1987 US Open – Men's singles

January 2025 1987 US Open TCH Ivan Lendl SWE Mats Wilander 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 128 16 1987 US Open (tennis) Two-time defending champion Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander in the final, 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1987 US Open. It was his third US Open title and sixth major title overall. It was Lendl's third consecutive US Open title, following three consecutive runner-up finishes. Despite the final only going four sets, and one of those sets being 6–0, the match lasted 4 hours and 47 minutes, with Lendl saving multiple set points in the third set. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. 30em TCH Ivan Lendl (champion) SWE Stefan Edberg (semifinalist) SWE Mats Wilander (finalist) FRG Boris Becker (fourth round) TCH Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinalist) USA Jimmy Connors (semifinalist) AUS Pat Cash (first round) USA John McEnroe (quarterfinalist) ECU Andrés Gómez (fourth round) SWE Joakim Nyström (second round) FRA Henri Leconte (fourth round) USA Tim Mayotte (second round) USA Brad Gilbert (quarterfinalist) ESP Emilio Sánchez (third round) ARG Martín Jaite (first round) SWE Anders Järryd (fourth round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 TCH Ivan Lendl 1 SWE Mats Wilander 3 67 79 6 0 77 64 6 4 TCH Ivan Lendl 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 4 6 2 6 2 SWE Mats Wilander 3 SWE Stefan Edberg 2 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4 TCH Ivan Lendl 1 USA John McEnroe 8 6 3 6 3 6 4 USA Brad Gilbert 13 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 4 3 6 4 6 0 6 TCH Miloslav Mečíř 5 SWE Mats Wilander 3 3 6 7 6 4 6 6 7 IND Ramesh Krishnan SWE Stefan Edberg 2 2 6 2 6 2 6 Section 1 TCH Lendl 1 SWE Järryd 16 6 2 77 62 6 4 TCH Lendl 1 USA Pugh 6 1 6 1 6 2 ISR Mansdorf SWE Järryd 16 3 6 2 6 3 6 TCH Lendl 1 FRA Fleurian 6 4 6 2 6 2 USA Pugh RSA Muller 7 5 6 3 6 4 USA Freeman ISR Mansdorf 6 2 3 6 2 6 2 6 USA Fleming SWE Järryd 16 3 6 4 6 2 6 TCH Lendl 1 RSA Moir 6 0 6 0 6 0 FRA Fleurian ITA Colombo 6 0 7 5 6 1 ARG Yunis USA Pugh 3 6 2 6 2 6 FRG Osterthun RSA Muller 5 7 3 6 2 6 RSA Visser USA Freeman 5 7 6 4 2 6 5 7 ITA Pistolesi ISR Mansdorf 4 6 2 6 3 6 USA Arias USA Fleming 6 7 7 6 2 6 6 7 CHL Acuña Q SWE Järryd 16 3 6 4 6 4 6 Section 2 ECU Gómez 9 USA McEnroe 8 4 6 62 77 3 6 ECU Gómez 9 AUT Muster 1 6 6 7 6 3 6 3 6 3 YUG Živojinović USA McEnroe 8 4 6 7 5 77 63 4 6 3 6 ECU Gómez 9 Haiti Agénor 6 4 6 2 4 6 7 6 AUT Muster SWE Bergström 6 7 6 2 6 7 6 3 6 4 AUS Dyke YUG Živojinović 6 2 6 4 1 6 2 6 0 6 USA Reneberg USA McEnroe 8 6 7 6 2 4 6 2 6 ECU Gómez 9 NLD Schapers 7 6 6 4 7 5 RSA Burrow WC Haiti Agénor 3 6 7 6 3 6 2 6 MEX Lozano AUT Muster 6 7 2 6 4 6 SWE Pernfors SWE Bergström 3 6 0 3 r AUS Dyke USA Purcell 6 4 6 3 2 6 6 2 YUG Živojinović CHE Mezzadri 6 3 6 0 6 4 USA Reneberg AUT Antonitsch 6 3 6 2 6 2 USA Anger USA McEnroe 8 3 6 2 6 2 6 Section 3 FRG Becker 4 USA Gilbert 13 6 2 7 6 6 7 5 7 1 6 FRG Becker 4 GBR Castle Q 6 4 5 7 6 2 7 5 FRA Forget USA Gilbert 13 4 6 7 6 5 7 4 6 FRG Becker 4 USA Canter 6 4 6 2 7 6 USA Brown GBR Castle Q 6 7 1 6 3 6 FRA Forget FRA Benhabiles 7 6 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 USA Berger USA Gilbert 13 6 4 2 6 4 6 3 6 FRG Becker 4 USA Wilkison 4 6 4 6 7 5 6 4 6 2 USA Holmes USA Canter 5 7 4 6 0 6 FRA Tulasne USA Brown 2 6 4 6 1 6 GBR Castle Q USA Pate 7 5 1 6 2 6 7 6 6 4 USA Seguso FRA Forget 6 3 5 7 3 6 2 6 FRA Benhabiles