# 1987 Family Circle NSW Open – Doubles

Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions in 1985. They lost in the quarterfinals to Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil.
Betsy Nagelsen and Elizabeth Smylie won the title by defeating Jenny Byrne and Janine Tremelling 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie (champions)
* Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)
* Gigi Fernández / Robin White (semifinals)
* Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil (semifinals)
* Alycia Moulton / Molly Van Nostrand (first round)
* Carling Bassett / Anne Smith (second round)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson C Karlsson | 3 | 2 | | 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 4 | 4 | | | R Bryant A Tobin-Dingwall | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bryant A Tobin-Dingwall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | C Bakkum M van der Torre | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Byrne J Tremelling | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Holíková M Schropp | 6 | 2 | | | C Bakkum M van der Torre | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne J Tremelling | 7 | 6 | | | J Byrne J Tremelling | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Moulton M Van Nostrand | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Byrne J Tremelling | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | J Durie A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard L O'Neill | 4 | 5 | | | L Antonoplis C Monteiro | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis C Monteiro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | H Na M Yanagi | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint H Ludloff | 4 | 7 | 6 | | C Jolissaint H Ludloff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bartos-Csepery S Gomer | 0 | 6 | | 5 | G Fernández R White | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | C Bassett A Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist E Pfaff | 6 | 0 | | 8 | C Bassett A Smith | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner C Singer | 7 | 6 | | | A Betzner C Singer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter E Minter | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Betzner C Singer | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Cordwell L Field | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Nagelsen E Smylie | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin D van Rensburg | 4 | 7 | 3 | | B Cordwell L Field | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen E Reinach | 2 | 6 | | 3 | B Nagelsen E Smylie | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Nagelsen E Smylie | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Nagelsen E Smylie | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 3 | 4 |
| | AM Fernandez J Richardson | 1 | 4 | | 6 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Magers J Mundel | 7 | 4 | 6 | | G Magers J Mundel | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Holladay P Smith | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Carney A Kijimuta | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf H Kelesi | 7 | 7 | | | M Bollegraf H Kelesi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins S Walsh-Pete | 5 | 6 | | 2 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |