1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1987 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
Runners-up	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie
Score	7–5, 7–5
Draw	64 (4Q / 5WC)
Seeds	16

Main article: 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.

Seeds

01.   Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)

02.   Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (third round)

03.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (champions)

04.   Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)

05.   Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie (final)

06.   Svetlana Parkhomenko / Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)

07.   Lori McNeil / Robin White (semifinals)

08.   Bettina Bunge / Gigi Fernández (third round)

09.   Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (quarterfinals)

10.   Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff (first round)

11.   Anne Hobbs / Candy Reynolds (third round)

12.   Mary-Lou Piatek / Anne White (second round)

13.   Jenny Byrne / Patty Fendick (second round)

14.   Catarina Lindqvist / Tine Scheuer-Larsen (first round)

15.   Beth Herr / Alycia Moulton (second round)

16.   Jo Durie / Catherine Tanvier (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	2	4
	6	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko	6	6
								6	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko	6	4	5
								3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	1	6	7
	3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	7	7
	9	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6	5
															3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	7	7
															5	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	5	5
	5	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	7	6	6
	4	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	6	7	3
								5	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	6	6	6
								7	Lori McNeil Robin White	4	7	4
	7	Lori McNeil Robin White	6	6
		Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson	3	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		P Hy E Inoue	1	1				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	5	6	6
		L Antonoplis C Monteiro	1	6	4				J Novotná C Suire	7	4	4
		J Novotná C Suire	6	3	6										1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	LL	K Schimper M Yanagi	2	3											WC	B Cordwell A Minter	4	2
	WC	B Cordwell A Minter	6	6				WC	B Cordwell A Minter	6	6
		K Maleeva M Maleeva	7	3	3			15	E Herr A Moulton	4	4
	15	E Herr A Moulton	6	6	6																	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	2	4
	11	A Hobbs C Reynolds	6	6																		6	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	6
		P Casale L Drescher	1	2				11	A Hobbs C Reynolds	5	6	6
		E Reinach M Reinach	6	6					E Reinach M Reinach	7	4	1
		B Fulco G Mosca	0	2											11	A Hobbs C Reynolds	0	3
		M Louie Harper H Ludloff	6	6											6	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	6
	Q	K Okamoto N Sato	4	3					M Louie Harper H Ludloff	0	6
	WC	V Lake C Wood	2	0				6	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	7
	6	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		D-A Hansel J Kaplan	3	4				3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		G Magers W White	6	6					G Magers W White	3	2
	Q	M Javer N Sodupe	1	0											3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	6	6												A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	3	4
		C Karlsson R Reggi	4	2					A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	5	6	9
	WC	S Gomer M Jaggard	2	2				13	J Byrne P Fendick	7	1	7
	13	J Byrne P Fendick	6	6																		3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	7	7
	9	K Jordan A Smith	7	6																		9	K Jordan A Smith	6	5
		K Böhmová I Kuczyńska	6	4				9	K Jordan A Smith	6	6
		A Betzner S Singer	6	7	4				P Smith D van Rensburg	4	4
		P Smith D van Rensburg	7	6	6										9	K Jordan A Smith	7	6
		Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	6	6											8	B Bunge G Fernández	5	3
		B Gerken S Mascarin	4	3					Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	2	7	3
	WC	C Billingham K Hunter	0	1				8	B Bunge G Fernández	6	6	6
	8	B Bunge G Fernández	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	E Nagelsen E Smylie	7	7
		MJ Fernández M Werdel	5	6				5	E Nagelsen E Smylie	4	6	6
	Q	L Meskhi N Zvereva	5	1				Q	M Bollegraf M Lindström	6	3	4
	Q	M Bollegraf M Lindström	7	6											5	E Nagelsen E Smylie	4	6	6
		N Hu P Paradis	4	4												J Hetherington J Russell	6	4	2
		J Hetherington J Russell	6	6					J Hetherington J Russell	7	7
		I Budařová A Villagrán	1	2				12	M-L Piatek A White	5	6
	12	M-L Piatek A White	6	6																		5	E Nagelsen E Smylie	7	6	6
	16	J Durie C Tanvier	5	4																		4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	7	3
		N Dias P Tarabini	7	6					N Dias P Tarabini	7	7
		C Bassett H Kelesi	4	7	6				C Bassett H Kelesi	6	6
		D Balestrat T Phelps	6	5	4											N Dias P Tarabini	3	2
		C Bartos-Cserépy N Provis	6	7	6										4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	6
	WC	B Borneo J Salmon	7	6	4				C Bartos-Cserépy N Provis	5	3
		W Probst A Sánchez Vicario	2	2				4	E Burgin R Fairbank	7	6
	4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	L McNeil R White	6	6
		L Allen C Benjamin	1	3				7	L McNeil R White	6	6
		P Barg L Gildemeister	6	6					P Barg L Gildemeister	2	4
		S Leo L O'Neill	3	3											7	L McNeil R White	2	6	6
		S Meier C Porwik	6	4	3											L Field E Minter	6	2	2
		H Crowe K Steinmetz	4	6	6				H Crowe K Steinmetz	2	4
		L Field E Minter	7	3	6				L Field E Minter	6	6
	14	C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	5	6	2																	7	L McNeil R White	6	6
	10	M Paz E Pfaff	6	6	3																		A-M Fernandez J Richardson	3	3
		A-M Fernandez J Richardson	7	4	6				A-M Fernandez J Richardson	6	6
		I Demongeot N Tauziat	6	6					I Demongeot N Tauziat	4	2
		N Jagerman M van der Torre	1	1												A-M Fernandez J Richardson	4	6	6
		K Horvath M Mesker	4	2											2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	2	4
		S Collins S Walsh-Pete	6	6					S Collins S Walsh-Pete	5	4
		A Croft R Maršíková	4	2				2	S Graf G Sabatini	7	6
	2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation