Defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1987 Virginia Slims Championships. It was Navratilova's tenth Tour Finals doubles title, and Shriver's seventh.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1987 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champions |  Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
| Runners-up |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
| Score | 6–1, 6–1 |
Seeds edit
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / 
Helena Suková (final)- Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
- Steffi Graf /
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Jana Novotná Catherine Suire
| 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
| 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko
| 1 | 4 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mary-Lou Daniels Anne White
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
| 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||