1987 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1987 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Martina Navratilova
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Runners-upWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1985 · Italian Open · 1988 →

There was no women's tournament held in the previous year. Sandra Cecchini and Raffaella Reggi were the champions in the 1985 edition. Both players competed this year with different partners. Cecchini teamed up with Sabrina Goleš and lost in the second round to tournament runners-up Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková, while Reggi teamed up with Anne White and lost in the first round to Virginia Ruzici and Catherine Tanvier.

Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini won the title by defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1 in the final.[1]

Seeds

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The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Martina Navratilova
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
7 6
6 Australia Jenny Byrne
Australia Janine Tremelling
5 2
1 United States Martina Navratilova
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6 6
2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
4 1
7 Romania Virginia Ruzici
France Catherine Tanvier
3 4
2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States M Navratilova
Argentina G Sabatini
6 7
Brazil N Dias
Brazil P Medrado
6 7 Brazil N Dias
Brazil P Medrado
0 6
West Germany A Betzner
West Germany C Singer
2 6 1 United States M Navratilova
Argentina G Sabatini
6 6
West Germany I Cueto
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 6 8 Sweden C Lindqvist
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
2 4
Italy C Nozzoli
Italy B Romanò
2 2 West Germany I Cueto
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 3
France N Herreman
Bulgaria K Maleeva
0 1 8 Sweden C Lindqvist
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
7 6
8 Sweden C Lindqvist
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
6 6 1 United States M Navratilova
Argentina G Sabatini
7 6
6 Australia J Byrne
Australia J Tremelling
5 2
3 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko
6 6
Italy G Boschiero
Italy L Lapi
6 4 United States MJ Fernández
Canada H Kelesi
4 1
United States MJ Fernández
Canada H Kelesi
7 6 3 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko
6 3 0
Italy L Ferrando
Italy Laura Murgo
4 2 6 Australia J Byrne
Australia J Tremelling
3 6 6
Switzerland C Bartos-Cserepy
Austria P Huber
6 6 Switzerland C Bartos-Cserepy
Austria P Huber
6 3 0
Soviet Union L Meskhi
Soviet Union N Zvereva
4 6 3 6 Australia J Byrne
Australia J Tremelling
3 6 6
6 Australia J Byrne
Australia J Tremelling
6 2 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Romania V Ruzici
France C Tanvier
6 6
Italy R Reggi
United States A White
4 4 7 Romania V Ruzici
France C Tanvier
6 6
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
West Germany S Meier
6 5 6 Czechoslovakia H Fukárková
Argentina M Pérez Roldán
1 4
Czechoslovakia H Fukárková
Argentina M Pérez Roldán
3 7 7 7 Romania V Ruzici
France C Tanvier
7 6
Czechoslovakia I Budařová
United States K Horvath
2 1 4 West Germany B Bunge
Peru L Gildemeister
6 2
France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
6 6 France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
4 3
4 West Germany B Bunge
Peru L Gildemeister
6 6
7 Romania V Ruzici
France C Tanvier
3 4
5 Argentina M Paz
West Germany E Pfaff
6 6 3 2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6
Australia C Carney
United Kingdom J Salmon
2 7 6 Australia C Carney
United Kingdom J Salmon
5 3
Argentina B Fulco
Argentina P Tarabini
6 0 Czechoslovakia J Novotná
France C Suire
7 6
Czechoslovakia J Novotná
France C Suire
7 6 Czechoslovakia J Novotná
France C Suire
2 6
Australia N Provis
Argentina A Villagrán
2 3 2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 7
Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
6 6 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
1 2
2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Albo d'Oro (Femminile)" [Golden Roll (Female)]. Internazionali BNL d'Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2020. 1987 – Steffi Graf – Martina Navratilova / Gabriela Sabatini
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