# 1987 Virginia Slims of San Diego – Doubles

Beth Herr and Alycia Moulton were the defending champions, but Herr did not compete this year. Moulton teamed up with Elizabeth Minter and lost in the first round to Elly Hakami and Christina Singer.
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire won the title by defeating Elise Burgin and Sharon Walsh-Pete 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Betsy Nagelsen / Robin White (second round)
* Lori McNeil / Eva Pfaff (semifinals)
* Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (semifinals)
* Elise Burgin / Sharon Walsh-Pete (final)
* Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Jenny Byrne / Patty Fendick (quarterfinals)
* Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire (champions)
* Kathleen Horvath / Marcella Mesker (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 2 | 3 | | 7 | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh-Pete | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh-Pete | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh-Pete | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Lori McNeil Eva Pfaff | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | B Nagelsen R White | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| P Medrado C Monteiro | 6 | 2 | | | P Louie Harper H Ludloff | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| P Louie Harper H Ludloff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Louie Harper H Ludloff | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| T Phelps R Reggi | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | J Novotná C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| C Benjamin J Kaplan | 6 | 6 | | | T Phelps R Reggi | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | J Novotná C Suire | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Novotná C Suire | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 3 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| E Hakami C Singer | 6 | 6 | 7 | | E Hakami C Singer | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| E Minter A Moulton | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| L Antonoplis B Gerken | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Antonoplis B Gerken | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 6 | 1 | 2 | | L Antonoplis B Gerken | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| | | | | 8 | K Horvath M Mesker | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| D Van Rensburg W White | 5 | 6 | 6 | | D Van Rensburg W White | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| L Garrone S Goleš | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | K Horvath M Mesker | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| B Cordwell A Minter | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | E Burgin S Walsh-Pete | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| R Casals H Na | 7 | 6 | 4 | | B Cordwell A Minter | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | E Burgin S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Burgin S Walsh-Pete | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L McNeil E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | 6 | J Byrne P Fendick | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| AM Fernandez J Richardson | 3 | 3 | | | N Dias P Tarabini | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N Dias P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Byrne P Fendick | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| J Hetherington P Hy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | L McNeil E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| N Herreman P Paradis | 3 | 7 | 3 | | J Hetherington P Hy | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | L McNeil E Pfaff | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |