1987 Wimbledon Championships

1987 Wimbledon Championships
The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987.
Prize money
The total prize money for 1987 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £155,000 while the women's singles champion earned £139,500.
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Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Pat Cash defeated Ivan Lendl, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5
It was Cash's only career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3
It was Navratilova's 45th career Grand Slam title and her 8th Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez, 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4
It was Flach's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Seguso's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.
Women's doubles
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 7–5
It was Kohde-Kilsch's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.
Mixed doubles
Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie defeated Darren Cahill / Nicole Provis, 7–6(12–10), 6–3
It was Bates' 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. It was Durie's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Diego Nargiso defeated Jason Stoltenberg, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Girls' singles
Natasha Zvereva defeated Julie Halard, 6–4, 6–4
Boys' doubles
Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated Diego Nargiso / Eugenio Rossi, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Girls' doubles
Natalia Medvedeva / Natasha Zvereva defeated Kim Il-soon / Paulette Moreno, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0
Singles seeds
Men's singles
Boris Becker (second round, lost to Peter Doohan)
Ivan Lendl (final, lost to Pat Cash)
Mats Wilander (quarterfinals, lost to Pat Cash)
Stefan Edberg (semifinals, lost to Ivan Lendl)
Miloslav Mečíř (third round, lost to Anders Järryd)
Yannick Noah (second round, lost to Guy Forget)
Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Pat Cash)
Andrés Gómez (fourth round, lost to Henri Leconte)
Henri Leconte (quarterfinals, lost to Ivan Lendl)
Tim Mayotte (third round, lost to Mikael Pernfors)
Pat Cash (champion)
Brad Gilbert (third round, lost to Alexander Volkov)
Joakim Nyström (third round, lost to Jakob Hlasek)
Emilio Sánchez (fourth round, lost to Mats Wilander)
David Pate (second round, lost to Slobodan Živojinović)
Kevin Curren (second round, lost to Johan Kriek)
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova (champion)
Steffi Graf (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
Helena Suková (quarterfinals, lost to Pam Shriver)
Pam Shriver (semifinals, lost to Steffi Graf)
Gabriela Sabatini (Quarerfinals, lost to Steffi Graf)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (second round, lost to Dianne Balestrat)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert)
Bettina Bunge (third round, lost to Rosalyn Fairbank)
Lori McNeil (second round, lost to Natasha Zvereva)
Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round, lost to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
Wendy Turnbull (second round, lost to Sharon Walsh-Pete)
Barbara Potter (second round, lost to Mary Joe Fernández)
Katerina Maleeva (first round, lost to Gigi Fernández)
Raffaella Reggi (fourth round, lost to Helena Suková)
Sylvia Hanika (fourth round, lost to Pam Shriver)
References
External links
Official Wimbledon Championships website
Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Championships
June 1987 sports events in the United Kingdom
July 1987 sports events in the United Kingdom