1987 French Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1987 French Open
Champion	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runner-up	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
Final score	6–2, 6–1

The Women's Doubles tournament at the 1987 French Open was held from 25 May until 7 June 1987 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won the title, defeating Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini in the final.

Seeds

1. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (Champions)
2. Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (Final)
3. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (Semifinals)
4. Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (Second round)
5. Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie (Quarterfinals)
6. Hana Mandlíková / Catherine Tanvier (First round)
7. Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (Quarterfinals)
8. Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff (Quarterfinals)

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	6	4	6
		Isabelle Demongeot   Nathalie Tauziat	3	6	4
								1	Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver	7	6
								3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Helena Suková	6^4	3
	3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Helena Suková	6^6	6	6
	6	Gigi Fernández   Lori McNeil	7	1	2
															1	Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver	6	6
															2	Steffi Graf   Gabriela Sabatini	2	1
	5	Betsy Nagelsen   Elizabeth Smylie	7	1	3
		Jenny Byrne   Kathy Rinaldi	5	6	6
									Jenny Byrne   Kathy Rinaldi	1	4
								2	Steffi Graf   Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	8	Mercedes Paz   Eva Pfaff	2	3
	2	Steffi Graf   Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		L Gildemeister C Porwik	2	2				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		C Cohen S Gomer	4	4					A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	0	2
		A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	6	6											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		E Reinach M Reinach	6	6												T Phelps R Reggi	4	4
		A Croft S Mascarin	1	4					E Reinach M Reinach	2	1
		T Phelps R Reggi	6	6					T Phelps R Reggi	6	6
		K Horvath M Mesker	2	2																		1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	4	6
		I Demongeot N Tauziat	7	2	6																		I Demongeot N Tauziat	3	6	4
		MJ Fernández M Werdell	6^5	6	4				I Demongeot N Tauziat	2	6	6
		S Cecchini S Goleš	6	6^7	6				S Cecchini S Goleš	6	1	4
		P Etchemendy V Paquet	4	7	3											I Demongeot N Tauziat	7	6
		S Amiach N Herreman	6	6												S Amiach N Herreman	6^4	1
		L Field E Minter	2	4					S Amiach N Herreman	6	6
		K Böhmová M Jaggard	w/o						K Böhmová M Jaggard	2	4
	6	H Mandlíková C Tanvier

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		H Fukarková R Zrubáková	2	0				3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		W Probst P Tarabini	6	6					W Probst P Tarabini	1	4
		L Garrone C Nozzoli	0	3											3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	7	6
		T Holladay N Schutte	6^0	3												D Balestrat C Bassett	6^1	2
		A Betzner C Singer	7	6					A Betzner C Singer	6	4	9
		D Balestrat C Bassett	7	6					D Balestrat C Bassett	4	6	6
		G Magers S Walsh-Pete	6^4	3																		3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6^6	6	6
		J Hetherington J Russell	4	7	1																	7	G Fernández L McNeil	7	1	2
		C Bakkum M van der Torre	6	5	6				C Bakkum M van der Torre	6^5	7	1
		T Mochizuki N Phan-Thanh	4	6^4					A Minter J Mundel	7	6^5	6
		A Minter J Mundel	6	7												A Minter J Mundel	4	4
		I Kuczyńska R Rajchrtová	6	6											7	G Fernández L McNeil	6	6
		M Bollegraf M Lindström	1	4					I Kuczyńska R Rajchrtová	1	2
		F Bonsignori H Ter Riet	1	3				7	G Fernández L McNeil	6	6
	7	G Fernández L McNeil	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	7	6
		F Martin S Niox-Chateau	5	3				5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	6	6
		DA Hansel J Kaplan	1	6^4					B Fulco G Mosca	3	3
		B Fulco G Mosca	6	7											5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	6	6
		L Drescher L O'Neill	5	1												L Antonoplis C Monteiro	3	2
		L Antonoplis C Monteiro	7	6					L Antonoplis C Monteiro	3	7	6
		E Derly M Laval	6	6					E Derly M Laval	6	6^2	0
		B Gerken P Hy	3	2																		5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	7	1	3
		C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	7	6																			J Byrne K Rinaldi	5	6	6
		C Karlsson N Provis	6^4	2					C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	3	6	3
		J Golder M Jaušovec	1	6	2				P Barg B Herr	6	0	6
		P Barg B Herr	6	4	6											P Barg B Herr	3	6^3
		M Pérez Roldán A Tiezzi	1	0												J Byrne K Rinaldi	6	7
		J Byrne K Rinaldi	6	6					J Byrne K Rinaldi	0	7	6
		N Jagerman H Steden	3	2				4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	5	3
	4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Paz E Pfaff	6	7
		C Cserepy P Huber	2	6^5				8	M Paz E Pfaff	7	6	1
		P Smith N Sodupe	7	7					P Smith N Sodupe	6^4	3
		H Kelesi V Ruzici	5	6^4											8	M Paz E Pfaff	2	6	9
		AM Fernandez J Richardson	6	3	4											J Novotná C Suire	6	4	7
		K Okamoto N Sato	4	6	6				K Okamoto N Sato	3	4
		I Budařová A Villagrán	6^3	3					J Novotná C Suire	6	6
		J Novotná C Suire	7	6																		8	M Paz E Pfaff	2	3
		K Maleeva M Maleeva	1	4																		2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6
		I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6	6					I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Schimper M Yanagi	6	3	11				K Schimper M Yanagi	4	2
		N Dias P Medrado	1	6	9											I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6^9	0
		R Maršíková S Meier	6	7											2	S Graf G Sabatini	7	6
		C Benjamin D Van Rensburg	4	5					R Maršíková S Meier	1	6^5
		M Gurney V Nelson-Dunbar	2	2				2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	7
	2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6

References

• Main Draw, ITFTennis.com.