ATP US Open 1987 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Ivan Lendl won the 1987 US Open, defeating Mats Wilander 6-7 6-0 7-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from September 1 to September 15, 1987.

Champion
Ivan Lendl
def. Mats Wilander , 6-7 6-0 7-6 6-4
Dates
Sep 1 — Sep 15
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Ivan Lendl #1 6-0 6-0 6-0
Barry Moir #122
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #78 6-0 7-5 6-1
Simone Colombo
Jim Pugh #67 6-3 6-2 6-2
Francisco Yunis #90
Gary Muller 7-5 6-3 6-2
Ricki Osterthun #85
Anders Jarryd #18 6-3 6-4 6-4
Ricardo Acuna #194
Peter Fleming #97 7-6 6-7 6-2 7-6
Jimmy Arias #41
Amos Mansdorf #24 6-4 6-2 6-3
Claudio Pistolesi #72
Marcel Freeman #157 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5
Danie Visser #76
John McEnroe #9 6-3 6-2 6-2
Matt Anger #71
Richey Reneberg #114 6-3 6-2 6-2
Alex Antonitsch #110
Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-3 6-0 6-4
Claudio Mezzadri #63
Broderick Dyke #124 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-2
Mel Purcell #83
Andres Gomez #11 7-6 6-4 7-5
Michiel Schapers #69
Ronald Agenor #48 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2
Andrew Burrow #837
Thomas Muster #55 7-6 6-2 6-4
Jorge Lozano #132
Christian Bergstrom #96 6-3 3-0 (ret.)
Mikael Pernfors #26
Jimmy Connors #6 6-1 6-4 6-4
Joey Rive #101
Wayne Hearn #530 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-4
Ulf Stenlund #33
Jim Grabb #60 6-3 6-2 6-2
Shelby Cannon #329
Roger Smith #288 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-4
Marian Vajda #36
Henri Leconte #13 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-3
Andre Agassi #70
Gianluca Pozzi #182 6-3 6-1 6-2
Andrew Sznajder #162
Nduka Odizor #87 2-6 2-6 7-6 7-5 6-3
Todd Nelson #161
Michael Chang #920 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4
Paul Mcnamee #130
Brad Gilbert #15 6-1 6-2 6-2
Peter Doohan #61
Jay Berger #37 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Jim Gurfein #304
Guy Forget #30 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-2
Robert Seguso #121
Tarik Benhabiles #39 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4
A. Parker #268
Boris Becker #4 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2
Tim Wilkison #51
Jonathan Canter #102 7-5 6-4 6-0
Greg Holmes #135
Andrew Castle #180 7-5 1-6 2-6 7-6 6-4
David Pate #19
Jimmy Brown 6-2 6-4 6-1
Thierry Tulasne #49
Mats Wilander #3 6-1 6-1 6-1
John Ross
Johan Carlsson #108 6-2 6-1 6-3
Kelly Jones #95
Libor Pimek #100 7-5 6-3 1-6 7-6
Eliot Teltscher #45
Eric Winogradsky #131 6-4 7-5 2-6 7-6
Steve Kennedy #220
Ken Flach #187 6-2 7-6 6-0
Lawson Duncan #147
Darren Cahill #91 6-2 7-5 6-4
Michael Kures #172
Emilio Sanchez #16 1-6 6-4 7-6 6-3
Wally Masur #28
Todd Witsken #73 7-5 5-7 6-3 6-4
David Wheaton #337
Miloslav Mecir #5 6-3 6-4 7-6
Karel Novacek #62
John Fitzgerald #186 6-3 7-5 6-4
Phillip Williamson
Jakob Hlasek #34 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-4
Scott Davis #21
Jaroslav Navratil #66 4-6 6-3 1-6 6-2 7-5
Mike De Palmer
Mark Woodforde #134 6-2 6-4 6-2
Bill Scanlon #99
Tim Mayotte #14 6-1 6-0 6-1
Sammy Giammalva Jr
Milan Srejber #43 6-7 7-6 7-5 7-6
Richard Matuszewski #126
Lloyd Bourne #202 7-5 6-2 3-6 2-6 7-5
Alexander Volkov #195
Stefan Edberg #2 6-3 7-6 6-2
Derrick Rostagno #54
Dan Goldie #64 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-7 6-2
Christo Steyn #175
Kelly Evernden #52 6-2 6-2 7-6
Henrik Sundstrom #117
Marc Flur #118 0-6 6-1 7-5 6-7 6-4
Christian Saceanu #138
Jonas Svensson #25 5-7 6-4 6-2 7-6
Paolo Cane #53
Gary Donnelly #151 4-6 6-7 7-5 6-4 6-4
Carl Limberger #98
Jaime Yzaga #65 6-3 6-2 7-6
Thomas Hogstedt #127
Tomas Smid #46 7-6 6-4 6-2
Martin Jaite #17
Ramesh Krishnan 6-0 7-5 6-1
Paul Annacone #35
Joakim Nystrom #12 7-6 7-6 3-6 6-3
Javier Sanchez #92
Johan Kriek #27 6-1 6-2 6-1
Brad Drewett #111
Rick Leach #153 7-6 6-3 6-1
Ben Testerman #93
Andrei Chesnokov #44 6-4 6-1 6-4
Chip Hooper #140
Peter Lundgren #47 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4
Pat Cash #7
Diego Perez #94 1-6 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-4
Sergio Casal #50
Eric Jelen #68 6-3 6-2 6-4
Bruno Oresar #84
Round of 64
