1987 Wimbledon Championships

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1987 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 5 July
Edition101st
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£2,119,780
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
Women's doubles
Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie
Boys' singles
Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso
Girls' singles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
Boys' doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Stoltenberg / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Girls' doubles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Medvedeva / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
  1986  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1988  

The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987.

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Prize money

The total prize money for 1987 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £155,000 while the women's singles champion earned £139,500. [3] [4] [5]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£155,000£77,500£38,750£19,635£10,335£5,785£3,410£2,080
Women's singles£139,500£69,750£33,900£16,690£8,270£4,485£2,645£1,610
Men's doubles *£53,730£26,870£13,430£6,820£3,510£1,860£1,090
Women's doubles *£46,500£23,250£10,740£5,460£2,630£1,400£800
Mixed doubles *£27,900£13,950£6,980£3,240£1,620£810£370

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5 [6] [7] [8]

  • It was Cash's only career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3 [9]

  • It was Navratilova's 45th career Grand Slam title and her 8th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso defeated Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal / Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez, 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4 [10]

  • It was Flach's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Seguso's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková defeated Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 7–5 [11]

  • It was Kohde-Kilsch's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Cahill / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Provis, 7–6(12–10), 6–3 [12]

  • It was Bates' 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. It was Durie's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Stoltenberg, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 [13]

Girls' singles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of France.svg Julie Halard, 6–4, 6–4 [14]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Stoltenberg / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge defeated Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso / Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Rossi, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) [15]

Girls' doubles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Medvedeva / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Il-soon / Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Paulette Moreno, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0 [16]

Singles seeds

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