# 1987 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Four-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1987 Australian Open.

## Seeds

* Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie (first round)
* Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (first round)
* Gigi Fernández / Robin White (second round)
* Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil (final)
* Jo Durie / Anne Hobbs (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Patricia Hy Etsuko Inoue | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | Patricia Hy Etsuko Inoue | 1 | 0 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6$^1$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Holladay P Smith | 1 | 3 | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel G Rush | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | J Mundel G Rush | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf H Kelesi | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | A Minter E Minter | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | J Durie A Hobbs | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Cordwell L Field | 6 | 6 | | | B Cordwell L Field | 6$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 8 | J Durie A Hobbs | 7$^{11}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Durie A Hobbs | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | B Nagelsen E Smylie | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Q | P Hy E Inoue | 1 | 0 |
| LL | C Porwik M Schropp | 6 | 6 | | LL | C Porwik M Schropp | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | C Lindqvist E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Bartos S Gomer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | C Lindqvist E Pfaff | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint H Ludloff | 3 | 6 | 14 | | | | | Q | P Hy E Inoue | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Na M Yanagi | 6 | 3 | 12 | | C Jolissaint H Ludloff | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Hy E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | Q | P Hy E Inoue | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bakkum M van der Torre | 2 | 1 | | 7 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne J Tremelling | 6 | 5 | 6 | | J Byrne J Tremelling | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Bryant A Tobin-Dingwall | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | B Gerken T Phelps | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis C Monteiro | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | B Gerken T Phelps | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin D van Rensburg | 3 | 3 | | 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | H Mandlíková W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison L McNeil | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | G Fernández R White | 6 | 6$^6$ | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6$^1$ | 6$^4$ |
| | A Moulton M Van Nostrand | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6 | 6 | G Fernández R White | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat R Maršíková | 1 | 4 | | | S Collins S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Collins S Walsh-Pete | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | L Allen E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Holíková W Probst | 2 | 3 | | | L Allen E Reinach | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson C Karlsson | 2 | 1 | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |