1987 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
1987 Stella Artois Championships
Final
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Jimmy Connors
Score	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated September 28, 2023

Tim Mayotte was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to no.1 seeded Boris Becker.

Seeds

Boris Becker (champion)
Stefan Edberg (quarterfinals)
Mats Wilander (first round)
Yannick Noah (first round)
Jimmy Connors (final)
Tim Mayotte (semifinals)
Pat Cash (semifinals)
David Pate (quarterfinals)
Kevin Curren (third round)
Scott Davis (first round)
Robert Seguso (first round)
Slobodan Živojinović (first round)
Ramesh Krishnan (quarterfinals)
Amos Mansdorf (third round)
Wally Masur (third round)
Tim Wilkison (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Boris Becker	4	7	6

6	Tim Mayotte	6	6	4
					1	Boris Becker	6	6	6

					5	Jimmy Connors	7	3	4
5	Jimmy Connors	7	6

7	Pat Cash	6	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	B Becker	6	6
	P Doohan	2	4		1	B Becker	6	6
WC	P Fleming	6	6		WC	P Fleming	4	2
	D Rostagno	1	2							1	B Becker	6	6
LL	J Sadri	6	6							LL	J Sadri	4	4
	C Steyn	4	4		LL	J Sadri	3	7	6
LL	S Youl	6	6		LL	S Youl	6	6	2
16	T Wilkison	3	4											1	B Becker	6	7
10	S Davis	6	7	2										8	D Pate	4	6
Q	L Bourne	7	5	6	Q	L Bourne	6	2
Q	L Scott	6	6			B Scanlon	7	6
	B Scanlon	7	7								B Scanlon	6	6
WC	J Bates	6	6							8	D Pate	7	7
WC	A Castle	3	1		WC	J Bates	6	5
	M Freeman	6	6	4	8	D Pate	7	7
8	D Pate	4	7	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	Y Noah	6	6	3
	A Maurer	3	7	6		A Maurer	6	6
Q	G Layendecker	6	3	5		D Goldie	4	3
	D Goldie	1	6	7							A Maurer	1	6
	M Leach	3	2							13	R Krishnan	6	7
Q	J Rive	6	6		Q	J Rive	7	6	3
	E Edwards	6	5	6	13	R Krishnan	6	7	6
13	R Krishnan	1	7	8										13	R Krishnan	2	3
11	R Seguso	6	6	2										6	T Mayotte	6	6
	J Yzaga	7	3	6		J Yzaga	3	4
Q	R Reneberg	7	6		Q	R Reneberg	6	6
Q	J Frana	5	1							Q	R Reneberg	4	6
	P McNamee	6	6	6						6	T Mayotte	6	7
	C Hooper	4	7	2		P McNamee	2	5
	T Nelson	2	4		6	T Mayotte	6	7
6	T Mayotte	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

5	J Connors	6	6
	D Visser	3	4		5	J Connors	6	6	7
WC	S Shaw	6	7		WC	S Shaw	4	7	5
	M Kures	3	6							5	J Connors	7	7
	M Laurendeau	6	5								N Odizor	5	5
	G Forget	7	7			G Forget	6	6	20
	N Odizor	6	7			N Odizor	7	4	22
12	S Živojinović	4	6												5	J Connors	6	6
14	A Mansdorf	6	6													E Jelen	4	4
	M Anger	1	2		14	A Mansdorf	6	6
Q	M Woodforde	6	3	8	Q	M Woodforde	3	4
	K Jones	2	6	6						14	A Mansdorf	4	6	3
	V Amritraj	2	2								E Jelen	6	3	6
	P Kühnen	6	6			P Kühnen	5	4
	E Jelen	6	6	6		E Jelen	7	6
3	M Wilander	3	7	4

Section 4

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

7	P Cash	6	6
	R Matuszewski	4	4	7	P Cash	6	3	6
	B Testerman	6	3		J Fitzgerald	4	6	3
	J Fitzgerald	7	6						7	P Cash	7	6
	G Bloom	3	2						9	K Curren	5	3
	M Kratzmann	6	6		M Kratzmann	6	1
Q	E Winogradsky	6	4	9	K Curren	7	6
9	K Curren	7	6											7	P Cash	7	7
15	W Masur	6	6											2	S Edberg	6	6
	B Dyke	3	2	15	W Masur	6	6
	M Purcell	6	7		M Purcell	3	4
	D Cahill	4	6						15	W Masur	7	6	4
	G Donnelly	2	2						2	S Edberg	6	7	6
	K Evernden	6	6		K Evernden	6	4
	S Giammalva Jr.	4	3	2	S Edberg	7	6
2	S Edberg	6	6

External links

1987 Stella Artois Championships draw

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