1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles

1987 Wimbledon Championships

Final

Champions

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková

Runners-up

United States Betsy Nagelsen
Australia Elizabeth Smylie

Score

7–5, 7–5

Details

Draw

64 (4 Q / 5 WC )

Seeds

16

Events

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1987 tennis event results

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Svetlana Parkhomenko and Larisa Savchenko.

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková defeated Betsy Nagelsen and Elizabeth Smylie in the final, 7-5, 7-5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Seeds

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1. United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)

2. West Germany Steffi Graf / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (third round)

3. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (champions)

4. United States Elise Burgin / South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)

5. United States Betsy Nagelsen / Australia Elizabeth Smylie (final)

6. Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko / Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)

7. United States Lori McNeil / United States Robin White (semifinals)

8. West Germany Bettina Bunge / Puerto Rico Gigi Fernández (third round)

9. United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith (quarterfinals)

10. Argentina Mercedes Paz / West Germany Eva Pfaff (first round)

11. United Kingdom Anne Hobbs / United States Candy Reynolds (third round)

12. United States Mary-Lou Piatek / United States Anne White (second round)

13. Australia Jenny Byrne / United States Patty Fendick (second round)

14. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist / Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen (first round)

15. United States Beth Herr / United States Alycia Moulton (second round)

16. United Kingdom Jo Durie / France Catherine Tanvier (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

1 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver 2 4

6 Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko 6 6

6 Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko 6 4 5

3 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 1 6 7

3 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 7 7

9 United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith 6 5

3 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 7 7

5 United States Betsy Nagelsen
Australia Elizabeth Smylie 5 5

5 United States Betsy Nagelsen
Australia Elizabeth Smylie 7 6 6

4 United States Elise Burgin
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank 6 7 3

5 United States Betsy Nagelsen
Australia Elizabeth Smylie 6 6 6

7 United States Lori McNeil
United States Robin White 4 7 4

7 United States Lori McNeil
United States Robin White 6 6

United States Anna-Maria Fernandez
New Zealand Julie Richardson 3 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver 6 6

Hong Kong P Hy
Japan E Inoue 1 1 1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver 5 6 6

United States L Antonoplis
Brazil C Monteiro 1 6 4 Czechoslovakia J Novotná
France C Suire 7 4 4

Czechoslovakia J Novotná
France C Suire 6 3 6 1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver 6 6

LL South Africa K Schimper
Japan M Yanagi 2 3 WC New Zealand B Cordwell
Australia A Minter 4 2

WC New Zealand B Cordwell
Australia A Minter 6 6 WC New Zealand B Cordwell
Australia A Minter 6 6

Bulgaria K Maleeva
Bulgaria M Maleeva 7 3 3 15 United States E Herr
United States A Moulton 4 4

15 United States E Herr
United States A Moulton 6 6 6 1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver 2 4

11 United Kingdom A Hobbs
United States C Reynolds 6 6 6 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 6

United States P Casale
Switzerland L Drescher 1 2 11 United Kingdom A Hobbs
United States C Reynolds 5 6 6

South Africa E Reinach
South Africa M Reinach 6 6 South Africa E Reinach
South Africa M Reinach 7 4 1

Argentina B Fulco
Argentina G Mosca 0 2 11 United Kingdom A Hobbs
United States C Reynolds 0 3

United States M Louie Harper
United States H Ludloff 6 6 6 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 6

Q Japan K Okamoto
Japan N Sato 4 3 United States M Louie Harper
United States H Ludloff 0 6

WC United Kingdom V Lake
United Kingdom C Wood 2 0 6 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 7

6 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

3 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6

United States D-A Hansel
United States J Kaplan 3 4 3 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6

United States G Magers
United States W White 6 6 United States G Magers
United States W White 3 2

Q United Kingdom M Javer
United States N Sodupe 1 0 3 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6

United States A Henricksson
United States M Van Nostrand 6 6 United States A Henricksson
United States M Van Nostrand 3 4

Sweden C Karlsson
Italy R Reggi 4 2 United States A Henricksson
United States M Van Nostrand 5 6 9

WC United Kingdom S Gomer
Australia M Jaggard 2 2 13 Australia J Byrne
United States P Fendick 7 1 7

