1987 Pilkington Glass Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1987 Pilkington Glass Championships
ChampionsSoviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Runners-upSouth Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Score7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
Draw32
Seeds8

Six-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver did not compete this year, as both players chose to focus only on the singles tournament.

Svetlana Parkhomenko and Larisa Savchenko won the title by defeating Rosalyn Fairbank and Elizabeth Smylie 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5 in the final.[1]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6 6 3
3 South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
2 7 6
3 South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
65 6 5
4 Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
77 4 7
4 Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
6 6 6
2 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
3 7 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6
Canada J Hetherington
United States P Smith
2 2 1 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6
United States G Magers
United States W White
3 4 United Kingdom A Hobbs
United States C Reynolds
2 1
United Kingdom A Hobbs
United States C Reynolds
6 6 1 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
2 6 6
United Kingdom J Durie
France C Tanvier
4 3 6 West Germany B Bunge
United States G Fernández
6 4 3
Brazil N Dias
Argentina P Tarabini
6 6 Brazil N Dias
Argentina P Tarabini
4 3
United Kingdom V Lake
United Kingdom C Wood
2 0 6 West Germany B Bunge
United States G Fernández
6 6
6 West Germany B Bunge
United States G Fernández
6 6 1 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 6 3
3 South Africa R Fairbank
Australia E Smylie
6 6 3 South Africa R Fairbank
Australia E Smylie
2 7 6
United States H Na
South Africa D Van Rensubrg
3 3 3 South Africa R Fairbank
Australia E Smylie
6 6
United States ML Piatek
United States A White
4 1 France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
3 1
France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
6 6 3 South Africa R Fairbank
Australia E Smylie
6 6
United States C Benjamin
United States B Gerken
6 6 United States C Benjamin
United States B Gerken
2 2
United States P Louie Harper
United States H Ludloff
3 2 United States C Benjamin
United States B Gerken
6 4 6
United States A Henricksson
United States M Van Nostrand
6 6 7 United States A Henricksson
United States M Van Nostrand
3 6 3
8 Argentina M Paz
West Germany E Pfaff
7 3 5

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States L McNeil
United States R White
6 3 6
Czechoslovakia J Novotná
France C Suire
4 6 2 5 United States L McNeil
United States R White
6 1 6
Australia D Balestrat
United States T Phelps
5 6 6 South Africa E Reinach
South Africa M Reinach
4 6 3
South Africa E Reinach
South Africa M Reinach
7 4 8 5 United States L McNeil
United States R White
4 6 5
Australia N Provis
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
7 4 4 4 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko
6 2 7
United Kingdom S Gomer
United Kingdom J Salmon
6 6 6 United Kingdom S Gomer
United Kingdom J Salmon
3 6
Hong Kong P Hy
Japan E Inoue
3 4 4 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko
6 7
4 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko
6 6 4 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
Soviet Union L Savchenko
6 6 6
7 United States K Jordan
United States A Smith
3 1 2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
3 7 4
United States K Horvath
Netherlands M Mesker
6 6 United States K Horvath
Netherlands M Mesker
6 6
United States S Collins
United States S Walsh-Pete
4 7 6 United States S Collins
United States S Walsh-Pete
7 7
Bulgaria K Maleeva
Bulgaria M Maleeva
6 6 0 United States S Collins
United States S Walsh-Pete
4 3
Canada H Kelesi
Italy R Reggi
7 6 3 2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
United States Ca MacGregor
United States Cy MacGregor
6 7 6 United States Ca MacGregor
United States Cy MacGregor
3 4
United States B Herr
United States A Moulton
7 6 3 2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Australia W Turnbull
5 7 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 199–200. ISBN 9780002182690.