1987 Italian Open – Women's doubles

There was no women's tournament held in the previous year. Sandra Cecchini and Raffaella Reggi were the champions in the 1985 edition. Both players competed this year with different partners. Cecchini teamed up with Sabrina Goleš and lost in the second round to tournament runners-up Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková, while Reggi teamed up with Anne White and lost in the first round to Virginia Ruzici and Catherine Tanvier.

Women's doubles
1987 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Martina Navratilova
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Runners-upWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1985 · Italian Open · 1988 →

Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini won the title by defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1 in the final.[1]

Seeds

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The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Martina Navratilova
  Gabriela Sabatini
7 6
6   Jenny Byrne
  Janine Tremelling
5 2
1   Martina Navratilova
  Gabriela Sabatini
6 6
2   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
  Helena Suková
4 1
7   Virginia Ruzici
  Catherine Tanvier
3 4
2   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
  Helena Suková
6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Navratilova
  G Sabatini
6 7
  N Dias
  P Medrado
6 7   N Dias
  P Medrado
0 6
  A Betzner
  C Singer
2 6 1   M Navratilova
  G Sabatini
6 6
  I Cueto
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6 8   C Lindqvist
  T Scheuer-Larsen
2 4
  C Nozzoli
  B Romanò
2 2   I Cueto
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 3
  N Herreman
  K Maleeva
0 1 8   C Lindqvist
  T Scheuer-Larsen
7 6
8   C Lindqvist
  T Scheuer-Larsen
6 6 1   M Navratilova
  G Sabatini
7 6
6   J Byrne
  J Tremelling
5 2
3   S Parkhomenko
  L Savchenko
6 6
  G Boschiero
  L Lapi
6 4   MJ Fernández
  H Kelesi
4 1
  MJ Fernández
  H Kelesi
7 6 3   S Parkhomenko
  L Savchenko
6 3 0
  L Ferrando
  Laura Murgo
4 2 6   J Byrne
  J Tremelling
3 6 6
  C Bartos-Cserepy
  P Huber
6 6   C Bartos-Cserepy
  P Huber
6 3 0
  L Meskhi
  N Zvereva
4 6 3 6   J Byrne
  J Tremelling
3 6 6
6   J Byrne
  J Tremelling
6 2 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   V Ruzici
  C Tanvier
6 6
  R Reggi
  A White
4 4 7   V Ruzici
  C Tanvier
6 6
  R Maršíková
  S Meier
6 5 6   H Fukárková
  M Pérez Roldán
1 4
  H Fukárková
  M Pérez Roldán
3 7 7 7   V Ruzici
  C Tanvier
7 6
  I Budařová
  K Horvath
2 1 4   B Bunge
  L Gildemeister
6 2
  I Demongeot
  N Tauziat
6 6   I Demongeot
  N Tauziat
4 3
4   B Bunge
  L Gildemeister
6 6
7   V Ruzici
  C Tanvier
3 4
5   M Paz
  E Pfaff
6 6 3 2   C Kohde-Kilsch
  H Suková
6 6
  C Carney
  J Salmon
2 7 6   C Carney
  J Salmon
5 3
  B Fulco
  P Tarabini
6 0   J Novotná
  C Suire
7 6
  J Novotná
  C Suire
7 6   J Novotná
  C Suire
2 6
  N Provis
  A Villagrán
2 3 2   C Kohde-Kilsch
  H Suková
6 7
  S Cecchini
  S Goleš
6 6   S Cecchini
  S Goleš
1 2
2   C Kohde-Kilsch
  H Suková
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Albo d'Oro (Femminile)" [Golden Roll (Female)]. Internazionali BNL d'Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2020. 1987 – Steffi Graf – Martina Navratilova / Gabriela Sabatini
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