1987 U.S. Clay Court Championships

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1987 U.S. Clay Court Championships
DateJuly 13–19
Edition19th
Category Grand Prix
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$300,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Champions
Singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder / Flag of the United States.svg Blaine Willenborg [2]
  1986  · U.S. Clay Court Championships ·  1988  

The 1987 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a Grand Prix men's tennis tournament held in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States. It was the 19th edition of the tournament held in the open era and the last in Indianapolis. First-seeded Mats Wilander won the singles title. [3]

Contents

The tournament was moved to a summer date (July 13–19) after the previous year's spring event failed to attract top male players. [4] The revised date clashed with the scheduled Virginia Slims of Newport so there was no women's event in 1987. [5] [6]

Finals

Singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Kent Carlsson 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder / Flag of the United States.svg Blaine Willenborg defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström / Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander 6–0, 6–3

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