| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1987 Virginia Slims of Indianapolis | |
| Champions |  Jenny Byrne Michelle Jaggard |
| Runners-up |  Beverly Bowes Hu Na |
| Score | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Draw | 24 |
| Seeds | 6 |
Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
Jenny Byrne and Michelle Jaggard won the title by defeating Beverly Bowes and Hu Na 6–2, 6–3 in the final. [1]
All seeds received a bye into the second round.
Peanut Louie Harper / Heather Ludloff (semifinals) Gretchen Magers / Candy Reynolds (second round) Lea Antonoplis / Barbara Gerken (second round) Anna-Maria Fernandez / Louise Field (second round)
Helen Kelesi / Alycia Moulton (second round) Elly Hakami / Terry Phelps (quarterfinals)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Peanut Louie Harper Heather Ludloff | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Beverly Bowes Hu Na | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Beverly Bowes Hu Na | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Jenny Byrne Michelle Jaggard | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Jenny Byrne Michelle Jaggard | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Louise Allen Anne Smith | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | PL Harper H Ludloff | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Kaplan  M Lindström | 7 | 6 | 6 | J Kaplan M Lindström | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Egorova  L Golarsa | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | PL Harper H Ludloff | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Holíková M Torres | 6 | 4 | 6 | A Holíková M Torres | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C MacGregor E Minter | 2 | 6 | 2 | A Holíková M Torres | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | H Kelesi A Moulton | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | PL Harper H Ludloff | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Bowes H Na | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Antonoplis B Gerken | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Bowes H Na | 6 | 6 | B Bowes H Na | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Adams V Nelson-Dunbar | 1 | 3 | B Bowes H Na | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Hy J Thomas | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | E Hakami T Phelps | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 C Monteiro  J Mundel | 6 | 2 | 6 | C Monteiro J Mundel | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | E Hakami T Phelps | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | AM Fernandez L Field | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Bollegraf M van der Torre | 6 | 3 | J Byrne M Jaggard | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Byrne M Jaggard | 7 | 6 | J Byrne M Jaggard | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Casale S Mascarin | 0 | 2 | L Meskhi N Zvereva | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Meskhi N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | L Meskhi N Zvereva | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Schultz H ter Riet | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Byrne M Jaggard | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Allen A Smith | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Cioffi K Gompert | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gretchen Doninger S Reece | 1 | 2 | P Barg J Hetherington | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Barg J Hetherington | 6 | 6 | P Barg J Hetherington | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Gurney S Sloane | 6 | 1 | 2 | L Allen A Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Allen A Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | L Allen A Smith | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G Magers C Reynolds | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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