1987 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1987 US Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
Runners-upUnited States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Score5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 against Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
w/o    
3 West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
     
1 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
5 6 6
5 United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
7 4 2
5 United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6 6  
8 United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
United States Betsy Nagelsen
3 4  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
1 3   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  Canada J Hetherington
United States C Reynolds
2 2     Brazil N Dias
Argentina A Villagrán
1 2  
  Brazil N Dias
Argentina A Villagrán
6 6   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  United States J Kaplan
South Africa D van Rensburg
6 6   11 United States C Evert
United States G Fernández
0 1  
  Czechoslovakia I Budařová
West Germany C Porwik
3 3     United States J Kaplan
South Africa D van Rensburg
3 2  
  United States P Barg
United States J Russell
1 0   11 United States C Evert
United States G Fernández
6 6  
11 United States C Evert
United States G Fernández
6 6   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
9 Argentina M Paz
West Germany E Pfaff
6 6   7 United States E Burgin
United States R White
1 3  
  United States S Hahn
United States R Reis
4 3   9 Argentina M Paz
West Germany E Pfaff
5 4  
  Australia D Balestrat
United States H Na
6 5 6   Australia D Fromholtz
United States H Na
7 6  
  United States P Harper
United States H Ludloff
3 7 3   Australia D Balestrat
United States H Na
2 2  
  West Germany I Cueto
Spain A Sánchez
6 6   7 United States E Burgin
United States R White
6 6  
  France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
4 2     West Germany I Cueto
Spain A Sánchez
1 1  
  Poland I Kuczyńska
Brazil P Medrado
5 6 65 7 United States E Burgin
United States R White
6 6  
7 United States E Burgin
United States R White
7 4 77

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini
6 6  
  Australia L Field
Australia E Minter
0 3   3 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini
6 6  
  Hong Kong P Hy
Japan E Inoue
64 6 4   United States A Henricksson
United States M Van Nostrand
3 2  
  United States A Henricksson
United States M Van Nostrand
77 3 6 3 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini
6 6  
  United States B Bowes
United States B Gadusek
5 4     United States T Phelps
Italy R Reggi
0 3  
  United States T Phelps
Italy R Reggi
7 6     United States T Phelps
Italy R Reggi
6 6  
  United States B Gerken
United States E Hakami
3 6 6   United States B Gerken
United States E Hakami
1 2  
16 United States S Collins
France C Tanvier
6 1 2 3 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini
6 5 6
14 United States M-L Piatek
United States A White
3 77 6 6 United States Z Garrison
United States L McNeil
4 7 4
  United States A M Fernandez
New Zealand J Richardson
6 63 3 14 United States M-L Piatek
United States A White
6 6  
  United States M J Fernández
Argentina P Tarabini
7 6     United States M J Fernández
Argentina P Tarabini
1 4  
  France S Amiach
France N Herreman
5 4   14 United States M-L Piatek
United States A White
4 4  
  United States K Foxworth
United States K Sands
2 4   6 United States Z Garrison
United States L McNeil
6 6  
  New Zealand B Cordwell
Australia A Minter
6 6     New Zealand B Cordwell
Australia A Minter
2 7 3
  United States M Gurney
Canada H Kelesi
1 2   6 United States Z Garrison
United States L McNeil
6 5 6
6 United States Z Garrison
United States L McNeil
6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 United States K Jordan
Australia E Smylie
7 6  
  United States B Herr
United States A Moulton
5 2   5 United States K Jordan
Australia E Smylie
6 6  
  South Africa E Reinach
South Africa M Reinach
77 6     South Africa E Reinach
South Africa M Reinach
3 0  
  United States T Holladay
United States P Smith
65 2   5 United States K Jordan
Australia E Smylie
3 6 6
  United States K Horvath
Netherlands M Mesker
2 7 2   Soviet Union N Bykova
Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
6 3 1
  Soviet Union N Bykova
Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
6 5 6   Soviet Union N Bykova
Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
77 6  
  Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
62 3   13 South Africa R Fairbank
United States B Potter
65 4  
13 South Africa R Fairbank
United States B Potter
77 6   5 United States K Jordan
Australia E Smylie
6 6  
12 Sweden C Lindqvist
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
2 6 5   United Kingdom J Durie
United States S Walsh-Pete
1 4  
  United Kingdom J Durie
United States S Walsh-Pete
6 3 7   United Kingdom J Durie
United States S Walsh-Pete
78 3 6
  United States G Magers
United States W White
6 77     United States G Magers
United States W White
66 6 4
  United States L Allen
United States C Benjamin
3 64     United Kingdom J Durie
United States S Walsh-Pete
6 7  
  Czechoslovakia K Bohmova
Australia N Provis
4 6 6 4 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
2 5  
  United States A Frazier
United States S McCarthy
6 1 1   Czechoslovakia K Bohmova
Australia N Provis
6 63 2
  Bulgaria K Maleeva
Bulgaria Mn Maleeva
4 3   4 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
3 77 6
4 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 United Kingdom A Hobbs
United States B Nagelsen
1 6 77
  United States P Casale
United States S Mascarin
6 3 65 8 United Kingdom A Hobbs
United States B Nagelsen
6 6  
  Argentina G Mosca
United States E Raponi-Longo
6 65 77   Argentina G Mosca
United States E Raponi-Longo
2 2  
  United States H Crowe
United States K Steinmetz
4 77 65 8 United Kingdom A Hobbs
United States B Nagelsen
7 4 6
  Australia J Byrne
United States P Fendick
3 6 6 10 West Germany B Bunge
Peru L Gildemeister
5 6 3
  South Africa K Schimper
Japan M Yanagi
6 2 1   Australia J Byrne
United States P Fendick
6 1 1
  United States D-A Hansel
Australia S Leo
3 3   10 West Germany B Bunge
Peru L Gildemeister
3 6 6
10 West Germany B Bunge
Peru L Gildemeister
6 6   8 United Kingdom A Hobbs
United States B Nagelsen
3 6 6
15 Czechoslovakia J Novotná
France C Suire
6 6   2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 3 4
  United Kingdom J Salmon
Netherlands M van der Torre
3 3   15 Czechoslovakia J Novotná
France C Suire
6 6  
  Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
West Germany S Meier
6 1 64   United States Ca MacGregor
United States Cy MacGregor
4 0  
  United States Ca MacGregor
United States Cy MacGregor
3 6 77 15 Czechoslovakia J Novotná
France C Suire
3 3  
  United States L Antonoplis
Brazil C Monteiro
78 6   2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6  
  Argentina B Fulco
Czechoslovakia A Holíková
66 3     United States L Antonoplis
Brazil C Monteiro
3 0  
  United States K Adams
United States D Donnelly
1 1   2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6  
2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6