1987 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's singles

Tennis championship held in 1987.Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–5, 6–2, 7–5 to Miloslav Mečíř.

Men's singles
1987 Lipton International Players Championships
Final
ChampionCzechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Score7–5, 6–2, 7–5
Events
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
← 1986 ·Lipton International Players Championships· 1988 →

Seeds

  1. Ivan Lendl (final)
  2. Stefan Edberg (quarterfinals)
  3. Boris Becker (first round, withdrew)
  4. Yannick Noah (semifinals, retired)
  5. Mats Wilander (quarterfinals)
  6. Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
  7. n/a
  8. Joakim Nyström (second round)
  9. Miloslav Mečíř (champion)
  10. Andrés Gómez (fourth round)
  11. Mikael Pernfors (second round)
  12. Tim Mayotte (fourth round)
  13. Emilio Sánchez (first round)
  14. Martín Jaite (first round)
  15. Thierry Tulasne (second round)
  16. Brad Gilbert (fourth round)
  17. Jonas Svensson (first round)
  18. Kevin Curren (fourth round)
  19. Johan Kriek (fourth round)
  20. Robert Seguso (fourth round)
  21. Guy Forget (first round)
  22. Aaron Krickstein (third round)
  23. Anders Järryd (second round)
  24. David Pate (second round)
  25. Tim Wilkison (second round)
  26. Milan Šrejber (second round)
  27. Karel Nováček (first round)
  28. Jakob Hlasek (third round)
  29. Amos Mansdorf (third round)
  30. Ulf Stenlund (third round)
  31. Ramesh Krishnan (second round)
  32. Andrei Chesnokov (second round)

Main draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                     
1 Ivan Lendl666  
  Jay Berger311  
1 Ivan Lendl3776 
WC/6 Jimmy Connors6663 
  Derrick Rostagno4612 
WC/6 Jimmy Connors6466 
1 Ivan Lendl525  
9 Miloslav Mečíř767  
5 Mats Wilander42666
4 Yannick Noah66427
4 Yannick Noah51r   
9 Miloslav Mečíř75   
9 Miloslav Mečíř3666 
2 Stefan Edberg6224 

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 I Lendl666  
Q R Acuña232  1 I Lendl57466
  P Annacone666    P Annacone76622
  C van Rensburg142  1 I Lendl3666 
  A Agassi65764  T Muster6402 
  T Muster77506  T Muster676  
  M Vajda4654 32 A Chesnokov453  
32 A Chesnokov6476 1 I Lendl666  
17 J Svensson445  16 B Gilbert224  
  T Högstedt667    T Högstedt041  
Q A Emerson122  Q M Flur666  
Q M Flur666  Q M Flur663  
  J Windahl614  16 B Gilbert776  
  R Agénor766    R Agénor214  
Q J Rive324  16 B Gilbert666  
16 B Gilbert666  

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
10 A Gómez4667 
  C Kirmayr6116 10 A Gómez766  
  F Maciel666    F Maciel634  
  B Dyke202  10 A Gómez6367 
Q H Herr152    T Benhabiles4636 
  T Benhabiles676    T Benhabiles666  
  I Kley303  23 A Järryd324  
23 A Järryd666  10 A Gómez3644 
25 T Wilkison66627  J Berger6366 
  M Schapers4736525 T Wilkison7114 
  G Layendecker66432  J Berger6666 
  J Berger34666  J Berger666  
  P Canè44667  P Canè221  
  J-P Fleurian66346  P Canè6666 
  B Green232  8 J Nyström1373 
8 J Nyström666  

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 B Becker     
  D Rostagnow/o      D Rostagno6656 
  R Matuszewski666    R Matuszewski4370 
  J Canter413    D Rostagno766  
  A Castle7663 29 A Mansdorf614  
Q B Moir6776 Q B Moir231  
  M Laurendeau322  29 A Mansdorf666  
29 A Mansdorf666    D Rostagno6666 
20 R Seguso6570620 R Seguso4734 
Q P Chamberlin2756420 R Seguso75636
  S Colombo3636   T Šmíd67362
  T Šmíd6367 20 R Seguso74666
  B Scanlon453    D Visser66744
  S Casal676    S Casal6362 
  D Visser64746  D Visser4676 
14 M Jaite46562

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
11 M Pernfors66606
  M Freeman7326411 M Pernfors31664
  J Carlsson4766   J Carlsson66416
  T Nelson6623   J Carlsson42666
  R Osterthun24763  C Limberger66320
LL R Simpson66646LL R Simpson64163
  C Limberger6766   C Limberger46626
21 G Forget4672   J Carlsson010  
27 K Nováček61633WC/6 J Connors666  
Q G Bloom46466Q G Bloom6352 
  C Aprili313    D Cahill4676 
  D Cahill666    D Cahill331  
Q R Van't Hof26630WC/6 J Connors666  
  P Lundgren63466  P Lundgren6423 
  B Testerman113  WC/6 J Connors2666 
WC/6 J Connors666  

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 M Wilander666  
  J Levine124  5 M Wilander6636 
  M Leach44673  G Holmes4463 
  G Holmes664665 M Wilander666  
  S Giammalva, Jr.343  28 J Hlasek324  
  E Edwards666    E Edwards142  
  C Steyn432  28 J Hlasek666  
28 J Hlasek666  5 M Wilander36766
22 A Krickstein6366 12 T Mayotte63574
  M Anger3632 22 A Krickstein666  
  R Stadler46267  R Stadler320  
  T Gullikson6163522 A Krickstein6343 
  M Westphal5166212 T Mayotte3666 
  D Goldie76426  D Goldie553  
Q R Schmidt115  12 T Mayotte776  
12 T Mayotte667  

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 E Sánchez27644
  W Masur66366  W Masur6166 
Q K Flach666  Q K Flach1632 
Q O Rahnasto124    W Masur4264 
  T Witsken6623419 J Kriek6646 
  J Grabb44666  J Grabb544  
  M Purcell6662319 J Kriek766  
19 J Kriek7426619 J Kriek6236 
30 U Stenlund7466 4 Y Noah4667 
Q A Volkov6613 30 U Stenlund1666 
  L Mattar62676  L Mattar6323 
  E Bengoechea4676330 U Stenlund60463
Q B Dickinson3663 4 Y Noah16626
Q J Sánchez6746 Q J Sánchez76345
LL C Panatta3723 4 Y Noah64667
4 Y Noah6666 

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
LL J Brown26067
  D Keretić63646LL J Brown62162
  S Živojinović6366   S Živojinović36636
  G Donnelly4623   S Živojinović6616 
  D Pérez64766  D Pérez2463 
  M Davis76613  D Pérez6366 
  N Odizor412  26 M Šrejber3643 
26 M Šrejber666    S Živojinović6114 
24 D Pate667  9 M Mečíř2666 
  T Meinecke126  24 D Pate76361
  J Arias6377   J Arias64676
  J Gunnarsson2655   J Arias344  
  B Schultz666359 M Mečíř666  
  J Yzaga47467  J Yzaga432  
  C Motta130  9 M Mečíř666  
9 M Mečíř666  

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
15 T Tulasne666  
  L Pimek112  15 T Tulasne36373
WC A Parker422    C Bergström63666
  C Bergström666    C Bergström431  
  J Pugh446  18 K Curren666  
  J Sadri667    J Sadri6335 
  B Pearce4165 18 K Curren2667 
18 K Curren6647 18 K Curren534  
31 R Krishnan676  2 S Edberg766  
Q H Pfister354  31 R Krishnan4464 
  M De Palmer6276   M De Palmer6626 
  P Arraya3662   M De Palmer3734 
  J Lapidus6460 2 S Edberg6666 
  S Davis3676   S Davis354  
  P Carlsson332  2 S Edberg676  
2 S Edberg666  

References