1987 US Open (tennis)

Tennis tournament

1987 US Open

Date| September 1 – September 14
Edition| 107th
Category| Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface| Hardcourt
Location| New York City, New York, United States
Champions
Men's singles
Ivan Lendl
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Stefan Edberg /  Anders Järryd
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Emilio Sánchez
Boys' singles
David Wheaton
Girls' singles
Natasha Zvereva
Boys' doubles
Goran Ivanišević /  Diego Nargiso
Girls' doubles
Meredith McGrath /  Kimberly Po
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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[broken anchor] as Martina Navratilova won the Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events.

## Seniors

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### Men's singles

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Main article: 1987 US Open – 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 final US Open title.

### Women's singles

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Main article: 1987 US Open – 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

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Main article: 1987 US Open – 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

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Main article: 1987 US Open – 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 US Open title.

### Mixed doubles

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Main article: 1987 US Open – 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 Triple Crown[broken anchor], winning the singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles events at the same Grand Slam.

## Juniors

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### Boys' singles

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Main article: 1987 US Open – Boys' singles

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

### Girls' singles

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Main article: 1987 US Open – Girls' singles

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

### Boys' doubles

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Main article: 1987 US Open – Boys' doubles

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

### Girls' doubles

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Main article: 1987 US Open – Girls' doubles

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

## Prize money

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Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | 4R  | 3R  | 2R  | 1R

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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

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

## External links

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* Official US Open website

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