USA Parker WC 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 4 USA Gurfein Q USA Berger 6 4 3 6 2 6 2 6 AUS Doohan USA Gilbert 13 1 6 2 6 2 6 Section 4 FRA Leconte 11 USA Connors 6 77 60 4 6 4 6 3 6 FRA Leconte 11 NGA Odizor 6 7 6 2 6 1 6 2 USA Grabb USA Connors 6 3 6 2 6 4 6 FRA Leconte 11 ITA Pozzi Q 6 3 6 2 6 3 NGA Odizor USA Chang WC 6 1 6 2 6 7 3 6 6 4 USA Grabb BHS Smith Q 6 0 6 1 6 3 USA Hearn Q USA Connors 6 3 6 2 6 1 6 FRA Leconte 11 USA Agassi 6 4 7 6 4 6 6 3 ITA Pozzi Q CAN Sznajder Q 6 3 6 1 6 2 USA Nelson WC NGA Odizor 6 2 6 2 6 7 5 7 3 6 USA Chang WC AUS McNamee 6 3 6 7 6 4 6 4 USA Cannon WC USA Grabb 3 6 2 6 2 6 BHS Smith Q TCH Vajda 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 4 USA Hearn Q SWE Stenlund 4 6 7 6 6 2 6 4 USA Rive WC USA Connors 6 1 6 4 6 4 6 Section 5 TCH Mečíř 5 AUS Woodforde Q 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 2 TCH Mečíř 5 CHE Hlasek 6 4 6 4 2 6 6 4 TCH Šrejber AUS Woodforde Q 2 6 1 6 1 6 TCH Mečíř 5 AUS Fitzgerald Q 6 3 6 1 6 0 TCH Navrátil CHE Hlasek 5 7 5 7 4 6 USA Bourne Q TCH Šrejber 6 7 6 3 7 6 5 7 3 6 AUS Woodforde Q USA Mayotte 12 7 6 7 6 3 6 2 6 7 6 TCH Mečíř 5 TCH Nováček 6 3 6 4 7 6 USA Williamson Q AUS Fitzgerald Q 3 6 5 7 4 6 TCH Navrátil USA De Palmer 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 2 7 5 CHE Hlasek USA Davis 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 4 6 4 USA Bourne Q USSR Volkov Q 7 5 6 2 3 6 2 6 7 5 TCH Šrejber USA Matuszewski 6 7 7 6 7 5 7 6 AUS Woodforde Q USA Scanlon 6 2 6 4 6 2 USA Giammalva Jr. USA Mayotte 12 1 6 0 6 1 6 Section 6 USA Flach WC SWE Wilander 3 3 6 3 6 6 7 ESP Sánchez 14 USA Flach WC 7 5 6 7 6 7 5 7 TCH Pimek SWE Wilander 3 2 6 0 6 1 6 ESP Sánchez 14 USA Witsken 6 1 6 4 6 3 AUS Cahill Q USA Flach WC 6 1 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 7 TCH Pimek FRA Winogradsky 6 4 6 0 6 4 SWE Carlsson SWE Wilander 3 2 6 3 6 1 6 ESP Sánchez 14 AUS Masur 1 6 6 4 7 6 6 3 USA Wheaton Q USA Witsken 5 7 7 5 3 6 4 6 AUS Cahill Q USA Kures 6 2 7 5 6 4 USA Duncan USA Flach WC 2 6 6 7 0 6 USA Teltscher TCH Pimek 5 7 3 6 6 1 6 7 FRA Winogradsky USA Kennedy Q 6 4 7 5 2 6 7 6 SWE Carlsson USA Jones 6 2 6 1 6 3 USA Ross Q SWE Wilander 3 1 6 1 6 1 6 Section 7 USSR Chesnokov IND Krishnan 4 6 1 6 2 6 USSR Chesnokov URY Pérez 6 1 6 2 6 2 USA Kriek IND Krishnan 3 6 4 6 3 6 SWE Lundgren USSR Chesnokov 2 6 5 7 6 2 0 6 URY Pérez FRG Jelen 2 6 6 2 6 4 6 3 USA Leach WC USA Kriek 3 6 6 7 6 3 3 6 IND Krishnan SWE Nyström 10 6 4 7 5 6 2 AUS Cash 7 SWE Lundgren 4 6 6 4 4 6 4 6 USA Hooper LL USSR Chesnokov 4 6 1 6 4 6 ESP Casal URY Pérez 6 1 1 6 7 5 4 6 4 6 FRG Jelen YUG Orešar 6 3 6 2 6 4 USA Testerman USA Leach WC 6 7 3 6 1 6 USA Kriek AUS Drewett 6 1 6 2 6 1 USA Annacone IND Krishnan 0 6 5 7 1 6 ESP Sánchez SWE Nyström 10 6 7 6 7 6 3 3 6 Section 8 SWE Svensson SWE Edberg 2 2 6 6 7 3 6 PER Yzaga SWE Svensson 6 2 4 6 6 3 2 6 2 6 NZL Evernden SWE Edberg 2 2 6 1 6 4 6 TCH Šmid PER Yzaga 3 6 4 6 1 6 USA Donnelly SWE Svensson 4 6 6 4 6 3 2 6 6 7 USA Flur NZL Evernden 6 4 6 7 6 3 4 6 3 6 USA Goldie SWE Edberg 2 7 6 4 6 2 6 4 6 ARG Jaite 15 TCH Šmid 6 7 4 6 2 6 SWE Högstedt PER Yzaga 3 6 2 6 6 7 USA Donnelly AUS Limberger 4 6 6 7 7 5 6 4 6 4 SWE Svensson ITA Canè 5 7 6 4 6 2 7 6 FRG Saceanu USA Flur 6 0 1 6 5 7 7 6 4 6 NZL Evernden SWE Sundström 6 2 6 2 7 6 USA Goldie RSA Steyn 3 6 6 3 7 5 6 7 6 2 USA Rostagno SWE Edberg 2 3 6 6 7 2 6 External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1987 US 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