# 1987 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's doubles

Brad Gilbert and Vince Van Patten were the defending champions but only Gilbert competed that year with Kevin Curren.
Curren and Gilbert lost in the quarterfinals to Andrés Gómez and Slobodan Živojinović. Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 against Ken Flach and Robert Seguso.

## Seeds

* Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)
* Andrés Gómez / Slobodan Živojinović (semifinals)
* Guy Forget / Yannick Noah (semifinals, withdrew)
* Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander (first round)
* Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez (third round)
* Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg (champions)
* Gary Donnelly / Mike Leach (third round)
* Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (final)
* Kevin Curren / Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
* Christo Steyn / Danie Visser (third round)
* Sherwood Stewart / Kim Warwick (third round)
* Peter Doohan / Laurie Warder (quarterfinals)
* Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
* Mike De Palmer / Jakob Hlasek (second round)
* John McEnroe / Matt Mitchell (first round)
* Gary Muller / Robert Van't Hof (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 |
| 8 | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | w/o | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Guy Forget Yannick Noah | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Guy Forget Yannick Noah | | | | 8 | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 6 | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | S Edberg A Järryd | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Graham O Rahnasto | 1 | 6 | | 1 | S Edberg A Järryd | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lozano T Witsken | 7 | 1 | 6 | | J Lozano T Witsken | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña M Davis | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg A Järryd | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Robertson T Warneke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Robertson T Warneke | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Agénor T Benhabiles | 2 | 3 | | | M Robertson T Warneke | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Freeman B Schultz | 5 | 3 | | 16 | G Muller R Van't Hof | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Muller R Van't Hof | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg A Järryd | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | C Steyn D Visser | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Flach R Seguso | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | N Aerts I Kley | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | C Steyn D Visser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill J Pugh | 4 | 4 | | | G Bloom J Levine | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom J Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | C Steyn D Visser | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Baxter L Scott | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | Á Jordan F Maciel | 7 | 6 | | Q | Á Jordan F Maciel | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mortensen T Nelson | 5 | 5 | | 8 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Flach R Seguso | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dyke W Masur | 3 | 4 | | 3 | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis D Pate | 6 | 5 | | | H Pfister J Svensson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister J Svensson | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Agassi M Bauer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Agassi M Bauer | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | T Delatte M Tideman | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | A Agassi M Bauer | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Letts R Matuszewski | 1 | 5 | | 13 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | P Doohan L Warder | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | P Doohan L Warder | 4 | 3 |
| | J Gunnarsson P Lundgren | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | P Doohan L Warder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates A Castle | 4 | 5 | | | K Jones B Pearce | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones B Pearce | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 12 | P Doohan L Warder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Canè S Colombo | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | S Casal E Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C B Cox M Fancutt | 4 | 6 | 6 | | P Canè S Colombo | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Brown B Willenborg | 6 | 1 | | 5 | S Casal E Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Casal E Sánchez | 7 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pimek P Složil | 2 | 4 | | 6 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards F González | 6 | 6 | | | E Edwards F González | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden B Green | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | D Cassidy M Purcell | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | S Stewart K Warwick | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| | S Giammalva, Jr. G Holmes | 6 | 7 | | | S Giammalva, Jr. G Holmes | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carlsson J Windahl | 4 | 3 | | 11 | S Stewart K Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Stewart K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | M De Palmer J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Layendecker G Michibata | 4 | 6 |
| | H Günthardt J Kriek | 4 | 4 | | 14 | M De Palmer J Hlasek | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Meinecke R Osterthun | 6 | 3 | 4 | | G Layendecker G Michibata | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker G Michibata | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Layendecker G Michibata | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Flur R Simpson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Anger T Pawsat | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Kirmayr C Panatta | 6 | 3 | | | M Flur R Simpson | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Anger T Pawsat | 7 | 7 | | | M Anger T Pawsat | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Nyström M Wilander | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | G Donnelly M Leach | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Emerson D Tyson | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | G Donnelly M Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rive D Tarr | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Rive D Tarr | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman T Wilkison | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | G Donnelly M Leach | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | K Richter R Rudeen | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | K Curren B Gilbert | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 2 | 7 | | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bahrami D Pérez | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | K Curren B Gilbert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Curren B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | K Curren B Gilbert | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | J McEnroe M Mitchell | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Gómez S Živojinović | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | I Lendl B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | I Lendl B Scanlon | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers M Šrejber | 4 | 7 | 6 | | M Schapers M Šrejber | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Levine B Moir | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | I Lendl B Scanlon | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | J Arias A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | A Gómez S Živojinović | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | T Mmoh N Odizor | 7 | 3 | 6 | | T Mmoh N Odizor | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Denton D Dowlen | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | A Gómez S Živojinović | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Gómez S Živojinović | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |