1987 Wimbledon Championships

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 England.[1][2] It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987.

1987 Wimbledon Championships
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
Champions
Men's Singles
Pat Cash
Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's Doubles
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
Women's Doubles
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková
Mixed Doubles
Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie
Boys' Singles
Diego Nargiso
Girls' Singles
Natasha Zvereva
Boys' Doubles
Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge
Girls' Doubles
Natalia Medvedeva / Natasha Zvereva

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.[3][4][5]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's Singles £155,000 £77,500 £38,750 £19,635 £10,335 £5,785 £3,410 £2,080
Women's Singles £139,500 £69,750 £33,900 £16,690 £8,270 £4,485 £2,645 £1,610
Men's Doubles * £53,730 £26,870 £13,430 £6,820 £3,510 £1,860 £1,090 N/A
Women's Doubles * £46,500 £23,250 £10,740 £5,460 £2,630 £1,400 £800 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £27,900 £13,950 £6,980 £3,240 £1,620 £810 £370 N/A

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Pat Cash defeated Ivan Lendl, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5 [6][7][8]

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

Women's Singles
Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3 [9]

  • 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

Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez, 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4 [10]

  • 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

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 7–5 [11]

  • 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

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

  • 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

Diego Nargiso defeated Jason Stoltenberg, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 [13]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Natasha Zvereva defeated Julie Halard, 6–4, 6–4 [14]

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles

Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated Diego Nargiso / Eugenio Rossi, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) [15]

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles

Natalia Medvedeva / Natasha Zvereva defeated Kim Il-soon / Paulette Moreno, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0 [16]

Singles seeds
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Preceded by
1987 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1987 US Open
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