# 1987 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

Pam Shriver and Helena Suková were the defending champions. Both players competed this year with different partners, facing each other in the final.
Shriver, teaming up with Martina Navratilova, defended her title by defeating Suková and her partner Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (final)
* Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
* Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
* Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (semifinals)
* Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
* Gigi Fernández / Anne Smith (quarterfinals)
* Svetlana Parkhomenko / Larisa Savchenko (third round)
* Kathy Rinaldi / Robin White (third round)
* Barbara Potter / Elizabeth Smylie (third round)
* Bettina Bunge / Laura Gildemeister (second round)
* Mary Lou Piatek / Anne White (first round)
* Jo Durie / Alycia Moulton (first round)
* Candy Reynolds / Catherine Suire (third round)
* Catarina Lindqvist / Tine Scheuer-Larsen (second round)
* 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gigi Fernández Anne Smith | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gigi Fernández Anne Smith | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 5 | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 4 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | Mercedes Paz Eva Pfaff | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Casals P Smith | 1 | 1 | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N DIas P Medrado | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N DIas P Medrado | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Croft S Gomer | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Henricksson J Mundel | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 14 | C Reynolds C Suire | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin D Van Rensburg | 7 | 7 | | | C Benjamin D Van Rensburg | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barg A Villagrán | 2 | 5 | | 14 | C Reynolds C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Reynolds C Suire | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | B Bunge L Gildemeister | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Fernández A Smith | 4 | 3 |
| | S Collins C Jolissaint | 6 | 4 | | 11 | B Bunge L Gildemeister | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holíková W Probst | 2 | 1 | | | S Rehe S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rehe S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Rehe S Walsh-Pete | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Golder S Rimes | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | G Fernández A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Na E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | H Na E Inoue | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne P Paradis | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | G Fernández A Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Fernández A Smith | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | S Graf G Sabatini | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen T Holladay | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Goodling J Kaplan | 1 | 2 | | | I Kloss Y Vermaak | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kloss Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Meier C Porwik | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | A Holton J Russell | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Holton J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | A Holton J Russell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber V Ruzici | 1 | 3 | | 15 | C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Graf G Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | B Potter E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | S Leo E Minter | 1 | 3 | | 10 | B Potter E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bakkum M van der Torre | 6 | 6 | | | C Bakkum M van der Torre | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf N Jagerman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | B Potter E Smylie | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Horvath W White | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Fulco P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | B Fulco P Tarabini | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 4 | 1 | | 6 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Z Garrison 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Schutte H ter Riet | 4 | 0 | | 5 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume E Derly | 2 | 6 | 7 | | L Antonoplis C Monteiro | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis C Monteiro | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | E Burgin R Fairbank | w/o | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Meskhi N Zvereva | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter M Van Nostrand | 2 | 3 | | | L Meskhi N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy M Yanagi | 6 | 6 | | | P Hy M Yanagi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | ML Piatek A White | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | K Rinaldi R White | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 |
| | A Betzner H Kelesi | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | K Rinaldi R White | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett G Magers | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Bassett G Magers | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Fernández E Raponi Longo | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | K Rinaldi R White | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Nathalie Phan-Thanh N Provis | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Budařová J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | I Budařová J Novotná | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AM Fernandez J Richardson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 4 | 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 | S Parkhomenko L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 2 | 1 | | 8 | S Parkhomenko L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini S Goleš | 6 | 3 | 3 | | E Reinach M Reinach | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach M Reinach | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S Parkhomenko L Savchenko | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Gerken B Herr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | M Paz E Pfaff | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Louie Harper R Maršíková | 1 | 2 | | | B Gerken B Herr | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps R Reggi | 4 | 5 | | 16 | M Paz E Pfaff | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Paz E Pfaff | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M Paz E Pfaff | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | J Durie A Moulton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 3 | 3 | | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schimper N Sodupe | 7 | 6 | | | K Schimper N Sodupe | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Drescher N Herreman | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson M Lindström | 5 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 5 | 6 | | I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 1 | 4 | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |