1987 Bridgestone Doubles Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1987 Bridgestone Doubles Championships
ChampionsWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Runners-upUnited States Elise Burgin
United States Pam Shriver
Score6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Draw8
Seeds4

Barbara Potter and Pam Shriver were the defending champions, but Potter could not qualify for this year.

Shriver teamed up with Elise Burgin and lost in the final to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková. The score was 6–1, 7–6(7–5).[1][2]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6 78
United States Beth Herr
United States Alycia Moulton
2 66
1 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6 1 6
4 United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
4 6 2
4 United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
6 6
Australia Jenny Byrne
Australia Janine Thompson
3 3
1 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6 77
2 United States Elise Burgin
United States Pam Shriver
1 65
United States Sandy Collins
United States Sharon Walsh-Pete
2 77 6
3 United States Betsy Nagelsen
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6 63 2
United States Sandy Collins
United States Sharon Walsh-Pete
4 6 3
2 United States Elise Burgin
United States Pam Shriver
6 4 6
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Anne Smith
3 5
2 United States Elise Burgin
United States Pam Shriver
6 7

References

  1. ^ "Tennis". The Washington Post. 1 February 1987. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Czechoslovakia's Helena Sukova and West Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kilsch topped Pam Shriver and Elise Burgin, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5), to win the 13th Bridgestone Doubles tennis tournament in Tokyo. The winners, seeded No. 1 in the three-day tournament, earned $60,000. Shriver and Burgin, the No. 2 seeds who live in the Baltimore area, won $30,000...
  2. ^ "Tennis Roundup : Mecir Beats Aussie in New South Wales Final". Los Angeles Times. 2 February 1987. Retrieved 29 June 2025. At Tokyo, Czechoslovakia's Helena Sukova and West Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kilsch defeated the American duo of Pam Shriver and Elise Burgin, 6-1, 7-6, Sunday to win the 13th Bridgestone Doubles women's tournament. The winners, seeded No. 1 in the three-day tournament, earned $60,000, while Shriver and Burgin won $30,000.