1987_Wimbledon_Championships

1987 Wimbledon Championships

1987 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

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.[1][2] It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987.

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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][5]

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 —
Women's doubles * £46,500 £23,250 £10,740 £5,460 £2,630 £1,400 £800 —
Mixed doubles * £27,900 £13,950 £6,980 £3,240 £1,620 £810 £370 —

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Australia Pat Cash defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5 [6][7][8]

  • It was Cash's only career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated West Germany Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3 [9]

  • It was Navratilova's 45th career Grand Slam title and her 8th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – 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 [10]

  • 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

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Betsy Nagelsen / Australia Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 7–5 [11]

  • 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

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

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

  • 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

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Italy Diego Nargiso defeated Australia Jason Stoltenberg, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 [13]

Girls' singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated France Julie Halard, 6–4, 6–4 [14]

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

Australia Jason Stoltenberg / Australia Todd Woodbridge defeated Italy Diego Nargiso / Italy Eugenio Rossi, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) [15]

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated South Korea Kim Il-soon / Hong Kong Paulette Moreno, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0 [16]

Singles seeds

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