1987 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1987 French Open
Final
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Mats Wilander
Score	7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Defending champion Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1987 French Open. It was his third French Open title and fifth major title overall.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Ivan Lendl (champion)
Boris Becker (semifinals)
Stefan Edberg (second round)
Mats Wilander (finalist)
Miloslav Mečíř (semifinals)
Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
John McEnroe (first round)
Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
Henri Leconte (first round)
Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
Kent Carlsson (fourth round)
Pat Cash (first round)
Mikael Pernfors (first round)
Martín Jaite (fourth round)
Brad Gilbert (second round)
Johan Kriek (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals					Final

1	Ivan Lendl	5	6	6	6

10	Andrés Gómez	7	4	1	1
						1	Ivan Lendl	6	6	7

						5	Miloslav Mečíř	3	3	6
	Karel Nováček	6	1	2

5	Miloslav Mečíř	7	6	6
											1	Ivan Lendl	7	6	3	7⁷

											4	Mats Wilander	5	2	6	6³
6	Yannick Noah	4	3	2

4	Mats Wilander	6	6	6
						4	Mats Wilander	6	6	6

						2	Boris Becker	4	1	2
8	Jimmy Connors	3	3	5

2	Boris Becker	6	6	7

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

1	I Lendl	7	7	0	6
	R Agénor	5	6	6	3		1	I Lendl	3	6	6	6
Q	L Warder	4	1	7	2			J Canter	6	1	1	2
	J Canter	6	6	5	6								1	I Lendl	7	6	6
	T Tulasne	3	6	1	6	6								T Tulasne	6	2	2
	D Rostagno	6	3	6	4	2		T Tulasne	6	6	6
	J Gunnarsson	6	7	6				J Gunnarsson	2	3	3
	P Carlsson	1	6	3														1	I Lendl	2	6	5	6	6
Q	M Robertson	6	3	6	7	6													J Nyström	6	1	7	0	2
	G Layendecker	2	6	7	6	1	Q	M Robertson	4	6	3
	M Kratzmann	0	3	6	4		Q	D Cahill	6	7	6
Q	D Cahill	6	6	4	6								Q	D Cahill	4	6	4
	M Vajda	6	3	6	7									J Nyström	6	7	6
	R Seguso	4	6	2	6			M Vajda	3	3	1
	J Nyström	6	6	6	6			J Nyström	6	6	6
16	J Kriek	7	2	2	1

Section 2

First round							Second round					Third round							Fourth round

10	A Gómez	6	6	6
	R Stadler	4	2	1			10	A Gómez	7	6	6
	C-U Steeb	2	4	6	4		WC	T Champion	5	2	2
WC	T Champion	6	6	2	6							10	A Gómez	5	6	4	6	6
	P Vojtíšek	6	6	4	5	4							J Berger	7	1	6	3	4
	L Mattar	3	0	6	7	6		L Mattar	6	3	3
	J Berger	6	6	6				J Berger	7	6	6
	C Pistolesi	1	3	3															10	A Gómez	5	1	7	7	6
	P McNamee	6	6	6																E Sánchez	7	6	6	5	4
	P Canè	0	3	2				P McNamee	3	1	1
	E Sánchez	6	6	3	7			E Sánchez	6	6	6
	S Živojinović	4	3	6	6								E Sánchez	6	6	4	6
	S Giammalva Jr.	6	0	2	2								H de la Peña	3	3	6	3
	M Purcell	4	6	6	6			M Purcell	3	4	3
	H de la Peña	4	6	6	6			H de la Peña	6	6	6
7	J McEnroe	6	2	4	2

Section 3

First round							Second round					Third round						Fourth round

3	S Edberg	6	6	6
	M Leach	2	3	3			3	S Edberg	6	6	5
WC	É Winogradsky	7	7	6			WC	É Winogradsky	7	7	7
	M Freeman	6	5	3								WC	É Winogradsky	1	0	6	4
	J Hlasek	4	7	5	6	4							K Nováček	6	6	2	6
	E Bengoechea	6	6	7	4	6		E Bengoechea	0	0	0
	K Nováček	6	6	6				K Nováček	6	6	6
Q	T Nijssen	2	1	0															K Nováček	7	6	6	6
Q	B Willenborg	2	2	2														14	M Jaite	6	4	7	3
	U Stenlund	6	6	6				U Stenlund	2	2	2
	G Pérez Roldán	1	3	2				T Muster	6	6	6
	T Muster	6	6	6									T Muster	2	6	6	0
WC	T Pham	7	6	6								14	M Jaite	6	3	7	6
	P Kühnen	6	3	2			WC	T Pham	4	2	2
Q	H Schwaier	2	3	4			14	M Jaite	6	6	6
14	M Jaite	6	6	6

