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1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

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Singles
1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Final
ChampionFrance Yannick Noah
Runner-upSweden Joakim Nyström
Score6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles was an event of the 1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon men's tennis tournament that was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France from 2 February until 9 February 1987. The draw comprised 32 players and eight were seeded. First-seeded Yannick Noah, who entered on the main draw on a wildcard, won the singles title, defeating second-seeded Joakim Nyström in the final, 6–4, 7–5.[1]

Seeds

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  1. France Yannick Noah (champion)
  2. Sweden Joakim Nyström (final)
  3. France Thierry Tulasne (second round)
  4. France Guy Forget (quarterfinals)
  5. United States David Pate (first round)
  6. France Tarik Benhabiles (first round)
  7. West Germany Andreas Maurer (first round)
  8. Belgium Libor Pimek (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
WC/1 France Yannick Noah 1 6 6
  United States Kelly Jones 6 1 1
WC/1 France Yannick Noah 6 7  
2 Sweden Joakim Nyström 4 5  
  United States Todd Nelson 6 6 6
2 Sweden Joakim Nyström 7 4 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
WC/1 France Y Noah 6 6  
  Italy C Panatta 1 3   WC/1 France Y Noah 7 7  
WC France T Pham 4 2   Q France A Boetsch 6 5  
Q France A Boetsch 6 6   WC/1 France Y Noah 6 6  
WC France R Gilbert 4 1     United States B Willenborg 2 3  
  United States B Willenborg 6 6     United States B Willenborg 6 6  
  Switzerland R Stadler 2 2   8 Belgium L Pimek 4 4  
8 Belgium L Pimek 6 6   WC/1 France Y Noah 1 6 6
4 France G Forget 6 1     United States K Jones 6 1 1
  Switzerland C Mezzadri 1 0r   4 France G Forget 6 4 6
  United States J Grabb 3 4     Israel S Perkiss 3 6 4
  Israel S Perkiss 6 6   4 France G Forget 7 4 6
  United States K Jones 6 7     United States K Jones 5 6 7
  Czechoslovakia M Vajda 1 6     United States K Jones 6 6  
  Sweden P Lundgren 6 6 6   Sweden P Lundgren 4 2  
6 France T Benhabiles 7 4 3

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States D Pate 4 6 6
  Sweden S Eriksson 6 1 7   Sweden S Eriksson 3 6  
  United States T Nelson 6 6     United States T Nelson 6 7  
  Sweden J Windahl 1 4     United States T Nelson 7 6  
Q France Pierre Lemoine 2 4     United States B Cox 6 2  
  United States B Cox 6 6     United States B Cox 7 3 7
  Israel G Bloom 7 3 6 3 France T Tulasne 6 6 6
3 France T Tulasne 5 6 7   United States T Nelson 6 6 6
7 West Germany A Maurer 4 3   2 Sweden J Nyström 7 4 7
Q France J Potier 6 6   Q France J Potier 7 2 7
  Sweden T Högstedt 3 3     United States L Shiras 6 6 5
  United States L Shiras 6 6   Q France J Potier 3 4  
  New Zealand S Guy 3 3   2 Sweden J Nyström 6 6  
Q Haiti R Agénor 6 6   Q Haiti R Agénor 1 7 4
  France T Champion 0 4   2 Sweden J Nyström 6 5 6
2 Sweden J Nyström 6 6  

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. p. 153. ISBN 9780002182690.
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