1987 French Open – Women's doubles

1987 French Open s USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver FRG Steffi GrafARG Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 6–1 64 8 French Open – Women's doubles French Open – Women's doubles Defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Pam Shriver defeated Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1987 French Open. It was Navratilova's fourth consecutive French Open title in women's doubles. This was also Navratilova’s record 16th consecutive grand slam doubles final, dating back to the 1983 Wimbledon doubles, all of which were with Shriver, except the 1986 French Open doubles. Navratilova would 14 grand slam doubles championships during the aforementioned streak, 13 with Shriver. Navratilova and Andrea Temesvári were the reigning champions, but Navratilova had resumed her longtime partnership with Shriver. Seeds 30em USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver (champions) FRG Steffi Graf / ARG Gabriela Sabatini (final) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / TCH Helena Suková (semifinals) USA Elise Burgin / RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank (second round) USA Betsy Nagelsen / AUS Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals) TCH Hana Mandlíková / FRA Catherine Tanvier (first round) PUR Gigi Fernández / USA Lori McNeil (quarterfinals) ARG Mercedes Paz / FRG Eva Pfaff (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 6 4 6   FRA Isabelle DemongeotFRA Nathalie Tauziat 3 6 4 3 FRG Claudia Kohde-KilschTCH Helena Suková 66 6 6 6 PUR Gigi FernándezUSA Lori McNeil 7 1 2 5 USA Betsy NagelsenAUS Elizabeth Smylie 7 1 3   AUS Jenny ByrneUSA Kathy Rinaldi 5 6 6 8 ARG Mercedes PazFRG Eva Pfaff 2 3 2 FRG Steffi GrafARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 7 6 3 FRG Claudia Kohde-KilschTCH Helena Suková 64 3   AUS Jenny ByrneUSA Kathy Rinaldi 1 4 2 FRG Steffi GrafARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 6 6 2 FRG Steffi GrafARG Gabriela Sabatini 2 1 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6 PER L GildemeisterFRG C Porwik 2 2 SUI C CohenGBR S Gomer 4 4 USA A HenrickssonUSA M Van Nostrand 6 6 RSA 1928 E ReinachRSA 1928 M Reinach 6 6 GBR A CroftUSA S Mascarin 1 4 USA T PhelpsITA R Reggi 6 6 USA K HorvathNED M Mesker 2 2 FRA I DemongeotFRA N Tauziat 7 2 6 USA MJ FernándezUSA M Werdel 65 6 4 ITA S CecchiniYUG S Goleš 6 67 6 FRA P EtchemendyFRA V Paquet 4 7 3 FRA S AmiachFRA N Herreman 6 6 AUS L FieldAUS E Minter 2 4 TCH K BöhmováAUS M Jaggard w/o 6 TCH H MandlíkováFRA C Tanvier 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6 USA A HenrickssonUSA M Van Nostrand 0 2 RSA 1928 E ReinachRSA 1928 M Reinach 2 1 USA T PhelpsITA R Reggi 6 6 FRA I DemongeotFRA N Tauziat 2 6 6 ITA S CecchiniYUG S Goleš 6 1 4 FRA S AmiachFRA N Herreman 6 6 TCH K BöhmováAUS M Jaggard 2 4 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6 USA T PhelpsITA R Reggi 4 4 FRA I DemongeotFRA N Tauziat 7 6 FRA S AmiachFRA N Herreman 64 1 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 4 6 FRA I DemongeotFRA N Tauziat 3 6 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 FRG C Kohde-KilschTCH H Suková 6 6 TCH H FukárkováTCH R Zrubáková 2 0 FRG W ProbstARG P Tarabini 6 6 ITA L GarroneITA