1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1987 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
Runners-up	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie
Final score	7–5, 7–5

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.

Seeds

01.   Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)

02.   Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (third round)

03.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (champions)

04.   Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)

05.   Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie (final)

06.   Svetlana Parkhomenko / Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)

07.   Lori McNeil / Robin White (semifinals)

08.   Bettina Bunge / Gigi Fernández (third round)

09.   Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (quarterfinals)

10.   Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff (first round)

11.   Anne Hobbs / Candy Reynolds (third round)

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

13.   Jenny Byrne / Patty Fendick (second round)

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

15.   Beth Herr / Alycia Moulton (second round)

16.   Jo Durie / Catherine Tanvier (first round)

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

Qualifying

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	2	4
	6	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko	6	6
								6	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko	6	4	5
								3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	1	6	7
	3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	7	7
	9	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6	5
															3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	7	7
															5	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	5	5
	5	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	7	6	6
	4	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	6	7	3
								5	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	6	6	6
								7	Lori McNeil Robin White	4	7	4
	7	Lori McNeil Robin White	6	6
		Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson	3	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		P Hy E Inoue	1	1				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	5	6	6
		L Antonoplis C Monteiro	1	6	4				J Novotná C Suire	7	4	4
		J Novotná C Suire	6	3	6										1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	LL	K Schimper M Yanagi	2	3											WC	B Cordwell A Minter	4	2
	WC	B Cordwell A Minter	6	6				WC	B Cordwell A Minter	6	6
		K Maleeva M Maleeva	7	3	3			15	E Herr A Moulton	4	4
	15	E Herr A Moulton	6	6	6																	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	2	4
	11	A Hobbs C Reynolds	6	6																		6	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	6
		P Casale L Drescher	1	2				11	A Hobbs C Reynolds	5	6	6
		E Reinach M Reinach	6	6					E Reinach M Reinach	7	4	1
		B Fulco G Mosca	0	2											11	A Hobbs C Reynolds	0	3
		M Louie Harper H Ludloff	6	6											6	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	6
	Q	K Okamoto N Sato	4	3					M Louie Harper H Ludloff	0	6
	WC	V Lake C Wood	2	0				6	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	7
	6	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		D-A Hansel J Kaplan	3	4				3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		G Magers W White	6	6					G Magers W White	3	2
	Q	M Javer N Sodupe	1	0											3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	6	6												A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	3	4
		C Karlsson R Reggi	4	2					A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	5	6	9
	WC	S Gomer M Jaggard	2	2				13	J Byrne P Fendick	7	1	7
	13	J Byrne P Fendick	6	6																		3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	7	7
	9	K Jordan A Smith	7	6																		9	K Jordan A Smith	6	5
		K Böhmová I Kuczyńska	6	4				9	K Jordan A Smith	6	6
		A Betzner S Singer	6	7	4				P Smith D van Rensburg	4	4
		P Smith D van Rensburg	7	6	6										9	K Jordan A Smith	7	6
		Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	6	6											8	B Bunge G Fernández	5	3
		B Gerken S Mascarin	4	3					Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	2	7	3
	WC	C Billingham K Hunter	0	1				8	B Bunge G Fernández	6	6	6
	8	B Bunge G Fernández	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	E Nagelsen E Smylie	7	7
		MJ Fernández M Werdel	5	6				5	E Nagelsen E Smylie	4	6	6
	Q	L Meskhi N Zvereva	5	1				Q	M Bollegraf M Lindström	6	3	4
	Q	M Bollegraf M Lindström	7	6											5	E Nagelsen E Smylie	4	6	6
		N Hu P Paradis	4	4												J Hetherington J Russell	6	4	2
		J Hetherington J Russell	6	6					J Hetherington J Russell	7	7
		I Budařová A Villagrán	1	2				12	M-L Piatek A White	5	6
	12	M-L Piatek A White	6	6																		5	E Nagelsen E Smylie	7	6	6
	16	J Durie C Tanvier	5	4																		4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	7	3
		N Dias P Tarabini	7	6					N Dias P Tarabini	7	7
		C Bassett H Kelesi	4	7	6				C Bassett H Kelesi	6	6
		D Balestrat T Phelps	6	5	4											N Dias P Tarabini	3	2
		C Bartos-Cserépy N Provis	6	7	6										4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	6
	WC	B Borneo J Salmon	7	6	4				C Bartos-Cserépy N Provis	5	3
		W Probst A Sánchez Vicario	2	2				4	E Burgin R Fairbank	7	6
	4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	L McNeil R White	6	6
		L Allen C Benjamin	1	3				7	L McNeil R White	6	6
		P Barg L Gildemeister	6	6					P Barg L Gildemeister	2	4
		S Leo L O'Neill	3	3											7	L McNeil R White	2	6	6
		S Meier C Porwik	6	4	3											L Field E Minter	6	2	2
		H Crowe K Steinmetz	4	6	6				H Crowe K Steinmetz	2	4
		L Field E Minter	7	3	6				L Field E Minter	6	6
	14	C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	5	6	2																	7	L McNeil R White	6	6
	10	M Paz E Pfaff	6	6	3																		A-M Fernandez J Richardson	3	3
		A-M Fernandez J Richardson	7	4	6				A-M Fernandez J Richardson	6	6
		I Demongeot N Tauziat	6	6					I Demongeot N Tauziat	4	2
		N Jagerman M van der Torre	1	1												A-M Fernandez J Richardson	4	6	6
		K Horvath M Mesker	4	2											2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	2	4
		S Collins S Walsh-Pete	6	6					S Collins S Walsh-Pete	5	4
		A Croft R Maršíková	4	2				2	S Graf G Sabatini	7	6
	2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6

External links

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