1987 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Joakim Nyström was the defending champion,^[1] but lost to Thomas Muster in the second round.

Singles
1987 Monte Carlo Open
Champion	Mats Wilander
Runner-up	Jimmy Arias
Score	4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
Draw	48 (6Q / 4WC)
Seeds	16

Mats Wilander won the title, defeating Jimmy Arias 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.^[2]

Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Boris Becker (second round)
2. Stefan Edberg (second round)
3. Yannick Noah (second round)
4. Mats Wilander (champion)
5. Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
6. Emilio Sánchez (second round)
7. Kent Carlsson (quarterfinals, retired due to illness)^[3]
8. Joakim Nyström (second round)
9. Martín Jaite (quarterfinals)
10. Guillermo Vilas (third round)
11. Jonas Svensson (second round)
12. Jakob Hlasek (third round)
13. Thierry Tulasne (third round)
14. Tarik Benhabiles (third round)
15. Aaron Krickstein (third round)
16. Slobodan Živojinović (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Jimmy Arias	6	2
	7	Kent Carlsson	0	2r
								Jimmy Arias		7	6
								Horst Skoff		5	1
		Horst Skoff	7	2	6
	5	Andrés Gómez	5	6	4
																Jimmy Arias	6	5	1	3
															4	Mats Wilander	4	7	6	6
		Andrei Chesnokov	1	3
	4	Mats Wilander	6	6
								4	Mats Wilander	6	6
									Ulf Stenlund	2	2
	9	Martín Jaite	6	0	6
		Ulf Stenlund	2	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	B Becker	3	3
	Q	M Westphal	0	4					J Arias	6	6
		J Arias	6	6												J Arias	7	6
		K Nováček	3	7	6										15	A Krickstein	5	1
	WC	T Champion	6	6	3				K Nováček	6	4
								15	A Krickstein	7	6
																							J Arias	6	2
																						7	K Carlsson	0	2r
								10	G Vilas	7	6
		E Jelen	2	2					E Teltscher	5	3
		E Teltscher	6	6											10	G Vilas	7	3	2
		H de la Peña	6	2	6										7	K Carlsson	6	6	6
		S Casal	2	6	3				H de la Peña	1	4
								7	K Carlsson	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	Y Noah	6	5	2
		H Skoff	3	7	7				H Skoff	3	7	6
	WC	P Arraya	6	6	5											H Skoff	7	3	7
		R Agénor	6	3	6										14	T Benhabiles	5	6	6
		S Colombo	3	6	4				R Agénor	2	2
								14	T Benhabiles	6	6
																							H Skoff	7	2	6
																						5	A Gómez	5	6	4
								12	J Hlasek	6	6
		J Berger	6	6					J Berger	4	2
	WC	H Sundström	4	2											12	J Hlasek	5	1
		P Canè	6	2											5	A Gómez	7	6
		A Maurer	7	6					A Maurer	1	3
								5	A Gómez	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	E Sánchez	4	6
	Q	R Osterthun	6	6				Q	R Osterthun	6	7
		B Dyke	1	1											Q	R Osterthun	3	4
		A Chesnokov	7	1	6											A Chesnokov	6	6
	Q	C Pistolesi	5	6	0				A Chesnokov	6	6
								11	J Svensson	2	0
																							A Chesnokov	1	3
																						4	M Wilander	6	6
								13	T Tulasne	0	6	6
	Q	C Bergström	7	2	6			Q	C Bergström	6	3	2
		L Pimek	5	6	1										13	T Tulasne	5	3
	WC	G Ocleppo	2	1											4	M Wilander	7	6
		J Gunnarsson	6	6					J Gunnarsson	3	2
								4	M Wilander	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Svensson	6	3	6
		T Muster	1	6	6				T Muster	0	6	7
	Q	J Sánchez	6	1	3											T Muster	2	4
		L Mattar	2	2											9	M Jaite	6	6
		T Šmíd	6	6					T Šmíd	4	2
								9	M Jaite	6	6
																						9	M Jaite	6	0	6
																							U Stenlund	2	6	7
								16	S Živojinović	3	4
	Q	T Meinecke	7	6				Q	T Meinecke	6	6
		G Forget	5	1											Q	T Meinecke	5	3
		U Stenlund	6	2	6											U Stenlund	7	6
		G Holmes	0	6	4				U Stenlund	2	6	6
								2	S Edberg	6	1	4