1987 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1987 Australian Open
Champions Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Anders Järryd
Runners-up Australia Peter Doohan
Australia Laurie Warder
Final score 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Main article: 1987 Australian Open

Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Swedes and top seeds Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd.

Edberg and Järryd won the 1987 Australian Open men's doubles tennis tournament, defeating home players Peter Doohan and Laurie Warder in the final 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–3).[1][2]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Sweden Stefan Edberg / Sweden Anders Järryd (Champions)
  2. West Germany Boris Becker / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović (Third Round)
  3. United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso (Semifinals)
  4. United States Paul Annacone / South Africa Christo van Rensburg (Semifinals)
  5. United States Scott Davis / United States Brad Gilbert (Second Round)
  6. Australia Pat Cash / United States Gary Donnelly (Third Round)
  7. Australia John Fitzgerald / United States Johan Kriek (Second Round)
  8. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek / United States Sherwood Stewart (Third Round)
  9. Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Kim Warwick (Second Round)
  10. Australia Broderick Dyke / Australia Wally Masur (Quarterfinals)
  11. Australia Darren Cahill / Australia Mark Kratzmann (Quarterfinals)
  12. South Africa Gary Muller / United States Todd Nelson (Third Round)
  13. South Africa Eddie Edwards / South Africa Danie Visser (Third Round)
  14. United States Kevin Curren / France Henri Leconte (Third Round)
  15. Mexico Leonardo Lavalle / United States Brad Pearce (Second Round)
  16. Australia Peter Doohan / Australia Laurie Warder (Final)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
  1  Sweden Stefan Edberg
 Sweden Anders Järryd
6 3 6 3 6  
10  Australia Broderick Dyke
 Australia Wally Masur
3 6 3 6 4  
  1  Sweden Stefan Edberg
 Sweden Anders Järryd
6 7 6      
  4  United States Paul Annacone
 South Africa Christo van Rensburg
3 6 3      
4  United States Paul Annacone
 South Africa Christo van Rensburg
6 6 7 6  
  12  South Africa Gary Muller
 United States Todd Nelson
7 4 6 2    
    1  Sweden Stefan Edberg
 Sweden Anders Järryd
6 6 77    
  16  Australia Peter Doohan
 Australia Laurie Warder
4 4 63    
  11  Australia Darren Cahill
 Australia Mark Kratzmann
4 4 4      
3  United States Ken Flach
 United States Robert Seguso
6 6 6      
3  United States Ken Flach
 United States Robert Seguso
6 3 6 4 8
  16  Australia Peter Doohan
 Australia Laurie Warder
1 6 1 6 10  
   Australia Antony Emerson
 Australia Desmond Tyson
4 3 4    
  16  Australia Peter Doohan
 Australia Laurie Warder
6 6 6      

