1987 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

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

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

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

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

Top Half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom Half

Section 3

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

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	J Fitzgerald   J Kriek	6	6	3
	D Graham   R Matuszewski	3	4					T Mmoh   N Odizor	1	7	6
	T Mmoh   N Odizor	6	6												T Mmoh   N Odizor	6	3
	B Drewett   M Schapers	7	4	4											A Emerson   D Tyson	7	6
	A Emerson   D Tyson	5	6	6				A Emerson   D Tyson	6	6	10
							9	M Edmondson   K Warwick	3	7	8
																						A Emerson   D Tyson	4	3	4
																					16	P Doohan   L Warder	6	6	6
							16	P Doohan   L Warder	7	6
	J Levine   L Shiras	6	3	4				M Anger   T Pawsat	6	3
	M Anger   T Pawsat	3	6	6										16	P Doohan   L Warder	6	7
	J Carlsson   P Carlsson	6	3											2	B Becker   S Živojinović	3	6
	J Letts   M Robertson	7	6					J Letts   M Robertson	6	4	4
							2	B Becker   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.

External links

• 1987 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com