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 6-2
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #78
Jim Pugh #67 7-5 6-3 6-4
Gary Muller
Anders Jarryd #18 6-3 6-4 6-2
Peter Fleming #97
Amos Mansdorf #24 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Marcel Freeman #157
John McEnroe #9 7-6 2-6 6-4 6-2
Richey Reneberg #114
Slobodan Zivojinovic 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-0
Broderick Dyke #124
Andres Gomez #11 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-6
Ronald Agenor #48
Thomas Muster #55 6-7 6-2 6-7 6-3 6-4
Christian Bergstrom #96
Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 6-2 6-1
Wayne Hearn #530
Jim Grabb #60 6-0 6-1 6-3
Roger Smith #288
Henri Leconte #13 6-3 6-2 6-3
Gianluca Pozzi #182
Nduka Odizor #87 6-1 6-2 6-7 3-6 6-4
Michael Chang #920
Brad Gilbert #15 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3
Jay Berger #37
Guy Forget #30 7-6 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Tarik Benhabiles #39
Boris Becker #4 6-4 6-2 7-6
Jonathan Canter #102
Andrew Castle #180 7-6 6-1 6-3
Jimmy Brown
Mats Wilander #3 6-2 6-3 6-1
Johan Carlsson #108
Libor Pimek #100 6-4 6-0 6-4
Eric Winogradsky #131
Ken Flach #187 1-6 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-6
Darren Cahill #91
Emilio Sanchez #16 6-1 6-4 6-3
Todd Witsken #73
Miloslav Mecir #5 6-3 6-1 6-0
John Fitzgerald #186
Jakob Hlasek #34 7-5 7-5 6-4
Jaroslav Navratil #66
Mark Woodforde #134 7-6 7-6 3-6 2-6 7-6
Tim Mayotte #14
Milan Srejber #43 7-6 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-3
Lloyd Bourne #202
Stefan Edberg #2 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-4
Dan Goldie #64
Kelly Evernden #52 4-6 7-6 3-6 6-4 6-3
Marc Flur #118
Jonas Svensson #25 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-2 7-6
Gary Donnelly #151
Jaime Yzaga #65 6-3 6-4 6-1
Tomas Smid #46
Ramesh Krishnan 6-4 7-5 6-2
Joakim Nystrom #12
Johan Kriek #27 6-3 7-6 3-6 6-3
Rick Leach #153
Andrei Chesnokov #44 6-2 7-5 2-6 6-0
Peter Lundgren #47
Diego Perez #94 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-3
Eric Jelen #68
Round of 32
Ivan Lendl #1 6-1 6-1 6-2
Jim Pugh #67
Anders Jarryd #18 6-3 6-2 6-3
Amos Mansdorf #24
John McEnroe #9 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-4 6-3
Slobodan Zivojinovic
Andres Gomez #11 1-6 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-3
Thomas Muster #54
Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jim Grabb #60
Henri Leconte #13 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-2
Nduka Odizor #89
Brad Gilbert #15 6-4 6-7 7-5 6-4
Guy Forget #30
Boris Becker #4 6-4 5-7 6-2 7-5
Andrew Castle #171
Mats Wilander #3 6-2 6-0 6-1
Libor Pimek #100
Ken Flach #186 5-7 7-6 7-6 7-5
Emilio Sanchez #16
Miloslav Mecir #5 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4
Jakob Hlasek #34
Mark Woodforde #132 6-2 6-1 6-1
Milan Srejber #43
Stefan Edberg #2 6-2 6-1 6-4
Kelly Evernden #51
Jonas Svensson #25 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2
Jaime Yzaga #63
Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 6-4 6-3
Johan Kriek #27
Andrei Chesnokov #41 6-1 6-2 6-2
Diego Perez #94
Round of 16
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 7-6 6-4
Anders Jarryd #18
John McEnroe #9 6-4 7-6 6-3
Andres Gomez #11
Jimmy Connors #6 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3
Henri Leconte #13
Brad Gilbert #15 2-6 6-7 7-6 7-5 6-1
Boris Becker #4
Mats Wilander #3 6-3 6-3 7-6
Ken Flach #186
Miloslav Mecir #5 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2
Mark Woodforde #132
Stefan Edberg #2 6-2 7-6 6-3
Jonas Svensson #25
Ramesh Krishnan 6-4 6-1 6-2
Andrei Chesnokov #41
Quarterfinals
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-3 6-4
John McEnroe #9
Jimmy Connors #6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-0
Brad Gilbert #15
Mats Wilander #3 6-3 6-7 6-4 7-6
Miloslav Mecir #5
Stefan Edberg #2 6-2 6-2 6-2
Ramesh Krishnan
Semifinals
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 6-2
Jimmy Connors #5
Mats Wilander #2 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Stefan Edberg #3
Final
Ivan Lendl #1 6-7 6-0 7-6 6-4
Mats Wilander #2

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