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 the United Kingdom.[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
Australia Pat Cash
Women's singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso
Women's doubles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates / United Kingdom Jo Durie
Boys' singles
Italy Diego Nargiso
Girls' singles
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Boys' doubles
Australia Jason Stoltenberg / Australia Todd Woodbridge
Girls' doubles
Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
← 1986 ·Wimbledon Championships· 1988 →

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]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round 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
Women's doubles *£46,500£23,250£10,740£5,460£2,630£1,400£800
Mixed doubles *£27,900£13,950£6,980£3,240£1,620£810£370

* per team

Champions

Seniors

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

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

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

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

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

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

Girls' singles

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

Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

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

Singles seeds

References

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