1987 Bridgestone Doubles Championships
| 1987 Bridgestone Doubles Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 26 – February 1 |
| Edition | 13th |
| Draw | 8D |
| Prize money | $175,000 |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan[1] |
| 1987 Bridgestone Doubles Championships | |
|---|---|
| 1987 Bridgestone Doubles Championships | |
| 1986 Champions | Barbara Potter Pam Shriver |
| Champions | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
| Runners-up | Elise Burgin Pam Shriver |
| Score | 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Draw | 8 |
| Seeds | 4 |
The 1987 Bridgestone Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from January 26 through February 1, 1987.
Barbara Potter and Pam Shriver were the defending champions, but Potter could not qualify for this year. Shriver teamed up with Elise Burgin and lost in the final to top seeds Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková, who earned $60,000 first-prize money.[2] It was Kohde-Kilsch's 1st doubles title of the year and the 17th of her career. It was Suková's 1st doubles title of the year and the 18th of her career.
Seeds
- Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (champions)
- Elise Burgin / Pam Shriver (final)
- Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
- Gigi Fernández / Robin White (semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Beth Herr Alycia Moulton | 2 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elise Burgin Pam Shriver | 1 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh-Pete | 2 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 63 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh-Pete | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elise Burgin Pam Shriver | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Candy Reynolds Anne Smith | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elise Burgin Pam Shriver | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "1987 Tokyo – Women's doubles" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 176, 178, 218. ISBN 9780002182690.