1987 French Open

1987 French Open
Date	25 May – 7 June 1987
Edition	86
Category	57th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Ivan Lendl [1]
Women's singles
Steffi Graf [2]
Men's doubles
Anders Järryd / Robert Seguso
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario
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The 1987 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 86th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1987.

The event was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1987 French Open – Men's singles

Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander, 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–3). ^[1]

• It was Lendl's 2nd title of the year, and his 64th overall. It was his 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1987 French Open – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6. ^[2]

• It was Graf's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1987 French Open – Men's doubles

Anders Järryd / Robert Seguso defeated Guy Forget / Yannick Noah, 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1987 French Open – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini, 6–2, 6–1.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1987 French Open – Mixed doubles

Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario defeated Lori McNeil / Sherwood Stewart, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4).

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles [3]	Men	FF1,303,800	FF651,900	FF325,950	FF165,150	FF86,900	FF48,625	FF28,700	FF17,500
	Women	FF1,178,840	FF594,220	FF289,220	FF147,780	FF72,370	FF37,320	FF19,780	FF10,270

Total prize money for the event was FF19,948,960.

References

1. Roger M. Williams (8 June 1987). "Lendl wins his third French Open". The Palm Beach Post . Paris, France. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
2. Roger M. Williams (7 June 1987). "Grag Topples Navratilova in French Final". The New York Times . Paris, France. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
3. John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 61. ISBN   978-0-00-218269-0.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1987 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1987 Wimbledon Championships