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1987 Wimbledon Championships

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Date
  
22 June - 5 July

Category
  
Grand Slam (ITF)

Prize money
  
£2,119,780

Edition
  
101st

Draw
  
128S / 64D / 64MX

Surface
  
Grass

The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987. Pat Cash and Martina Navratilova won the singles titles.

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Prize money

The total prize money for 1987 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £155,000 while the women's singles champion earned £139,500.

* per team

Men's Singles

Pat Cash defeated Ivan Lendl 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Cash's only career Grand Slam title.

    • Women's Singles

    Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–3

  • It was Navratilova's 45th career Grand Slam title and her 8th Wimbledon title.

    • Men's Doubles

    Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Flach's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Seguso's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

    • Women's Doubles

    Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie 7–5, 7–5

  • It was Kohde-Kilsch's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

    • Mixed Doubles

    Jo Durie / Jeremy Bates defeated Darren Cahill / Nicole Provis 7–6(12–10), 6–3

  • It was Durie's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title. It was Bates' 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.

    • Boys' Singles

    Diego Nargiso defeated Jason Stoltenberg 7–6(8–6), 6–4

    Girls' Singles

    Natasha Zvereva defeated Julie Halard 6–4, 6–4

    Boys' Doubles

    Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated Diego Nargiso / Eugenio Rossi 6–3, 7–6(7–2)

    Girls' Doubles

    Natalia Medvedeva / Natasha Zvereva defeated Il-Soon Kim / Paulette Moreno 6–2, 5–7, 6–0

    References

    1987 Wimbledon Championships Wikipedia
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