13 Australia J Byrne
United States P Fendick 6 6 3 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 7

9 United States K Jordan
United States A Smith 7 6 9 United States K Jordan
United States A Smith 6 5

Czechoslovakia K Böhmová
Poland I Kuczyńska 6 4 9 United States K Jordan
United States A Smith 6 6

West Germany A Betzner
West Germany S Singer 6 7 4 United States P Smith
South Africa D van Rensburg 4 4

United States P Smith
South Africa D van Rensburg 7 6 6 9 United States K Jordan
United States A Smith 7 6

United States Ca MacGregor
United States Cy MacGregor 6 6 8 West Germany B Bunge
Puerto Rico G Fernández 5 3

United States B Gerken
United States S Mascarin 4 3 United States Ca MacGregor
United States Cy MacGregor 2 7 3

WC United Kingdom C Billingham
United Kingdom K Hunter 0 1 8 West Germany B Bunge
Puerto Rico G Fernández 6 6 6

8 West Germany B Bunge
Puerto Rico G Fernández 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

5 United States E Nagelsen
Australia E Smylie 7 7

United States MJ Fernández
United States M Werdel 5 6 5 United States E Nagelsen
Australia E Smylie 4 6 6

Q Soviet Union L Meskhi
Soviet Union N Zvereva 5 1 Q Netherlands M Bollegraf
Sweden M Lindström 6 3 4

Q Netherlands M Bollegraf
Sweden M Lindström 7 6 5 United States E Nagelsen
Australia E Smylie 4 6 6

United States N Hu
France P Paradis 4 4 Canada J Hetherington
United States J Russell 6 4 2

Canada J Hetherington
United States J Russell 6 6 Canada J Hetherington
United States J Russell 7 7

Czechoslovakia I Budařová
Argentina A Villagrán 1 2 12 United States M-L Piatek
United States A White 5 6

12 United States M-L Piatek
United States A White 6 6 5 United States E Nagelsen
Australia E Smylie 7 6 6

16 United Kingdom J Durie
France C Tanvier 5 4 4 United States E Burgin
South Africa R Fairbank 6 7 3

Brazil N Dias
Argentina P Tarabini 7 6 Brazil N Dias
Argentina P Tarabini 7 7

Canada C Bassett
Canada H Kelesi 4 7 6 Canada C Bassett
Canada H Kelesi 6 6

Australia D Balestrat
United States T Phelps 6 5 4 Brazil N Dias
Argentina P Tarabini 3 2

Switzerland C Bartos-Cserépy
Australia N Provis 6 7 6 4 United States E Burgin
South Africa R Fairbank 6 6

WC United Kingdom B Borneo
United Kingdom J Salmon 7 6 4 Switzerland C Bartos-Cserépy
Australia N Provis 5 3

West Germany W Probst
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 2 2 4 United States E Burgin
South Africa R Fairbank 7 6

4 United States E Burgin
South Africa R Fairbank 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

7 United States L McNeil
United States R White 6 6

United States L Allen
United States C Benjamin 1 3 7 United States L McNeil
United States R White 6 6

United States P Barg
Peru L Gildemeister 6 6 United States P Barg
Peru L Gildemeister 2 4

Australia S Leo
Australia L O'Neill 3 3 7 United States L McNeil
United States R White 2 6 6

West Germany S Meier
West Germany C Porwik 6 4 3 Australia L Field
Australia E Minter 6 2 2

United States H Crowe
United States K Steinmetz 4 6 6 United States H Crowe
United States K Steinmetz 2 4

Australia L Field
Australia E Minter 7 3 6 Australia L Field
Australia E Minter 6 6

14 Sweden C Lindqvist
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 5 6 2 7 United States L McNeil
United States R White 6 6

10 Argentina M Paz
West Germany E Pfaff 6 6 3 United States A-M Fernandez
New Zealand J Richardson 3 3

United States A-M Fernandez
New Zealand J Richardson 7 4 6 United States A-M Fernandez
New Zealand J Richardson 6 6

France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat 6 6 France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat 4 2

Netherlands N Jagerman
Netherlands M van der Torre 1 1 United States A-M Fernandez
New Zealand J Richardson 4 6 6

United States K Horvath
Netherlands M Mesker 4 2 2 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini 6 2 4

United States S Collins
United States S Walsh-Pete 6 6 United States S Collins
United States S Walsh-Pete 5 4

United Kingdom A Croft
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 4 2 2 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini 7 6

2 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini 6 6

References

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^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

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Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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