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1987 US Open (tennis)

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Edition
  
107th

Surface
  
Hardcourt

Category
  
Grand Slam (ITF)

Date
  
September 1 – September 14

Location
  
New York City, New York, United States

The 1987 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. It was the 107th edition of the US Open and was held from September 1 to September 14, 1987.

Contents

Men's Singles

Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

  • It was Lendl's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last US Open title.

    • Women's Singles

    Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf 7–6(7–4), 6–1

  • It was Navratilova's 46th career Grand Slam title and her 11th US Open title.

    • Men's Doubles

    Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd defeated Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Edberg's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. It was Järryd's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title.

    • Women's Doubles

    Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 47th career Grand Slam title and her 12th US Open title. It was Shriver's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 4th and last US Open title.

    • Mixed Doubles

    Martina Navratilova / Emilio Sánchez defeated Betsy Nagelsen / Paul Annacone 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(14–12)

  • It was Navratilova's 48th career Grand Slam title and her 13th US Open title. It was Sánchez's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. Navratilova became only the third player in the Open Era to win the singles, doubles and mixed doubles events at one Grand Slam.

    • Boys' Singles

    David Wheaton defeated Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 6–0

    Girls' Singles

    Natasha Zvereva defeated Sandra Birch 6–0, 6–3

    Boys' Doubles

    Goran Ivanišević / Diego Nargiso defeated Zeeshan Ali / Brett Steven 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

    Girls' Doubles

    Meredith McGrath / Kimberly Po defeated Il-Soon Kim / Shi-Ting Wang 6–4, 7–5

    Prize money

    Total prize money for the event was $3,979,294.

    References

    1987 US Open (tennis) Wikipedia
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