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Sweden S Edberg
 Sweden A Järryd
7 6    
   Australia D Macpherson
 Australia S Youl
6 3 14        Australia D Macpherson
 Australia S Youl
6 3    
   Australia R Barlow
 United Kingdom D Felgate
3 6 12       1  Sweden S Edberg
 Sweden A Järryd
6 2 6  
   Germany C Saceanu
 Switzerland D Utzinger
7 7            Germany C Saceanu
 Switzerland D Utzinger
4 6 2  
   Australia M Fancutt
 United States H Pfister
6 6          Germany C Saceanu
 Switzerland D Utzinger
6 6  
    15  Mexico L Lavalle
 United States B Pearce
4 2    
      1  Sweden S Edberg
 Sweden A Järryd
6 3 6 3 6
      10  Australia B Dyke
 Australia W Masur
3 6 3 6 4
    10  Australia B Dyke
 Australia W Masur
6 7 6  
   Israel G Bloom
 Germany P Kühnen
3 6 3        New Zealand K Evernden
 United States B Green
7 6 4  
   New Zealand K Evernden
 United States B Green
6 3 6       10  Australia B Dyke
 Australia W Masur
6 6 6
   Israel A Mansdorf
 Netherlands H van Boeckel
6 6         8  Switzerland J Hlasek
 United States S Stewart
7 1 4  
WC  Australia S Barr
 Australia J Stoltenberg
4 4          Israel A Mansdorf
 Netherlands H van Boeckel
7 5 1
    8  Switzerland J Hlasek
 United States S Stewart
6 7 6  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  United States P Annacone
 South Africa C van Rensburg
4 6 6  
   Australia R Fricker
 Australia G Pfitzner
7 4 2        United Kingdom J Bates
 United Kingdom A Castle
6 4 4  
   United Kingdom J Bates
 United Kingdom A Castle
5 6 6       4  United States P Annacone
 South Africa C van Rensburg
2 7 14  
   United States S Denton
 United States D Dowlen
6 6         14  United States K Curren
 France H Leconte
6 6 12  
   Australia C Limberger
 Australia M Woodforde
3 2          United States S Denton
 United States D Dowlen
3 4  
    14  United States K Curren
 France H Leconte
6 6    
      4  United States P Annacone
 South Africa C van Rensburg
6 6 7 6  
      12  South Africa G Muller
 United States T Nelson
7 4 6 2  
    12  South Africa G Muller
 United States T Nelson
6 7    
   Canada G Connell
 United States C Kennedy
6 7          Canada G Connell
 United States C Kennedy
3 5    
   New Zealand B Derlin
 New Zealand R Simpson
4 6         12  South Africa G Muller
 United States T Nelson
7 7  
   United States K Richter
 United States R Rudeen
7 7         6  Australia P Cash
 United States G Donnelly
6 5    
   Australia P Carter
 Australia A Lane
6 6          United States K Richter
 United States R Rudeen
3 3  
    6  Australia P Cash
 United States G Donnelly
6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  United States S Davis
 United States B Gilbert
6 3 3  
   Czechoslovakia M Mečíř
 Czechoslovakia M Šrejber
4 7 15        Czechoslovakia M Mečíř
 Czechoslovakia M Šrejber
4 6 6  
Alt  United States T Siegel
 United States M Smith
6 5 13          Czechoslovakia M Mečíř
 Czechoslovakia M Šrejber
7 3 4  
   Australia P McNamara
 Australia P McNamee
7 6         11  Australia D Cahill
 Australia M Kratzmann
6 6 6  
   United States M De Palmer
 United States B Testerman
6 4          Australia P McNamara
 Australia P McNamee
2 5  
    11  Australia D Cahill
 Australia M Kratzmann
6 7    
      11  Australia D Cahill
 Australia M Kratzmann
4 4 4    
      3  United States K Flach
 United States R Seguso
6 6 6    
    13  South Africa E Edwards
 South Africa D Visser
6 3 10  
   United States K Jones
 United States T Wilkison
6 6          United States K Jones
 United States T Wilkison
3 6 8  
WC  Australia S Furlong
 Australia C Miller
3 2         13  South Africa E Edwards
 South Africa D Visser
3 2  
   Canada G Michibata
 United States B Schultz
6 6         3  United States K Flach
 United States R Seguso
6 6    
   Argentina J Frana
 Argentina C Miniussi
2 2          Canada G Michibata
 United States B Schultz
5 6  
    3  United States K Flach
 United States R Seguso
7 7    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Australia J Fitzgerald
 United States J Kriek
6 6 3  
   Australia D Graham
 United States R Matuszewski
3 4          Nigeria T Mmoh
 Nigeria N Odizor
1 7 6  
   Nigeria T Mmoh
 Nigeria N Odizor
6 6            Nigeria T Mmoh
 Nigeria N Odizor
6 3    
   Australia B Drewett
 Netherlands M Schapers
7 4 4          Australia A Emerson
 Australia D Tyson
7 6    
   Australia A Emerson
 Australia D Tyson
5 6 6        Australia A Emerson
 Australia D Tyson
6 6 10
    9  Australia M Edmondson
 Australia K Warwick
3 7 8  
         Australia A Emerson
 Australia D Tyson
4 3 4    
      16  Australia P Doohan
 Australia L Warder
6 6 6    
    16  Australia P Doohan
 Australia L Warder
7 6    
   United States J Levine
 United States L Shiras
6 3 4        United States M Anger
 United States T Pawsat
6 3    
   United States M Anger
 United States T Pawsat
3 6 6       16  Australia P Doohan
 Australia L Warder
6 7  
   Sweden J Carlsson
 Sweden P Carlsson
6 3         2  West Germany B Becker
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović
3 6    
   United States J Letts
 South Africa M Robertson
7 6          United States J Letts
 South Africa M Robertson
6 4 4
    2  West Germany B Becker
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović
2 6 6  
 

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "ATP – 1987 Australian Open Men's Doubles draw". ATP.

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