| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1987 Paris Open | |
| 1986 Champions |  Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
| Champions |  Jakob Hlasek Claudio Mezzadri |
| Runners-up | Scott Davis David Pate |
| Score | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Peter Fleming and John McEnroe were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Jakob Hlasek and Claudio Mezzadri won in the final 7–6, 6–2 against Scott Davis and David Pate.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Paul Annacone / 
Christo van Rensburg (semifinals)
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals)
Pat Cash / 
Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals) Peter Doohan / Laurie Warder (first round)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Limberger M Woodforde | 3 | 2 | 1 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Bahrami  D Pérez | 6 | 6 | M Bahrami D Pérez | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Bourne J Klaparda | 4 | 1 | 1 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | P Doohan L Warder | 4 | 4 | S Davis D Pate | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Curren B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | K Curren B Gilbert | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 F González  S Živojinović | 2 | 4 | S Davis D Pate | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Davis D Pate | 6 | 6 | Scott Davis David Pate | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Hlasek C Mezzadri | 6 | 3 | 7 | Jakob Hlasek Claudio Mezzadri | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kohlberg R Van't Hof | 4 | 6 | 6 | J Hlasek C Mezzadri | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Birner  J López-Maeso | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | P Cash A Gómez | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | P Cash A Gómez | 7 | 6 | 6 | J Hlasek C Mezzadri | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  W Fibak  H Leconte | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Courteau G Forget | 6 | 1 | 4 | WC | W Fibak H Leconte | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Leach T Pawsat | 1 | 4 | 2 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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