1987 in tennis

none May 2026 more important tennis events 1987 Grand Prix (tennis) 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series1987 tennis This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1987. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and the women's tennis circuits, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup. Australian Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles SWE Stefan Edberg AUS Pat Cash 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3It was Edberg's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.Women's singles CSK Hana Mandlíková USA Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–6(7–1)It was Mandlíková's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd and last Australian Open title.Men's doubles SWE Stefan Edberg SWE Anders Järryd AUS Peter Doohan AUS Laurie Warder 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)It was Edberg's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Järryd's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.Women's doubles USA Martina Navratilova USA Pam Shriver USA Zina Garrison USA Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–0It was Navratilova's 43rd career Grand Slam title and her 9th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 15th career Grand Slam title and her 6th Australian Open title.Mixed doubles USA Zina Garrison USA Sherwood Stewart GBR Anne Hobbs GBR Andrew Castle 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 It was Garrison's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Stewart's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Australian Open title. French Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Sweden Mats Wilander 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3).Lendl wins his third French Open Roger M. Williams https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iEojAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DM8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1436,8232773 The Palm Beach Post 8 June 1987 18 December 2010 Paris, FranceIt was Lendl's 2nd title of the year, and his 64th overall. It was his 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.Women's singles FRG Steffi Graf USA Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 8–6.Grag Topples Navratilova in French Final Roger M. Williams https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40716FF355C0C748CDDAF0894DF484D81 The New York Times 7 June 1987 18 December 2010 Paris, FranceIt was Graf's 1st career Grand Slam title.Men's doubles SWE Anders Järryd USA Robert Seguso FRA Guy Forget FRA Yannick Noah 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.Women's doubles USA Martina Navratilova USA Pam Shriver FRG Steffi Graf ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 6–1.Mixed doubles USA Pam Shriver ESP Emilio Sánchez Vicario USA Lori McNeil USA Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6(7–4). Wimbledon CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles AUS Pat Cash TCH Ivan Lendl 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5 Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017Cash Climbs to Top of Wimbledon https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qZEqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=olkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6314%2C1450530 The Victoria Advocate Associated Press 6 July 1987Andrew Warshaw Cash brings title back down under https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H5BRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1340%2C467031 The Evening News 6 July 1987It was Cash's only career Grand Slam title.Women's singles USA Martina Navratilova FRG Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–3 Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was Navratilova's 45th career Grand Slam title and her 8th Wimbledon title.Men's doubles USA Ken Flach USA Robert Seguso ESP Sergio Casal ESP Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was Flach's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Seguso's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.Women's doubles FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch TCH Helena Suková USA Betsy Nagelsen AUS Elizabeth Smylie 7–5, 7–5 Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was Kohde-Kilsch's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.Mixed doubles GBR Jeremy Bates GBR Jo Durie AUS Darren Cahill AUS Nicole Provis 7–6(12–10), 6–3 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was Bates' 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. It was Durie's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title. US Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles CSK Ivan Lendl SWE Mats Wilander 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4It was Lendl's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and final US Open title.Women's singles USA Martina Navratilova FRG Steffi Graf 7–6(7–4), 6–1It was Navratilova's 46th career Grand Slam title and her 11th US Open title.Men's doubles SWE Stefan Edberg SWE Anders Järryd USA Ken Flach USA Robert Seguso 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6(7–2)It was Edberg's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. It was Järryd's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title.Women's doubles USA Martina Navratilova USA Pam Shriver USA Kathy Jordan AUS Elizabeth Smylie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2It was Navratilova's 47th career Grand Slam title and her 12th US Open title. It was Shriver's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 4th US Open title.Mixed doubles USA Martina Navratilova ESP Emilio Sánchez USA Betsy Nagelsen USA Paul Annacone 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(14–12)It was Navratilova's 48th career Grand Slam title and her 13th US Open title. It was Sánchez's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. Navratilova became only the third player in the Open Era to win the Triple Crown, winning the singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles events at the same Grand Slam. Davis Cup 13–15 March 24–26 July 2–4 October 18–20 December Prato, Italy (clay) SWE 3 ITA 2 Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet) FRA 5 KOR 1984 0 Asunción, Paraguay (clay) USA 2 PAR 1954 3 Barcelona, Spain (clay) FRG 2 ESP 3 New Delhi, India (grass) IND 3 ARG 2 Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) ISR 3 TCH 2 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) GBR 0 MEX 5 Adelaide, Australia (grass) YUG 1 AUS 4 Fréjus, France (clay) SWE 4 FRA 1 Caracas, Venezuela (clay) PAR 1954 2 ESP 3 New Delhi, India (grass) IND 4 ISR 0 Brisbane, Australia (grass) MEX 1 AUS 4 Barcelona, Spain (clay) SWE 3 ESP 2 Sydney, Australia (grass) IND 3 AUS 2 Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) SWE 5 IND 0 Federation Cup First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final   USA 3   JPN 0   FRA 3   AUT 0   GBR 3 Q CHI 0   BEL 1   ITA 2   BUL 1971 2   GRE 1 Q IRL 0 Q INA 3 Q JAM 0   ESP 3 Q DEN 0   AUS 3   ARG 3 Q SUI 0   BRA 1   NZL 2 Q NOR 1 Q KOR 2   HKG 1959 0   FRG 3   CAN 3   NED 0 Q ISR 0   URS 3 Q POL 1   YUG 2   SWE 0   TCH 3   USA 3   FRA 0   GBR 2   ITA 1   BUL 1971 2 Q INA 1   ESP 1   AUS 2   ARG 3   NZL 0 Q KOR 0   FRG 3   CAN 2   URS 1   YUG 0   TCH 3   USA 3   GBR 0   BUL 1971 2   AUS 0   ARG 1   FRG 2   CAN 1   TCH 2   USA 3   BUL 1971 0   FRG 2   TCH 1   USA 1   FRG 2 Notes References External links Tennis Sport Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20120608021306/http://www.daviscup.com/en/home.aspx June 8, 2012 Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx January 7, 2014 Category:Tennis by year