# 1987 French Open – Women's doubles

Defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Pam Shriver defeated Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1987 French Open. It was Navratilova's fourth consecutive French Open title in women's doubles.
Navratilova and Andrea Temesvári were the reigning champions, but Temesvári did not participate this year.

## Seeds

* Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
* Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (final)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
* Hana Mandlíková / Catherine Tanvier (first round)
* Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
* 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 3 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 2 | 1 |
| | Jenny Byrne Kathy Rinaldi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | | | |
| 2 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |