1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 1987 Wimbledon Championships s FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch TCH Helena Suková USA Betsy Nagelsen AUS Elizabeth Smylie 7–5, 7–5 64 (4 Q Qualifiers / 5 WC Wildcards) 16 1987 Wimbledon Championships Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Svetlana Parkhomenko and Larisa Savchenko. This loss ended Navratilova’s record streak of 16-consecutive grand slam doubles finals made, dating back to the 1983 Wimbledon doubles, all of which were with Shriver, except the 1986 French Open doubles. Navratilova would claim nearly half, 14, of her career record 31 grand slam doubles championships during the aforementioned streak. 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Seeds 1 1 USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver (quarterfinals) 2 4 FRG Steffi Graf / ARG Gabriela Sabatini (third round) 3 2 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / TCH Helena Suková (champions) 4 3 USA Elise Burgin / RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals) 5 3 USA Betsy Nagelsen / AUS Elizabeth Smylie (final) 6 1 URS Svetlana Parkhomenko / URS Larisa Savchenko (semifinals) 7 4 USA Lori McNeil / USA Robin White (semifinals) 8 2 FRG Bettina Bunge / PUR 1952 Gigi Fernández (third round) 9 2 USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith (quarterfinals) 10 4 ARG Mercedes Paz / FRG Eva Pfaff (first round) 11 1 GBR Anne Hobbs / USA Candy Reynolds (third round) 12 3 USA Mary-Lou Piatek / USA Anne White (second round) 13 2 AUS Jenny Byrne / USA Patty Fendick (second round) 14 4 SWE Catarina Lindqvist / DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen (first round) 15 1 USA Beth Herr / USA Alycia Moulton (second round) 16 3 GBR Jo Durie / FRA Catherine Tanvier (first round) Qualifying 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 2 4 6 URS Svetlana ParkhomenkoURS Larisa Savchenko 6 6 3 FRG Claudia Kohde-KilschTCH Helena Suková 7 7 9 USA Kathy JordanUSA Anne Smith 6 5 5 USA Betsy NagelsenAUS Elizabeth Smylie 7 6 6 4 USA Elise BurginRSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank 6 7 3 7 USA Lori McNeilUSA Robin White 6 6 USA Anna-Maria FernandezNZL Julie Richardson 3 3 6 URS Svetlana ParkhomenkoURS Larisa Savchenko 6 4 5 3 FRG Claudia Kohde-KilschTCH Helena Suková 1 6 7 5 USA Betsy NagelsenAUS Elizabeth Smylie 6 6 6 7 USA Lori McNeilUSA Robin White 4 7 4 3 FRG Claudia Kohde-KilschTCH Helena Suková 7 7 5 USA Betsy NagelsenAUS Elizabeth Smylie 5 5 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6 HKG 1959 P HyJPN 1947 E Inoue 1 1 USA L AntonoplisBRA 1968 C Monteiro 1 6 4 TCH J NovotnáFRA C Suire 6 3 6 LL RSA 1928 K SchimperJPN 1947 M Yanagi 2 3 WC NZL B CordwellAUS A Minter 6 6 BUL 1971 K MaleevaBUL 1971 M Maleeva 7 3 3 15 USA E HerrUSA A Moulton 6 6 6 11 GBR A HobbsUSA C Reynolds 6 6 USA P CasaleSUI L Drescher 1 2 RSA 1928 E ReinachRSA 1928 M Reinach 6 6 ARG B FulcoARG G Mosca 0 2 USA M Louie HarperUSA H Ludloff 6 6 Q JPN 1947 K OkamotoJPN 1947 N Sato 4 3 WC GBR V LakeGBR C Wood 2 0 6 URS S ParkhomenkoURS L Savchenko 6 6 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 5 6 6 TCH J NovotnáFRA C Suire 7 4 4 WC NZL B CordwellAUS A Minter 6 6 15 USA E HerrUSA A Moulton 4 4 11 GBR A HobbsUSA C Reynolds 5 6 6 RSA 1928 E ReinachRSA 1928 M Reinach 7 4 1 USA M Louie HarperUSA H Ludloff 0 6 6 URS S ParkhomenkoURS L Savchenko 6 7 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6 WC NZL B CordwellAUS A Minter 4 2 11 GBR A HobbsUSA C Reynolds 0 3 6 URS S ParkhomenkoURS L Savchenko 6 6 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 