1987 Wimbledon Championships
| 1987 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 June – 5 July |
| Edition | 101st |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128S/64D/64XD |
| Prize money | £2,119,780 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Pat Cash | |
| Women's singles | |
 Martina Navratilova | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Ken Flach / Robert Seguso | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch /  Helena Suková | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Diego Nargiso | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Natasha Zvereva | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Natalia Medvedeva / Natasha Zvereva | |
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.
Prize money
[edit]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
[edit]Seniors
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Pat Cash defeated 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
[edit] Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3 [9]
- It was Navratilova's 45th career Grand Slam title and her 8th Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
[edit] Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated 
Sergio Casal / 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
[edit] Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Betsy Nagelsen / 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
[edit] Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie defeated Darren Cahill / 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
[edit]Boys' singles
[edit] Diego Nargiso defeated Jason Stoltenberg, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 [13]
Girls' singles
[edit] Natasha Zvereva defeated 
Julie Halard, 6–4, 6–4 [14]
Boys' doubles
[edit] Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated Diego Nargiso / Eugenio Rossi, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) [15]
Girls' doubles
[edit] Natalia Medvedeva / Natasha Zvereva defeated 
Kim Il-soon / 
Paulette Moreno, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0 [16]
Singles seeds
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-00-218269-0.
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- ^ "Cash Climbs to Top of Wimbledon". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. 6 July 1987.
- ^ Andrew Warshaw (6 July 1987). "Cash brings title back down under". The Evening News.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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- ^ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.