| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1987 Benson & Hedges Championships | |
| Champion |  Ivan Lendl |
| Runner-up |  Anders Järryd |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Draw | 32 (3WC/4Q/1LL) |
| Seeds | 8 |
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. [1] [2]
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)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
 Henri Leconte | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Anders Järryd | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Anders Järryd | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jakob Hlasek | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defending champion Boris Becker successfully defended his title, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final, 9-10 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.
Mats Wilander defeated Henri Leconte in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1988 French Open. It was his third and final French Open singles title. Leconte remains the most recent Frenchman to reach the final.
Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1983 Australian Open.
Defending champion Stefan Edberg defeated Pat Cash in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1987 Australian Open.
John McEnroe defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1984 US Open. It was his fourth US Open singles title and seventh and last major singles title overall. It was Lendl's third consecutive runner-up finish at the US Open.
John McEnroe was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Anders Järryd was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Bud Schultz.
Anders Järryd and Hans Simonsson were the defending champions but only Järryd competed that year with John Fitzgerald.
Ivan Lendl was the defending champion.
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion, but he withdrew from his semifinals match this year.
Ivan Lendl was the defending champion.
John McEnroe was the defending champion.
Vitas Gerulaitis was the defending champion, but lost in the third round this year.
Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Ronald Agénor.
Ivan Lendl successfully defended his title, by defeating Boris Becker 6–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.
Steve Denton and Ivan Lendl were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Lendl opted to focus on the singles tournament.
Andrés Gómez and Ivan Lendl were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Guy Forget and Anders Järryd.
Michael Chang was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kelly Evernden.
John McEnroe and Peter Fleming were the defending champions, but McEnroe could not compete this year after facing a two-month suspension due to committing three code violations on his match against Slobodan Živojinović at the US Open. Fleming teamed up with Henri Leconte and lost in the first round to Mark Kratzmann and Laurie Warder.
Andre Agassi and Petr Korda were the defending champions, but Agassi chose not to participate. Korda played along Ivan Lendl, but lost in the first round to Neil Borwick and Simon Youl.