2 4 6 URS S ParkhomenkoURS L Savchenko 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 FRG C Kohde-KilschTCH H Suková 6 6 USA D-A HanselUSA J Kaplan 3 4 USA G MagersUSA W White 6 6 Q GBR M JaverUSA N Sodupe 1 0 USA A HenrickssonUSA M Van Nostrand 6 6 SWE C KarlssonITA R Reggi 4 2 WC GBR S GomerAUS M Jaggard 2 2 13 AUS J ByrneUSA P Fendick 6 6 9 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 7 6 TCH K BöhmováPOL I Kuczyńska 6 4 FRG A BetznerFRG S Singer 6 7 4 USA P SmithRSA 1928 D van Rensburg 7 6 6 USA Ca MacGregorUSA Cy MacGregor 6 6 USA B GerkenUSA S Mascarin 4 3 WC GBR C BillinghamGBR K Hunter 0 1 8 FRG B BungePUR 1952 G Fernández 6 6 3 FRG C Kohde-KilschTCH H Suková 6 6 USA G MagersUSA W White 3 2 USA A HenrickssonUSA M Van Nostrand 5 6 9 13 AUS J ByrneUSA P Fendick 7 1 7 9 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 6 USA P SmithRSA 1928 D van Rensburg 4 4 USA Ca MacGregorUSA Cy MacGregor 2 7 3 8 FRG B BungePUR 1952 G Fernández 6 6 6 3 FRG C Kohde-KilschTCH H Suková 6 6 USA A HenrickssonUSA M Van Nostrand 3 4 9 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 7 6 8 FRG B BungePUR 1952 G Fernández 5 3 3 FRG C Kohde-KilschTCH H Suková 7 7 9 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 5 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 USA E NagelsenAUS E Smylie 7 7 USA MJ FernándezUSA M Werdel 5 6 Q URS L MeskhiURS N Zvereva 5 1 Q NED M BollegrafSWE M Lindström 7 6 USA N HuFRA P Paradis 4 4 CAN J HetheringtonUSA J Russell 6 6 TCH I BudařováARG A Villagrán 1 2 12 USA M-L PiatekUSA A White 6 6 16 GBR J DurieFRA C Tanvier 5 4 BRA 1968 N DiasARG P Tarabini 7 6 CAN C BassettCAN H Kelesi 4 7 6 AUS D BalestratUSA T Phelps 6 5 4 SUI C Bartos-CserépyAUS N Provis 6 7 6 WC GBR B BorneoGBR J Salmon 7 6 4 FRG W ProbstESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 2 4 USA E BurginRSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6 5 USA E NagelsenAUS E Smylie 4 6 6 Q NED M BollegrafSWE M Lindström 6 3 4 CAN J HetheringtonUSA J Russell 7 7 12 USA M-L PiatekUSA A White 5 6 BRA 1968 N DiasARG P Tarabini 7 7 CAN C BassettCAN H Kelesi 6 6 SUI C Bartos-CserépyAUS N Provis 5 3 4 USA E BurginRSA 1928 R Fairbank 7 6 5 USA E NagelsenAUS E Smylie 4 6 6 CAN J HetheringtonUSA J Russell 6 4 2 BRA 1968 N DiasARG P Tarabini 3 2 4 USA E BurginRSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6 5 USA E NagelsenAUS E Smylie 7 6 6 4 USA E BurginRSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 7 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 USA L McNeilUSA R White 6 6 USA L AllenUSA C Benjamin 1 3 USA P BargPER L Gildemeister 6 6 AUS S LeoAUS L O'Neill 3 3 FRG S MeierFRG C Porwik 6 4 3 USA H CroweUSA K Steinmetz 4 6 6 AUS L FieldAUS E Minter 7 3 6 14 SWE C LindqvistDEN T Scheuer-Larsen 5 6 2 10 ARG M PazFRG E Pfaff 6 6 3 USA A-M FernandezNZL J Richardson 7 4 6 FRA I DemongeotFRA N Tauziat 6 6 NED N JagermanNED M van der Torre 1 1 USA K HorvathNED M Mesker 4 2 USA S CollinsUSA S Walsh-Pete 6 6 GBR A CroftTCH R Maršíková 4 2 2 FRG S GrafARG G Sabatini 6 6 7 USA L McNeilUSA R White 6 6 USA P BargPER L Gildemeister 2 4 USA H CroweUSA K Steinmetz 2 4 AUS L FieldAUS E Minter 6 6 USA A-M FernandezNZL J Richardson 6 6 FRA I DemongeotFRA N Tauziat 4 2 USA S CollinsUSA S Walsh-Pete 5 4 2 FRG S GrafARG G Sabatini 7 6 7 USA L McNeilUSA R White 2 6 6 AUS L FieldAUS E Minter 6 2 2 USA A-M FernandezNZL J Richardson 4 6 6 2 FRG S GrafARG G Sabatini 6 2 4 7 USA L McNeilUSA R White 6 6 USA A-M FernandezNZL J Richardson 3 3 References External links 1987 LD 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships