1987 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.

Women's doubles
1987 French Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
Runner-upWest Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Score6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw64
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
← 1986 · French Open · 1988 →

Navratilova and Andrea Temesvári were the reigning champions, but Temesvári did not participate this year.

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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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
64 3
3   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
  Helena Suková
66 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

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Section 1

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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 Werdel
65 6 4   I Demongeot
  N Tauziat
2 6 6
  S Cecchini
  S Goleš
6 67 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
64 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

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   C Kohde-Kilsch
  H Suková
6 6
  H Fukárková
  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
60 3   D Balestrat
  C Bassett
61 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
64 3 3   C Kohde-Kilsch
  H Suková
66 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
65 7 1
  T Mochizuki
  N Phan-Thanh
4 64   A Minter
  J Mundel
7 65 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

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   B Nagelsen
  E Smylie
7 6
  F Martin
  S Niox-Château
5 3 5   B Nagelsen
  E Smylie
6 6
  DA Hansel
  J Kaplan
1 64   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 62 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
64 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 63
  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

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   M Paz
  E Pfaff
6 7
  C Cserepy
  P Huber
2 65 8   M Paz
  E Pfaff
7 6 1
  P Smith
  N Sodupe
7 7   P Smith
  N Sodupe
64 3
  H Kelesi
  V Ruzici
5 64 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
63 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
69 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 65
  M Gurney
  V Nelson-Dunbar
2 2 2   S Graf
  G Sabatini
6 7
2   S Graf
  G Sabatini
6 6

References

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