1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles

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Doubles
1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Final
Champions Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon ·  1988  

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Guy Forget and Yannick Noah won the title, defeating Kelly Jones and David Pate 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Guy Forget / Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah (champions)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones / Flag of the United States.svg David Pate (final)
  3. Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren / Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Mortensen / Flag of the United States.svg Todd Nelson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of France.svg G Forget
Flag of France.svg Y Noah
66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Pimek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Vajda
4 4  1 Flag of France.svg G Forget
Flag of France.svg Y Noah
66 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Maurer
Flag of Sweden.svg J Windahl
2 65   Flag of France.svg T Pham
Flag of the United States.svg Francois Servelle
4 2  
  Flag of France.svg T Pham
Flag of the United States.svg Francois Servelle
64 71 Flag of France.svg G Forget
Flag of France.svg Y Noah
66 
3 Flag of Sweden.svg P Lundgren
Flag of Sweden.svg J Nyström
66 3 Flag of Sweden.svg P Lundgren
Flag of Sweden.svg J Nyström
2 2  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg C Mezzadri
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Stadler
2 1  3 Flag of Sweden.svg P Lundgren
Flag of Sweden.svg J Nyström
77 
  Flag of Haiti.svg R Agénor
Flag of France.svg T Benhabiles
66   Flag of Haiti.svg R Agénor
Flag of France.svg T Benhabiles
5 6  
  Flag of France.svg B Dadillon
Flag of France.svg C Lesage
3 4  1 Flag of France.svg G Forget
Flag of France.svg Y Noah
4 66
  Flag of Israel.svg G Bloom
Flag of Israel.svg S Perkiss
66 2 Flag of the United States.svg K Jones
Flag of the United States.svg D Pate
63 4
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Allan
Flag of New Zealand.svg S Guy
3 2    Flag of Israel.svg G Bloom
Flag of Israel.svg S Perkiss
3 66
  Flag of the United States.svg CB Cox
Flag of the United States.svg L Shiras
3 73 4 Flag of Denmark.svg M Mortensen
Flag of the United States.svg T Nelson
64 4
4 Flag of Denmark.svg M Mortensen
Flag of the United States.svg T Nelson
66 6  Flag of Israel.svg G Bloom
Flag of Israel.svg S Perkiss
3 6  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg B Willenborg
63 62 Flag of the United States.svg K Jones
Flag of the United States.svg D Pate
67 
  Flag of France.svg A Boetsch
Flag of France.svg J Potier
4 64   Flag of the United States.svg J Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg B Willenborg
73 4
WC Flag of France.svg T Champion
Flag of France.svg T Tulasne
3 63 2 Flag of the United States.svg K Jones
Flag of the United States.svg D Pate
5 66
2 Flag of the United States.svg K Jones
Flag of the United States.svg D Pate
64 6

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. p. 153. ISBN   9780002182690.