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1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1987 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Runners-upUnited States Betsy Nagelsen
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Score7–5, 7–5
Details
Draw64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
← 1986 · Wimbledon Championships · 1988 →

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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01.   United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
02.   West Germany Steffi Graf / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
03.   West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (champions)
04.   United States Elise Burgin / South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)
05.   United States Betsy Nagelsen / Australia Elizabeth Smylie (final)
06.   Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko / Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
07.   United States Lori McNeil / United States Robin White (semifinals)
08.   West Germany Bettina Bunge / Puerto Rico Gigi Fernández (third round)
09.   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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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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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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