C Nozzoli 0 3 USA T HolladayNED N Schutte 60 3 FRG A BetznerFRG C Singer 7 6 AUS D BalestratCAN C Bassett 7 6 USA G MagersUSA S Walsh-Pete 64 3 CAN J HetheringtonUSA J Russell 4 7 1 NED C BakkumNED M van der Torre 6 5 6 USA T MochizukiFRA N Phan-Thanh 4 64 AUS A MinterUSA J Mundel 6 7 POL I KuczyńskaTCH R Rajchrtová 6 6 NED M BollegrafSWE M Lindström 1 4 ITA F BonsignoriNED H ter Riet 1 3 7 PUR G FernándezUSA L McNeil 6 6 3 FRG C Kohde-KilschTCH H Suková 6 6 FRG W ProbstARG P Tarabini 1 4 FRG A BetznerFRG C Singer 6 4 9 AUS D BalestratCAN C Bassett 4 6 6 NED C BakkumNED M van der Torre 65 7 1 AUS A MinterUSA J Mundel 7 65 6 POL I KuczyńskaTCH R Rajchrtová 1 2 7 PUR G FernándezUSA L McNeil 6 6 3 FRG C Kohde-KilschTCH H Suková 7 6 AUS D BalestratCAN C Bassett 61 2 AUS A MinterUSA J Mundel 4 4 7 PUR G FernándezUSA L McNeil 6 6 3 FRG C Kohde-KilschTCH H Suková 66 6 6 7 PUR G FernándezUSA L McNeil 7 1 2 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 USA B NagelsenAUS E Smylie 7 6 FRA F MartinFRA S Niox-Château 5 3 USA DA HanselUSA J Kaplan 1 64 ARG B FulcoARG G Mosca 6 7 SUI L DrescherAUS L O'Neill 5 1 USA L AntonoplisBRA C Monteiro 7 6 FRA E DerlyFRA M Laval 6 6 USA B GerkenHKG 1959 P Hy 3 2 SWE C LindqvistDEN T Scheuer-Larsen 7 6 SWE C KarlssonAUS N Provis 64 2 USA J GolderYUG M Jaušovec 1 6 2 USA P BargUSA B Herr 6 4 6 ARG M Pérez RoldánARG A Tiezzi 1 0 AUS J ByrneUSA K Rinaldi 6 6 NED N JagermanMEX H Steden 3 2 4 USA E BurginRSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6 5 USA B NagelsenAUS E Smylie 6 6 ARG B FulcoARG G Mosca 3 3 USA L AntonoplisBRA C Monteiro 3 7 6 FRA E DerlyFRA M Laval 6 62 0 SWE C LindqvistDEN T Scheuer-Larsen 3 6 3 USA P BargUSA B Herr 6 0 6 AUS J ByrneUSA K Rinaldi 0 7 6 4 USA E BurginRSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 5 3 5 USA B NagelsenAUS E Smylie 6 6 USA L AntonoplisBRA C Monteiro 3 2 USA P BargUSA B Herr 3 63 AUS J ByrneUSA K Rinaldi 6 7 5 USA B NagelsenAUS E Smylie 7 1 3 AUS J ByrneUSA K Rinaldi 5 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 ARG M PazFRG E Pfaff 6 7 SUI C CserepyAUT P Huber 2 65 USA P SmithUSA N Sodupe 7 7 CAN H KelesiROU 1965 V Ruzici 5 64 USA AM FernandezNZL J Richardson 6 3 4 JPN K OkamotoJPN N Sato 4 6 6 TCH I BudařováARG A Villagrán 63 3 TCH J NovotnáFRA C Suire 7 6 BUL 1971 K MaleevaBUL 1971 M Maleeva 1 4 FRG I CuetoESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 RSA 1928 K SchimperJPN M Yanagi 6 3 11 BRA N DiasBRA P Medrado 1 6 9 TCH R MaršíkováFRG S Meier 6 7 USA C BenjaminRSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 4 5 USA M GurneyUSA V Nelson-Dunbar 2 2 2 FRG S GrafARG G Sabatini 6 6 8 ARG M PazFRG E Pfaff 7 6 1 USA P SmithUSA N Sodupe 64 3 JPN K OkamotoJPN N Sato 3 4 TCH J NovotnáFRA C Suire 6 6 FRG I CuetoESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 RSA 1928 K SchimperJPN M Yanagi 4 2 TCH R MaršíkováFRG S Meier 1 65 2 FRG S GrafARG G Sabatini 6 7 8 ARG M PazFRG E Pfaff 2 6 9 TCH J NovotnáFRA C Suire 6 4 7 FRG I CuetoESP A Sánchez Vicario 69 0 2 FRG S GrafARG G Sabatini 7 6 8 ARG M PazFRG E Pfaff 2 3 2 FRG S GrafARG G Sabatini 6 6 References 1987 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:French Open by year – Women's doubles Category:1987 in women's tennis Category:1987 in French women's sport