1987 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1987 Italian Open
Champions	Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini
Runners-up	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
Score	6–4, 6–1
Draw	28
Seeds	8

There was no women's tournament held in the previous year. Sandra Cecchini and Raffaella Reggi were the champions in the 1985 edition. Both players competed this year with different partners. Cecchini teamed up with Sabrina Goleš and lost in the second round to tournament runners-up Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková, while Reggi teamed up with Anne White and lost in the first round to Virginia Ruzici and Catherine Tanvier.

Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini won the title by defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1 in the final.^[1]

The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini	7	6
	6	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling	5	2
								1	Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
								2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	4	1
	7	Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier	3	4
	2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Navratilova G Sabatini	6	7
		N Dias P Medrado	6	7					N Dias P Medrado	0	6
		A Betzner C Singer	2	6											1	M Navratilova G Sabatini	6	6
		I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6	6											8	C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	2	4
		C Nozzoli B Romanò	2	2					I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6	3
		N Herreman K Maleeva	0	1				8	C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	7	6
	8	C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6																		1	M Navratilova G Sabatini	7	6
																						6	J Byrne J Tremelling	5	2
								3	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	6
		G Boschiero L Lapi	6	4					MJ Fernández H Kelesi	4	1
		MJ Fernández H Kelesi	7	6											3	S Parkhomenko L Savchenko	6	3	0
		L Ferrando Laura Murgo	4	2											6	J Byrne J Tremelling	3	6	6
		C Bartos-Cserepy P Huber	6	6					C Bartos-Cserepy P Huber	6	3	0
		L Meskhi N Zvereva	4	6	3			6	J Byrne J Tremelling	3	6	6
	6	J Byrne J Tremelling	6	2	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	V Ruzici C Tanvier	6	6
		R Reggi A White	4	4				7	V Ruzici C Tanvier	6	6
		R Maršíková S Meier	6	5	6				H Fukárková M Pérez Roldán	1	4
		H Fukárková M Pérez Roldán	3	7	7										7	V Ruzici C Tanvier	7	6
		I Budařová K Horvath	2	1											4	B Bunge L Gildemeister	6	2
		I Demongeot N Tauziat	6	6					I Demongeot N Tauziat	4	3
								4	B Bunge L Gildemeister	6	6
																						7	V Ruzici C Tanvier	3	4
	5	M Paz E Pfaff	6	6	3																	2	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		C Carney J Salmon	2	7	6				C Carney J Salmon	5	3
		B Fulco P Tarabini	6	0					J Novotná C Suire	7	6
		J Novotná C Suire	7	6												J Novotná C Suire	2	6
		N Provis A Villagrán	2	3											2	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	7
		S Cecchini S Goleš	6	6					S Cecchini S Goleš	1	2
								2	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)