1987 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Anders Järryd was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Miloslav Mečíř won in the final 6–0, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 against John McEnroe.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1)  Boris Becker (withdrew)
 * 2) 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (final)
 * 4) 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander (quarterfinals)