 1987 Stella Artois Championships tennis tournament by defeating Jimmy Connors in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–4.

Seeds

1. Boris Becker (champion)
2. Stefan Edberg (quarterfinals)
3. Mats Wilander (first round)
4. Yannick Noah (first round)
5. Jimmy Connors (final)
6. Tim Mayotte (semifinals)
7. Pat Cash (semifinals)
8. David Pate (quarterfinals)
9. Kevin Curren (third round)
10. Scott Davis (first round)
11. Robert Seguso (first round)
12. Slobodan Živojinović (first round)
13. Ramesh Krishnan (quarterfinals)
14. Amos Mansdorf (third round)
15. Wally Masur (third round)
16. Tim Wilkison (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							Final
	1	Boris Becker	4	7	6
	6	Tim Mayotte	6	6	4
								1	Boris Becker	6	6	6
								5	Jimmy Connors	7	3	4
	5	Jimmy Connors	7	6
	7	Pat Cash	6	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Becker	6	6
		P Doohan	2	4				1	B Becker	6	6
	WC	P Fleming	6	6				WC	P Fleming	4	2
		D Rostagno	1	2											1	B Becker	6	6
	LL	J Sadri	6	6											LL	J Sadri	4	4
		C Steyn	4	4				LL	J Sadri	3	7	6
	LL	S Youl	6	6				LL	S Youl	6	6	2
	16	T Wilkison	3	4																		1	B Becker	6	7
	10	S Davis	6	7	2																	8	D Pate	4	6
	Q	L Bourne	7	5	6			Q	L Bourne	6	2
	Q	L Scott	6	6					B Scanlon	7	6
		B Scanlon	7	7												B Scanlon	6	6
	WC	J Bates	6	6											8	D Pate	7	7
	WC	A Castle	3	1				WC	J Bates	6	5
		M Freeman	6	6	4			8	D Pate	7	7
	8	D Pate	4	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Y Noah	6	6	3
		A Maurer	3	7	6				A Maurer	6	6
	Q	G Layendecker	6	3	5				D Goldie	4	3
		D Goldie	1	6	7											A Maurer	1	6
		M Leach	3	2											13	R Krishnan	6	7
	Q	J Rive	6	6				Q	J Rive	7	6	3
		E Edwards	6	5	6			13	R Krishnan	6	7	6
	13	R Krishnan	1	7	8																	13	R Krishnan	2	3
	11	R Seguso	6	6	2																	6	T Mayotte	6	6
		J Yzaga	7	3	6				J Yzaga	3	4
	Q	R Reneberg	7	6				Q	R Reneberg	6	6
	Q	J Frana	5	1											Q	R Reneberg	4	6
		P McNamee	6	6	6										6	T Mayotte	6	7
		C Hooper	4	7	2				P McNamee	2	5
		T Nelson	2	4				6	T Mayotte	6	7
	6	T Mayotte	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	J Connors	6	6
		D Visser	3	4				5	J Connors	6	6	7
	WC	S Shaw	6	7				WC	S Shaw	4	7	5
		M Kures	3	6											5	J Connors	7	7
		M Laurendeau	6	5												N Odizor	5	5
		G Forget	7	7					G Forget	6	6	20
		N Odizor	6	7					N Odizor	7	4	22
	12	S Živojinović	4	6																		5	J Connors	6	6
	14	A Mansdorf	6	6																			E Jelen	4	4
		M Anger	1	2				14	A Mansdorf	6	6
	Q	M Woodforde	6	3	8			Q	M Woodforde	3	4
		K Jones	2	6	6										14	A Mansdorf	4	6	3
		V Amritraj	2	2												E Jelen	6	3	6
		P Kühnen	6	6					P Kühnen	5	4
		E Jelen	6	6	6				E Jelen	7	6
	3	M Wilander	3	7	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	P Cash	6	6
		R Matuszewski	4	4				7	P Cash	6	3	6
		B Testerman	6	3					J Fitzgerald	4	6	3
		J Fitzgerald	7	6											7	P Cash	7	6
		G Bloom	3	2											9	K Curren	5	3
		M Kratzmann	6	6					M Kratzmann	6	1
	Q	E Winogradsky	6	4				9	K Curren	7	6
	9	K Curren	7	6																		7	P Cash	7	7
	15	W Masur	6	6																		2	S Edberg	6	6
		B Dyke	3	2				15	W Masur	6	6
		M Purcell	6	7					M Purcell	3	4
		D Cahill	4	6											15	W Masur	7	6	4
		G Donnelly	2	2											2	S Edberg	6	7	6
		K Evernden	6	6					K Evernden	6	4
		S Giammalva Jr.	4	3				2	S Edberg	7	6
	2	S Edberg	6	6

External links

• 1987 Stella Artois Championships draw