1987_Benson_&_Hedges_Championships_–_Doubles

1987 Benson & Hedges Championships – Doubles

1987 Benson & Hedges Championships – Doubles

1987 tennis event results

John McEnroe and Peter Fleming were the defending champions, but McEnroe could not compete this year after facing a two-month suspension due to committing three code violations on his match against Slobodan Živojinović at the US Open.[1][2][3] Fleming teamed up with Henri Leconte and lost in the first round to Mark Kratzmann and Laurie Warder.

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Miloslav Mečíř and Tomáš Šmíd won the title by defeating Ken Flach and Robert Seguso 7–5, 6–4 in the final.[4]

Seeds

  1. United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso (final)
  2. Sweden Anders Järryd / Spain Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Paul Annacone / South Africa Christo van Rensburg (semifinals)
  4. Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (champions)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States K Flach
United States R Seguso 		6 6
United Kingdom J Bates
United Kingdom A Castle 		2 4 1 United States K Flach
United States R Seguso 		5 6 16
United States A Kohlberg
United States R Van't Hof 		6 3 6 United States A Kohlberg
United States R Van't Hof 		7 3 14
United States L Bourne
United States J Klaparda 		4 6 2 1 United States K Flach
United States R Seguso 		3 7 6
3 United States P Annacone
South Africa C van Rensburg 		6 7 3 United States P Annacone
South Africa C van Rensburg 		6 6 2
United States M De Palmer
Poland W Fibak 		1 6 3 United States P Annacone
South Africa C van Rensburg 		6 6
Switzerland J Hlasek
Switzerland C Mezzadri 		4 6 6 Switzerland J Hlasek
Switzerland C Mezzadri 		3 2
Sweden J Gunnarson
Sweden J Nyström 		6 3 2 1 United States K Flach
United States R Seguso 		5 4
Australia M Kratzmann
Australia L Warder 		5 6 6 4 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 		7 6
United States P Fleming
France H Leconte 		7 3 4 Australia M Kratzmann
Australia L Warder 		3 7 4
United States R Leach
United States T Pawsat 		3 6 4 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 		6 5 6
4 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 		6 7 4 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 		7 7
United States K Curren
France G Forget 		3 6 6 United States K Curren
France G Forget 		6 6
Sweden J Svensson
Sweden M Tideman 		6 3 4 United States K Curren
France G Forget 		4 7 7
Czechoslovakia S Birner
Paraguay F González 		2 3 2 Sweden A Järryd
Spain E Sánchez 		6 6 5
2 Sweden A Järryd
Spain E Sánchez 		6 6

References

  1. [1]
    Feinstein, John (7 September 1987). "McEnroe is Suspended". The Washington Post. New York City. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    Alfano, Peter (7 September 1987). "McEnroe Draws Fine, Suspension". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    "John McEnroe faces a two-month suspension from the men's..." New York City. United Press International. 5 September 1987. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Lendl: ...y van tres, en Wembley" [Lendl: three-peat at Wembley] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Wembley, London. 16 November 1987. p. 46. Retrieved 27 January 2022. In the doubles final, cezchs Miloslav Mečíř and Tomáš Šmíd defeated americans Ken Flach and Robert Seguso, first seeds, by 7–5, 6–4.
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