1987 Player's Canadian Open – Men's Singles

1987 Player's Canadian Open
Champion   Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Runner-up   Sweden Stefan Edberg
Final score   6–4, 7–6
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
Player's Canadian Open
 < 1986 1988 > 

Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.

Ivan Lendl won the title, defeating Stefan Edberg 6–4, 7–6 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (Champion)
  2. Sweden Stefan Edberg (Final)
  3. Germany Boris Becker (Semifinals)
  4. United States Jimmy Connors (Semifinals)
  5. Australia Pat Cash (Third Round)
  6. United States John McEnroe (Quarterfinals)
  7. United States Tim Mayotte (Second Round)
  8. United States Kevin Curren (Quarterfinals)
  9. Australia Wally Masur (Third Round)
  10. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović (Quarterfinals)
  11. United States Johan Kriek (Second Round)
  12. N/A
  13. United States Jay Berger (Third Round, retired)
  14. United States Tim Wilkison (Second Round)
  15. United States Jimmy Arias (Third Round)
  16. Australia Peter Doohan (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7 6    
4  United States Jimmy Connors 5 4    
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 7  
  2  Sweden Stefan Edberg 4 6  
3  Germany Boris Becker 2 4  
2  Sweden Stefan Edberg 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6    
   United States B Scanlon 5 1          United States T Witsken 3 2    
   United States T Witsken 7 6         1  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6    
   United States G Holmes 7 6         WC  Canada A Sznajder 1 1    
   United States R Matuszewski 6 4          United States G Holmes 6 6  
WC  Canada A Sznajder 7 2 7     WC  Canada A Sznajder 7 7    
16  Australia P Doohan 6 6 6       1  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 7  
10  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 6 4 6       10  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 3 5  
   United States M Freeman 4 6 1     10  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 6 7    
   United States M Kures 2 1r          India R Krishnan 4 5    
   India R Krishnan 6 1         10  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 6 6  
Q  United States J Ross 3 5            New Zealand K Evernden 1 4    
   New Zealand K Evernden 6 7          New Zealand K Evernden 6 5 6
    7  United States T Mayotte 2 7 3  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  United States J Connors 7 6    
   United States D Rostagno 6 7          United States D Rostagno 6 1    
LL  United States L Scott 3 6         4  United States J Connors 4 7 4  
   United States J Canter 3 1         13  United States J Berger 6 5 0r  
   United States R Seguso 6 6          United States R Seguso 2 5  
   Australia B Drewett 4 2       13  United States J Berger 6 7    
13  United States J Berger 6 6         4  United States J Connors 6 3 6
11  United States J Kriek 6 6 7       6  United States J McEnroe 3 6 3
   United States M Leach 2 7 6     11  United States J Kriek 6 6 4  
   Sweden J Carlsson 6 6 7        Sweden J Carlsson 4 7 6  
   United States E Teltscher 4 7 6          Sweden J Carlsson 3 2  
   South Africa C Steyn 6 6         6  United States J McEnroe 6 6    
WC  Canada Bill Cowan 4 4          South Africa C Steyn 3 1  
    6  United States J McEnroe 6 6    
 

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  Australia P Cash 6 6    
Q  Argentina R Saad 6 6       Q  Argentina R Saad 0 0    
   Canada S Bonneau 4 4         5  Australia P Cash 4 6    
   France É Winogradsky 7 2 3          Sweden P Lundgren 6 7    
   United States S Giammalva, Jr. 6 6 6        United States S Giammalva, Jr. 5 1  
   Sweden P Lundgren 6 6          Sweden P Lundgren 7 6    
LL  United States L Shiras 2 0            Sweden P Lundgren 6 2 1
14  United States T Wilkison 6 6         3  Germany B Becker 1 6 6
Q  United Kingdom L Bourne 2 3       14  United States T Wilkison 4 4    
   Canada M Wostenholme 0 3       Q  United States R Reneberg 6 6    
Q  United States R Reneberg 6 6         Q  United States R Reneberg 2 2  
Q  United States C Hooper 6 1         3  Germany B Becker 6 6    
   United States K Jones 7 6          United States K Jones 5 4  
    3  Germany B Becker 7 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  United States K Curren 7 7    
   South Africa E Edwards 5 4          United States J Pugh 6 6    
   United States J Pugh 7 6         8  United States K Curren 7 4 7  
   United States G Donnelly 3 5         9  Australia W Masur 5 6 5  
   Canada M Laurendeau 6 7          Canada M Laurendeau 5 1  
Q  Australia D Macpherson 0 3       9  Australia W Masur 7 6    
9  Australia W Masur 6 6         8  United States K Curren 6 5  
15  United States J Arias 6 6         2  Sweden S Edberg 7 7  
WC  Canada Hatem McDadi 3 3       15  United States J Arias 6 6    
Q  United States H Pfister 2 2          Germany M Westphal 2 4    
   Germany M Westphal 6 6         15  United States J Arias 5 2  
WC  Canada C Pridham 6 2 6       2  Sweden S Edberg 7 6    
   Australia J Fitzgerald 2 6 3     WC  Canada C Pridham 5 6  
    2  Sweden S Edberg 7 7    
 

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