1987_Italian_Open_(tennis)

1987 Italian Open (tennis)

1987 Italian Open (tennis)

Tennis tournament


The 1987 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix and of 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The men's tournament was held from 11 May through 17 May 1987 while the women's tournament was held from 4 May through 10 May 1987.[3] Mats Wilander and Steffi Graf won the singles titles.

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Finals

Men's singles

Sweden Mats Wilander defeated Argentina Martín Jaite 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 4–6, 6–0

Men's doubles

France Guy Forget / France Yannick Noah defeated Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–2, 6–7, 6–3

Women's doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1


References

  1. "1987 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1987 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 128–129, 196–198. ISBN 9780002182690.

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