1987 French Open – Women's Doubles

Martina Navratilova and Andrea Temesvári were the defending champions, but Temesvári did not participate in the Women's Doubles at this tournament. Navratilova played with her long-term doubles partner Pam Shriver, and successfully defended the title, defeating Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini in the final 6–2, 6–1. This was Navratilova's fourth consecutive Women's Doubles title at the French Open.

Women's Doubles
1987 French Open
Champion	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runner-up	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
Final score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	64
Seeds	8

Seeds

1. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (Champions)
2. Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (Final)
3. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (Semifinals)
4. Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (Second round)
5. Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie (Quarterfinals)
6. Hana Mandlíková / Catherine Tanvier (First round)
7. Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (Quarterfinals)
8. Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	4	6
		Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat	3	6	4
								1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	7	6
								3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6^4	3
	3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6^6	6	6
	6	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	7	1	2
															1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6
															2	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	2	1
	5	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	7	1	3
		Jenny Byrne Kathy Rinaldi	5	6	6
									Jenny Byrne Kathy Rinaldi	1	4
								2	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	8	Mercedes Paz Eva Pfaff	2	3
	2	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		L Gildemeister C Porwik	2	2				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		C Cohen S Gomer	4	4					A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	0	2
		A Henricksson M Van Nostrand	6	6											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		E Reinach M Reinach	6	6												T Phelps R Reggi	4	4
		A Croft S Mascarin	1	4					E Reinach M Reinach	2	1
		T Phelps R Reggi	6	6					T Phelps R Reggi	6	6
		K Horvath M Mesker	2	2																		1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	4	6
		I Demongeot N Tauziat	7	2	6																		I Demongeot N Tauziat	3	6	4
		MJ Fernández M Werdel	6^5	6	4				I Demongeot N Tauziat	2	6	6
		S Cecchini S Goleš	6	6^7	6				S Cecchini S Goleš	6	1	4
		P Etchemendy V Paquet	4	7	3											I Demongeot N Tauziat	7	6
		S Amiach N Herreman	6	6												S Amiach N Herreman	6^4	1
		L Field E Minter	2	4					S Amiach N Herreman	6	6
		K Böhmová M Jaggard	w/o						K Böhmová M Jaggard	2	4
	6	H Mandlíková C Tanvier

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		H Fukárková R Zrubáková	2	0				3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		W Probst P Tarabini	6	6					W Probst P Tarabini	1	4
		L Garrone C Nozzoli	0	3											3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	7	6
		T Holladay N Schutte	6^0	3												D Balestrat C Bassett	6^1	2
		A Betzner C Singer	7	6					A Betzner C Singer	6	4	9
		D Balestrat C Bassett	7	6					D Balestrat C Bassett	4	6	6
		G Magers S Walsh-Pete	6^4	3																		3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6^6	6	6
		J Hetherington J Russell	4	7	1																	7	G Fernández L McNeil	7	1	2
		C Bakkum M van der Torre	6	5	6				C Bakkum M van der Torre	6^5	7	1
		T Mochizuki N Phan-Thanh	4	6^4					A Minter J Mundel	7	6^5	6
		A Minter J Mundel	6	7												A Minter J Mundel	4	4
		I Kuczyńska R Rajchrtová	6	6											7	G Fernández L McNeil	6	6
		M Bollegraf M Lindström	1	4					I Kuczyńska R Rajchrtová	1	2
		F Bonsignori H ter Riet	1	3				7	G Fernández L McNeil	6	6
	7	G Fernández L McNeil	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	7	6
		F Martin S Niox-Château	5	3				5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	6	6
		DA Hansel J Kaplan	1	6^4					B Fulco G Mosca	3	3
		B Fulco G Mosca	6	7											5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	6	6
		L Drescher L O'Neill	5	1												L Antonoplis C Monteiro	3	2
		L Antonoplis C Monteiro	7	6					L Antonoplis C Monteiro	3	7	6
		E Derly M Laval	6	6					E Derly M Laval	6	6^2	0
		B Gerken P Hy	3	2																		5	B Nagelsen E Smylie	7	1	3
		C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	7	6																			J Byrne K Rinaldi	5	6	6
		C Karlsson N Provis	6^4	2					C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	3	6	3
		J Golder M Jaušovec	1	6	2				P Barg B Herr	6	0	6
		P Barg B Herr	6	4	6											P Barg B Herr	3	6^3
		M Pérez Roldán A Tiezzi	1	0												J Byrne K Rinaldi	6	7
		J Byrne K Rinaldi	6	6					J Byrne K Rinaldi	0	7	6
		N Jagerman H Steden	3	2				4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	5	3
	4	E Burgin R Fairbank	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Paz E Pfaff	6	7
		C Cserepy P Huber	2	6^5				8	M Paz E Pfaff	7	6	1
		P Smith N Sodupe	7	7					P Smith N Sodupe	6^4	3
		H Kelesi V Ruzici	5	6^4											8	M Paz E Pfaff	2	6	9
		AM Fernandez J Richardson	6	3	4											J Novotná C Suire	6	4	7
		K Okamoto N Sato	4	6	6				K Okamoto N Sato	3	4
		I Budařová A Villagrán	6^3	3					J Novotná C Suire	6	6
		J Novotná C Suire	7	6																		8	M Paz E Pfaff	2	3
		K Maleeva M Maleeva	1	4																		2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6
		I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6	6					I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Schimper M Yanagi	6	3	11				K Schimper M Yanagi	4	2
		N Dias P Medrado	1	6	9											I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6^9	0
		R Maršíková S Meier	6	7											2	S Graf G Sabatini	7	6
		C Benjamin D Van Rensburg	4	5					R Maršíková S Meier	1	6^5
		M Gurney V Nelson-Dunbar	2	2				2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	7
	2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6

References

• 1987 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation