1987 Wimbledon Championships

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1987 Wimbledon Championships
Date:   22 June - 5 July
Edition:   101st
Category:   Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface:   Grass
Location:   Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
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 Jo Durie / United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
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
Wimbledon Championships
 < 1986 1988 > 

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

Seniors

Men's Singles

Australia Pat Cash defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5

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

Women's Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated West Germany Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–3

  • It was Navratilova's 45th career Grand Slam title and her 16th Wimbledon title.

Men's Doubles

United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso defeated Spain Sergio Casal / Spain 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

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Betsy Nagelsen / Australia 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

United Kingdom Jo Durie / United Kingdom Jeremy Bates defeated Australia Darren Cahill / Australia Nicole Provis 7–6(12–10), 6–3

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

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Italy Diego Nargiso defeated Australia Jason Stoltenberg 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Girls' Singles

Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated France Julie Halard 6–4, 6–4

Boys' Doubles

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

Girls' Doubles

Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated South Korea Il-Soon Kim / Hong Kong Paulette Moreno 6–2, 5–7, 6–0

Prize money

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [1] Men £155,000 £77,500 £38,750 £19,635 £10,335 £5,785 £3,410 £2,080
Women £139,500 £69,750 £33,900 £16,690 £8,270 £4,485 £2,645 £1,610

Total prize money for the event was £2,470,020.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-00-218269-0. 

External links

Preceded by
1986 Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Championships Succeeded by
1988 Wimbledon Championships
Preceded by
1987 French Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1987 U.S. Open
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