Two-time defending champion Ivan Lendl successfully defended his title, defeating Mats Wilander in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the singles title at the 1987 Nabisco Masters.

In this year, the semifinal pairings were decided by a racket spin. This resulted in the two first placed players of each group playing each other again; in the case of Stefan Edberg and Wilander, for the second time in 24 hours (Edberg won the round robin match, but Wilander won the semifinal the following day).^[1]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Ivan Lendl	6	6
	8	Brad Gilbert	2	4
								1	Ivan Lendl	6	6	6
								3	Mats Wilander	2	2	3
	2	Stefan Edberg	2	6	3
	3	Mats Wilander	6	4	6

		Lendl	Gilbert	Connors	Becker	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Ivan Lendl		6–2, 6–2	4–3, r	6–4, 6–7, 6–3	3–0	4–1	34–21	1
8	Brad Gilbert	2–6, 2–6		6–4, 7–6	4–6, 6–4, 6–4	2–1	4–3	33–36	2
4	Jimmy Connors	3–4, r	4–6, 6–7		5–7, 6–2, 3–6	0–3	1–4	27–32	4
5	Boris Becker	4–6, 7–6, 3–6	6–4, 4–6, 4–6	7–5, 2–6, 6–3		1–2	4–5	43–48	3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

		Edberg	Cash	Mečíř	Wilander	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Stefan Edberg		6–4, 4–6, 6–1	6–3, 6–3	6–2, 7–6	3–0	6–1	41–25	1
7	Pat Cash	4–6, 6–4, 1–6		7–5, 6–4	6–7, 3–6	1–2	3–4	33–38	3
6	Miloslav Mečíř	3–6, 3–6	5–7, 4–6		4–6, 1–6	0–3	0–6	20–37	4
3	Mats Wilander	2–6, 6–7	7–6, 6–3	6–4, 6–1		2–1	4–2	33–27	2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

• ATP World Tour Finals appearances