1987 Player's Canadian Open – Men's Singles

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

Men's Singles
1987 Player's Canadian Open
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Stefan Edberg
Final score	6–4, 7–6

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

Seeds

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Ivan Lendl	7	6
	4	Jimmy Connors	5	4
								1	Ivan Lendl	6	7
								2	Stefan Edberg	4	6
	3	Boris Becker	2	4
	2	Stefan Edberg	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	I Lendl	6	6
		B Scanlon	5	1					T Witsken	3	2
		T Witsken	7	6											1	I Lendl	6	6
		G Holmes	7	6											WC	A Sznajder	1	1
		R Matuszewski	6	4					G Holmes	6	6
	WC	A Sznajder	7	2	7			WC	A Sznajder	7	7
	16	P Doohan	6	6	6																	1	I Lendl	6	7
	10	S Živojinović	6	4	6																	10	S Živojinović	3	5
		M Freeman	4	6	1			10	S Živojinović	6	7
		M Kures	2	1^r					R Krishnan	4	5
		R Krishnan	6	1											10	S Živojinović	6	6
	Q	J Ross	3	5												K Evernden	1	4
		K Evernden	6	7					K Evernden	6	5	6
								7	T Mayotte	2	7	3

Section 2

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

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

References

• Main Draw