1987 Australian Open – Men's singles

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. It was his second major singles title.

Seeds
All seeds receive a bye into the second round. • # Ivan Lendl (semifinals)

• # Boris Becker (fourth round)

• # 🇫🇷 Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)

• # 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg (champion)

• # 🇫🇷 Henri Leconte (third round)

• # Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Brad Gilbert (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Kevin Curren (third round)

• # 🇸🇪 Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Johan Kriek (second round)

• # 🇦🇺 Pat Cash (final)

• # Milan Šrejber (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Robert Seguso (fourth round)

• # 🇺🇸 Tim Wilkison (fourth round)

• # Jakob Hlasek (second round)

• # 🇮🇳 Ramesh Krishnan (third round)