title: 1987 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles
text: # 1987 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles
  
  Yannick Noah was the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
  
  Ivan Lendl won the title by defeating Anders Järryd 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Ivan Lendl (champion)
  * Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)
  * Pat Cash (quarterfinals)
  * Joakim Nyström (first round)
  * Anders Järryd (final)
  * Amos Mansdorf (quarterfinals)
  * Jakob Hlasek (semifinals)
  * Christo van Rensburg (second 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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Henri Leconte | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Henri Leconte | 4 | 6 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | 5 | Anders Järryd | 3 | 2 | 5 |
  | 5 | Anders Järryd | 7 | 6 | 5 | Anders Järryd | 3 | 2 | 5 |
  | 7 | Jakob Hlasek | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Agénor | 2 | 1 | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Volkov | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | A Volkov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Fleming | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | J Bates | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | P Annacone | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | P Annacone | 2 | 7 | 6 | | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Doohan | 5 | 1 | | 8 | C van Rensburg | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | C van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 |
  | 4 | J Nyström | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Leconte | 4 | 6 |
  | | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Šrejber | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | | | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Curren | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Šmíd | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | A Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | R Leach | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | R Leach | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | T Mmoh | 2 | 6 | | 6 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Forget | 4 | 3 | | 5 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Mezzadri | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Mezzadri | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Castle | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | A Järryd | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Pernfors | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | A Chesnokov | 6 | 7 | | | A Chesnokov | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Svensson | 5 | 6 | | 3 | P Cash | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | P Cash | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Järryd | 7 | 6 |
  | 7 | J Hlasek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Hlasek | 6 | 1 |
  | | K Nováček | 6 | 4 | | 7 | J Hlasek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Bale | 5 | 3 | | | J Gunnarsson | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Gunnarsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | S Birner | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | M Mečíř | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | J Kriek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Kriek | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Evernden | 2 | 4 | | 2 | M Mečíř | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  