title: 1987 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles
text: # 1987 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles
  
  Miloslav Mečíř defeated Michiel Schapers 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 to win the 1987 Heineken Open singles competition. Mark Woodforde was the defending champion.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Miloslav Mečíř (champion)
  * Milan Šrejber (second round)
  * Ramesh Krishnan (quarterfinals)
  * Marcel Freeman (quarterfinals)
  * Derrick Rostagno (semifinals)
  * Nduka Odizor (first round)
  * Michiel Schapers (final)
  * Bill Scanlon (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q – Qualifier
  * WC – Wild card
  * NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
  | 7 | Michiel Schapers | 2 | 3 | 4 | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Mečíř | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Doohan | 2 | 6 | | 1 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Schmidt | 7 | 4 | 4 | | G Michibata | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Michibata | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | B Steven | 7 | 7 | | | | | | WC | B Derlin | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | J Frana | 6 | 5 | | WC | B Steven | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Derlin | 6 | 7 | | WC | B Derlin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | B Scanlon | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | R Krishnan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Rostagno | 2 | 1 |
  | | B Green | 5 | 2 | | 3 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Carlsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Carlsson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | K Evernden | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 3 | R Krishnan | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | | |
  | Q | C Pistolesi | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | |
  | | M Davis | 7 | 6 | | | M Davis | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Lapidus | 5 | 3 | | 5 | D Rostagno | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | D Rostagno | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | N Odizor | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Serret | 6 | 6 | | Q | P Serret | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Limberger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Limberger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Bloom | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | C Limberger | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | J Letts | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | M Freeman | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | W Masur | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Levine | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | M Freeman | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | M Freeman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Freeman | 6 | 3 | 4 |
  | 7 | M Schapers | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Schapers | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | S Guy | 3 | 6 | | 7 | M Schapers | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Woodforde | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Woodforde | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Cahill | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | M Schapers | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | B Pearce | 4 | 1 | | | B Schultz | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Jones | 4 | 5 | | 2 | M Šrejber | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Šrejber | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  