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1987 US Open (tennis)

The 1987 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. It was the 107th edition of the US Open and was held from September 1 to September 14, 1987. As of 2024, it is the last time any player, male or female, has won the Triple Crown as Martina Navratilova won the Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events.

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1987 US Open – Men's singles

CSK Ivan Lendl defeated SWE Mats Wilander 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

  • It was Lendl's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and final US Open title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1987 US Open – Women's singles

USA Martina Navratilova defeated FRG Steffi Graf 7–6(7–4), 6–1

  • It was Navratilova's 46th career Grand Slam title and her 11th US Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1987 US Open – Men's doubles

SWE Stefan Edberg / SWE Anders Järryd defeated USA Ken Flach / USA Robert Seguso 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Edberg's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. It was Järryd's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1987 US Open – Women's doubles

USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver defeated USA Kathy Jordan / AUS Elizabeth Smylie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 47th career Grand Slam title and her 12th US Open title. It was Shriver's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 4th US Open title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1987 US Open – Mixed doubles

USA Martina Navratilova / ESP Emilio Sánchez defeated USA Betsy Nagelsen / USA Paul Annacone 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(14–12)

  • It was Navratilova's 48th career Grand Slam title and her 13th US Open title. It was Sánchez's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. Navratilova became only the third player in the Open Era to win the Triple Crown, winning the singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles events at the same Grand Slam.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1987 US Open – Boys' singles

USA David Wheaton defeated URS Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 6–0

Girls' singles

Main article: 1987 US Open – Girls' singles

URS Natasha Zvereva defeated USA Sandra Birch 6–0, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1987 US Open – Boys' doubles

SFR Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević / ITA Diego Nargiso defeated IND Zeeshan Ali / NZL Brett Steven 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1987 US Open – Girls' doubles

USA Meredith McGrath / USA Kimberly Po defeated KOR Kim Il-soon / TPE Wang Shi-ting 6–4, 7–5

Prize money

Total prize money for the event was $3,979,294.

References

References

  1. (1988). "World of Tennis". Queen Anne Press.
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