1987 US Open (tennis)

July 2023 July 2023 1987 US Open September 1 – September 14 107th Hardcourt Grand Slam (ITF) New York City, New York, United States CSK Ivan Lendl USA Martina Navratilova SWE Stefan Edberg / SWE Anders Järryd USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver USA Martina Navratilova / ESP Emilio Sánchez USA David Wheaton URS Natasha Zvereva SFR Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević / ITA Diego Nargiso USA Meredith McGrath / USA Kimberly Po The 1987 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. It was the 107th edition of the US Open and was held from September 1 to September 14, 1987. As of 2024, it is the last time any player, male or female, has won the Triple Crown as Martina Navratilova won the Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. The men's final was played on Monday, September 14, after rain washed out the play on Sunday, September 13. Seniors Men's singles 1987 US Open – Men's singles CSK Ivan Lendl defeated SWE Mats Wilander 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 It was Lendl's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and final US Open title. Women's singles 1987 US Open – Women's singles USA Martina Navratilova defeated FRG Steffi Graf 7–6(7–4), 6–1 It was Navratilova's 46th career Grand Slam title and her 11th US Open title. Men's doubles 1987 US Open – Men's doubles SWE Stefan Edberg / SWE Anders Järryd defeated 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 1987 US Open – Women's doubles USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver defeated USA Kathy Jordan / AUS Elizabeth Smylie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 It 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 1987 US Open – Mixed doubles USA Martina Navratilova / ESP Emilio Sánchez defeated 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. Juniors Boys' singles USA David Wheaton defeated URS Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 6–0 Girls' singles URS Natasha Zvereva defeated USA Sandra Birch 6–0, 6–3 Boys' doubles SFR Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević / ITA Diego Nargiso defeated IND Zeeshan Ali / NZL Brett Steven 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Girls' doubles USA Meredith McGrath / USA Kimberly Po defeated KOR Kim Il-soon / TPE Wang Shi-ting 6–4, 7–5 Prize money EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1RSingles World of Tennis 1988 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-00-218269-0 John Barrett 87 Men$250,000$125,000$62,500$31,667$16,167$9,333$5,502$3,353Women$250,000$125,000$62,500$31,667$16,167$9,333$5,502$3,353 Total prize money for the event was $3,979,294. References External links Official US Open website 1987 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slams 1988 Australian Open US Open Category:US Open (tennis) by year US Open US Open US Open