1987 Australian Open

The 1987 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 75th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 12 through 25 January 1987; the first tournament to be held after New Year's Day since the late 1960s and also the last tournament to be played on grass before the change of surface.

1987 Australian Open
Date12–25 January
Edition75th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueKooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Stefan Edberg
Women's Singles
Hana Mandlíková
Men's Doubles
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
Mixed Doubles
Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart
Boys' Singles
Jason Stoltenberg
Girls' Singles
Michelle Jaggard
Boys' Doubles
Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge
Girls' Doubles
Ann Devries / Nicole Provis

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1987 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Stefan Edberg defeated Pat Cash 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3

  • It was Edberg's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1987 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Hana Mandlíková defeated Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–6(7–1)

  • It was Mandlíková's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd and last Australian Open title.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1987 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd defeated Peter Doohan / Laurie Warder 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

  • It was Edberg's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Järryd's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1987 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–0

  • It was Navratilova's 43rd career Grand Slam title and her 9th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 15th career Grand Slam title and her 6th Australian Open title.

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1987 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart defeated Anne Hobbs / Andrew Castle 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3

  • It was Garrison's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Stewart's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Australian Open title.

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Jason Stoltenberg defeated Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 7–6

Girls' Singles

Michelle Jaggard defeated Nicole Provis 6–2, 6–4

Boys' Doubles

Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated Shane Barr / Brian Roe 6–2, 6–4

Girls' Doubles

Ann Devries / Nicole Provis defeated Genevieve Dwyer / Danielle Jones 6–3, 6–1

Prize money
Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [1] Men A$103,875 A$51,938 A$25,959 A$13,336 A$7,171 A$4,172 A$2,607 A$1,690
Women A$115,000 A$55,000 A$27,000 A$13,500 A$6,775 A$3,700 A$1,900 A$950

Total prize money for the event was A$1,372,375.

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1987). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-00-218269-0.


Preceded by
1986 US Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1987 French Open
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