# 1987 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Swedes and top seeds Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd.
Edberg and Järryd won the 1987 Australian Open men's doubles tennis tournament, defeating home players Peter Doohan and Laurie Warder in the final 6–4, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd (champions)
* Boris Becker / Slobodan Živojinović (third round)
* Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (semifinals)
* Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg (semifinals)
* Scott Davis / Brad Gilbert (second round)
* Pat Cash / Gary Donnelly (third round)
* John Fitzgerald / Johan Kriek (second round)
* Jakob Hlasek / Sherwood Stewart (third round)
* Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick (second round)
* Broderick Dyke / Wally Masur (quarterfinals)
* Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann (quarterfinals)
* Gary Muller / Todd Nelson (quarterfinals)
* Eddie Edwards / Danie Visser (third round)
* Kevin Curren / Henri Leconte (third round)
* Leonardo Lavalle / Brad Pearce (second round)
* Peter Doohan / Laurie Warder (final)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Gary Muller Todd Nelson | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Gary Muller Todd Nelson | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 6 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 4 | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| 11 | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 4 | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| 3 | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 3 | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 16 | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| | Antony Emerson Des Tyson | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | 16 | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| 16 | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Edberg A Järryd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Macpherson S Youl | 6 | 3 | 14 | | D Macpherson S Youl | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Barlow D Felgate | 3 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg A Järryd | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Saceanu D Utzinger | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | C Saceanu D Utzinger | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | M Fancutt H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | C Saceanu D Utzinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | L Lavalle B Pearce | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg A Järryd | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | B Dyke W Masur | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | B Dyke W Masur | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom P Kühnen | 3 | 6 | 3 | | K Evernden B Green | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden B Green | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | B Dyke W Masur | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf H van Boeckel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Hlasek S Stewart | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Barr J Stoltenberg | 4 | 4 | | | A Mansdorf H van Boeckel | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | J Hlasek S Stewart | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 4 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Fricker G Pfitzner | 7 | 4 | 2 | | J Bates A Castle | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Bates A Castle | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 2 | 7 | 14 | | | | | | |
| S Denton D Dowlen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | K Curren H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | |
| C Limberger M Woodforde | 3 | 2 | | | S Denton D Dowlen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | K Curren H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | G Muller T Nelson | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | 12 | G Muller T Nelson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Connell C Kennedy | 6 | 7 | | | G Connell C Kennedy | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Derlin R Simpson | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | G Muller T Nelson | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| K Richter R Rudeen | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | P Cash G Donnelly | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| P Carter A Lane | 6 | 6 | | | K Richter R Rudeen | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | P Cash G Donnelly | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | S Davis B Gilbert | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mečíř M Šrejber | 4 | 7 | 15 | | M Mečíř M Šrejber | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | T Siegel M Smith | 6 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | M Mečíř M Šrejber | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P McNamara P McNamee | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | D Cahill M Kratzmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer B Testerman | 6 | 4 | | | P McNamara P McNamee | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | D Cahill M Kratzmann | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | D Cahill M Kratzmann | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | E Edwards D Visser | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | K Jones T Wilkison | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Furlong C Miller | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | E Edwards D Visser | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | G Michibata B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Frana C Miniussi | 2 | 2 | | | G Michibata B Schultz | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | K Flach R Seguso | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 7 | J Fitzgerald J Kriek | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| D Graham R Matuszewski | 3 | 4 | | | T Mmoh N Odizor | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| T Mmoh N Odizor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Mmoh N Odizor | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| B Drewett M Schapers | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | A Emerson D Tyson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| A Emerson D Tyson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Emerson D Tyson | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | M Edmondson K Warwick | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Emerson D Tyson | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | P Doohan L Warder | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 16 | P Doohan L Warder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Levine L Shiras | 6 | 3 | 4 | | M Anger T Pawsat | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Anger T Pawsat | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | P Doohan L Warder | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| J Carlsson P Carlsson | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker S Živojinović | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| J Letts M Robertson | 7 | 6 | | | J Letts M Robertson | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | B Becker S Živojinović | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |