1987 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 22 June – 5 July |
Edition | 101st |
Category | Grand Slam |
Draw | 128S/64D/64XD |
Prize money | £2,119,780 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Pat Cash | |
Women's singles | |
Martina Navratilova | |
Men's doubles | |
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso | |
Women's doubles | |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková | |
Mixed doubles | |
Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie | |
Boys' singles | |
Diego Nargiso | |
Girls' singles | |
Natasha Zvereva | |
Boys' doubles | |
Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge | |
Girls' doubles | |
Natalia Medvedeva / Natasha Zvereva |
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.
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]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round 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
Pat Cash defeated Ivan Lendl, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5 [6] [7] [8]
Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3 [9]
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez, 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4 [10]
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 7–5 [11]
Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie defeated Darren Cahill / Nicole Provis, 7–6(12–10), 6–3 [12]
Diego Nargiso defeated Jason Stoltenberg, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 [13]
Natasha Zvereva defeated Julie Halard, 6–4, 6–4 [14]
Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated Diego Nargiso / Eugenio Rossi, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) [15]
Natalia Medvedeva / Natasha Zvereva defeated Kim Il-soon / Paulette Moreno, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0 [16]
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