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1987 Wimbledon Championships


FieldValue
date22 June – 5 July
edition101st
categoryGrand Slam
draw128S/64D/64XD
prize_money£2,119,780
surfaceGrass
locationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
champmsAUS Pat Cash
champwsUSA Martina Navratilova
champmdUSA Ken Flach / USA Robert Seguso
champwdFRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / TCH Helena Suková
champxdGBR Jeremy Bates / GBR Jo Durie
champbsITA Diego Nargiso
champgsURS Natasha Zvereva
champbdAUS Jason Stoltenberg / AUS Todd Woodbridge
champgdURS Natalia Medvedeva / URS Natasha Zvereva

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1987 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £155,000 while the women's singles champion earned £139,500.

**Mixed doubles ***£27,900£13,950£6,980£3,240£1,620£810£370
  • per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

AUS Pat Cash defeated TCH Ivan Lendl, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Cash's only career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Martina Navratilova defeated FRG Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3

  • It was Navratilova's 45th career Grand Slam title and her 8th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

USA Ken Flach / USA Robert Seguso defeated ESP Sergio Casal / ESP Emilio Sánchez, 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Flach's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Seguso's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / TCH Helena Suková defeated USA Betsy Nagelsen / AUS Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 7–5

  • It was Kohde-Kilsch's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

GBR Jeremy Bates / GBR Jo Durie defeated AUS Darren Cahill / AUS Nicole Provis, 7–6(12–10), 6–3

  • It was Bates' 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. It was Durie's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

ITA Diego Nargiso defeated AUS Jason Stoltenberg, 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Girls' singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

URS Natasha Zvereva defeated FRA Julie Halard, 6–4, 6–4

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

AUS Jason Stoltenberg / AUS Todd Woodbridge defeated ITA Diego Nargiso / ITA Eugenio Rossi, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

URS Natalia Medvedeva / URS Natasha Zvereva defeated KOR Kim Il-soon / HKG Paulette Moreno, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. FRG Boris Becker (second round, lost to Peter Doohan)
  2. TCH Ivan Lendl (final, lost to Pat Cash)
  3. SWE Mats Wilander (quarterfinals, lost to Pat Cash)
  4. SWE Stefan Edberg (semifinals, lost to Ivan Lendl)
  5. TCH Miloslav Mečíř (third round, lost to Anders Järryd)
  6. FRA Yannick Noah (second round, lost to Guy Forget)
  7. USA Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Pat Cash)
  8. ECU Andrés Gómez (fourth round, lost to Henri Leconte)
  9. FRA Henri Leconte (quarterfinals, lost to Ivan Lendl)
  10. USA Tim Mayotte (third round, lost to Mikael Pernfors)
  11. AUS Pat Cash (champion)
  12. USA Brad Gilbert (third round, lost to Alexander Volkov)
  13. SWE Joakim Nyström (third round, lost to Jakob Hlasek)
  14. ESP Emilio Sánchez (fourth round, lost to Mats Wilander)
  15. USA David Pate (second round, lost to Slobodan Živojinović)
  16. USA Kevin Curren (second round, lost to Johan Kriek)

Women's singles

  1. USA Martina Navratilova (champion)
  2. FRG Steffi Graf (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  3. USA Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  4. TCH Helena Suková (quarterfinals, lost to Pam Shriver)
  5. USA Pam Shriver (semifinals, lost to Steffi Graf)
  6. ARG Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinals, lost to Steffi Graf)
  7. BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (second round, lost to Dianne Balestrat)
  8. FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert)
  9. FRG Bettina Bunge (third round, lost to Rosalyn Fairbank)
  10. USA Lori McNeil (second round, lost to Natasha Zvereva)
  11. SWE Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round, lost to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
  12. AUS Wendy Turnbull (second round, lost to Sharon Walsh-Pete)
  13. USA Barbara Potter (second round, lost to Mary Joe Fernández)
  14. BUL Katerina Maleeva (first round, lost to Gigi Fernández)
  15. ITA Raffaella Reggi (fourth round, lost to Helena Suková)
  16. FRG Sylvia Hanika (fourth round, lost to Pam Shriver)

References

References

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  2. Barrett, John. (2001). "Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships". CollinsWillow.
  3. Little, Alan. (2013). "Wimbledon Compendium 2013". All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.
  4. (1988). "World of Tennis". Queen Anne Press.
  5. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  6. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  7. (6 July 1987). "Cash Climbs to Top of Wimbledon". The Victoria Advocate.
  8. (6 July 1987). "Cash brings title back down under". The Evening News.
  9. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  10. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
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  14. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
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