1987 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 5 July
Edition101st
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£2,119,780
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Pat Cash
Women's singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso
Women's doubles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates / United Kingdom Jo Durie
Boys' singles
Italy Diego Nargiso
Girls' singles
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Boys' doubles
Australia Jason Stoltenberg / Australia Todd Woodbridge
Girls' doubles
Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
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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.

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]

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

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Australia Pat Cash defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5 [6][7][8]

Women's singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated West Germany Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3 [9]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Betsy Nagelsen / Australia Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 7–5 [11]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

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

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Italy Diego Nargiso defeated Australia Jason Stoltenberg, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 [13]

Girls' singles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated France Julie Halard, 6–4, 6–4 [14]

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1987 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated South Korea Kim Il-soon / Hong Kong Paulette Moreno, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0 [16]

Singles seeds

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-00-218269-0.
  5. ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Cash Climbs to Top of Wimbledon". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. 6 July 1987.
  8. ^ Andrew Warshaw (6 July 1987). "Cash brings title back down under". The Evening News.
  9. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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