1987 Wimbledon Championships

1987 Wimbledon Championships
Date 22 June - 5 July
Edition 101st
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw 128S / 64D / 64MX
Prize money £2,119,780
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Pat Cash
Women's Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Men's Doubles
United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso
Women's Doubles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Mixed Doubles
United Kingdom Jo Durie / United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Boys' Singles
Italy Diego Nargiso
Girls' Singles
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Boys' Doubles
Australia Jason Stoltenberg / Australia Todd Woodbridge
Girls' Doubles
Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva

The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987. Pat Cash and Martina Navratilova won the singles titles.[1][2]

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.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's Singles £155,000 £77,500 £38,750 £19,635 £10,335 £5,785 £3,410 £2,080
Women's Singles £139,500 £69,750 £33,900 £16,690 £8,270 £4,485 £2,645 £1,610
Men's Doubles * £53,730 £26,870 £13,430 £6,820 £3,510 £1,860 £1,090 N/A
Women's Doubles * £46,500 £23,250 £10,740 £5,460 £2,630 £1,400 £800 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £27,900 £13,950 £6,980 £3,240 £1,620 £810 £370 N/A

* per team

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Pat Cash defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5

Women's Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated West Germany Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–3

Men's Doubles

United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso defeated Spain Sergio Casal / Spain Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4

Women's Doubles

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Betsy Nagelsen / Australia Elizabeth Smylie 7–5, 7–5

Mixed Doubles

United Kingdom Jo Durie / United Kingdom Jeremy Bates defeated Australia Darren Cahill / Australia Nicole Provis 7–6(12–10), 6–3

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Italy Diego Nargiso defeated Australia Jason Stoltenberg 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Girls' Singles

Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated France Julie Halard 6–4, 6–4

Boys' Doubles

Australia Jason Stoltenberg / Australia Todd Woodbridge defeated Italy Diego Nargiso / Italy Eugenio Rossi 6–3, 7–6(7–2)

Girls' Doubles

Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated South Korea Il-Soon Kim / Hong Kong Paulette Moreno 6–2, 5–7, 6–0

References

  1. "Cash Climbs to Top of Wimbledon". The Victoria Advocate. AP. 6 July 1987.
  2. Andrew Warshaw (6 July 1987). "Cash brings title back down under". The Evening News.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-00-218269-0.

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Preceded by
1987 French Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1987 U.S. Open
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