Section 4

First round						Second round					Third round						Fourth round

12	P Cash	6	3	2	6
	J Pugh	3	6	6	7		J Pugh	6	6	6
	S Eriksson	6	6	4	3		C Limberger	1	2	2
	C Limberger	3	7	6	6							J Pugh	4	2	6	2
WC	P Kuchna	6	6	7							WC	P Kuchna	6	6	3	6
Q	G Michibata	3	2	6		WC	P Kuchna	6	6	6
	P Arraya	2	6	1	5		A Agassi	4	3	3
	A Agassi	6	4	6	7												WC	P Kuchna	0	1	3
	G Vilas	6	7	6													5	M Mečíř	6	6	6
WC	J Potier	3	6	4			G Vilas	3	4	2
	A Mansdorf	7	6	6	3		M Šrejber	6	6	6
	M Šrejber	5	7	7	6							M Šrejber	1	2	1
	H Skoff	6	7	6							5	M Mečíř	6	6	6
WC	O Delaître	4	6	1			H Skoff	6	4	1
	T Witsken	2	1	3		5	M Mečíř	7	6	6
5	M Mečíř	6	6	6

Section 5

First round						Second round						Third round					Fourth round

6	Y Noah	6	6	6
	I Kley	0	2	2		6	Y Noah	7	6	7	6
	J Carlsson	2	1	3			C Bergström	5	7	5	1
	C Bergström	6	6	6								6	Y Noah	6	6	6
	S Davis	6	7	4	4								M Schapers	3	3	2
	M Schapers	7	5	6	6		M Schapers	6	6	7
	J-P Fleurian	2	3	4		Q	J Sánchez	4	2	5
Q	J Sánchez	6	6	6													6	Y Noah	7	6	6	7
	G Bloom	1	1	3													11	K Carlsson	6	3	7	5
	F Yunis	6	6	6			F Yunis	6	7	6
	T Šmid	5	2	3		Q	L Courteau	0	6	1
Q	L Courteau	7	6	6									F Yunis	5	2	1
	S Casal	6	6	6								11	K Carlsson	7	6	6
Q	M Tauson	4	1	3			S Casal	3	1	3
WC	A Boetsch	1	0	3		11	K Carlsson	6	6	6
11	K Carlsson	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

13	M Pernfors	6	3	4	0
	T Benhabiles	4	6	6	6			T Benhabiles	7	0	2	6	9
Q	M Fioroni	3	6	3	1			A Järryd	6	6	6	3	7
	A Järryd	6	4	6	6										T Benhabiles	5	6	7	6
Q	R Båthman	7	5	6	3										A Chesnokov	7	4	5	3
Q	T Carbonell	5	7	7	6		Q	T Carbonell	2	2	0
	G Donnelly	1	3	3				A Chesnokov	6	6	6
	A Chesnokov	6	6	6																	T Benhabiles	7	1	3	3
Q	L-A Wahlgren	6	6	6																4	M Wilander	5	6	6	6
	G Forget	3	4	4			Q	L-A Wahlgren	4	1	1
	A Krickstein	6	6	6				A Krickstein	6	6	6
	W Masur	3	3	4											A Krickstein	1	7	0	2
	P Annacone	6	6	6										4	M Wilander	6	6	6	6
	C Motta	4	1	3				P Annacone	3	4	6	4
	S Colombo	6	2	1	3	r	4	M Wilander	6	6	4	6
4	M Wilander	3	6	6	5

Section 7

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

8	J Connors	7	6	6
	T Nelson	5	2	2			8	J Connors	6	3	7	6
	L Pimek	5	7	2	3			M Westphal	4	6	6	2
	M Westphal	7	5	6	6								8	J Connors	6	6	6
Q	J Vekemans	5	6	6	2	7								F Davín	3	1	2
	F Davín	7	3	2	6	9		F Davín	5	6	6	6
	M Laurendeau	3	6	3	6		LL	A Antonitsch	7	3	2	3
LL	A Antonitsch	6	2	6	7														8	J Connors	4	7	6	6
	A Maurer	4	2	5																R Osterthun	6	5	0	3
	D Keretić	6	6	7				D Keretić	3	6	6	6
	P Lundgren	5	5	4				M De Palmer	6	2	2	4
	M De Palmer	7	7	6										D Keretić	4	7	2	4
	J Fitzgerald	6	5	3										R Osterthun	6	5	6	6
	M Anger	7	7	6				M Anger	2	6	2
	R Osterthun	6	6	6	6			R Osterthun	6	7	6
9	H Leconte	3	3	7	1

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

15	B Gilbert	1	7	2	6	6
	B Orešar	6	5	6	4	4	15	B Gilbert	5	2	1
	J Arrese	6	6	7				J Arrese	7	6	6
WC	T Van Den Daele	3	2	5											J Arrese	6	6	2	6	2
	B Scanlon	2	6	2											J Arias	4	7	6	4	6
	J Arias	6	7	6				J Arias	7	6	2	6
	J Svensson	6	6	6				J Svensson	5	1	6	4
Q	L Shiras	4	0	2																		J Arias	7	3	2	0
	G Holmes	3	4	5																	2	B Becker	5	6	6	6
	H Sundström	6	6	7				H Sundström	2	6	6	5	8
	T Högstedt	4	0	6	1			E Jelen	6	3	0	7	6
	E Jelen	6	6	3	6										H Sundström	1	6	3	1
	M Buckley	2	6	6	7									2	B Becker	6	3	6	6
	J Yzaga	6	1	4	6			M Buckley	1	6	3	2
	D Pérez	0	1	5			2	B Becker	6	4	6	6
2	B Becker	6	6	7

External links

Preceded by 1987 Australian Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles