1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Champion   France Yannick Noah
Runner-up   Sweden Joakim Nyström
Final score   7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Events
Singles   Doubles

This was the first edition of the event.

Yannick Noah won the title, beating Joakim Nyström 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 in the final.

Seeds

  1. France Yannick Noah (Champion)
  2. Sweden Joakim Nyström (Final)
  3. France Thierry Tulasne (Second Round)
  4. France Guy Forget (Quarterfinals)
  5. United States David Pate (First Round)
  6. France Tarik Benhabiles (First Round)
  7. West Germany Andreas Maurer (First Round)
  8. Belgium Libor Pimek (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  WC/1  France Yannick Noah 1 6 6  
   United States Kelly Jones 6 1 1  
  WC/1  France Yannick Noah 6 7  
  2  Sweden Joakim Nyström 4 5  
   United States Todd Nelson 6 6 6
  2  Sweden Joakim Nyström 7 4 7  

Top Half

First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
WC/1 France Y Noah 6 6  
  Italy C Panatta 1 3   WC/1 France Y Noah 7 7  
WC France T Pham 4 2   Q France A Boetsch 6 5  
Q France A Boetsch 6 6   WC/1 France Y Noah 6 6  
WC France R Gilbert 4 1     United States B Willenborg 2 3  
  United States B Willenborg 6 6     United States B Willenborg 6 6  
  Switzerland R Stadler 2 2   8 Belgium L Pimek 4 4  
8 Belgium L Pimek 6 6   WC/1 France Y Noah 1 6 6
4 France G Forget 6 1     United States K Jones 6 1 1
  Switzerland C Mezzadri 1 0r   4 France G Forget 6 4 6
  United States J Grabb 3 4     Israel S Perkiss 3 6 4
  Israel S Perkiss 6 6   4 France G Forget 7 4 6
  United States K Jones 6 7     United States K Jones 5 6 7
  Czechoslovakia M Vajda 1 6     United States K Jones 6 6  
  Sweden P Lundgren 6 6 6   Sweden P Lundgren 4 2  
6 France T Benhabiles 7 4 3

Bottom Half

First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
5 United States D Pate 4 6 6
  Sweden S Eriksson 6 1 7   Sweden S Eriksson 3 6  
  United States T Nelson 6 6     United States T Nelson 6 7  
  Sweden J Windahl 1 4     United States T Nelson 7 6  
Q France Pierre Lemoine 2 4     United States B Cox 6 2  
  United States B Cox 6 6     United States B Cox 7 3 7
  Israel G Bloom 7 3 6 3 France T Tulasne 6 6 6
3 France T Tulasne 5 6 7   United States T Nelson 6 6 6
7 West Germany A Maurer 4 3   2 Sweden J Nyström 7 4 7
Q France J Potier 6 6   Q France J Potier 7 2 7
  Sweden T Högstedt 3 3     United States L Shiras 6 6 5
  United States L Shiras 6 6   Q France J Potier 3 4  
  New Zealand S Guy 3 3   2 Sweden J Nyström 6 6  
Q Haiti R Agénor 6 6   Q Haiti R Agénor 1 7 4
  France T Champion 0 4   2 Sweden J Nyström 6 5 6
2 Sweden J Nyström 6 6  

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