1987_U.S._Open_(tennis)

1987 US Open (tennis)

1987 US Open (tennis)

Tennis tournament


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. As of 2024, it is the last time any player, male or female, has won the Triple Crown as Martina Navratilova won the Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events.

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Seniors

Men's singles

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated Sweden 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 final US Open title.

Women's singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated West Germany 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

Sweden Stefan Edberg / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated United States Ken Flach / United States 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

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Kathy Jordan / Australia 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 US Open title.

Mixed doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / Spain Emilio Sánchez defeated United States Betsy Nagelsen / United States 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 Triple Crown, winning the singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles events at the same Grand Slam.

Juniors

Boys' singles

United States David Wheaton defeated Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 6–0

Girls' singles

Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Sandra Birch 6–0, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević / Italy Diego Nargiso defeated India Zeeshan Ali / New Zealand Brett Steven 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' doubles

United States Meredith McGrath / United States Kimberly Po defeated South Korea Kim Il-soon / Chinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting 6–4, 7–5

Prize money

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [1] Men $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $31,667 $16,167 $9,333 $5,502 $3,353
Women $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $31,667 $16,167 $9,333 $5,502 $3,353

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


References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-00-218269-0.

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