1987 US Open (tennis)

1987 US Open
Date September 1 – September 14
Edition 107th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Hardcourt
Location New York City, New York, United States
Champions
Men's Singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Women's Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Men's Doubles
Sweden Stefan Edberg / Sweden Anders Järryd
Women's Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
Mixed Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / Spain Emilio Sánchez
Boys' Singles
United States David Wheaton
Girls' Singles
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Boys' Doubles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević / Italy Diego Nargiso
Girls' Doubles
United States Meredith McGrath / United States Kimberly Po

The 1987 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. It was the 107th edition of the US Open and was held from September 1 to September 14, 1987.

Seniors

Men's Singles

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated Sweden Mats Wilander 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

Women's Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated West Germany Steffi Graf 7–6(7–4), 6–1

Men's Doubles

Sweden Stefan Edberg / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6(7–2)

Women's Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

Mixed Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / Spain Emilio Sánchez defeated United States Betsy Nagelsen / United States Paul Annacone 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(14–12)

Juniors

Boys' Singles

United States David Wheaton defeated Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 6–0

Girls' Singles

Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Sandra Birch 6–0, 6–3

Boys' Doubles

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević / Italy Diego Nargiso defeated India Zeeshan Ali / New Zealand Brett Steven 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' Doubles

United States Meredith McGrath / United States Kimberly Po defeated South Korea Il-Soon Kim / Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang 6–4, 7–5

Prize money

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [1] Men $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $31,667 $16,167 $9,333 $5,502 $3,353
Women $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $31,667 $16,167 $9,333 $5,502 $3,353

Total prize money for the event was $3,979,294.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-00-218269-0.

External links

Preceded by
1987 Wimbledon Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1988 Australian Open
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